Arabic News Daily Page for 12/29/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, December 29, 1998
- 1998, a hard year for Africa, says OAU chief
The year 1998 was a "very hard year" for Africa, regarding the "quest of peace, stability and security" said here Monday secretary general of the Organization of African Unity, Salim Ahmed Salim. Regional, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Moroccan official says Arab parliamentarians meeting was a success
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives Abdelouahed Radi, who attended on Sunday the extraordinary session of the Arab Parliamentary Union held in Amman, said the meeting was a success. Morocco, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Iran to provide foreign investment guarantees
Iran's parliament yesterday passed a law that will provide foreign investment guarantees as part of an attempt to jump-start the economy, which has been hit by the slump in oil prices. Iran, Economics, 12/29/1998 - Violent acts continue in Algeria
An armed group on Sunday attacked al-Khamis city to the west of the Algerian capital Algiers with mortar fire, wounding some 20 persons. Citizens of the city said the bombardment provoked horror among citizens. Algeria, Politics, 12/29/1998 - British company estimates 400 million pounds to buy Egyptian company
The British company Glaxo Wellcome has totally allotted 400 million Egyptian pounds to buy Egypt's Amoun Pharmaceutical Industries Company. Egypt, Business, 12/29/1998 - Group of illegal immigrants arrested in Spain
Eleven north Africans trying to enter Europe illegally were arrested in the port of the southern Spanish town of Algesiras, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. Morocco-Algeria-Spain, Local, 12/29/1998 - Syrian production of gas exceeds one billion cubic meters
The quantity of natural gas produced from wells in Syria has amounted to one billion cubic meters through mid-December, at a rate of between 2 and 4 million cubic meters of gas daily. Syria, Economics, 12/29/1998 - King Faisal international prize to be announced in one week
The King Faisel international prize in the fields of serving Islam, Islamic studies, Arab literature, medicine, and science will be announced on the coming Tuesday in a celebration in Riyadh. Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 12/29/1998 - Israel demolishes Lebanese house, continues attacking civilians
Israeli occupation troops and its allied South Lebanon Army militia demolished a house on Sunday night in Arnoun town in the occupied part of south Lebanon under the pretext that it stored foodstuffs, weapons and explosives. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 12/29/1998