Arabic News Daily Page for 4/24/1998
Daily Edition - Friday, April 24, 1998
- Baghdad and Damascus to form a free trade area
An Iraqi newspaper in Baghdad announced yesterday that Iraq will inaugurate a free zone for exchanging goods on the Syrian - Iraqi borders on Tuesday in the region of El-Kaem. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 4/24/1998 - Drought-resistant Egyptian rice suitable for sandy soil
GCC - based firms are approaching the Egyptian Energy Authority's stand at Arab - Agri business' 98 with enquiries on the drought-resistant Sahrawi rice that requires half the water needed by ordinary rice. Regional, Agriculture, 4/24/1998 - 11 killed in Algerian al-Medyah, al-Balida provinces
Algerian dailies Le Matin and al-Aseel on Thursday reported that six persons were killed on Tuesday in al-Medyah province, 100 km south of the capital Algiers in attacks attributed to armed groups. Algeria, Military, 4/24/1998 - Princess Fatima bint Mubarak aid Iraqi children
Princess Fatma bint Mubark, wife of United Arab Emirates President Shiekh Zayed al-Nahyan, received a delegation representing Iraqi children, and she listened to an explanation of the Iraqi children's suffering due to a lack of food and medicines within the sanctions imposed upon Iraq. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, People, 4/24/1998 - Monitoring group meets as south Lebanon fighting continues
Israeli occupation forces on Thursday shelled with heavy artillery the outskirts of Kafra, Yater, Haris and Wadi Mariamin valley Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/24/1998 - A new Sudanese policy
The Sudanese Cabinet has ratified a new foreign policy initiative which focuses on taking care of rights and not interfering in the internal affairs of others as well as on solving the problem of south Sudan peacefully. Sudan, Politics, 4/24/1998 - Jordan's King visits Germany, Denmark and Tunisia
King Hussein of Jordan yesterday arrived in Bonn for a two-day official visit. Jordan's king is to meet with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and other senior German officials. Jordan-Tunisia-Germany, Politics, 4/24/1998