Arabic News Daily Page for 4/30/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, April 30, 1998
- Iraq calls for end to sanctions, as 132 new inspections begin
Nabil Negm, Iraq's permanent delegate of the Arab league said the actions of the Security Council in continuing the sanctions on Iraq do not express the will of the international community. Iraq-UN, Politics, 4/30/1998 - US president comments on London meeting
U.S. President Bill Clinton expressed hope that the May 4th meeting between US Secretary of State Albright, Israel's P.M. Netanyahu, and Palestine's President Arafat will bear fruit asking the parties to consider the alternative if failure results. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 4/30/1998 - King Hussein of Jordan said
King Hussein said that there has been the feeling of double standards so far as dealing with issues of the region saying while some got away with so much others pay dearly. Jordan-Regional-Denmark, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Palestinian intellectuals rally in Paris
While Israel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Palestine's usurpation, the speakers added, the price of the creation of Israel was not only forcing some one million Palestinians out of their own lands. The speakers stressed that Zionism is hostile to Jews because it is a colonial ideology which displaced the Palestinians, encomapssed racial discrimination and committed crimes against the Jews themselves. Palestine-Israel-France, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Quiet prevails after conflict in Yemeni governerate of Hadramout
El-Makla city in the Yemeni governorate of Hadramout seemed very quiet after the confrontations witnessed over the last few days between demonstrators from opposition parties and security forces, during which two were killed. Yemen, Local, 4/30/1998 - American jet crashed in Saudi desert Gulf-USA, Military, 4/30/1998
- Acts of violence continue in Algeria
Algerian dailies on Wednesday reported that the number of victims of the massacre committed Tuesday in al-Medea province by armed groups reached 43, while seven girls are reported to have been wounded by the armed groups and all foodstuffs stored in the victims' houses were stolen. Algeria, Military, 4/30/1998 - Iran works to establish good relations with Arab states
the main objectives of the Iranian gesture is to make sure that Iran does not represent a danger to anybody in the region and that "Iran works to establish brotherly relations on the basis of mutual respect and interests." Iran-Regional, Politics, 4/30/1998 - GCC, EU discuss issues on Iran, Iraq, ME peace
During the one-day meeting held in London on Wednesday between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council member states, the two sides discussed several issues of mutual concern including Iraq, Iran and the Middle East peace process. Gulf-Saudi Arabia-European Union, Politics, 4/30/1998 - International Human rights center in Morocco
Robinson added: "The aim of the initiative is to take into accounts the Islamic views in the articles of the Human rights declaration," noting the initiative will be put into actual practice before the end of the current year. Morocco-UN, Culture, 4/30/1998 - Yemeni-Ethiopian relations boosted
The Yemeni daily al-Wahda quoted the secretary of the foreign ministry for political affairs Ghalib Ali Gamil as saying that visits exchanged between Yemen and Eritrea have restored normalcy, noting that a detente in relations between the two Asmara and Sanaa will be announced after a verdict is taken over the possession of the disputed Hanish Islands. Yemen-Eritrea-Ethiopia, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Muslim Brothers leader opposes Arab agreement on terrorism
The general leader of the prohibited Muslim Brotherhood group in Egypt, Mostafa Mashour, criticized the Arab agreement for combating terrorism that was signed by Arab justice and interior ministers last week. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Disputes between leaders of Yemen's socialist party
The central committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party criticized the party's leaders for weakening the party's role and reducing its activity. Yemen, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Israeli Prime Minister to visit New York in May
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit New York in the middle of May, to meet with the secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan and discuss the Israeli proposal of conditional withdrawal from south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 4/30/1998 - Jordan, UNDP sign disaster response training agreement
Jordan and the UN Development Program signed an agreement to establish a training center to deal with disasters. The $197,000 project financed by the UNDP will provide training for a number of employees in governmental and non-governmental organizations in dealing with disasters. Jordan-UN, Economics, 4/30/1998 - Jodan's transport minister meets with US delegation
Jordanian Minister of Transport and Telecommunication Sami Gammo stated that Jordan is looking for an effective US role to achieve economic and investment stability in the region. Jordan, Economics, 4/30/1998 - Egyptian - Sudanese to be discussed within a new framework Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/30/1998
- Iranian Shoura council chairman concludes visit to Kuwait
Chairman of the Iranian Shoura council Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri proposed during his Wednesday visit to Kuwait University to establish a regional studies center between Iran and Kuwait as a step toward strengthening scientific relations between the two countries. Kuwait-Iran, Education, 4/30/1998 - An exhibition for Egyptian products in Gaza
The Egyptian organization for international markets and exhibitions, in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Trade, agreed to establish an exhibition for the Egyptian products in Gaza and West Bank. Egypt-Palestine, Exhibition, 4/30/1998 - Intensive preparatory meetings for Group of 15 summit conference in Cairo
Goweili said during the conference that the final agreement between Egypt and members of the group on establishing a general union for the trade chambers - would be signed. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/30/1998