Arabic News Daily Page for 3/19/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, March 19, 1998
- Blair backs Cook's handling of Abu Ghneim visit
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday backed his Foreign Minister's handling of a visit to the site of a disputed Israeli settlement at Abu Ghneim mountain and said he would go ahead with his own trip to the Middle East next month. Israel, International, 3/19/1998 - Algeria explosion Algeria, Local, 3/19/1998
- Al-Mahdi to return to Sudan Sudan, Politics, 3/19/1998
- Esmat Abdel Meguid heads to Paris
Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdel Meguid left Cairo on Thursday for Paris to participate in meetings of the organization of Francophone countries. Regional, Politics, 3/19/1998 - 92% of decreasing the tourism in Japan Egypt, Economics, 3/19/1998
- British ambassador in Damascus: Israeli settlements are illegal, illegitimate
The British ambassador in Damascus, Basil Eastwood, stated that any plan for establishing peace in the Middle East cannot be complete if the Syrian and Lebanese tracks are bypassed. Syria, Politics, 3/19/1998 - Iranian President meets with GCC environment ministers
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami today met with environment ministers and related officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council states, currently taking part in an environmental meeting in Tehran. Gulf-Iran, Environment, 3/19/1998 - Yugoslavian official criticizes Egyptian press over Kosovo
Nesivesh compared the situation facing Albanian Muslims in Belgrade to the Egyptian government's attitude towards terrorists. Egypt, International, 3/19/1998 - Turkish FM to visit Cairo, Turkey-Israel alliance on agenda
Turkey's foreign minister, Ismail Cem, will visit Cairo next Friday to deliver a hand-written message from Turkish President Suleyman Demirel to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tackling the latest developments in the Middle East. Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 3/19/1998 - German donation to Jordan Jordan, Economics, 3/19/1998
- UN Secretary General tries to ensure a lasting peace
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said that he would work with all the countries and leaders in the region to ensure a lasting peace. Jordan, Politics, 3/19/1998