Arabic News Daily Page for 12/13/1997
Weekend Edition - Saturday, December 13, 1997
- Assad: conference more successful than any previous OIC summit
Assad told reporters that the conference was successful and the conference agenda was accomplished Syria, Politics, 12/13/1997 - Turkish - Israeli talks fruitful
Israeli Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai's talks with Turkish military officials during his latest visit to Ankara resulted in the signing of several military agreements. Israel-Turkey, Military, 12/13/1997 - Cairo refuses joint free industrial zone with Israel
Egypt has refused a proposal to establish a joint free industrial zone with Israel similar to the free zone established between Israel and Jordan. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 12/13/1997 - Irish president lends her troops moral support
Being from Belfast, I have a very strong view that peace is something that we take far too much for granted. Lebanon, Politics, 12/13/1997 - US donor organization's vice president visits Egypt today
The U.S. donors organization vice president Sally Shulton arrives in Cairo today on a 5-day visit to Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 12/13/1997 - Security preparations for New Year's Eve, Ramadan
Intensive security measures will be implemented over the next few weeks leading up to News Year's Eve celebrations and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Egypt, Economics, 12/13/1997 - ECSAAP 40th anniversary today
The celebration will attended by a number of liberation movement leaders in Africa and Asia, as well as representatives of Arab solidarity committees and heads of Egyptian political parties. Egypt, Politics, 12/13/1997 - Chain thief arrested
Police in Kom Hamada nabbed a man accused of snatching gold chains from female passersby, security sources said yesterday. Egypt, Local, 12/13/1997 - Merger between sugar producing companies in Morocco
Sources in the Moroccan Ministry of Trade said that three Moroccan sugar producing companies have merged into one company, called Sorak. Morocco, Economics, 12/13/1997 - Tunisia: $1.8 billion trade deficit
Commercial exchanges in Tunisia in the first 9 months of year this totaled $4.415 billion concerning exports and $6.225 billion dollars concerning imports, a shortage of $1,809 million. Tunisia, Economics, 12/13/1997