Arabic News Daily Page for 4/27/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, April 27, 1998
- Sudden delay in Sudanese peace talks with Garang
The Sudanese government announced the postponement of peace talks between the government and rebels in southern Sudan led by John Garang until May 4, instead of April 30, in Nairobi. Sudan-Kenya, Politics, 4/27/1998 - Ukranian defense minister visits Jordan
"I visit Jordan to support bilateral relations between our countries and to develop the signed agreements to include various areas of joint interest," Kozomok said. Jordan-Ukraine, Politics, 4/27/1998 - U.N. human rights commissioner to visit Morocco
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, who will visit Morocco early next week, said her stay in Morocco will be an opportunity to consolidate cooperation between Morocco and the U.N. body. Morocco-UN, Culture, 4/27/1998 - Rafik Hariri: The future depends on the private sector
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri stated that the Arab states' future depends greatly on the private sector. He called on businessmen to take initiative and not to wait for governments to lead. Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 4/27/1998 - Arab national conference begins
The conference, lasting for four days, will tackle four pivotal issues such as Arab national security, democracy, human rights, inter-Arab relations and social and economic development in the region. Regional, Politics, 4/27/1998 - Five dead, 40 injured in new Algerian fighting
Five civilians were killed and another 40 injured when two homemade mortar rounds fell near a mosque in a garrison town of Blida, south of the capital, an Algerian hospital announced. Algeria, Military, 4/27/1998 - GCC - EU meetings in Britain this week
Members between Gulf Cooperation Council member states' foreign ministers and the European Union Trioka (UK, Luxembourg, Austria) will take place on April 29 in Britain, as current EU president, hosted by British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. Gulf-European Union, Politics, 4/27/1998 - EU denies boycott of Israeli settlers' products
The European Union has denied that it intends to impose sanctions on commodities produced by Israeli settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank. Spokesman for the European Commission was quoted on Thursday as saying that what has been published by the Israeli dailies in this regard was groundless. Palestine-Israel-European Union, Economics, 4/27/1998 - Moroccan-Egyptian business council to be set up
Morocco and Egypt signed on Thursday , in southern Egypt, a convention providing for the setting up of a Moroccan-Egyptian business council. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 4/27/1998