Arabic News Daily Page for 1/19/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, January 19, 1998
- Tunisia sends a message to Algerian president Tunisia-Algeria, Politics, 1/19/1998
- South Lebanon ceasefire committee convenes tomorrow
The Lebanese government had submitted to the committee a complaint against Israel in regards to the Israeli forces' shelling of Lebanese residential areas in the villages of Al Tuffah province. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/19/1998 - Inaugurating the Water and Irrigation Conference in Cairo
The conference aims to revise government plans in the Nile Valley countries and to set priorities for those plans according to a financial plan. North Africa-Egypt, Economics, 1/19/1998 - Setting up an aviation company to serve the oil fields in Algeria.
Algeria has started to study preparations for setting up an aviation company to serve the staff of the oil sector within a previous agreement between the director of the Algerian Airlines and the head of the National Oil Company. Algeria, Business, 1/19/1998 - Palestinian delegation to Russia and Ukraine to gather peace process support
A Palestinian delegation is headed to Russia for a one-week visit. The chairmanship of the Palestinian Legislative Council announced that the delegation will be headed by Ahmed Qrei. Palestine, Politics, 1/19/1998 - Moussa to meet with Canadian ambassadors
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is to meet today with ambassadors of Canada accredited in the Middle East and North Africa and currently assembled in Cairo. Egypt, Politics, 1/19/1998 - Japanese support education in Jordan
According to this agreement, the embassy will provide 525 heaters to be used in 89 schools in the region to improve educational conditions for students. Jordan, Economics, 1/19/1998 - Jordanian speaker discusses Arabian Parliamentary Union conference
The extraordinary conference of Arabian Parliamentary Union held recently in Luxor, Egypt discussed terrorism, which hinders democracy and development everywhere. Regional-Jordan, Politics, 1/19/1998