Arabic News Daily Page for 4/21/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, April 21, 1998
- Egyptian overcome evil spirits by eating onions
Egyptian Christians and Moslems have celebrated yesterday the "spring feast" which is considered a custom 5,000 years old, dating to the time of the pharaohs. Egypt, Culture, 4/21/1998 - Lebanon's Hariri begins regional tour on Israeli offer
Also taking part in this shuttle move is Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz, who will today summon the ambassadors of the US, Russia, France, Britain and China in Beirut to discuss with them their countries' stances regarding the Israeli proposal and to brief them on the Lebanese stand in rejecting such proposals. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Moroccan students confronted by policemen
Clashes erupted when policemen and guards from the national security unit in charge of keeping the Ein al-Shawq sciences faculty prevented students from getting into the building where a ''Scientific Day" was scheduled to be observed under the patronage of the local bureau of the National Union of Moroccan Students. Morocco, Local, 4/21/1998 - Zeroual discussed as chairman of the party
The chairman of the preparatory committee for the conference of the Algerian Democratic National Assembly, El-Taher Bin Bealaish, has said the conference will begin its activities on April 23 in the conference palace. Algeria, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Iraq releases 641 Egyptian prisoners
There is a contradiction in figures concerning the number of released citizens, as the Iraqi minister of labor stated that Iraq has released 614 persons, while Egypt declares that 585 of the prisoners have been freed. Iraq-Egypt, Judicial, 4/21/1998 - Saudi Cabinet holds weekly meeting
King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Monday briefed the Saudi Cabinet during its meeting Monday on the results of his talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Jeddah on Saturday. Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Israeli defense minister hopes to resume negotiations on the Syrian track Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/21/1998
- Lebanese resistance escalates operations against Israeli occupation
Lebanese security sources said Israeli heavy artillery shelled the surroundings of Kafra, Yater and Haris towns using 155 mm - caliber. The Israeli bombardment also covered al-Zahrani river bed Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/21/1998 - Arab military experts to unify communication idioms
Military experts from some 15 Arab states started deliberations on several joint Arab military topics in the course of Arab League military department activity. Regional, Military, 4/21/1998 - Palestinians sue Israel for killing their relatives
Family members of three Palestinians killed by Israeli troops at the Tarkumya checkpoint, are suing the Israeli army for US $300,000 for each of the three victims. Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 4/21/1998 - Habesh asks Arafat, Yassin to stop deteriorating relations
The secretary-general of the Public Front for Liberating Palestine, Dr. Greoge Habesh, asked Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Hamas' Sheikh Ahmed Yassin to stop the deterioration in the Palestinian arena and not to slip into a civil war, which would be disastrous on the Palestinian people, both in the present and in the future. Palestine, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Egypt's participates in international labor conference for solidarity with Iraq
Mohammed Moussa, the secretary general of the union, has said the delegation includes 54 members representing public labor syndicates. The delegation will provide aid -- medicines and food -- to Iraqi children and laborers. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Two ministers from South Africa meet with Hamas leader
South African Minister of Justice Dullah Omar and Minister of Consitutional Affairs Mohammed Valli Mousa met with Palestinian Hamas movement leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin while performing the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Palestine-Qatar-South Africa, Politics, 4/21/1998 - US delegation in Cairo
The delegation will visit Toshka to see Egyptian agricultural projects of the Egyptian programs in the agricultural researches, and privatization programs in the agricultural fields. Egypt, Business, 4/21/1998 - French Tourism Minister received by Jordan's King
King Hussein of Jordan yesterday night received the French Tourism Minister Michaele Demasseane who is on an official visit to Jordan. At the meeting King Hussein and Minister Demessine discussed tourism issues and joint efforts to preserve the Jordanian national heritage. Jordan-France, Economics, 4/21/1998