Arabic News Daily Page for 9/17/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, September 17, 1998
- 4.7 million head to schools in Morocco
Some 4.7 Million pupils headed this week to their schools to begin the 1998-99 academic year, the Moroccan Education Department said. The figure shows a 7 percent increase compared to the previous year. However, some 2 to 2.5 million children will not be schooled this year. Morocco, Education, 9/17/1998 - Blair supports the announcement of Palestinian state
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has asserted his country's support for the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including their right to establish their own independent state. Regional-UK, Politics, 9/17/1998 - Khartoum: Withdrawing Sudanese diplomatic missions from US does not mean boycotting relations
Sudan's Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has asserted that the withdrawal of Sudanese diplomatic missions from Washington and US diplomatic missions from Khartoum does not mean boycotting relations between the countries. Sudan, Politics, 9/17/1998 - Syrian-Jordanian economic talks
Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi discussed on Wednesday with Jordanian Minister of Trade and Industry Muhammad Saleh al-Hourani in Damascus economic relations between the two countries, obstacles hindering trade exchange between the two countries and means of eliminating them. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 9/17/1998 - Report: Zeroual forced out
Sources told a London-based newspaper that Algerian President Liamine Zeroual was forced to resign and organize early presidential elections. Algeria, Politics, 9/17/1998 - Morocco hosts Arab-African telecom workshop
Morocco is hosting this Sept.21-22 the first Arab-African regional workshop to discuss the telecommunications and computing problems that will face Arab and African countries in year 2000 as a result of a computer software bug prevalent in many systems. Morocco, Business, 9/17/1998 - Morocco hosts fifth International Agriculture Fair
The fifth International Agriculture Fair opened Tuesday in Casablanca with the participation of 160 exhibitors coming from the four corners of the world. Morocco, Agriculture, 9/17/1998 - World Bank extends Morocco a 66-million dollar loan Morocco-World Bank, Economics, 9/17/1998
- Moroccan party says eligible population should vote in Sahara referendum
The Moroccan nationalist Istiqlal Party (PI), which is represented in the government, insisted that Moroccans will never accept that the eligible population is denied the right to take part in the upcoming self-rule referendum in Morocco's southern provinces. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 9/17/1998 - Moroccan minister stresses need for dialogue in air carrier strike
Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri stressed the need for dialogue in the conflict between technicians and the national air carrier, RAM. Morocco, Economics, 9/17/1998 - Middle East manager at British foreign office to start Egypt visit Saturday Egypt-UK, Politics, 9/17/1998
- Mayor of Tel Aviv calls for withdrawal from south Lebanon Israel-Lebanon, Politics, 9/17/1998