Arabic News Daily Page for 3/17/2003
Daily Edition - Monday, March 17, 2003
- On the trade exchange size between Jordan, Iraq
An official source at the Jordanian ministry of industry and trade has disclosed that the government made so far 18 trade agreements to export Jordanian commodities to Iraq at a value of 23 million dollars. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 3/17/2003 - Egyptian economic delegation heads for the USA
A high ranking Egyptian economic delegation left Cairo yesterday for the USA to hold talks with American officials on financial and economic issues. Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/17/2003 - Moroccan carrier launches 85 new lines starting next April
Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc will launch, starting next April 1st, 85 new air lines Morocco, Business, 3/17/2003 - UN calls on Eritrea, Ethiopia to accept border demarcation plan
The UN Security Council has called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to accept an independent plan to mark the border under disputes between them completely following a war that lasted two years between the two sides. Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 3/17/2003 - Al-Hayat: Jalabi says Salah Eddine conference provides joint leadership
The chairman of the opposition Iraqi National Congress, Ahmad al-Jalabi, said in a statement to the London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Saturday that the meetings of the Iraqi opposition in Salah Eddine city, held recently resulted in founding a joint field leadership for the Iraqi opposition sides which have military groups and cover the Kurdish parties and Bader contingent. Iraq, Politics, 3/17/2003 - US administration for helping new Palestinian premier to perform duty
The US administration has asked Israel to help the appointed Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas after a decision provides for his appointment was ratified. Palestine-USA, Politics, 3/17/2003 - Gulf economics to be affected by the likely war against Iraq
Economic reports have stressed that many of the Gulf economics will be affected as a result of a war against Iraq, including the movement of aviation, the sector of tourism, consumer markets and bourse. Gulf-Iraq, Politics, 3/17/2003