Today's Headlines
- Who is who in the Strassnov scandal
The Strassnov affair continued to hit the main news bulletins and newspapers in Israel where the more the details, the more the scandal becomes juicy, sexy and food for gossip, mainly political gossip. Israel, Judicial, 7/15/1998
- Syrian - Iraqi oil pipelines to be opened very soon
Iraqi Oil Minister Amer Muhammad Rashid said that Iraq and Syria signed on Tuesday an agreement providing for reopening oil pipelines to transfer Iraqi oil to the Syrian port of Banias. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 7/15/1998
- Mubarak warns against demographic changes in Jerusalem
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stressed the need for honoring UN Security Council resolutions relating to occupied Jerusalem and the occupied Arab territories. Egypt, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Moroccan-Tunisian bilateral commission debates ways to boost cooperation
The Moroccan-Tunisian high joint commission opened in Tunis on Wednesday to debate ways of promoting economic cooperation between the two Maghreban countries. Tunisia-Morocco, Economics, 7/15/1998
- Kuwait confirms right to detain ship penetrating its regional waters
Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber said that its is his country's right to hold any ship that enters its territorial waters without authorization. Kuwait-Gulf, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Egypt threatens to halt efforts in Somalia
Tripoli has briefed Cairo on the outcome of the talks the Libyan leadership held during the past week with Somali leaders Ali Mahdi, Hussien Mohammed Aideed and Othman Atto to urge them to implement the Cairo Declaration for reconciliation. Egypt-Somalia, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Russian delegation to Sanaa today
A governmental delegation from the Russian Federation is arriving today in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, headed by the head of the external debt department in the Russian Ministry of Finance, Semid Nof, for a three-day visit to Yemen. Yemen-Russia, Economics, 7/15/1998
- EU's intensive efforts for signing peace accord in Sudan
The European Union is currently making intensive efforts to reach a peace accord in Sudan. These efforts are culminated in dispatching its high-ranking officials to the region to explore means of achieving reconciliation providing for restoring peace and security to southern Sudan. Sudan-European Union, Politics, 7/15/1998
- King Hussein confers with Barak, heads to US for medical tests
King Hussein of Jordan on Tuesday held talks in Amman with the chairman of the Israeli Labor Party, Ehud Barak. The talks dealt with the Middle East peace process. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Tunisian president takes measures to end unemployment in Tunisia
In concluding the "National Symposium of Employment" in Tunis, Tunisian President Zien El-Abadin Bin Ali confirmed the importance of putting an end to the unemployment problem in Tunisia and opening horizons before the new generations. Tunisia, Economics, 7/15/1998
- Arafat relieved by his talks in Beijing
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat continued his talks in Beijing amid optimistic assessments by top Palestinian officials that China would play a more effective role in the peace process. Palestine-China, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Report: Secret Israeli plan to withdraw from south Lebanon
In its most recent issue, the Paris-based "al-Watan al-Arabi" magazine said that Israel has drawn up a secret plan to maintain a unilateral withdrawal from south Lebanon, but not to hand it over to the Lebanese authorities. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Arab banks profit up $5.5 billion in 1997
The profits of the Arab banks inscreased 5.5 billion dollars in 1997. The secretary general of the Arab Banking Union Adnan El-Hendi said that 1997 was the most distinguished year for the Arab banks in that they underwent a great expansion in services Regional, Economics, 7/15/1998
- Polisario representative in New York backs his peer's resignation
The representative of the Polisario Front in New York has backed the decision of the group's representative in Canada to quit the movement, a Moroccan daily reported on Tuesday. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 7/15/1998
- Arab Parliamentarians to convene in Beirut on the occasion of Qana massacre
Secretary general of the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU), Noureddine Bouchkouj (Morocco), conferred on Tuesday in Beirut with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament on the possibility of convening the coming session of the APU's council in the Lebanese capital. Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 7/15/1998
Short Takes
- Tareq Sadek Qawasme, an eight-year-old boy from Hebron who was shot in the leg by Israeli troops a few days ago, is still hospitalized in Hebron and doctors said it would take him at least two more weeks until he could be discharged. Go
- Israel is still holding a Lebanese prisoner though his prison term was over some eight years ago. Yousef Yacob Mohammed Surour of south Lebanon is one of a number of Lebanese prisoners who was arrested by Israel more than ten years ago and sentenced to various prison terms. Go
- Chad and Libya have reached an agreement pertaining to oil exploration and other services in the oil sector. Go
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