Arabic News Daily Page for 9/28/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, September 28, 1998
- Yemen forces intrude into religious institution
Yemeni security sources stated today that the security bodies intruded yesterday on a religious institution in Sanaa, the Badr Institution for educating students about the origins of Shiite Islamic dogma. Yemen, Politics, 9/28/1998 - Palestinian official protests transfer of Weizman's office to Jerusalem
A Palestinian official rejected on Saturday a decision by Israeli President Ezer Weizman to transfer his office to the Abal Al-Zaytoun area in Jerusalem. Palestine, Politics, 9/28/1998 - 1.3 million Moroccans affected by hepatitis B virus
Between 780,000 and 1.3 million Moroccans are affected by the Hepatitis B Virus, Morocco's health minister said. Morocco, Health, 9/28/1998 - On eve of US envoy-sponsored Sahara talks, US officials talk of decisive stage
As the United Nations' special envoy for the Sahara is getting ready to hold another round of talks between Morocco and the Polisario, US officials, lawmakers and observers in the US federal capital agree that the issue is entering a decisive stage and for some, these might be "last ditch" talks. Morocco-West Sahara-USA, Politics, 9/28/1998 - Casablanca's international poetry festival winds up
For four days, Casablanca, Morocco's economic capital, turned into a poetry capital as poets from several countries flocked to attend the international poetry festival that wound up Saturday. Morocco, Culture, 9/28/1998 - Former Spanish premier calls for Europe's enhanced support to Morocco
Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez called on Europe to grant more significant support to Morocco which has "a strong stature" and a "typical flexibility" of countries located at the crossroads of civilizations and cultures. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/28/1998 - Morocco sets up fact-finding commission on Spanish plane crash
Morocco set up a technical fact-finding commission to investigate the crash of a Spanish plane Friday, which killed all of the 34 passengers, including two Moroccans, and four crew. Morocco, Local, 9/28/1998 - Morocco's renews adherence to referendum process
Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri renewed Morocco's "unequivocal" adherence to the referendum process in the Sahara. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 9/28/1998 - European ambassadors neglect Egyptian businessmen's meetings
Ambassadors of European countries backing Egypt's attitude in a product-dumping dispute with the European Union refused yesterday to attend the meeting of the Egyptian Businessmen's Assembly to discuss points of view toward the dumping issues raised against Egypt and thank them for their backing of Egypt in the issue. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 9/28/1998 - Head of Egyptian Islamic party El-Wassat complains about rejection
The committee on Egyptian political parties' affairs refused last week the establishment of a new party, the Egyptian party El-Wassat. Egypt, Politics, 9/28/1998 - Israeli police and Israeli Arabs clash
Clashes broke out yesterday in northern Israel where an Israeli Arab spokesman accused Israeli forces of intruding without any warning to scatter demonstrators who protested against the army's plans to convert an area of Arab lands into a military training region for Israeli forces. Israel, Local, 9/28/1998 - Turkish economic delegation to visit Cairo next month
A Turkish economic delegation that comprises more than 100 persons representing 61 economic and commercial corporations will arrive in Cairo on the October 16 to hold talks concerning supporting economic relations and increasing commercial exchange between the two countries. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 9/28/1998 - Israeli occupation troops also set up a position in Jabal al-Rafei
On Saturday, Israeli occupation troops bombarded the central sector of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said that Israeli bombarded the hills of the al-Tuffah district, foremost being the Jabal al-Rafei, Habboush, river area, Jarjou', Arab Salim, the woods of Sujoud al-Raihan and Aqmata farm. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/28/1998