Arabic News Daily Page for 1/21/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, January 21, 1998
- UAE donations for Iraqi children
Two sons of the children of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan have donated more than US $500,000 to the Iraqi children. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Iranian President receives Iraqi Foreign Minister
During the meeting the two sides discussed consequences of the Iraqi-Iranian war. In this respect, the Iranian President expressed hope the states would solve suspended problems. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Romanian-Syrian joint minutes of agreement signed
At the conclusion of the meetings the two sides signed an agreement on economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The two sides approved executive programs for air transport, cultural, health and sport cooperation. Syria, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Chirac: security is not attainable without peace
President Chirac told reporters after his talks with Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat in Paris on Monday afternoon that France wants to joint the US effort to resume the Middle East peace process. Palestine, International, 1/21/1998 - Butler - Iraq Iraq, International, 1/21/1998
- Al-chief to meet envoys on Algeria
Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdel Meguid will meet today with the permanent Algerian envoy to the Cairo-based organization to discuss the situation in Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Algerian - Egyptian agreement to hold conference
The Algerian and Egyptian labor unions agreed to hold an Arab conference soon to clarify the influence of terrorism on development. Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/21/1998 - King Hussein to Saudi Arabia
King Hussein of Jordan is due to leave for Saudi Arabia. He will be accompanied by several members of the royal family. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Amman stock market volume increased in 1997
The volume of circulation on the Amman stock exchange increased for the first time after its record of about 1.1 billion dinars in 1993. Jordan, Economics, 1/21/1998 - Libyan-Tunisian cooperation relations reviewed
The meeting dealt with executive steps for agreements signed between the two sides in various fields, especially in trade, the economy, industry, health and youth. Libya-Tunisia, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Mubarak warns against alliances threatening Syria
The Egyptian President stressed his country's full support of Arab causes, foremost the realization of total Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories. Egypt, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Lebanese singer in a French film
French filmmaker Fredrick Mitterrand has recently started work on his documentary about the widely-famous Lebanese singer Fairuz, whose voice has attracted Arab audiences over the past 40 years. Regional, Culture, 1/21/1998