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uspects in Arafat's death. One obviously is Sharon, who often lamented publicly that he did not eliminate Arafat when he had the chance to do so in Beirut in 1982. In early 2004, he talked about Arafat having "no insurance policy". The Israelis have done it before, notably in 1997 when they almost kil

ing. Infrastructure investment has plummeted over the past 15 years, especially in power generation and transportation, according to a January 2010 World Bank working paper. "Associated with this decline, capital expenditures in Egypt have been reduced in the last decade, raising concerns that the country

ay have reached an unsustainably low level of infrastructure investment," the report said. Egypt already occupied a less-than-distinguished spot in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings, but in the past year it slipped still lower, from No. 108 to No. 110. Out of 183 economies, Egypt ranks 154th for

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RNATIONAL RELATIONS Canada Offers To Join Lebanon Blast Probe. Reuters (8/27) reports, "Canada has offered to join Lebanon's investigation into the Beirut port explosion on condition that it is credible and transparent, the visiting foreign minister said on Thursday." Lebanese President Michel Aoun "i

World Bank Halts Report On National Competitiveness Rankings. The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Zumbrun, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the World Bank on Thursday announced it is halting publication of its annual report on business competitiveness amid concerns about data irregularities. THE BIG P

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