Word: kasm
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...Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, Jordanian Prime Minister Zaid al Rifa'i and his Syrian counterpart, Abdel-Rauf al Kasm, apparently made strides in healing the long-standing rift between their countries. The two men met at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. Syria severed diplomatic relations with Jordan in 1980, and the situation became even more strained after Jordan's Hussein put together his Feb. 11 agreement with P.L.O. Leader Arafat to reach a negotiated Middle East settlement with Israel. The signs of rapprochement between Hussein and Syrian President Hafez Assad raised the long-term possibility...
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