Arabic News Daily Page for 1/20/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, January 20, 1998
- Moroccan monarch invites chief Israeli rabbi to Morocco
The Moroccan Monarch King Hassan II sent an invitation to the chief Israeli rabbi, Aliaho Baksh Doron, to visit Morocco during February. Regional-Morocco, Religion, 1/20/1998 - Identity Committee registered 25,000 Saharans
The number of Saharan-origin people who were registered since the resumption of the registration process last month reached 15,000. Morocco-West Sahara, Local, 1/20/1998 - Commercial agreement between Egypt and Palestine
A new commercial agreement for supporting Egyptian products in the Palestinian market was signed during joint commercial committee meetings headed by the Egyptian Minister of Commerce and Supply and the Palestinian Minister of Planning. Palestine, Economics, 1/20/1998 - Algerian ambassador in Cairo emphasizes his country's refusal of any foreign interference
Mostafa El-Sherif, the Algerian ambassador in Cairo, reiterated his country's refusal of any foreign interference in its internal affairs. Algeria, Politics, 1/20/1998 - Yemen, Netherlands to boost cooperation
The Netherlands deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister name? on Monday arrived in Sanaa leading an official Dutch delegation in a several-day visit to Yemen. Yemen, International, 1/20/1998 - Tunis to join growing Arab bourse group
Tunisia is preparing to link its bourse to a network of Arab bourses already initiated by Egypt, Kuwait and Lebanon in October, 1996. Tunisia, Economics, 1/20/1998 - Syrian-Romanian joint higher committee meets on cooperation
Romanian President Emil Constantinescu on Monday received Syrian Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Salim Yassin and his accompanying economic delegation. Syria, Economics, 1/20/1998 - Egypt participates in Khartoum's International Fair Egypt-Sudan, Business, 1/20/1998
- Shiekh Yassin in Egypt after fast Palestine, People, 1/20/1998
- Egypt supports Algeria Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/20/1998
- Jordanian general budget ratified
Following a five-day debate -- the longest in Jordanian history -- the lower house of Jordanian parliament ratified the state general budget for 1998. Jordan, Economics, 1/20/1998 - Lebanon to host international energy conference
The pan-Mediterranean conference, to be held February 12-14, is meant to provide a forum for countries to exchange information and technical expertise in the field of power generation. Regional-Lebanon, Science, 1/20/1998 - World Bank lends Lebanon $63 million
Lebanon has signed with the World Bank a $63 million loan agreement to help the country build new schools and colleges and expand existing ones. Lebanon, Economics, 1/20/1998