Arabic News Daily Page for 12/4/1997
Daily Edition - Thursday, December 4, 1997
- Egyptian-Moroccan economic ties to revive
Moroccan prime minister Abdellatif Filali yesterday said economic ties between his country and Egypt were still not at the level that they can be. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 12/4/1997 - Organization for African Unity arranges reconciliation conference for Comoros
The Organization for African Unity announced that a reconciliation conference between the Comoran government and secessionists will be held in Addis Ababa from December 10 - 13. Comoros, Politics, 12/4/1997 - Tunisian-French-Saudi ostrich growing project Tunisia, Business, 12/4/1997
- Israeli racism against Palestinian Christians
"Israeli occupation authorities treat Christians with racism and seek to forbid them from practicing their religious rituals," said the representative of the Latin Patriarch in Occupied Jerusalem, Giasento Paul Markozo. Israel, Religion, 12/4/1997 - Arab transport ministers meet in Cairo
Participants in the two-day meeting will discuss measures of linking the integrated network between Arab countries, as well as the need for further Arab coordination in other relevant fields. Regional, Politics, 12/4/1997 - A training course by Kuwaiti Planning Institute
The Arab Planning Institute on December 6 opens a training program on evaluating, planning and following up the implementation of agricultural projects in the southern agricultural region in Syria. Regional, Agriculture, 12/4/1997 - Klima: Talks constructive, Israeli pullout from Golan imperative
Concerning the peace process Viktor Klima said it is important that Europe play an active coordinating role with other players in this area, especially the US, "We think the work of all players could solve this problem." Syria, Politics, 12/4/1997 - Saudi Arabia builds headquarters for Islamic Conference Organization
The secretary-general of the Organization for the Islamic Conference declared that he received a message which contained the approval to build the permanent headquarters of the secretariat-general of the organization. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 12/4/1997 - Egypt continues with privatization
The minister of public enterprises in Egypt announced that 80 companies, representing 20% of the total number of public sector companies, have been sold since the commencement of the privatization program Egypt, Business, 12/4/1997 - Damascus hosts Arab writers conference
In tandem with the conference, a symposium titled "The Literature of the Arab Child Among Education, Information and Informatics" is being held. The national and pan-Arab identity in children's writings and the hazards of globalization will also be tabled. Regional, Culture, 12/4/1997 - Boosting Algerian - Syrian relations
The Algerian Minister of Tourism and Hanidcrafts Abdel Kader Bin Karina is currently in Syria on a week-long official visit which aims to strengthen tourism cooperation between Algeria and Syria. Algeria-Sudan, Economics, 12/4/1997