Arabic News Daily Page for 3/4/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, March 4, 1998
- Iranian President supports Lebanon's struggle against Israel
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami today in Tehran discussed with Lebanese Minister of Displaced Persons Walid Jumblatt means of strengthening and consolidating bilateral relations. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 3/4/1998 - Yemeni economy conference in Sanaa at end of March
The second economy conference sponsored by Al-Thawabt Al-Faslaih magazine will be held in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, at the end of March under the chairmanship of president Ali Abdallah Salah. Yemen, Economics, 3/4/1998 - Egyptian president confers with Tunisian premier
During his three-day visit to Egypt, al-Qurawi heads the Tunisian delgation to the meetings of the Tunisian-Egyptian joint higher committee which will convene later in the day. Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/4/1998 - Arab health ministers council session open
The session, organized by the Arab League in collaboration with the Syrian Ministry of Health, will discuss a number of issues dealing with health and medicine and with setting a strategy for Arab health cooperation. Regional, Health, 3/4/1998 - AL to take part in Brussels' Catholic university week Regional, International, 3/4/1998
- Jordanian crown prince to visit Israel Jordan-Israel, Politics, 3/4/1998
- Exhibition for Egyptian products in Australia
Hamdi Salem, the chairman of the center's executive body, said the exhibition includes products from 100 Egyptian companies representing different production sectors. Egypt, Economics, 3/4/1998 - Loans of the international bank for Tunis
Tunisian officials said confirmed that Tunis agreed with the International Bank on the details of three loans funding development projects and supporting the country's competitive ability. Tunisia, Business, 3/4/1998 - AL refuses Israeli conditions on withdrawal from south Lebanon
The AL's assistant secretary-general for political affairs, Muhammad Zakaria Ismael, said that what has been announced by the Israeli government on conditional withdrawal from south Lebanon is only a repeated Israeli maneuver aiming at eliminating Israeli losses in south Lebanon. Lebanon, International, 3/4/1998 - Egyptian film reading the relations between Christians and Moslems in Egypt
The Egyptian Center for Cinema has produced a 30-minute documentary entitled "An Egyptian Story," directed by Yousef Abdul Khalek. Egypt, Culture, 3/4/1998 - US-Iraqi meeting convened in Amman
A Western diplomatic source said a security meeting was held in Amman on Friday between an Iraqi security delegation led by Iraqi intelligence director Rafe' al-Takriti and a US delegation led by Frank Richard Dony. Iraq, International, 3/4/1998 - Expectations for a new ministerial amendment in Sudan
Political sources in Khartoum confirmed that a wide ministerial reshuffle will be accomplished inside the Sudanese government in the coming days and will effect no less than 10 ministries. Sudan, Politics, 3/4/1998 - Public meeting supports Iraqis against US Egypt, Politics, 3/4/1998
- Gaza businessmen complain of Israeli practices
Palestinian businessmen from Gaza have complained recently of Israeli measures that "have caused not only large financial losses for their businesses but also personal humiliation." Palestine-Israel, Business, 3/4/1998 - 161,157 Jewish settlers in Gaza, West Bank
Israeli settlement activities over the past two years since the Likud came to power have led to a considerable increase in the number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/4/1998 - Kurdish local minister, ICRC representative meet
The minister of health and social affairs of the Kurdish local government in northern Iraq met with the represntative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Kurdistan region. Iraq, Politics, 3/4/1998