Arabic News Daily Page for 7/16/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, July 16, 1998
- Syria modernizes its economy to comply with European partnership agreement
Syria is leaning toward more openness and economic liberalization. In this era, it has embarked on the support given by the European Union, especially technical aid, so as to improve its economy to the needed level in order to sign a partnership agreement with the 15 member states of the European Union. Syria-European Union, Economics, 7/16/1998 - More Iranians to visit holy shrines in Iraq
an Iranian delegation to arrive in Iraq within the forthcoming days in order to monitor current preparations to receive Iranian visitors of the Shiite holy shrines. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/16/1998 - Israeli practices condemned by world organizations
Non-Governmental Organizations on Wednesday in Geneva condemned Israel's practices against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories. Regional-Israel, Politics, 7/16/1998 - Yemen accuses Saudi Arabia of launching aggression against it
Yemen today officially accused Saudi Arabia of still perpetrating and continuously snatching Yemeni lands. It called for an end to the Saudi military presence in the Yemeni territories. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/16/1998 - Egypt: three killed in clashes with Islamists
Two Islamists and one Egyptian policeman were killed on Tuesday in Upper Egypt. Another policeman and one civilian were wounded in a separate incident elsewhere. Egypt, Local, 7/16/1998 - Kuwaiti crown prince to visit Iran
Official media sources said today that Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Prime Minister Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah will visit Tehran soon with the objective of strengthening relations between the two countries. Kuwait-Iran, Politics, 7/16/1998 - Direct foreign investments in Morocco doubled in 1997
Foreign direct investments in Morocco have doubled in 1997 totalling more than $1 billion, according to the UN Economic and Social Council which is meeting here. Morocco, Economics, 7/16/1998 - SLA officer dead as Lebanese resistance, Israel trade attacks
Lebanese security sources said that Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday continued attacks against area adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Israeli artillery shelled the woods of Sujoud, al-Rayhan, Aqmata area and Lweiseh woods in al-Tuffah district. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/16/1998