Arabic News Daily Page for 9/21/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, September 21, 1998
- Tangiers to have leading role in Morocco's openness to international arena
Moroccan Prime Minster Abderrahmane Youssoufi said the government's development strategy seeks to give the northern town of Tangiers the leading role in the country's openness onto its international arena. Morocco, Economics, 9/21/1998 - Morocco to set up human rights training center
The Moroccan Human Rights Minister announced Sunday that Morocco will create shortly a national center for human rights training, documentation and information in cooperation with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Regional, Local, 9/21/1998 - Cote D'Ivoire's Premier Starts Visit to Morocco
Prime minister of Cote D'Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan, started on Sunday a five-day friendship and work visit to Morocco at the invitation of Moroccan peer, Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Morocco-Cote D'Ivoire, Politics, 9/21/1998 - King Hassan II receives Saudi crown prince
King Hassan II, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed and Prince Moulay Rachid, received over the weekend at the Royal Palace of Skhirat Saudi Crown Prince Abdallah Bin Abdul Aziz. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/21/1998 - Mediterranean parliament leaders call for clearing region of nuclear weapons
The leaders of parliamentary councils in Tunisia, Italy, Spain and Egypt called for activating Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in the region. Regional, Politics, 9/21/1998 - Egypt participates in exhibition of the Arab industries in Abu Dhabi
Egypt is participating in the exhibition of the Arab industries in Abu Dhabi from October 25 - 28. United Arab Emirates-Regional, Business, 9/21/1998 - Beirut criticizes proposal for conditional withdrawal from Jezzine Lebanon, Politics, 9/21/1998
- US began inspection of Iraqi ships
Baghdad stated yesterday that US inspections of Iraqi ships in the Gulf delays needed medical and food supplies from reaching Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 9/21/1998 - El-Beltagi expects 16 million tourists in 2017
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi expected that by the year 2017 the number of projected tourists to Egypt will reach 16 million and the number of tourist nights will increase to 13 million due to a raise in the average tourists' stay from 6.5 nights to 8 nights each. Egypt, Economics, 9/21/1998 - Iraqi trade center opened in Damascus, trade reaches $150 million
Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi on Sunday opened the Iraqi trade center at the Damascus International Fair. The ceremony was attended by an Iraqi delegation in addition to a high-ranking Syrian delegation. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 9/21/1998 - Resistance escalated against Israeli troops in south Lebanon
Lebanese resistance forces on Saturday attacked the Israeli position in Sujoud inside the occupied strip of south Lebanon. In a statement the resistance said that its forces used machine-gun fire and rockets in the attack, scoring direct hits. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/21/1998