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MIDDLE EAST: Saadat ruling
Under international pressure, the Palestinian cabinet has said Palestinian Front for the...
MIDDLE EAST: Tenet arrives
CIA chief George Tenet, who put together a ceasefire plan in 2001, will arrive in Israel and...
MIDDLE EAST: Money-laundering curbs lack teeth
The Egyptian parliament passed new anti-money laundering legislation on May 24....
MIDDLE EAST: Money laundering
Despite new legislation, money laundering will continue to be a problem in the region.
MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian constitution
Palestinian National Authority President Yasser Arafat yesterday ratified the Basic Law.
ISRAEL: Shas back
The ultra-Orthodox Shas party today agreed to back the government's emergency economic package,...
IsraelISRAEL: Lending rates up one point
The Bank of Israel yesterday raised its key lending rate by one percentage point, citing the...
IsraelISRAEL: Early election threat
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is attempting to shore up his coalition following his sacking of the...
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