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Review of the Arab press.
June 9, 2005... AMMAN, Jordan, June 9 (UPI) -- Arab press roundup for June 9: Jordan's al-Rai daily commented Thursday on Lebanese politicians surrounded by bodyguards and standing behind bullet-proof glass during public and election campaign rallies, describing the precaution as "exaggerations." The...

Analysis: Roh heads for talks with Bush.
June 9, 2005... Byline: JONG-HEON LEE SEOUL, June 9 (UPI) -- Dealing with North Korea and shoring up a shaky alliance will be a tough task for leaders from the United States and South Korea who are preparing for a meeting Friday, officials and analyst in Seoul say. The results of the discussions...

Report: Gaza's economy needs Israel.
June 9, 2005... Byline: JOSHUA BRILLIANT TEL AVIV, Israel, June 9 (UPI) -- The economic crisis in Gaza would deepen if Israel's withdrawal from that area would lead to the creation of a customs barrier between the two, an Israeli-Palestinian research group predicted. The report, published by the...

Israel, Palestinians to coordinate.
June 9, 2005... Byline: JOSHUA BRILLIANT TEL AVIV, Israel, June 9 (UPI) -- Israel's Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and his Palestinian counterpart Interior and National Security Minister Nasser Yousef, seemed to have reached an understanding on coordinating Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and from...

Politics & Policies: Egypt's contradiction.
June 9, 2005... Byline: CLAUDE SALHANI CAIRO, June 9 (UPI) -- The harmonious call to prayer from the nearby mosque clashed with the melody of an Arabic music band playing popular songs in a luxurious Cairo hotel. The result produced a bizarre blend of sound where the old mixed with the new and the...