Arabic News Daily Page for 8/12/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, August 12, 1998
- Arab agricultural development conference in Libya
Works of the scientific conference on agricultural development and agriculture's role in boosting the industrial sector in the Arab states started in Benghazi, Libya on Tuesday. Regional, Agriculture, 8/12/1998 - Gaddafi's human rights award granted to Castro
The Libyan news agency on Tuesday said that "Moammar Gaddafi's award for human rights" was offered this year to the Cuban President Fidel Castro. The agency added that preparations are underway to deliver the award on August 30. Libya, International, 8/12/1998 - Israeli judicial system under fire
Al Sane', himself a Bedouin, denounced the release of the killer arguing that had the killer been an Arab and the victim a Jew, the Arab would have immediately been taken into custody Israel, Local, 8/12/1998 - Israeli left set up their own radio
Israeli left-wing activists have decided to set up a pirate radio station that would counter the campaign of Jewish settlers' radio, Channel 7. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/12/1998 - UNDP launches anti-poverty program in Mauritania
The United Nations Development Program and the Mauritanian government announced the launch of a $4.5 million program to support poverty control activities in the North African country. Mauritania-UN, Economics, 8/12/1998 - Strasbourg to host Mediterranean festival next October
The northeastern French city of Strasbourg will host the first festival of Mediterranean arts and culture next October 23-31. Maghreb, Culture, 8/12/1998 - Asilah most appropriate venue for African writers' club
The first Congress of African Writers held here August 8-9 which called for the setting up of a club of African writers deemed that the city of Asilah is the most appropriate venue for such premisses, said the congress commissioner, Henri Lopes. North Africa, Culture, 8/12/1998 - Moussa receives report on European - Mediterranean ministerial conference
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received a detailed report from Fathi El-Shazeli, Egypt's assistant foreign minister for European affairs, that deals with the outcomes of talks held with officials in both Italy and Germany. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 8/12/1998 - Khartoum and Addis Ababa agree on return of Sudanese refugees
Informed Sudanese sources said that a high-level Sudanese official succeeded in reaching an agreement with the Ethiopian authorities, to return the Sudanese refugees who live in Ethiopia. Sudan-Ethiopia, Politics, 8/12/1998