Arabic News Daily Page for 7/22/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, July 22, 1998
- Yemeni governor ambushed
The governor of al-Jawf province, situated north of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was hit by bullets in an armed ambush implanted by a Yemeni tribe for an official group which also included two ministers. Yemen, Local, 7/22/1998 - Gaddafi confers with Burkina Faso president
Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi met on Tuesday with President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso who arrived in Tripoli earlier in the day. Libya-Burkina Faso, Politics, 7/22/1998 - SLA member killed, 10 anti-personnel mines detonated
Lebanese security sources said that Israeli artillery shelled on Tuesday morning Wadi al-Kafour area with 155 mm shells. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/22/1998 - King Hussein to undergo chemotherapy Jordan, People, 7/22/1998
- Israel opposes setting up international criminal court
The British daily the Times said that Israel strongly opposes the setting up of a court for international crimes. Israel, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Three theft gangs arrested in Lebanon
Lebanese security authorities during the ten past days arrested members of three rubbery and theft gangs. The 12-member gangs attacked people and stole their property in their cars or on public streets. Lebanon, Judicial, 7/22/1998 - Jordan airport to allow easy travel to Israel
The Jordanian Civil Aviation Department on Tuesday issued a statement saying that Jordanian and Israeli officials met on Monday in Amman. They agreed to take new measures permitting international visitors who arrive at the Jordanian Aqaba airport on the Red Sea to visit any other cities in the two countries. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 7/22/1998 - Moroccan opposition attacks Youssoufi government for doing nothing
The secretary-general of the opposition Popular Movement said that the current government has not achieved anything, so the opposition cannot either object it or present alternatives. Morocco, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Iran, Iraq hold successful talks on prisoners
Chairman of the Iranian war prisoners committee, Lt. Gen. Abdullah al-Najafi, described the results of the talks recently held between the Iranian and Iraqi sides concerning the question of prisoners as positive. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Tunisian mediation between Morocco and Algeria.
Tunisian sources said that Tunisia will launch a mediation effort between Morocco and Algeria to ease the disputes between them and facilitate the return of normal relations within the context of the talks held recently in Tunisia, between Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi and high-ranking Tunisian officials in the high joint committee's meetings. Tunisia-Maghreb, Politics, 7/22/1998 - Jordanian foreign minister consults with Egypt Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 7/22/1998
- Israeli fears over its office in Tunis
Israeli diplomatic sources said that Israel has fears that Tunisia will close the Israeli office in the Tunisian capital after Tunisia withdrew its last diplomats from Tel Aviv. Tunisia-Israel, Politics, 7/22/1998