Arabic News Daily Page for 6/29/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, June 29, 1998
- Italian prime minister to visit Iran
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will visit Tehran next week in the first visit by a western country's prime minister to Iran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. The visit was described as being political. Iran-Italy, Politics, 6/29/1998 - Arab Journalists Union against jailing Kuwaiti daily editor in chief
The Arab Journalists Union has called for suspending the sentence handed down by the Kuwaiti authorities to jail chief editor of the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas, Muhammad Jasem al-Saqer, and his colleague Ibrahim Marzouk and to resume immediate publication of the Kuwaiti dailies al-Seyassah and al-Qabas. Kuwait-Regional, Politics, 6/29/1998 - Palestinian police chief criticizes Palestinian court
The chairman of the Palestinian police, General Ghazi Al-Jabali, criticized the interference of the Palestinian courts in the issue of detaining Abdul Aziz al-Rantisi, the spokesman of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, and its decision to release him. Palestine, Judicial, 6/29/1998 - Beginning the works of the Arab tourism council.
The Arab Tourism Council's conference began this morning in Syria, in which tourism ministers from 20 Arab countries and their representatives are in attendance. The conference will last for two days. Regional, Economics, 6/29/1998 - Iraqi officials to visit Egypt to improve commercial exchange
Three Iraqi ministers are to arrive in Cairo during the current week to discuss activating bilateral relations with their Egyptian counterparts. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 6/29/1998 - Lebanese fighters escalate resistance
Lebanese resistance forces on Sunday attacked an Israeli military position in Hadatha in the occupied zone of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/29/1998 - Libyan - Kenyan relations highlighted
The Kenyan President praised decisions approved by the recent African summit in which the African countries announced deliberate rejection of the sanctions imposed on Libya as from September first if the US and Britain do not positively respond to proposed initiatives to settle Lockerbie crisis. Libya-Tunisia-Kenya, Politics, 6/29/1998 - Bilateral cooperation between Jordan and Algeria discussed
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul-Salam Majali met with Algerian Minister of Industry and Trade Abdelmadjid Menasra. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 6/29/1998