Arabic News Daily Page for 6/17/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, June 17, 1998
- Jordan criticizes Israel on Lebanon and Syria
He called upon the Israeli government to resume peace talks with "our brothers in Syria" from they point at which they broke off under the previous Israeli government. Jordan, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Relations between Kuwaiti government and parliament
Kuwaiti Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Nasser Abdullah al-Rawdan said during the "brotherly positive" meeting in which parliament Speaker Ahmad al-Sadoun took part, relations were reviewed between legislative and executive authorities and obstacles hindering cooperation between the two sides. Kuwait, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Egyptian, Saudi officials discuss upcoming joint committee meeting
Ambassador Sayed Abu Zied, Egypt's assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs met on Tuesday with the Saudi ambassador in Cairo, Ibrahim al-Saad al-Ibrahimi. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Israeli labor party supports Palestinian right to self-determination
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa reviewed the visit of Israeli Labor Party leader Ehud Barak to Egypt. In a press conference after their visit Moussa said that the two sides exchanged points of view toward the current status of the peace process. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Eritrean envoy in Morocco, background
The message "deals with the border conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia and the efforts exerted so far by the government of Asmara to find a peaceful solution to the dispute" North Africa-Morocco-Eritrea, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Russia inquires about the Arab summit
Russia inquired about the developments in efforts to convene an Arab summit, the phases at which it has reached, and the Arab position to face Israeli obstinacy that obstructs the peace process. Regional-Russia, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Syrian call for summit intended to isolate Netanyahu
High-level Syrian sources told ArabicNews.com that the main goal of convening the expanded Arab summit called for by Damascus is isolating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a strong united front that can help the US and Europe take action against him. Syria-Regional, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Syrian deputy foreign minister to visit Ankara in July
Syrian sources told ArabicNews.com that a Syrian official will head to Turkey at beginning of the coming month to resume discussions between Damascus and Ankara. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Cooperation agreements between Egypt, Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday concluded a two-day visit to Egypt during which several agreements were signed, including agreements covering air-freighting, higher education, trade, information, veterinary, agriculture and avoiding double-taxation. Egypt-Belarus, Economics, 6/17/1998 - EU concerned over deadlocked Middle East peace Regional-European Union, Politics, 6/17/1998
- Israeli fighter jets attack Sujoud
Israeli jet fighters on Tuesday afternoon attacked al-Tuffah district in south Lebanon. In a statement, Lebanese security sources said that two Israeli jets attacked a wooded area of Sujoud town and fired two rockets. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/17/1998 - Jordan's Premier meets Moroccan King
King Hassan II of Morocco received Jordan's Prime Minister Abdul-Salam Majali who is visiting Morocco. Majali held talks on bilateral cooperation issues with his Moroccan counterpart before his meeting with the king of Morocco. Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 6/17/1998