Arabic News Daily Page for 6/15/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, June 15, 1998
- Israeli shelling causes fire in olive grove
The Lebanese national resistance on Sunday attacked the Israeli military position ta Tallet al-Radar in the western sector of south Lebanon, using machine-guns and rockets. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/15/1998 - Arab league chief visits London for discussions over Lockerbie issue
Sources close to the pan-arab organization said the secretary general's talks are expected to lead to the creation next September of an arab league council that will take measures to lift sanctions imposed on Libya Libya-Regional, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Amman hosts Arab symposium on trade and development
Deliberations of a symposium on trade and development in the Arab states organized by the Arab Union for Foodstuffs Industries started today in Amman. Regional, Economics, 6/15/1998 - Iran to support Syria against any Israeli aggressions
Iranian ambassador in Damascus Muhammad Akhtari has stressed that Iran will not stand still should Syria be exposed to any Israeli aggression. He noted that such an Iranian stance is based on Iran's unswerving strategy in "challenging Zionism." Syria-Iran, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Four civilians slaughtered by gunmen in Algeria
The paper added that one member of the Armed Islamic Group who recently surrendered to the Algerian security sources unveiled the collapse of the GIA. Algeria, Military, 6/15/1998 - Iran warns against Israeli nuclear arsenal, violation of holy shrines
Describing the Israeli nuclear arsenal, the Iranian official said: "It could have far-reaching consequences on the security of the region and the world." Iran, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Chirac: France pins great importance on Syrian President's visit
President Jacques Chirac of France has reiterated that France considers the question of the occupied Golan as non-negotiable and that peace with Syria is based on the return of the Golan Heights. Syria-France, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Iranian minister of petroleum will discuss decreasing OPEC's production
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh arrived in Doha coming from Kuwait on a tour related to the prices of petroleum in international markets. Gulf-Iran, Economics, 6/15/1998 - Morocco Postpones BNDE Bank Privatization
Morocco postponed the sale of state holdings of up to 33.34 percent in BNDE bank valued at $78.3 million because a tender was "not conclusive", a spokeswoman said on Sunday. Morocco, Business, 6/15/1998 - Moroccan prime minister bans private jobs for ministers
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi has banned government members from holding posts in the private sector while in public office. Morocco, Business, 6/15/1998 - Mubarak confers with Eritrea envoy, Arafat, Australian FM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday received a message from Eritrea's President Assyas Afworki on the tense situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 6/15/1998