Arabic News Daily Page for 8/21/1998
Daily Edition - Friday, August 21, 1998
- Arab League: US Missile strikes a threat to security in Mideast
The U.S. missile strikes against Sudan and Afghanistan are a "threat to security and stability" in the Middle East and do not put an end to the problem of international terrorism, said an Arab league official. Regional-USA, Politics, 8/21/1998 - Italy seeks to increase legal immigration in cooperation with Morocco
Italian Minister of Interior Giorgio Napolitano said in Rabat on Wednesday that his country wishes to increase the flow of legal immigrants in cooperation with Morocco and other south Mediterranean countries. Morocco-Italy, Politics, 8/21/1998 - Report: Secret Israeli chemical tests kill 4, wound 25
Tests carried out by an Israeli secret laboratory recently killed four persons and other 25 have been reported wounded in Neis Zayouna district near Tel Aviv, an Israeli daily reported. Israel, Military, 8/21/1998 - Air flights increased between Amman and Haifa
Israel on Thursday announced that it will start two additional weekly air flights from Haifa to Amman Airport as of September 20. These are in addition to the six ordinary weekly air flights on the Tel Aviv - Amman line. Israeli radio said the extra flights came to give Israelis the chance to visit Amman where they can spend their vacations. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 8/21/1998 - US administration adopts new regulation to liberate Moroccan tomato imports
The US Department of Agriculture has announced an amendment of the regulation on Moroccan tomato exports that will liberate their trading on American markets. Morocco-USA, Economics, 8/21/1998 - Jordanian expert: Israel obstructs al-Wahdah dam on Yarmouk river
A Jordanian water expert described the project of building al-Wahda dam on Yarmouk river as vital, saying it would help Jordan eliminate its water shortage problems. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/21/1998