Word: amr
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cairo last week Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres shook hands on a new agreement they insisted had brought the stalled peace plan much closer to fruition. Negotiated with the help of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and President Hosni Mubarak, the accord settled a number of sticky disputes that have delayed the transfer of power, notably concerns about the safety of Jewish settlers in the enclaves and the control of border crossings into the occupied territories. But the pact leaves to further negotiations numerous other issues, including the size of the Jericho district and economic relationships. Until they...
...created a character--call it Clubber Lang,call it B.A. Baracus, no real difference--thatgave him the notoriety to put his goals withinreach. He had a hit movie, a hit TV series, a coolcartoon series. He was everywhere, on cerealboxes, on lunchboxes--my pal John's brother had aMr. T air freshener in his car. It was cool. Butthis character at the same time ensured that Mr. Twould never achieve any kind of lasting greatness.There were only so many parts he could havepossibly played; he just couldn't escape thecharacter he rode to fame. It's kind of tragic...
...Secretary of State Warren M Christopher made it abundantly clear that the U.S. was not about to do Egypt's dirty work for it. In an elegantly staged buck passing he had Ambassador Robert Pelletreau inform the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa that since Rahman was not charged with a crime in the United States he could voluntarily leave the U.S. at any time in favor of a sympathetic third country such as the Sudan. Only a formal extradition request could keep him behind bars for the moment...
...American could profit handsomely from an industry shake-out. Staggered by the recession, constant fare fights and a global epidemic of aerophobia growing out of last year's Persian Gulf conflict, U.S. airlines have lost more than $6 billion since 1990. American has been no exception: its parent company, AMR, has lost a combined $279 million in the past two years. All that has led Crandall to predict that the number of major carriers will continue to shrink. Says he: "I think there is probably some consolidation left to happen...
...banging on the door. I crept up and looked through the pinhole. Two heavyset men in dirty Arab dress stood there. One of the faces seemed to stare right at me. They were studying the nameplate on the door. I had posted the name of an Egyptian friend, Amr-Al-Arabi. They muttered something to each other and left. I was elated...