Arabic News Daily Page for 2/13/1998
Daily Edition - Friday, February 13, 1998
- Hezbollah celebrates victories against Israel - in exhibit
The Shiite Muslim Hizbullah guerrilla group inaugurated its yearly exhibition, which has become a tradition over the past few years, this time with marked confidence and more victories against Israeli troops in south Lebanon to report. Lebanon, Local, 2/13/1998 - Qatar joins to help housing sector in Palestine
The Palestinian ministry of housing has decided to allocate some US $350 million dollars for housing projects during the 1998-2000 period, said Marwan Abdul Hamid, Assistant Deputy Minister of Housing. Palestine, Economics, 2/13/1998 - PNA looking for more money to Bethlehem 2000
The World Bank has lately made commitments to the Palestine National Authority to offer $25 million as part of its participation in the huge “Bethlehem 2000” project the Palestinian government is preparing to celebrate the second millennium. Palestine, International, 2/13/1998 - Iraq informs Morocco of latest developments in Iraq-US crisis
Zubaydi said that the message aims at informing the Moroccan monarch about US threats to launch a military attack on Iraq and viewing Iraq's attitude toward the issue raised by the chairman of UNSCOM. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 2/13/1998 - Egyptian solidarity committee supports Garaudy
The Egyptian committee for the Asian - African people's solidarity issued a statement in which it announced its support for French intellectual Roger Garaudy and his right to free opinion. Regional, International, 2/13/1998 - Two Lahd's militia members join Lebanese resistance
Israeli warplanes on Thursday continued flights into Lebanese airspace over the capital Beirut. Lebanese security sources said Israeli warplanes also flew over south Lebanese areas. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/13/1998 - Jordanian lands may have been sold to US Jew
An unidentified person at the end of January bought 1,000 Dunums in al-Ramtha region and another 500 dunums in al-Mafrak through the mediation of a well-known Jordanian middleman. Jordan, Local, 2/13/1998 - Sudanese authorities arrest drug traffickers
Sudanese security forces recently confiscated a half ton of Marijuana, estimated at a value of US $400 million in Um Darman region. Sudan, Local, 2/13/1998