Arabic News .com Daily Page for Arab News
Daily Edition, Morning: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 Country News Algeria | Bahrain | Egypt | Iraq | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Morocco | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Syria | Saudi Arabia | Sudan | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates | Yemen
- Non-refundable donation from Islamic Development Bank to Egypt
The board of directors of the Islamic Development Bank under the chairmanship of Ahmed Mohammed Ali agreed on presenting a non-refundable donation to Egypt of $225,000 US to be used to prepare the necessary studies for providing water resources to settle the Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt, Economics, 2/22/2000 - Case filed against the secretary of the Yemeni Baath Party
The Yemeni Press and Publications Union has decided to file a court case against the secretary general of the pro-Iraq Baath Party, Qasem Salaam, who is also the chairman of the higher council of the opposition in Yemen under charges of publishing an article damaging relations between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Yemen, Politics, 2/22/2000 - Arab Gulf states' reaction to the Iranian elections
The Arab Gulf states have expressed their hopes that the "reformers" victory in the parliamentary elections in Iran will be encouraging for rapprochement in the oil-rich Gulf region. Gulf, Politics, 2/22/2000