Barak dictates redeployment
Isolated pockets and barren desert is all Israel is willing to "transfer" to the Palestinian Authority in implementation of the revised Wye River agreement -- a mere taste of what's to come in the final status talks, writes Khaled Amayreh from Jerusalem
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Fracas of the first ladies
On a Middle Eastern visit, Hillary Clinton's heart remained, naturally, in New York where she plans to make a political career all her own. It was not surprising therefore, as Lola Keilani writes from Amman, that Suha Arafat's advocacy of her people's suffering would be found in bad taste
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What fate
for the refugees?
As Lebanon cracks down on Fatah, the fate of Palestinian refugees in the country following possible Israeli withdrawal looks increasingly uncertain, writes Zeina Khodr from Beirut
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Advent of the 'New Morocco'
The majority of Moroccans welcomed the dismissal of powerful Interior Minister Idriss Basri, observers believing that the move marks the beginning of a new era for the country. Dalal Abu Ghazaleh reports from Rabat
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No respite for Turkey
On the eve an international summit meeting attended by US President Bill Clinton, a second earthquake kills over 500 in Turkey. Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul
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Reformist wins hearts, loses muscle
The former Iranian Interior Minister Abdollah Nouri's conviction by a special clerical court, though publicising the reformist cause, has been an indisputable blow to the movement, writes Azadeh Moaveni
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