Arabic News Daily Page for 1/17/2003
Daily Edition - Friday, January 17, 2003
- On the meeting of the Arab ministers of the interior
A committee was formed to set suitable means for putting an end to the restrictions on issuing entry visas to the Arab citizens, Hammoud added. Regional-Syria, Politics, 1/17/2003 - Lebanese FM underlines Arab solidarity in Iraqi crisis, Arab- Israeli conflict
The Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud -- whose country presides over the rotating Arab summit -- yesterday underlined the importance of inter- Arab solidarity in order to solve the Iraqi crisis and the Arab- Israeli conflict "peacefully." Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 1/17/2003 - Turkey establishes a camp for likely Iraqi refugees
The Anadolia news agency said that Turkey will establish a camp including 24,000 tents in order to contain a likely flow of refugees in case a war is launched against Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/17/2003 - Spanish region of Catalonia to open economic representation in Morocco
The Spanish regional government of Catalonia will open in the coming months a commercial representation in Morocco, said a local official. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/17/2003 - Uganda's president discusses in Israel military and agricultural co-operation
Uganda's President Yuri Mousevini continues his one - week visit to Israel and is discussing buying weapons for his country and means of strengthening cooperation with Israel in the economic and agricultural fields, including irrigation. Israel-Uganda, Politics, 1/17/2003