Arabic News Daily Page for 4/16/2004
Daily Edition - Friday, April 16, 2004
- Islamic countries to hold emergency session on middle east
Member-countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will hold an emergency session on the Middle East at the request of Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, it was announced in Malaysia which is chairing the pan-Islamic organization. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/16/2004 - Algerian army refutes allegations of the socialist forces front over elections
In a statement issued by the Algerian official news agency, the Algerian defense ministry yesterday denied that the official at the military intelligence department Gen. Tawfiq Medyan had contacted the leader of the socialist forces, Hussein Ayat Ahmad, and proposed to him taking part in the presidential elections which took place recently. Algeria, Politics, 4/16/2004 - European states reject Bin Laden's call for truce
Several European sides spoke about the idea of truce or reconciliation which was declared by the leader of al-Qaida organization Osama Bin Laden to the countries of the continent. Regional-European Union, Politics, 4/16/2004 - Washington urges its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia
The US Department Of State has strongly urged the common American citizens to leave Saudi Arabia, while it announced plans to evacuate some of its diplomats from this country for security reasons. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 4/16/2004 - US congratulates Syria on Evacuation Day; urges help
US President George W. Bush on Thursday sent a message of congratulations to President Bashar Al-Assad on Syria's National Day of April 17, the day when French troops evacuated Syria. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/16/2004 - Syrian - Egyptian universities co-operation agreement signed
Aleppo and Ein Shams Universities on Thursday signed a scientific cooperation accord for the years 2004 and 2006. Syria-Egypt, Education, 4/16/2004 - Syrian- Jordanian, Lebanese Ophthalmology Conference opened
Health Minister Muhammad Iyad al-Shatti on Thursday opened the Syrian-Jordanian-Lebanese Second Regional Conference and the 29th annual Conference of the Syrian Association of Ophthalmology. Fertile Crescent, Local, 4/16/2004 - An attack at the headquarters of the Spanish forces in al-Najaf
News reports in al-Najaf said that the Spanish base in the city was exposed to violent bombardment followed by confrontations between the Spanish forces and unidentified gunmen. Iraq, Military, 4/16/2004 - Moroccan and european textile professionals probe implications of Morocco's FTA with USA and Turkey
Moroccan and European textile producers held a meeting here to probe implications on the textile and apparel sectors of the free trade agreements Morocco has recently concluded with Turkey and the USA. Morocco, Economics, 4/16/2004