Arabic News Daily Page for 9/3/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, September 3, 1998
- Moroccan police dismantle clandestine emigration gang
The Moroccan police have dismantled a gang specializing in organizing clandestine emigration to Europe, Moroccan Al-Alam daily reported Wednesday. Morocco, Politics, 9/3/1998 - Arab ministers: distinction between resistance and terrorism
Secretary general of the council of the Arab ministers of the interior, Ahmad Bin Muhammad al-Salem, said that the council's meeting due to be held in Tunis will concentrate on discussing several issues of concern to common Arab security, including fighting international terrorism. Regional, Politics, 9/3/1998 - Yemeni oil workers observe a strike
A trade union source said that the Yemeni authorities had arrested four workers from the US "Hunt Oil" company over their calling for a general strike carried out on Tuesday. Yemen, Local, 9/3/1998 - Iraqi Vice President visits US-hit medicinal factory in Khartoum Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 9/3/1998
- Visiting Euro-MP delegation meets Moroccan Press Union chief
A visiting European parliamentary delegation conferred in Rabat with the secretary general of the Moroccan Press Union, Youness Moujahed, on the situation of Moroccan press and on the problems faced by Moroccan journalists. Morocco-European Union, Politics, 9/3/1998 - Morocco purchases 36,000 tons of US wheat Morocco, Economics, 9/3/1998
- Morocco signs $1.1 million deal with U.S. Vanco company
Morocco signed Wednesday in Rabat a $1.1 million deal with U.S. Energy Company "Vanco" for oil prospecting in the Moroccan Atlantic waters. Morocco, Business, 9/3/1998 - Arab central banks governors meet in Amman
Meetings of the 22nd session of the council of the Arab monetary institutions and central banks will be held on Sunday in Amman with the participation of delegations representing all Arab central banks. Regional-Jordan, Business, 9/3/1998 - Israel detains Lebanese at Khiam camp as it continues attacks on towns
The Lebanese resistance on Wednesday attacked the Israeli occupation position in Salaa. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said direct hits were scored against the position. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/3/1998 - Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdish Democratic Party exchange captives Iraq, Politics, 9/3/1998