Arabic News Daily Page for 7/7/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, July 7, 1998
- Iranian - Iraqi relations are good
Iraqi Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan has stressed the need to improve the level of relations between Iran and Iraq. He described current relations between the two countries as good. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Iraq, Jordan sign oil cooperation agreement
Iraqi Oil Minister Amr Muhammad Rashid and Jordanian Energy Minister Muhammad Saleh al-Hourani on Monday in Baghdad signed an oil agreement that provides for the continued delivery of Iraqi oil to Jordan for the remainder of 1998. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 7/7/1998 - A message from Chirac to King Fahd
French Foreign Minister Alain Richard left Saudi Arabia on Sunday after he conveyed a message to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz a message from French President Jacques Chirac. Saudi Arabia-France, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Sudan arrests Sudanese opposition fighting with Eritrea
Sudanese security forces in Blue Nile province in eastern Sudan have arrested members of a cell that was found to be in charge of sending fighters from the Sudanese opposition to Eritrea. Sudan, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Moroccan premier to visit Tunis Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 7/7/1998
- Oman - mobile phones Oman-Egypt-Germany, Business, 7/7/1998
- Palestinian Bar Association: Police chief administrative powers are illegal
The head of the Palestinian Bar Association, Abdul Rahman Abu Al Nasser, described the declarations of the Chief of Palestinian police, General Ghazi Al-Jabali, who claimed to have administrative power giving him the right to arrest any Palestinian individual, as illegal. Palestine, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Boueiz: We have no information about Israeli pilot
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz that Lebanon is not in possession of downed Israeli pilot Ron Arad, and there is no information referring to the location of the pilot in or outside Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Discussions between Mexico and Egypt for establishing free trade zone
Ahmed Goweili, the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, discussed with a Mexican parliamentary delegation currently visiting Cairo methods of increasing and developing Egyptian exports to Mexico and exchanging visits between businessmen from both countries. Egypt-Mexico, Economics, 7/7/1998 - US Aid chairman in Cairo confirms continued support for Egypt's economy
Richard Brown, the chairman of the US Aid organization in Egypt, confirmed during his visit to the projects funded by the organization in Asyut governerate, the continuation of US aid to help advance the Egyptian economy. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/7/1998 - Final arbitration over Hanish Islands
Yemeni Prime Minister Abdul Karim al-Iryani arrived in London on Sunday to attend the meeting of the final arbitration session which will decide the destiny of Hanish island in the Red Sea, which has been under dispute between Yemen and Eritrea in December 1995. Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Djibouti to get Irani oil
Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mohamed Moussa Chehem yesterday in Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in political, economic, trade, commercial and industrial areas with Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi. Djibouti-Iran, Economics, 7/7/1998 - UAE calls on Gulf Cooperation Council to prepare for united European currency
The United Arab Emirates called its fellow members of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council to take the necessary procedures to confront the results of to the institution of the united European currency, the Euro, which will come into use on January 1, 1999. Gulf, Economics, 7/7/1998 - Egyptian petroleum production reduced by 20,000 barrels daily
Hamdi El-Banbi, the Egyptian minister of petroleum, said that Egypt has started to reduce its production of raw petroleum by 20,000 barrels daily, starting from the beginning of the current month and lasting until the end of June, for a total reduction of one million tons of petroleum annually. Egypt, Economics, 7/7/1998 - Israel continues shelling against south Lebanon
On Monday, the Lebanese resistance monitored an Israeli on-foot patrol as it took up a position around al-Ahmadieh in the western Bekaa. One resistance group attacked the enemy position. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said it was able to achieve direct hits on the position. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/7/1998