Arabic News Daily Page for 3/17/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, March 17, 1998
- Sanaa hosts Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union council conference
The 31st session of the council of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union opened on Monday in Sanaa with the participation of delegations representing all Arab parliaments. Regional, Politics, 3/17/1998 - Britain to reconsider its terrorism laws
In statements to reporters following his meeting on Monday with Egypt's President Mubarak, Cook said his country will take proper measures against terrorism. Egypt, International, 3/17/1998 - Lebanon marks two decades of Israeli occupation
Lebanon on Saturday marked Israel's first invasion of Lebanon 20 years ago with public rallies and calls for an unconditional Israeli withdrawal in compliance with international resolutions. Lebanon, Military, 3/17/1998 - Syrian Baath Party chief confers with Chile's Renewal Party chief
The two sides discussed the role of the Arab community in Chile in enhancing relations between Chile and their motherland Arab states. Syria, Politics, 3/17/1998 - Washington speaks of narrowed disputes with Damascus
In a ceremony held in his honor by Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Suleiman Haddad on the occasion of ending his term of office in Damascus, Ross said "Bilateral issues between Syria and the US have become clearer during the past six years and disputes have been narrowed as well." Syria, International, 3/17/1998 - Saudi Arabia for reiterates call for peace
In a statement following Monday's weekly meeting of the Saudi Cabinet chaired by King Fahd, Saudi Information Minister Fuad Abdul Salam al-Farisi said Saudi Arabia's stance was made clear during the King's review of the deadlock in the peace process due to Israel's intransigent stand. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/17/1998 - Lebanese resistance attacks Israeli positions
Lebanese national resistance forces on Monday attacked the surroundings of an Israeli position in al-Dabsheh in al-Nabatieh inside the occupied strip of south Lebanon. In a statement, the resistance said the attacks inflicted direct hits on the elements of the position. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/17/1998 - An exceptional meeting for ministers of water's Nile
An exceptional meeting for water ministers from Nile basin countries will be held within six months, to decide on the final structure and form of the 10 countries' collective strategy. North Africa, Politics, 3/17/1998 - Egyptian commercial deficit rises to 28.67 billion pounds
The Egyptian commercial deficit rose in the first 11 months of 1997 to 28.6 billion pounds, up from 28.24 billion pounds in the same period in 1996. Egypt, Economics, 3/17/1998