Arabic News Daily Page for 9/22/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, September 22, 1998
- Egyptian - European committee to meet to settle potato export problem
A symposium on exporting the Egyptian potato crop to Europe and on the problems facing the export process and the suggested solutions was held yesterday at Egyptian Foreign Ministry headquarters, chaired by the Egyptian assistant foreign minister and head of the Egyptian - European participation unit at the Foreign Ministry, Gamal Bayoumi. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 9/22/1998 - OIC assists Muslim flood victims Regional, Economics, 9/22/1998
- Torrential rain destroys three houses in northern Morocco
The Torrential rain, which affected Monday Northern Morocco, destroyed three houses, damaged sewage and drinking water conveyance networks and cut telephone lines. Morocco, Local, 9/22/1998 - Morocco's exports increase by 8.4 percent
Morocco's exports (free on board, see definition at bottom) posted a 8.4 percent between April 1997, where they were estimated at 13.2 Billion dh ($1.38 bln), and April 1998 where they reached 14.11 Bln Dh ($1.5 bln). Morocco, Economics, 9/22/1998 - Morocco to Launch in April Basic Education Support Project
Morocco will launch by next April a project to support basic education with a financial contribution worth 40 million ECU (european currency unit) of the European Union. Morocco, Education, 9/22/1998 - Moroccan PM: Stalemate in Mideast leads to bitterness and disappointment
"After the hopes raised by the conclusion of Oslo Accords, we note with bitterness and disappointment that middle east peace prospects are dying to give room to mistrust and tension," Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 9/22/1998 - Hassan Abouyoub ambassador in charge of commercial negotiations
King Hassan II appointed Hassan Abouyoub ambassador in charge of commercial negotiations, the Moroccan Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Department announced on Monday. Morocco, Politics, 9/22/1998 - Sudanese FM to meet with British counterpart tomorrow
Ismael told ArabicNews.com today that this is the first meeting to take place between the foreign ministers of the two countries in more than 10 years, and he thinks that it is a step in the right direction. Sudan-UK, Politics, 9/22/1998 - Ministers of energy in Mediterranean area to meet next week
The ministers of energy in the Mediterranean states will hold a meeting the coming week in Milan, Italy to discuss economic and technical studies for the electric link project between the Mediterranean countries. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 9/22/1998 - Lebanese resistance retaliates for Israeli attacks on south Lebanon
On Monday morning, the Israeli occupation troops launched a rocket attack on the district of Ali al-Taher and the surrounding area in south Lebanon. Israeli warplanes flew over the western Bekaa and Hasbaya, Lebanese security sources said. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/22/1998 - Violence continues in Algeria
Three persons were killed and another five wounded in a bomb explosion on Sunday morning on the road leading from Saeeda to Sidi Bel Abbes province. Algeria, Local, 9/22/1998