Arabic News Daily Page for 1/2/1998
Daily Edition - Friday, January 2, 1998
- Amman: no cabinet reshuffle before February
A high-ranking Jordanian governmental source has ruled out any immediate cabinet reshuffle in Jordan, saying that such a reshuffling is likely to take place in February 1998. Jordan, Economics, 1/2/1998 - Aqaba airport for landing Israeli planes is proceeding well
A senior Jordanian official in al-Aqaba district said the experimental phase to use al-Aqaba airport for landing Israeli planes is proceeding well thus far. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 1/2/1998 - Sudanese rebels surrender to government Sudan, Military, 1/2/1998
- Israel to renovate Turkish warplanes
Turkey on Wednesday offered a US $75 million contract to renovate 48 F-15 warplanes to Israel. Israel-Turkey, Military, 1/2/1998 - Iran strongly condemns attempts to associate it with Luxor carnage
Iran has strongly condemned the US justifications of recent statements by the US ambassador to Israel, Edward Walker, in which he implicated Iranian involvement in the November attack on tourists at an ancient temple in Luxor, Egypt. Iran, Politics, 1/2/1998 - Jordanian opposition calls for boycotting maneuvers
Jordanian opposition parties on Thursday called upon the Jordanian government not to join Turkish -Israeli-US maneuvers which will start on January 5 in the Mediterranean. Jordan-Turkey, Politics, 1/2/1998 - Christian communities in Syria celebrate the New Year
In his sermon at the Greek-Orthodox cathedral in Damascus bishop George Abu Zakhm extended his greetings to the country's people on the new year and on the fasting month of Ramadan. Syria, Religion, 1/2/1998 - Jordan reduces its interest rates to invigorate economy
Some bankers said that the reduction of the JCB's interest rates will take 6 months for the banks to reduce their interest rates on savings and loans, which will surely invigorate the Jordanian economy. Jordan, Economics, 1/2/1998 - European companies to build Palestinian industrial complexes
Sources in the Siemens company stated that the company plans to participate in setting up a factory in the Palestinian industrial complex which will be established in Gaza. Palestine, Economics, 1/2/1998 - Differences between exporters delay establishment of Egyptian-Russian company
A member of the Egyptian Department of Exports stated that setting up two companies instead of one company is currently under study. Egypt, Economics, 1/2/1998