Arabic News Daily Page for 5/21/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, May 21, 1998
- Syrian FM: Israel has to leave the Golan
Al-Sharaa added that Syria will not give up an inch of its territory and will keep on committing itself to resuming negotiations from the point at which they broke off. Regional-Syria, Politics, 5/21/1998 - A call to revive the Arab joint market
The council called yesterday for expansions in establishing bilateral free trade zones on the Arab level, taking care not to have trade rules exceptions and to control the regulatory and administrative procedures which obstruct commercial exchange among the Arab states. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 5/21/1998 - Arab - German trade chamber symposium in Cairo will discuss stock market and privatization
Dr. Peter Gobervitch, the executive manager of the Arab - German trade chamber in Cairo, stated today that the chamber will organize a symposium addressing "rules of dealing in the stock market within globalization." Egypt-Germany, Business, 5/21/1998 - Moroccan King receives written message from Blair
Fatchett met with the Moroccan prime minister as well as Foreign Minister Abdel Latif El-Filali and Minister of Interior Idris El-Basri. Fatchett criticized the situation in Algeria, which has been plagued by violence against civilians. Morocco-UK, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Austrian Chancellor in Tunis today
Klima's visit to Tunisia comes among a series of international visits prior to his country's assumption of the European Union's presidency at the beginning of the summer. Tunisia-Austria, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Bahrain: anti-terrorism pact as landmark common Arab effort
Bahrain's Minister of the Interior Sheikh Muhammad Bin Khaleifa al-Khaleifa on Tuesday stated that the unanimous approval of the Arab anti-terrorism pact is viewed as a remarkable historical achievement and a special landmark in the march of common Arab work. Bahrain-Regional, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Jordan supports establishment of independant Palestinian state
Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan discussed the Middle East peace process with Palestinian Minister of Planning Nabil Shaath. Crown Prince Hassan expressed Jordan's full support for the Palestinians in their struggle to regain their rights and establish their independent state. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 5/21/1998 - Conference for communication in Beirut at the end of May
The international conference for communications will be held in Beirut from May 26 - 28, in which the Lebanese Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, the Arab corporation for space communications, Arab Sat, the World Bank and some Arab ministers of communications will participate. Regional-Lebanon, Economics, 5/21/1998