Arabic News Daily Page for 5/11/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, May 11, 1998
- Kenyan foreign minister confirms Sudan's unity
After his meeting in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, Kenyan Foreign Minister Bonaya Godana said on Sunday that "The last agreement in Niarobi concerning the dispute in Sudan may achieve some progress, yet the problem in Sudan is very complicated and no one expects the success of the agreement." Sudan-Egypt-Kenya, Politics, 5/11/1998 - Four Palestinian captives arrive in Iraq
According to their request, the four Palestinian captives Iran agreed to release recently as per the request made by the leader of the Hamas movement, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, arrived today in Iraq. Palestine-Iran, Politics, 5/11/1998 - Argentinean vice-president to visit nuclear reactor at Inshas
Carlos Ruckauf, the Argentinean vice-president and his country's representative to the current Cairo summit for the G-15 group of developing countries, asked to visit the new Egyptian nuclear reactor in Anshas. Egypt, Politics, 5/11/1998 - Egypt refuses to reduce petroleum production
Meanwhile, Ali Bin Ibrahim El-Naimi, the Saudi minister of petroleum and mineral wealth, confirmed that the Arab Energy Conference is discussing the possibility of reducing Arab petroleum production to halt the universal reduction of petroleum prices Egypt-Regional, Economics, 5/11/1998 - Egypt opposes canceling Mediterranean Forum
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa sent today messages to his counterparts in the Mediterranean Basin Forum, in which he confirmed the importance of continuing this assembly and its development and said his country is not convinced by calls for canceling this assemblage. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 5/11/1998 - Many Israeli-Palestinian issues in Israel's comptroller's report
Many in Israel have so far failed to answer the question of whether they regard themselves as Jews or Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Local, 5/11/1998 - Iraqi foreign minister: Israeli - Turkish alliance blockades the Arabs
He said, "Resuming relations with Kuwait will be dependent on changing its [the Kuwaiti] attitude which aims at causing damage to Iraq." Iraq, Politics, 5/11/1998 - Fatah denies connection with Amman explosions
Fatah's official representative in Amman, Ibrahim Ajwah, denied that his organization is connected with a series of explosions that recently took place in Amman. Jordan, Local, 5/11/1998 - Lebanese resistance targets Sujud, Kassaret al-Aroush
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday bombarded western sector areas, Abu Rashid heights and Berkat al-Jabbour in the occupied part of south Lebanon, as the Lebanese national resistance forces attacked two Israeli positions in Sujud and Kassaret al-Aroush. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/11/1998