Arabic News Daily Page for 1/8/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, January 8, 1998
- Iranian President accused the US Iran, International, 1/8/1998
- El-Hoss confers with Bashar al-Assad Lebanon, Politics, 1/8/1998
- New expansion of Israeli settlements
Jewish settlers in Ale Rahab settlement in the occupied West Bank began on Wednesday a new step to expand the settlement through building new houses and constructing new roads. Palestine-Israel, International, 1/8/1998 - French FM to visit Lebanon on Sunday Lebanon, International, 1/8/1998
- Lebanon pledges commitment to peace principles
In a message sent by the Lebanese government to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Lebanon asked for the renewal of UNIFIL for another period. Lebanon, Politics, 1/8/1998 - Israeli forces shell south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery in its position in al-Zafatah area bombarded al-Jabali al-Rafi' and Mleta hill, Litani river bed, al-Salouqi valley, and Sujud al-Raihan forests. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/8/1998 - Karama dam primarily handed over to Jordan Valley Authority
Jordan Valley Authority received possession of al-Karama Dam project, which was erected jointly by two Italian companies which started work on site in 1994. Jordan, Local, 1/8/1998 - Saudi jet makes emergency stop in Cairo
A Saudi jumbo jet carrying 348 passengers on a flight from Jeddah to London made an emergency landing at Cairo Airport after a fire on board, airport sources said. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Local, 1/8/1998 - Cairo chosen for banking conferences
The Arab Academy for the Financial and Banking Sciences (AAFBS) has decided to hold more than a third of its training programs during the current year in Cairo. Egypt, Economics, 1/8/1998 - West Bank full of Israeli stolen cars?
The deputy chief of the Palestinian police, Brigadier General Abdel Moati Al Saba'wy, stated that there are organized gangs stealing cars in the Palestinian-controlled territories. Palestine-Israel, Local, 1/8/1998 - 9 companies ready to be privatized in Egypt
The Egyptian privatization plan through the past two years has included privatizing 76 companies, 32 of which were fully privatized. Egypt, Business, 1/8/1998