Arabic News Daily Page for 3/25/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, March 25, 1998
- Arab Journalists speak, Mubarak on Syrian-Lebanese-Israeli problem
The final statement of the union's general trusteeship condemned the terrorism in Algeria and Egypt, as well as the international terrorism practiced by Israel in south Lebanon and the occupied Arab territories. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 3/25/1998 - Arab Fund loan to Oman
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development on Tuesday signed a loan agreement with Oman worth 19 million Omani Riyals. Oman, Economics, 3/25/1998 - International Cairo festival for children's films inaugurated
At the end of the festival, the Moroccan film by Mohamed El-Abazy, "The Other Side of the River" -- the only long Arabic film produced for children in the history of the Arabic cinema -- will be presented Egypt, Culture, 3/25/1998 - Smoking to be religiously prohibited?
Nasr Farid Wassel, Egypt's mufti, called for a label reading, "Smoking is religiously prohibited" to be printed on cigarette packages instead of the warning "Smoking is harmful for health." Egypt, Religion, 3/25/1998 - Qatar,Egypt maintain normal relations
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jabr al-Thani today said the disputes between Egypt and Qatar have ended and a new page of relations has begun. Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 3/25/1998 - Euro-Med partners, foreign ministers meet
Attaf said after the meeting that exchanges of opinions took place regarding the issues presented at the participation, especially political, security, economic and humanitarian issues. Regional-Europe Union, Politics, 3/25/1998 - First international economic conference in Palestine
The members of the preliminary committee said that about 400 economic establishments from Arab and foreign countries will participate in the conference. Regional-Palestine, Economics, 3/25/1998 - Egypt's security is safety for the Arab nation
Sheikh Zayed Ben Sultan al-Nahyan, the president United Arab Emirates, said that Egypt's security is safety for the Arab nation yesterday during his reception for the Egyptian delegation participating in the Dubai market. Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/25/1998 - Yemeni communist party protest prison sentences
The Yemeni communist party objected yesterday to the death sentence issued by a Yemeni court against 5 southern leaders, including former South Yemeni officials. Yemen, Judicial, 3/25/1998 - Qaddoumi : Israeli policy is against peace
The head of the political department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Farouk Qaddoumi, stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a foe of peace. Palestine, Politics, 3/25/1998 - Dutch trade delegation arrives in Damascus
The delegation, led by the Dutch agricultural attache will carry out activities in the fields of foodstuffs and agriculture, especially food-processing, greenhouses, livestock husbandry, agricultural machinery and food products. Syria-Netherlands, Agriculture, 3/25/1998 - Slowness of judicial proceedings a Pharaonic disease
In Egypt, the slowness of judicial proceedings is an old disease which has Pharaonic roots. Egypt, Culture, 3/25/1998 - An international welcome for the new Moroccan government
the US administration sees these developments as initiatives of hope and change in the area and that the administration will closely observe the efforts to broaden participation in Moroccan political life. Morocco-USA, Politics, 3/25/1998