Arabic News Daily Page for 6/5/1998
Daily Edition - Friday, June 5, 1998
- Israel escalates aggressions against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Thursday renewed their aggressions against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery positioned in Muhibib hill on Thursday pounded the outskirts of Eita mountain, Hadatha, Haris, Sujoud al-Rayhan towns and Aqmata farm. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/5/1998 - Hizbullah warns Israel against launching military attacks on Lebanon
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Hizbullah party warned Israel against launching military aggressions against Lebanon "Israel will pay a heavy price if it does so," the statement said. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/5/1998 - Sudanese rebellions announce control in Yolo city
The Sudanese rebels said from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, that Yolo city, situated near the border with Ethiopia, fell on Tuesday between contingent no. 13 of the SPLA and government troops. The SPLA said that the government's soldiers left behind T-63 tanks and large amounts of ammunition. Sudan, Military, 6/5/1998 - Continued confrontations in Algeria
The Algerian dailies on Wednesday said that the security forces killed on Monday 15 armed group members, 10 of which were killed in al-Bueira province, 120 km, east of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Iranian economic delegation will visit Egypt next Tuesday
Abdul Monem Saudi, the head of the Egyptian industries union, said that a high-level Iranian economic delegation will arrive at Cairo on next Tuesday. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 6/5/1998 - Cairo peace accord on Somalia dead said warlord
Somali warlord Othman Ali, known as Atto, has said that the peace accord signed by warring Somali factions in Cairo, December 1997 is dead, adding that a new meeting should be convened to find a better formula for the peace process. Somalia, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Djrjian: Meeting at James Baker Institute was academic
Former US ambassador to Israel Edward Djrjian, who was also former US ambassador in Damascus said the meeting was academic aimed at discussing means to resume the peace process between Syria and Israel. Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Algerian President confers with Jordanian prince
Algerian President Liamine Zeroual on Thursday received Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan and discussed with him bilateral relations between the two countries. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 6/5/1998 - US, Bahraini officials meet on military cooperation Bahrain-USA, Politics, 6/5/1998
- Damascus hosts international oil and gas exposition
Syria's first international exposition on oil and gas "Syria Oil '98" will be opened on Sunday in Damascus. Some 167 companies are taking part in the exposition, which will be on display until June 11. Syria, Economics, 6/5/1998 - Maintaining peace at the top of African foreign ministers' agendas
The meetings of the Organization of African Unity states' foreign ministers began yesterday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. North Africa, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Arab Organization for Administrative Development meetings begin
The Arab Organization for Administrative Development held its 36th exceptional session on the level of ministers and the bodies leaders responsible for administrative reform in Arab states, headed by Abdul-Rahman Naur El-Din, the state minister for laborers in Sudan. Regional, Economics, 6/5/1998 - Abdul Meguid confirms the Arab rights in Jerusalem Regional, 6/5/1998
- Arafat continues tours to advance Arab summit
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat continued his tour of Arab states to take advance his call for an urgent Arab summit. Arafat arrived in Yemen from Oman to hold talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh about the crisis in the peace process. Palestine, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Al-Adli: Security negotiations with Khartoum halted because Mubarak's attackers still in Sudan
Al-Adli said that the security situation in Egypt is currently stable, referring to the change in security plans, instructions and targets aimed at enhancing this stability. He added, however, that crimes might take place in any country. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Mordechai: If redeployment not made, conditions in territories will explode
Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said that any failure by the Israeli government in determining areas in the West Bank to be delivered to Palestine would lead to acts of violence. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Islamic broadcasting experts meet in Riyadh
The participants in the meeting discussed several issues pertaining to digital technology in radio broadcasting, the latest developments in television broadcasting and the document of the international conference on the development of modern telecommunications and technologies in the media. Regional, Business, 6/5/1998 - The American minister in Cairo is asking Egypt to depend on its self Egypt-USA, Economics, 6/5/1998