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...have prodded progress in Israel's relations with Syria, just in time for Secretary of State Albright's Middle East mission. "It would make sense that the U.S. did a lot of head-butting to make sure she isn't embarrassed," says TIME Middle East reporter Scott MacLeod, responding to reports that a top advisor to Israel?s Prime Minister Netanyahu met somewhere in Europe Tuesday with a Syrian counterpart ? reports denied by Israel...
...year-old Egyptian boyfriend, Emad "Dodi" al-Fayed fled the photographers, who pursued on motorcycles. Their Mercedes Benz went out of control and was crushed in the ensuing accident. "The car had clearly done a lot of spinning and was facing in the opposite direction," said Scott MacLeod, of TIME's Paris Bureau...
...government that has ruled the country since coming to power in 1992, but was disappointed when only 66 percent voted. Turnout was especially low in Algiers, where a FIS bombing campaign designed to discourage voters had killed 22 in the past week. In addition, TIME's Scot MacLeod reports that while international monitors agree that outright ballot fraud was relatively absent, most Algerians believe the outcome was rigged from the start since Zeroual party relied on government patronage and control of television to boost its chances...
...Zeroual is looking for a large turnout among the 17 million eligible voters. Although the FIS is still party non grata, Zeroual has agreed to allow opposition from moderate fundamentalist parties as long as they removed Islamic references from their names and platforms and renounced violence. TIME's Scot MacLeod reports that while international monitors agree that outright ballot fraud was relatively absent, to most Algerians, the outcome was rigged from the start since Zeroual party relied on government patronage and control of television to boost its chances...
...President Clinton Thursday called Khatami's ascension a "hopeful sign," but added that Iran must end its support of international terrorism and its opposition to the Mideast peace process before improved diplomatic relations can be achieved. Don't look for a rapprochement any time soon, says TIME's Scott MacLeod: "It is very unlikely that we will see something from Khatami or the Iranian government in a major way. There may be some subtle things, and to some extent, we have already seen this. In his first press conference, Khatami didn't go out of his way to attack...