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Rabinovich is winding up his term as ambassador .
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<response> <person>Rabinovich</person> is winding up his term as ambassador . </response>
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He will be replaced by Eliahu Ben-Elissar , a former Israeli envoy to Egypt and right-wing Likud party politician .
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<response> He will be replaced by <person>Eliahu Ben-Elissar</person> , a former <misc>Israeli</misc> envoy to <location>Egypt</location> and right-wing <organization>Likud</organization> party politician . </response>
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Israel on Wednesday sent Syria a message , via Washington , saying it was committed to peace and wanted to open negotiations without preconditions .
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<response> <location>Israel</location> on Wednesday sent <location>Syria</location> a message , via <location>Washington</location> , saying it was committed to peace and wanted to open negotiations without preconditions . </response>
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But it slammed Damascus for creating what it called a dangerous atmosphere .
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<response> But it slammed <location>Damascus</location> for creating what it called a dangerous atmosphere . </response>
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Syria accused Israel on Wednesday of launching a hysterical campaign against it after Israeli television reported that Damascus had recently test fired a missile .
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<response> <location>Syria</location> accused <location>Israel</location> on Wednesday of launching a hysterical campaign against it after <misc>Israeli</misc> television reported that <location>Damascus</location> had recently test fired a missile . </response>
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It said its arms purchases were for defensive purposes .
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<response> It said its arms purchases were for defensive purposes . </response>
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" The message that we sent to ( Syrian President Hafez al- ) Assad is that Israel is ready at any time without preconditions to enter peace negotiations , " Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy told Israel Radio in an interview .
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<response> " The message that we sent to ( <misc>Syrian</misc> President <person>Hafez al-</person> ) <person>Assad</person> is that <location>Israel</location> is ready at any time without preconditions to enter peace negotiations , " <misc>Israeli</misc> Foreign Minister <person>David Levy</person> told <organization>Israel Radio</organization> in an interview . </response>
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Tension has mounted since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in June vowing to retain the Golan Heights Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war .
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<response> Tension has mounted since <misc>Israeli</misc> Prime Minister <person>Benjamin Netanyahu</person> took office in June vowing to retain the <location>Golan Heights</location> <location>Israel</location> captured from <location>Syria</location> in the 1967 <location>Middle East</location> war . </response>
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Israeli-Syrian peace talks have been deadlocked over the Golan since 1991 despite the previous government 's willingness to make Golan concessions .
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<response> <misc>Israeli-Syrian</misc> peace talks have been deadlocked over the <location>Golan</location> since 1991 despite the previous government 's willingness to make <location>Golan</location> concessions . </response>
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Peace talks between the two sides were last held in February .
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<response> Peace talks between the two sides were last held in February . </response>
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" The voices coming out of Damascus are bad , not good .
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<response> " The voices coming out of <location>Damascus</location> are bad , not good . </response>
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The media ...
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<response> The media ... </response>
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are full of expressions and declarations that must be worrying ...
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<response> are full of expressions and declarations that must be worrying ... </response>
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this artificial atmosphere is very dangerous because those who spread it could become its prisoners , " Levy said .
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<response> this artificial atmosphere is very dangerous because those who spread it could become its prisoners , " <person>Levy</person> said . </response>
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" We expect from Syria , if its face is to peace , that it will answer Israel 's message to enter peace negotiations because that is our goal , " he said . "
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<response> " We expect from <location>Syria</location> , if its face is to peace , that it will answer <location>Israel</location> 's message to enter peace negotiations because that is our goal , " he said . " </response>
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We do not want a war , God forbid .
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<response> We do not want a war , <person>God</person> forbid . </response>
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No one benefits from wars . "
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<response> No one benefits from wars . " </response>
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Israel 's Channel Two television said Damascus had sent a " calming signal " to Israel .
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<response> <location>Israel</location> 's <organization>Channel Two</organization> television said <location>Damascus</location> had sent a " calming signal " to <location>Israel</location> . </response>
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It gave no source for the report .
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<response> It gave no source for the report . </response>
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Netanyahu and Levy 's spokesmen said they could not confirm it .
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<response> <person>Netanyahu</person> and <person>Levy</person> 's spokesmen said they could not confirm it . </response>
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The television also said that Netanyahu had sent messages to reassure Syria via Cairo , the United States and Moscow .
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<response> The television also said that <person>Netanyahu</person> had sent messages to reassure <location>Syria</location> via <location>Cairo</location> , the <location>United States</location> and <location>Moscow</location> . </response>
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Polish diplomat denies nurses stranded in Libya .
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<response> <misc>Polish</misc> diplomat denies nurses stranded in <location>Libya</location> . </response>
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<response> <location>TUNIS</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
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A Polish diplomat on Thursday denied a Polish tabloid report this week that Libya was refusing exit visas to 100 Polish nurses trying to return home after working in the North African country .
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<response> A <misc>Polish</misc> diplomat on Thursday denied a <misc>Polish</misc> tabloid report this week that <location>Libya</location> was refusing exit visas to 100 <misc>Polish</misc> nurses trying to return home after working in the <misc>North African</misc> country . </response>
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" This is not true .
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<response> " This is not true . </response>
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Up to today , we have no knowledge of any nurse stranded or kept in Libya without her will , and we have not received any complaint , " the Polish embassy 's charge d'affaires in Tripoli , Tadeusz Awdankiewicz , told Reuters by telephone .
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<response> Up to today , we have no knowledge of any nurse stranded or kept in <location>Libya</location> without her will , and we have not received any complaint , " the <misc>Polish</misc> embassy 's charge d'affaires in <location>Tripoli</location> , <person>Tadeusz Awdankiewicz</person> , told <organization>Reuters</organization> by telephone . </response>
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Poland 's labour ministry said this week it would send a team to Libya to investigate , but Awdankiewicz said the probe was prompted by some nurses complaining about their work conditions such as non-payment of their salaries .
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<response> <location>Poland</location> 's labour ministry said this week it would send a team to <location>Libya</location> to investigate , but <person>Awdankiewicz</person> said the probe was prompted by some nurses complaining about their work conditions such as non-payment of their salaries . </response>
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He said that there are an estimated 800 Polish nurses working in Libya .
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<response> He said that there are an estimated 800 <misc>Polish</misc> nurses working in <location>Libya</location> . </response>
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Two Iranian opposition leaders meet in Baghdad .
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<response> Two <misc>Iranian</misc> opposition leaders meet in <location>Baghdad</location> . </response>
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Hassan Hafidh
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<response> <person>Hassan Hafidh</person> </response>
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An Iranian exile group based in Iraq vowed on Thursday to extend support to Iran 's Kurdish rebels after they were attacked by Iranian troops deep inside Iraq last month .
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<response> An <misc>Iranian</misc> exile group based in <location>Iraq</location> vowed on Thursday to extend support to <location>Iran</location> 's <misc>Kurdish</misc> rebels after they were attacked by <misc>Iranian</misc> troops deep inside <location>Iraq</location> last month . </response>
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A Mujahideen Khalq statement said its leader Massoud Rajavi met in Baghdad the Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran ( KDPI ) Hassan Rastegar on Wednesday and voiced his support to Iran 's rebel Kurds .
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<response> A <organization>Mujahideen Khalq</organization> statement said its leader <person>Massoud Rajavi</person> met in <location>Baghdad</location> the Secretary-General of the <organization>Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran</organization> ( <organization>KDPI</organization> ) <person>Hassan Rastegar</person> on Wednesday and voiced his support to <location>Iran</location> 's rebel <misc>Kurds</misc> . </response>
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" Rajavi emphasised that the Iranian Resistance would continue to stand side by side with their Kurdish compatriots and the resistance movement in Iranian Kurdistan , " it said .
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<response> " <misc>Rajavi</misc> emphasised that the <misc>Iranian</misc> <organization>Resistance</organization> would continue to stand side by side with their <misc>Kurdish</misc> compatriots and the resistance movement in <location>Iranian Kurdistan</location> , " it said . </response>
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A spokesman for the group said the meeting " signals a new level of cooperation between Mujahideen Khalq and the Iranian Kurdish oppositions " .
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<response> A spokesman for the group said the meeting " signals a new level of cooperation between <organization>Mujahideen Khalq</organization> and the <misc>Iranian Kurdish</misc> oppositions " . </response>
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Iran heavily bombarded targets in northern Iraq in July in pursuit of KDPI guerrillas based in Iraqi Kurdish areas outside the control of the government in Baghdad .
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<response> <location>Iran</location> heavily bombarded targets in northern <location>Iraq</location> in July in pursuit of <organization>KDPI</organization> guerrillas based in <misc>Iraqi Kurdish</misc> areas outside the control of the government in <location>Baghdad</location> . </response>
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Iraqi Kurdish areas bordering Iran are under the control of guerrillas of the Iraqi Kurdish Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) group .
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<response> <misc>Iraqi Kurdish</misc> areas bordering <location>Iran</location> are under the control of guerrillas of the <organization>Iraqi Kurdish Patriotic Union of Kurdistan</organization> ( <organization>PUK</organization> ) group . </response>
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PUK and Iraq 's Kurdistan Democratic Party ( KDP ) the two main Iraqi Kurdish factions , have had northern Iraq under their control since Iraqi forces were ousted from Kuwait in the 1991 Gulf War .
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<response> <organization>PUK</organization> and <location>Iraq</location> 's <organization>Kurdistan Democratic Party</organization> ( <organization>KDP</organization> ) the two main <misc>Iraqi Kurdish</misc> factions , have had northern <location>Iraq</location> under their control since <misc>Iraqi</misc> forces were ousted from <location>Kuwait</location> in the 1991 <misc>Gulf War</misc> . </response>
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Clashes between the two parties broke out at the weekend in the most serious fighting since a U.S.-sponsored ceasefire last year .
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<response> Clashes between the two parties broke out at the weekend in the most serious fighting since a <misc>U.S.-sponsored</misc> ceasefire last year . </response>
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Mujahideen Khalq said Iranian troops had also been shelling KDP positions in Qasri region in Suleimaniya province near the Iranian border over the last two days .
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<response> <organization>Mujahideen Khalq</organization> said <misc>Iranian</misc> troops had also been shelling <organization>KDP</organization> positions in <location>Qasri</location> region in <location>Suleimaniya</location> province near the <misc>Iranian</misc> border over the last two days . </response>
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It said about 100 Iraqi Kurds were killed or wounded in the attack .
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<response> It said about 100 <misc>Iraqi Kurds</misc> were killed or wounded in the attack . </response>
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Both Iran and Turkey mount air and land strikes at targets in northern Iraq in pursuit of their own Kurdish rebels .
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<response> Both <location>Iran</location> and <location>Turkey</location> mount air and land strikes at targets in northern <location>Iraq</location> in pursuit of their own <misc>Kurdish</misc> rebels . </response>
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A U.S.-led air force in southern Turkey protects Iraqi Kurds from possible attacks by Baghdad troops .
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<response> A <misc>U.S.-led</misc> air force in southern <location>Turkey</location> protects <misc>Iraqi Kurds</misc> from possible attacks by <location>Baghdad</location> troops . </response>
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Saudi riyal rates steady in quiet summer trade .
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<response> <misc>Saudi</misc> riyal rates steady in quiet summer trade . </response>
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MANAMA 1996-08-22
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<response> <location>MANAMA</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
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The spot Saudi riyal against the dollar and riyal interbank deposit rates were mainly steady this week in quiet summer trade , dealers in the kingdom said .
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<response> The spot <misc>Saudi</misc> riyal against the dollar and riyal interbank deposit rates were mainly steady this week in quiet summer trade , dealers in the kingdom said . </response>
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" There were no changes in Saudi riyal rates .
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<response> " There were no changes in <misc>Saudi</misc> riyal rates . </response>
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The market was very quiet because of summer holidays , " one dealer said .
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<response> The market was very quiet because of summer holidays , " one dealer said . </response>
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The spot riyal was put at 3.7504 / 06 to the dollar .
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<response> The spot riyal was put at 3.7504 / 06 to the dollar . </response>
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One-month interbank deposits were at 5-1/2 , 3/8 percent , three months were 5-5/8 , 1/2 percent and six months were 5-3/4 , 5/8 percent .
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<response> <misc>One-month</misc> interbank deposits were at 5-1/2 , 3/8 percent , three months were 5-5/8 , 1/2 percent and six months were 5-3/4 , 5/8 percent . </response>
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One-year funds were at six , 5-7/8 percent .
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<response> <misc>One-year</misc> funds were at six , 5-7/8 percent . </response>
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Israel approves Arafat 's flight to West Bank .
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<response> <location>Israel</location> approves <person>Arafat</person> 's flight to <location>West Bank</location> . </response>
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JERUSALEM 1996-08-22
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<response> <location>JERUSALEM</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
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Israel gave Palestinian President Yasser Arafat permission on Thursday to fly over its territory to the West Bank , ending a brief Israeli-PLO crisis , an Arafat adviser said .
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<response> <location>Israel</location> gave <misc>Palestinian</misc> President <person>Yasser Arafat</person> permission on Thursday to fly over its territory to the <location>West Bank</location> , ending a brief <misc>Israeli-PLO</misc> crisis , an <person>Arafat</person> adviser said . </response>
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" The problem is over .
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<response> " The problem is over . </response>
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The president 's aircraft has received permission to pass through Israeli airspace but the president is not expected to travel to the West Bank before Monday , " Nabil Abu Rdainah told Reuters .
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<response> The president 's aircraft has received permission to pass through <misc>Israeli</misc> airspace but the president is not expected to travel to the <location>West Bank</location> before Monday , " <person>Nabil Abu Rdainah</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>
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Arafat had been scheduled to meet former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Thursday but the venue was changed to Gaza after Israel denied flight clearance to the Palestinian leader 's helicopters .
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<response> <person>Arafat</person> had been scheduled to meet former <misc>Israeli</misc> prime minister <person>Shimon Peres</person> in the <location>West Bank</location> town of <location>Ramallah</location> on Thursday but the venue was changed to <location>Gaza</location> after <location>Israel</location> denied flight clearance to the <misc>Palestinian</misc> leader 's helicopters . </response>
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Palestinian officials accused right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to stop the Ramallah meeting by keeping Arafat grounded .
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<response> <misc>Palestinian</misc> officials accused right-wing Prime Minister <person>Benjamin Netanyahu</person> of trying to stop the <location>Ramallah</location> meeting by keeping <person>Arafat</person> grounded . </response>
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Arafat subsequently cancelled a meeting between Israeli and PLO officials , on civilian affairs , at the Allenby Bridge crossing between Jordan and the West Bank .
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<response> <person>Arafat</person> subsequently cancelled a meeting between <misc>Israeli</misc> and <organization>PLO</organization> officials , on civilian affairs , at the <location>Allenby Bridge</location> crossing between <location>Jordan</location> and the <location>West Bank</location> . </response>
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Abu Rdainah said Arafat had decided against flying to the West Bank on Thursday , after Israel lifted the ban , because he had a busy schedule in Gaza and would not be free until Monday .
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<response> <person>Abu Rdainah</person> said <person>Arafat</person> had decided against flying to the <location>West Bank</location> on Thursday , after <location>Israel</location> lifted the ban , because he had a busy schedule in <location>Gaza</location> and would not be free until Monday . </response>
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Arafat to meet Peres in Gaza after flight ban .
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<response> <person>Arafat</person> to meet <person>Peres</person> in <location>Gaza</location> after flight ban . </response>
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<response> <location>JERUSALEM</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
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Yasser Arafat will meet Shimon Peres in Gaza on Thursday after Palestinians said the right-wing Israeli government had barred the Palestinian leader from flying to the West Bank for talks with the former prime minister .
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<response> <person>Yasser Arafat</person> will meet <person>Shimon Peres</person> in <location>Gaza</location> on Thursday after <misc>Palestinians</misc> said the right-wing <misc>Israeli</misc> government had barred the <misc>Palestinian</misc> leader from flying to the <location>West Bank</location> for talks with the former prime minister . </response>
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" The meeting between Peres and Arafat will take place at Erez checkpoint in Gaza and not in Ramallah as planned , " Peres ' office said .
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<response> " The meeting between <person>Peres</person> and <person>Arafat</person> will take place at <location>Erez</location> checkpoint in <location>Gaza</location> and not in <location>Ramallah</location> as planned , " <person>Peres</person> ' office said . </response>
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Palestinian officials said the Israeli government had barred Arafat from overflying Israel in a Palestinian helicopter to the West Bank in an attempt to bar the meeting with Peres .
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<response> <misc>Palestinian</misc> officials said the <misc>Israeli</misc> government had barred <person>Arafat</person> from overflying <location>Israel</location> in a <misc>Palestinian</misc> helicopter to the <location>West Bank</location> in an attempt to bar the meeting with <person>Peres</person> . </response>
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused opposition leader Peres , who he defeated in May elections , of trying to undermine his Likud government 's authority to conduct peace talks .
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<response> <misc>Israeli</misc> Prime Minister <person>Benjamin Netanyahu</person> has accused opposition leader <person>Peres</person> , who he defeated in May elections , of trying to undermine his <organization>Likud</organization> government 's authority to conduct peace talks . </response>
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Afghan UAE embassy says Taleban guards going home .
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<response> <misc>Afghan</misc> <location>UAE</location> embassy says <misc>Taleban</misc> guards going home . </response>
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Hilary Gush
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<response> <person>Hilary Gush</person> </response>
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DUBAI 1996-08-22
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<response> <location>DUBAI</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
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Three Afghan guards brought to the United Arab Emirates last week by Russian hostages who escaped from the Taleban militia will return to Afghanistan in a few days , the Afghan embassy in Abu Dhabi said on Thursday .
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<response> Three <misc>Afghan</misc> guards brought to the <location>United Arab Emirates</location> last week by <misc>Russian</misc> hostages who escaped from the <misc>Taleban</misc> militia will return to <location>Afghanistan</location> in a few days , the <misc>Afghan</misc> embassy in <location>Abu Dhabi</location> said on Thursday . </response>
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" Our ambassador is in touch with the UAE foreign ministry .
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<response> " Our ambassador is in touch with the <location>UAE</location> foreign ministry . </response>
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Their return to Afghanistan will take place in two or three days , " an embassy official said .
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<response> Their return to <location>Afghanistan</location> will take place in two or three days , " an embassy official said . </response>
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" The embassy is issuing them travel documents for their return to their homeland .
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<response> " The embassy is issuing them travel documents for their return to their homeland . </response>
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There is no objection to their travel , " he added .
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<response> There is no objection to their travel , " he added . </response>
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The three Islamic Taleban guards were overpowered by seven Russian aircrew who escaped to UAE state Sharjah last Friday on board their own aircraft after a year in the captivity of Taleban militia in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan .
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<response> The three <misc>Islamic Taleban</misc> guards were overpowered by seven <misc>Russian</misc> aircrew who escaped to <location>UAE</location> state <location>Sharjah</location> last Friday on board their own aircraft after a year in the captivity of <misc>Taleban</misc> militia in <location>Kandahar</location> in southern <location>Afghanistan</location> . </response>
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The UAE said on Monday it would hand over the three to the International Red Crescent , possibly last Tuesday .
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<response> The <location>UAE</location> said on Monday it would hand over the three to the <organization>International Red Crescent</organization> , possibly last Tuesday . </response>
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It has since been silent on the issue .
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<response> It has since been silent on the issue . </response>
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When asked whether the three guards would travel back to Kandahar or the Afghan capital Kabul , the embassy official said : " That has not been decided , but possibly Kandahar . "
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<response> When asked whether the three guards would travel back to <location>Kandahar</location> or the <misc>Afghan</misc> capital <location>Kabul</location> , the embassy official said : " That has not been decided , but possibly <location>Kandahar</location> . " </response>
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Kandahar is the headquarters of the opposition Taleban militia .
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<response> <location>Kandahar</location> is the headquarters of the opposition <misc>Taleban</misc> militia . </response>
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Kabul is controlled by President Burhanuddin Rabbani 's government , which Taleban is fighting to overthrow .
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<response> <location>Kabul</location> is controlled by President <person>Burhanuddin Rabbani</person> 's government , which <misc>Taleban</misc> is fighting to overthrow . </response>
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The embassy official said the three men , believed to be in their 20s , were currently in Abu Dhabi .
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<response> The embassy official said the three men , believed to be in their 20s , were currently in <location>Abu Dhabi</location> . </response>
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He did not elaborate .
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<response> He did not elaborate . </response>
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The Russians , working for the Aerostan firm in the Russian republic of Tatarstan , were taken hostage after a Taleban MiG-19 fighter forced their cargo plane to land in August 1995 .
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<response> The <misc>Russians</misc> , working for the <organization>Aerostan</organization> firm in the <misc>Russian</misc> republic of <location>Tatarstan</location> , were taken hostage after a <misc>Taleban</misc> <misc>MiG-19</misc> fighter forced their cargo plane to land in August 1995 . </response>
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Taleban said its shipment of ammunition from Albania was evidence of Russian military support for Rabbani 's government .
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<response> <misc>Taleban</misc> said its shipment of ammunition from <location>Albania</location> was evidence of <misc>Russian</misc> military support for <person>Rabbani</person> 's government . </response>
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Moscow said the crew 's nationality was coincidental .
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<response> <location>Moscow</location> said the crew 's nationality was coincidental . </response>
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Numerous diplomatic attempts to free the seven failed .
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<response> Numerous diplomatic attempts to free the seven failed . </response>
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The Russians , who said they overpowered the guards -- two armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles -- while doing regular maintenance work on their Ilyushin 76 cargo plane last Friday , left the UAE capital Abu Dhabi for home on Sunday .
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<response> The <misc>Russians</misc> , who said they overpowered the guards -- two armed with <misc>Kalashnikov</misc> automatic rifles -- while doing regular maintenance work on their <misc>Ilyushin 76</misc> cargo plane last Friday , left the <location>UAE</location> capital <location>Abu Dhabi</location> for home on Sunday . </response>
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Iraq 's Saddam meets Russia 's Zhirinovsky .
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<response> <location>Iraq</location> 's <person>Saddam</person> meets <location>Russia</location> 's <person>Zhirinovsky</person> . </response>
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<response> <location>BAGHDAD</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has told visiting Russian ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky that Baghdad wanted to maintain " friendship and cooperation " with Moscow , official Iraqi newspapers said on Thursday .
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<response> <misc>Iraqi</misc> President <person>Saddam Hussein</person> has told visiting <misc>Russian</misc> ultra-nationalist <person>Vladimir Zhirinovsky</person> that <location>Baghdad</location> wanted to maintain " friendship and cooperation " with <location>Moscow</location> , official <misc>Iraqi</misc> newspapers said on Thursday . </response>
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" President Saddam Hussein stressed during the meeting Iraq 's keenness to maintain friendship and cooperation with Russia , " the papers said .
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<response> " President <person>Saddam Hussein</person> stressed during the meeting <location>Iraq</location> 's keenness to maintain friendship and cooperation with <location>Russia</location> , " the papers said . </response>
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They said Zhirinovsky told Saddam before he left Baghdad on Wednesday that his Liberal Democratic party and the Russian Duma ( parliament ) " are calling for an immediate lifting of the embargo " imposed on Iraq after its 1990 invasion of Kuwait .
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<response> They said <person>Zhirinovsky</person> told <person>Saddam</person> before he left <location>Baghdad</location> on Wednesday that his <organization>Liberal Democratic party</organization> and the <misc>Russian</misc> <organization>Duma</organization> ( parliament ) " are calling for an immediate lifting of the embargo " imposed on <location>Iraq</location> after its 1990 invasion of <location>Kuwait</location> . </response>
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Zhirinovsky said on Tuesday he would press the Russian government to help end U.N. trade sanctions on Iraq and blamed Moscow for delaying establishment of good ties with Baghdad .
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<response> <person>Zhirinovsky</person> said on Tuesday he would press the <misc>Russian</misc> government to help end <organization>U.N.</organization> trade sanctions on <location>Iraq</location> and blamed <location>Moscow</location> for delaying establishment of good ties with <location>Baghdad</location> . </response>
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" Our stand is firm , namely we are calling on ( the Russian ) government to end the economic embargo on Iraq and resume trade ties between Russia and Iraq , " he told reporters .
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<response> " Our stand is firm , namely we are calling on ( the <misc>Russian</misc> ) government to end the economic embargo on <location>Iraq</location> and resume trade ties between <location>Russia</location> and <location>Iraq</location> , " he told reporters . </response>
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Zhirinovsky visited Iraq twice in 1995 .
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Last October he was invited to attend the referendum held on Iraq 's presidency , which extended Saddam 's term for seven more years .
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PRESS DIGEST - Iraq - Aug 22 .
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<response> PRESS DIGEST - <location>Iraq</location> - Aug 22 . </response>
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BAGHDAD 1996-08-22
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These are some of the leading stories in the official Iraqi press on Thursday .
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Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy .
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<response> <organization>Reuters</organization> has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . </response>
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