Arabic News Daily Page for 4/28/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, April 28, 1998
- Sheikh Ahmed Yassin visits Tehran
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder of the Hamas movement (the Islamic resistance movement), will begin a five-day visit to Tehran today, although for security reasons, it was kept secret whether he is coming from Doha or from Kuwait. Palestine, Politics, 4/28/1998 - Egypt examines suggested Arab - Israeli parliamentary delegation
Egyptian sources confirmed that Cairo is currently examining a suggestion from the Israeli Meretz movement's head in the Israeli Knesset, Yossi Sarid, on forming an Israeli - Palestinian - Jordanian - Egyptian parliamentary delegation to visit Washington, and express the anxiety of the four countries' people's representatives toward the stalled peace process. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/28/1998 - Syrian President to visit France
The sources added that this will be the first visit by President al-Assad in 22 years and one of his very rare visits to the West. Syria-France, Politics, 4/28/1998 - Saudi Arabia voices support for Middle East peace
King Fahd called on the Arab and Muslim worlds to develop cooperation and exert collective efforts in order to stand firm against new world blocs. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 4/28/1998 - Hrawi opens Francophonic University Association meeting in Beirut
In an inaugural speech, President Hrawi welcomed the conferees and praised the efforts exerted to support Lebanon's march of building and development despite ordeals yielded by the 20-year old Israeli occupation. Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 4/28/1998 - Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails urge their government to win their release
Jordanian detainees in Israeli jails on Monday urged the Jordanian government to work for their release. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 4/28/1998 - No Middle East - North Africa economic in 98
The Arab League's assistant secretary-general, Abdul Rahman al-Sahbani, stressed that the 1998 Middle East and North Africa economic conference will not be convened because of the Middle East peace process deadlock. Regional, Economics, 4/28/1998 - Egypt FM arrives in Gaza for Palestinian-Egyptian joint committee meetings
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Palestinian Minister of Planning Nabil Shaath signed today four agreements for supporting scientific, commercial, cultural and economic cooperation between the two countries. These agreements came after the meetings of the joint committee in Gaza. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/28/1998