Word: amr
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Applying their purchasing muscle to everything from gurneys to latex gloves, the large outfits are jolting a sleepy industry. At AMR's command center atop an Aurora high-rise, five dispatchers hunched in front of consoles track 60 ambulances with the aid of satellites. In Oregon, where the firm also has a lock on most of the nonemergency transport business, AMR last year added Kaiser's 343,000 members to its client base, reflecting that industry's consolidation too. Boasts chief operating officer George DeHuff, "Big providers can see the benefits of dealing with...
...when Jerusalem authorities cut through the last part of the Hasmonean tunnel, as it is called, they tapped into a wellspring of rage, all of it, for the moment, directed at Israel. "Our internal differences have been put aside for now," says Abu-Amr. "We see a situation of firm unity among the Palestinians." Arafat's troops, who were widely viewed two weeks ago as the enemies of the public, are its heroes today. Abu-Amr concludes, "This is definitely consolidating and broadening the power base of Mr. Arafat...
...other side, spirits were actually buoyant, despite the disproportion of casualties among the Palestinians. "It's not like people are gloomy and sad," observes Abu-Amr. "They are proud and happy that the Palestinians are finally standing up. It's an act of empowerment, even if it comes at a price...
...Arab nations view Tuesday's attacks on Iraq with consternation. Egypt and Syria said that they fear the U.S attacks will make an already bleak situation in Iraq worse. "The developments do not augur well for the people of Iraq or stability in the region," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Egypt, he declared, was "really disturbed" by the situation. Syria's Foreign Ministry issued an even stronger statement, calling the attack "an action that violates the U.N charter and international law." Only Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the countries that benefited most from the Gulf War, appeared to give...
...Israelis are taking the peace process seriously for the first time since the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict. As paradoxical as this sounds, it is true: the inter-Arab rivalry, which erupted most recently in the Middle East Economic Summit in Amman last week when Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mousse warned Arab countries against "scurrying after" normalization with Israel only to be interrupted by King Hussein, who fired back that the "scurrying" is only to catch up with Egypt who "preceded us in this by 17 years," reflects the growing tension between Arab states as the peace process...