Arabic News Daily Page for 8/6/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, August 6, 1998
- New investment projects in Algeria
Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia announced the privatization projects worth about 300 billion Algerian dinars during the coming year to finance investment projects and counter decreasing job opportunities for Algeria's citizens and reduce the volume of unemployment among Algerians. Algeria, Economics, 8/6/1998 - A reduction in Egyptian exports
The most recent report issued by the Egyptian central system of general mobilization and statistics confirmed a decrease in Egyptian exports during the first four months of the current year. Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Egyptian trade minister calls for increased exports to COMESA countries
Ahmed Goweili, the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, urged businessmen and investors to work on increasing their exports to the countries belonging to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, after Egypt's official admission to the the group. Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Doctors and engineers stage sit in to protest unemployment
Moroccan jobless doctors and engineers staged on Wednesday a 24-hour "warning sit-in" in front of the headquarters of the Moroccan parliament in downtown Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Moroccan athletes excel in Stockholm meet
Moroccan Zahra Ouaziz won on Wednesday the 5000 m race of the Stockholm meet clocking the World's best time this year with 14:40.10. Morocco, Sports, 8/6/1998 - Morocco denounces NGO's allegations on Sahara
Morocco's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi, told Tuesday the 50th session of the U.N. Human Rights sub-commission that the NGO, "Centre Europe-Tiers Monde" (CETIM) spoke of the Sahara issue, while it totally ignores the various technical aspects of the issue. Morocco-UN, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Morocco presents periodic report to U.N. racial discrimination committee
Morocco will present this Thursday and Friday its 12th and 13th periodic reports to the 53rd session of the U.N. Committee for the elimination of racial discrimination. Morocco-UN, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Morocco will endeavor without respite to retrieve two Spanish-occupied cities
Morocco will endeavor without respite to retrieve Sebta and Mellilia (two northern Moroccan cities still under Spanish control), Moroccan Delegate Minister in Charge of the Maghreb and the Arab and Islamic Worlds said. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Egypt calls for halt to Kosovo violence
Sources in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt is anxiously following up on the escalation of violent actions in which innocent civilians and unarmed inhabitants in Kosovo are victimized. Egypt-Bosnia, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Kuwait for monitoring public states' s calculations Kuwait, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Algerian attackers kill more civilians Algeria, Local, 8/6/1998
- Kuwaiti information minister winds up successful visit to Syria
Kuwaiti Information Minister Youssef Sumait left Damascus on Wednesday following a three-day official visit to Syria. In a pre-departure statement he said: "We have benefited from the Syrian information expertise and I discussed with Dr. Salman ways of developing bilateral cooperation in the field of TV programs and performance and in mutual literary and cultural works." Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 8/6/1998