Arabic News Daily Page for 9/14/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, September 14, 1998
- More companies for sale in Egypt's successful privatization effort , says minister Ebied
Egyptian Minister of Public Enterprises Atef Ebied inaugurated today a symposium regulated by the US Chamber of Commerce in Egypt around the projects involved in Egypt's privatization program. Egypt, Business, 9/14/1998 - Syria facilitated right of asylum for Algerian citizen in Norway
A Syrian source in Cairo denied today that the Syrian authorities delivered Algerian Islamic intellectual El-Tayeb Bargout to the Algerian authorities when they delivered 22 Islamists at the beginning of the current year. Algeria, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Saudi successor to meet with Blair tomorrow, to head to Washington
Saudi Crown Prince Abdallah Bin Abdul Aziz will visit Britain to meet with the queen at Balmoral in Scotland and with Prince Charles. Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Report: Jordan seeks to amend water agreement with Israel
Well-informed sources told a Jordanian daily that the Jordanian government is exerting intensive efforts to amend the Israeli-Jordanian agreement pertaining to the issue of waters. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/14/1998 - Israeli leftist leader accuses Netanyahu of lying, demands his resignation
Leader of the Israeli leftist Meritz party, Yossi Sarid, accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of lying and demanded the resignation of the government and the prime minister, Israeli radio reported on Sunday. Israel, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Morocco tops Arab School Games standing board
Morocco is currently taking the lead in the 12th Arab school games it is hosting since last week. Regional-Morocco, Sports, 9/14/1998 - Moroccan rugby team defeats Zimbabwe 15-9
Moroccan Rugby Team Defeated Saturday here Zimbabwe 15-9 in a qualifying heat match for the World Cup, due next year in Wales. Morocco-North Africa, Sports, 9/14/1998 - Belgian legislators and ministers start visit to Morocco
A group of Belgian ministers and legislators, members of the Liberal Party (PRL), started Sunday a four-day visit to Morocco at the invitation of Moroccan centrist party the National Rally of Independents (RNI). Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Jerusalem needs over $1.5 billion to meet development needs, says Palestinian ambassador
The occupied Palestinian city of Jerusalem needs more than $1.5 Billion to meet development requirements so that it can become the capital of the independent state of Palestine, said Abou Marwane, Palestine's ambassador in Morocco who was appointed by King Hassan II general manager of the Jerusalem Fund last July during the 17th session of Jerusalem committee held in Casablanca. Palestine, Economics, 9/14/1998 - 43 percent increase in exports from Germany to Egypt
The information official at the Arab - German Chamber of Commerce, Basant Helimi, said the chamber is holding a symposium about German - Egyptian economic relations on September 23 in which Egyptian Minister of Trade Ahmed Goweili will deliver a statement about Egyptian - European trade and removing obstacles hindering the development of trade exchange between Egypt and Europe. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 9/14/1998 - 110th session of Arab foreign ministers starts Wednesday
Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid will inaugurate the 110th session of the Arab foreign ministers in the permanent headquarters of the Arab League's general trusteeship on Wednesday in Cairo. Regional, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Chad's foreign minister to arrive tomorrow in Cairo
Chadian Foreign Minister Mohamed Saleh El-Nadif, is to arrive tomorrow in Cairo carrying a message from the president of Chad, Idriss Deby, to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt-Chad, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Committee meets today on Egyptian - French peace initiative
The meeting of the Egyptian - French committee will begin today in Paris to prepare for the international conference regarding the faltering peace process at the initiative of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French President Jacques Chirac. Egypt-Regional-France, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Jordanian businessmen deny ties with Israel
Private sector officials in Jordan denied the establishment of a joint Jordanian - Israeli Chamber of Commerce aimed at boosting trade and industrial cooperation between Jordan and Israel. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/14/1998 - Clashes continue between Lebanese resistance, Israeli forces
The pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army and Israeli occupation troops imposed a tight siege on Ein Majdolin town in Jezzine, after four militiamen were killed last week in a blast from an explosive charge planted by the Lebanese national resistance men in the town. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/14/1998