Arabic News Daily Page for 2/27/2003
Daily Edition - Thursday, February 27, 2003
- Al-Sharq: Gulf ministerial meeting on March 2nd
The Qatari daily al-Sharq ( Orient) has stated that the ordinary session of the ministerial council of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC member states will be held in Doha on March 2nd. Gulf, Politics, 2/27/2003 - Salah Eddine meeting learns about the American plans from Zalmai
The Iraqi opposition figures yesterday in Salah Eddine, near Irbil, directly learned what it did not want to hear from the Americans on that there will be an American military ruler to Baghdad and that the new ruler will cooperate after the presumed collapse of Saddam Hussein, with members of the ruling Baath Party. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/27/2003 - Annan stresses urgency of finalizing Cyprus deal
Arriving in Cyprus yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan underscored the urgency of completing a deal that would enable a reunited country to join the European Union (EU) later this year. Turkey-Regional, Politics, 2/27/2003 - 125 billion to be invested in water related projects
Drinking water and sewage systems will receive investment of LE 125 billion up to 2017, in order to increase water production to 30 million cubic metres per day and the daily sewage system capacity to 25 million cubic metres. Egypt, Economics, 2/27/2003 - UN inspectors resume destroying Iraqi mustard shells, visit biological arms site
United Nations weapons teams inspected missile, chemical, medical and nuclear-related sites across Iraq yesterday, resuming the destruction of mustard-filled artillery shells and checking for the third day running a site where Iraq says it destroyed bombs filled with biological agents. Iraq-UN, Politics, 2/27/2003 - Yemen identified person responsible for blowing up Limborg oil ship
A Yemeni security official has announced that the Yemeni authorities has identified the name of the person behind the operation of blowing up the French oil tanker Limborg off the coasts of Aden in October, 2002. Yemen, Local, 2/27/2003