Arabic News Daily Page for 8/3/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, August 3, 1998
- Iraq denies criticizing claimed Syrian - British maneuvers
In its recent issue, the Jordanian daily al-Majd said that the Iraqi ambassador to Jordan, Nouri Louis, stressed that the Iraqi embassy in Amman and the Iraqi government in Baghdad had no connection with the political statement released two weeks earlier by the Jordanian Baath party organization. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Ruler of Qatar to visit Algeria
Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani tomorrow will pay a two-day official visit to Algeria. A spokesman for the Algerian Foreign Ministry said today that the visit of Qatar's emir is in reply to the visit made several months earlier by the Algerian President to Qatar. Algeria-Qatar, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Egypt will not sign partnership agreement with Europe
Ahmed Goweili the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, stated while examining the exhibition of Egyptian products being held on the margin of a tourism and shopping festival that Egypt will not sign the partnership agreement with Europe until it reaches a balance in joint economical interests with all parties." Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/3/1998 - King Hussein to return to Jordan within two weeks.
Jordanian sources expected that King Hussien will return to Jordan within two weeks after he has received the second part of his chemotherapy treatment at the US Mayo Clinic for his lymphoma. Jordan, Politics, 8/3/1998 - El-Fasy: We cannot accept Spanish occupation of Moroccan land
Abbase El-Fasy, the secretary general of the Moroccan Independence Party which is a member of Morocco's coalition government, announced the opposition of his country to the continuous Spanish occupation of Sebta and Melila in the north. Morocco, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Jerusalem Mufti praises Jerusalem resolutions, Arafat more guarded
The Mufti of Jerusalem, Shiekh Ikermeh Sabri, has described the outcomes of Jerusalem committee's meetings that concluded last Thursday under the leadership of Moroccan monarch King Hassan II as positive and promising. Palestine, Politics, 8/3/1998 - ISESCO chief calls on Islamic minorities to set up dynamic cultural ties within societies they live in
The director-general of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Abdelaziz Al Twijri, called on Muslim minorities to establish dynamic cultural relationships within the societies they are living in. Regional, Religion, 8/3/1998 - Moroccan rising star El Kaouch on El-Guerrouj's heels
After Hicham El-Guerrouj won the world senior title in 1500 m last year in Athens, rising star Adil El Kaouch won the world junior title, confirming Morocco's supremacy over the distance. Morocco, Sports, 8/3/1998 - Algerian parliamentarians oppose intervention in Algerian internal affairs
Some 100 members in the Algerian Parliament signed a memorandum condemning attempts aiming at undermining the Algerian state's institutions. Algeria-UN, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Syrian PNF reviews Middle East developments
The PNF members listened to a report given by Syrian Premier Mahmoud al-Zou'bi, dealing with Syria's economic conditions, especially regarding mineral resources and the agricultural sector. Syria, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Israel attacks south Lebanese using internationally-banned weapons
Israeli occupation troops on Sunday shelled Hadatha and al-Teiri towns' woods in south Lebanon using internationally-banned phosphorus shells. Lebanese security sources said the enemy bombardment resulted in fires in the woods of the two towns. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/3/1998 - Palestinians, Israelis to discuss police cooperation
The Israel Meretz movement announced that the movement's chairman, Yossi Sarid, will visit Amman tomorrow to meet with Jordan's crown prince. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/3/1998