Arabic News Daily Page for 6/18/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, June 18, 1998
- Jordan's Prime Minister arrives in Libya
Majali rejected a notion that the peace process is dead saying that it was facing several obstacles at the same time, but, "the achievement made on the Palestinian track so far should not be ignored." He said. Jordan-Libya, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Lybia - Morocco cooperation talks
Means to bolster Libyan - Moroccan cooperation and trade exchange were discussed at a meeting in Tripoli on Tuesday between the secretary of the Libyan general popular committee for unity and the visiting Moroccan minister of industry and trade. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 6/18/1998 - World Bank lends Morocco $150 million for pension system
The World Bank and Morocco signed in Washington on Wednesday an agreement under which the WB grants Morocco a $150 million loan to support a project for the improvement of long-term savings and the pension system. Morocco-World Bank, Economics, 6/18/1998 - Jordan's premier ends visit to Morocco
The agreements deal with encouragement of investments, road transport and tourism. The two prime ministers also signed protocols related to rules of origin, health, agriculture, administrative development, cooperatives, security, culture and preservation of historical monuments. Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Cabinet council adopts draft finance bill
The Moroccan Cabinet council adopted on Wednesday the 1998-1999 draft finance bill that will be debated at the Parliament after it is adopted by the ministers' council. Morocco, Economics, 6/18/1998 - Boradi elected Tunisian lawyers' chief
Nearly 2,000 Tunisian lawyers elected the independent lawyer Abdul Galil Boradi as the new chief of the lawyers' syndicate succeeding Abdul-Wahab El-Bahi, who served two terms in the post over the past six years. Tunisia, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Iran cancels press conference between reporters, Albright at the White House
Iranian sources confirmed that a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Iranian reporters scheduled to be held yesterday was canceled. Iran-USA, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Four people were killed in Algeria
Four people were killed and another four reported wounded following a bomb explosion in a graveyard in Tepaz district, east of the Algerian capital, Algiers. A statement by Algerian security forces said the bomb was exploded in the cemetery in Bourqiqa town in Tipaza province. Algeria, Military, 6/18/1998 - Syrian president receives messages from Yeltsin, Gaddafi
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Wednesday at al-Chaab Palace in Damascus received President of Osetiya Alexander Dzasokov who conveyed a message from Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Syria-Libya-Russia, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Austrian President confers with Syrian interior minister
Austria's President Thomas Klestil yesterday received Syrian minister of the Interior Muhammad Harba currently visiting Austria. Syria-Austria, Politics, 6/18/1998 - India for just Middle East peace
He also denied any Indian nuclear cooperation with Israel. Regional-India, Politics, 6/18/1998 - Saudi Arabia imports 13,000 tons of Palestinian agriculture
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture said that Saudi Arabia imported from Palestine more than 13,000 tons of agricultural products during the current agricultural season. Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Agriculture, 6/18/1998