Arabic News Daily Page for 2/24/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, February 24, 1998
- Moussa: Iraq agreement creates optimism
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the agreement reached between Iraq and the U.N. aims at easing the tension in the Gulf region and that it is an essential step toward satisfying international legitimacy demands. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Jordan welcomes the deal between Iraq and the UN
King Hussein of Jordan welcomed the deal and said, " The efforts in the next stage should focus on direct contact between the concerned countries to address the issue of sanctions imposed on Iraq following the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam's forces in 1990." Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Bashir to visit Cairo during the coming days
A Sudanese official source said that Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir will arrive at Cairo within days. Dr. Ahmed Abd El-Halim, the new Sudanese ambassador to Egypt, arrived in Cairo yesterday. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Gulf countries postpone exceptional meeting of oil ministers
Ministers of oil in Gulf Cooperation Council countries postponed an exceptional meeting which was to discuss the recent slide in oil prices. Gulf, Economics, 2/24/1998 - Meguid expresses optimism toward U.N - Iraqi agreement
Meguid said that the political solution to the crisis will avoid a dangerous situation in the Middle East region that would have led to a disaster threatening the whole area. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Algerian President meets Japanese envoy
Talks with the Algerian president dealt with economic and technological cooperation between the two countries and the Iraqi crisis. Algeria, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Cairo hosts AL human rights meetings
During its three-day deliberations, the committee will discuss human rights principles, taking into account social, cultural and religious differences. Regional, Politics, 2/24/1998 - EU humanitarian aid to Iraq
The spokesman added that the Humanitarian Affairs Commission in the European Union will make a new evaluation of Iraq's humanitarian needs by the end of 1998. Iraq, International, 2/24/1998 - Omani Defense minister in Riyadh for military cooperation Oman-Saudi Arabia, Military, 2/24/1998
- Bilateral issues and oil prices discussed by King Fahd and Rafsanjani
In remarks on talks to improve relations between their countries, Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and former Iranian President Hashami Rafsanjani on Saturday said they discussed regional and bilateral issues. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Economics, 2/24/1998 - A collective funeral for more Iraqi children
Iraq on Saturday held a collective funeral for 63 children, who all died as a result of UN sanctions which deprived them of medicine and nutrition. Iraq, Culture, 2/24/1998 - Chairman of Sudanese Democratic National Assembly to visit Libya
A Sudanese opposition source said the chairman of the Sudanese Democratic National Assembly will head to Libya in the coming days to meet the Libyan president Moammar Gaddafi and hig-ranking officials in the Libyan government. Sudan, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Rafsanjani called for bolstering Arab-Islamic ties
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashami Rafsanjani on Monday called for fostering cooperation between Arab and Islamic states, stressing Iran's desire to maintain closer ties with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Iraq's deputy premier accuses Britain of not committing itself to obligations
Aziz said the history of the region and since the first World War has proven that successive British governments did not commit themselves to obligations concerning Arab nations. Iraq, International, 2/24/1998 - Manama hosts Arab-European media conference
AL Assistant SG Ahmad Bin Hali told the European-Arab information conference held in Manama on Monday that peace in the Middle East is a pressing need. Regional, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Chirac, al-Assad review current situation in ME region
Chirac briefed Assad on the contents of the talks he held with the UN chief Kofi Annan and on the arrangement reached between the UN and the Iraqi government. The French President said France supports this accord, brokered following Annan's negotiations with the Iraqi government. Syria, Politics, 2/24/1998