Arabic News Daily Page for 4/20/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, April 20, 1998
- Egypt's FM Moussa receives US ambassador
Moussa also said that these talks have tackled arrangements for the American Vice President Albert Gore's visit to Egypt at the beginning of the coming month. Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Egypt for lifting UN sanctions imposed on Iraq
Richard Buttler, UN's head of the weapons inspection team in Iraq, accused Iraq of not providing relevant information that would account to supposed missing biological material, that Iraq claimed was destroyed Iraq-Egypt-UN, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Lebanese resistance escalated against Israeli occupation, SLA soldier injured
The source added that the attack took place on Muhaibib position of the South Lebanon Army militia, almost two km north of the Israeli borders, noting that the militia man was treated on the spot. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/20/1998 - Egyptian - Sudanese FMs discuss security cooperation
Sudanese Foreign Minister Gen. Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein arrived today in Cairo to discuss work on a security agreement between Egypt and Sudan with his Egyptian counterpart, Gen. Habib El-Adli. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Al-Azhar Sheikh visits Pope Shenuda to congratulate him on Easter
Sheikh Tantawi wished the Copts in Egypt and abroad all the health and goodness and said the Moslems and Copts in Egypt represent one society solid in front of false allegations and said they will remain so till the judgment day. Egypt, Religion, 4/20/1998 - Smuggled Iraqi kurds in Greece Iraq-Greece, Judicial, 4/20/1998
- Sudanese-Egyptian summit for integration, normal relations
Sudan's minister of foreign affairs Mustafa Ismael stressed that the summit meeting between Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to be held in Cairo by the beginning of May will bring an announcement of joint integration and restoration of normal relations between Egypt and Sudan. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998 - EU, Tunisia sign cooperation agreement
Tunisia and the European Union today signed an accord for the EU to donate US $10.7 million in Tunisian loans in the three coming years in order to enable Tunisia to improve its economy. Tunisia-European Union, Economics, 4/20/1998 - Qatar, Russia FM s discuss bilateral relations
Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani today stressed that his country is seriously thinking of closing Israeli commercial office in Doha. Qatar-Israel-Russia, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Gulf Investment Services named best brokerage firm
Muscat Gulf Investment Services has been named by the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) as the best brokerage firm in 1997. Oman, Business, 4/20/1998 - Arafat meets with Blair
Arafat stated that international forces are capable of ending the Israeli occupation of the Arab - Palestinian territories and putting an end to the tension in the Middle East. Regional-Palestine-UK, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Port Said residents burn likenesses of hated people
In a huge public celebration they burned dolls of US President Bill Clinton and his alleged mistress Monica Lewinsky as well as burning a doll of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Egypt, Local, 4/20/1998 - Meguid to discuss peace and Lockerbie with King Hassan
The secretary-general of the Arab League, Esmat Abdul Meguid, will fly to Morocco on April 29 to meet with Moroccan monarch King Hassan II, Prime Minister Abdel Rahman El-Yousefi, and foreign minister Abdel Latif El-Filali. Morocco, Politics, 4/20/1998