Arabic News Daily Page for 10/12/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, October 12, 1998
- Palestinian - Egyptian talks at the end of the week
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat are holding talks at the end of the current week in Cairo at the evening in which Arafat will head to Washington to participate in a trio meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestine-Palestine, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Kuwaitis accused of corruption will be retried
The Kuwaiti daily "Arab Times" has said that a Kuwaiti court has decided to retry persons accused in the stealing public sums in which four former state employees on Kuwait Oil Tankers had been involved. Kuwait, Judicial, 10/12/1998 - Arab Child Day: They are the future and they are mistreated
Arab League assistant secretary-general for social affairs, Daw Sweidan said the AL's attention to Arab children is in fact an attention to the future of the Arab nation. Regional, Culture, 10/12/1998 - One billion pounds for upgrading Sinai water
The construction department Sinai has finished a number of water projects at a cost of LE 1.75 billion. Egypt, Economics, 10/12/1998 - 7th Islamic Trade Fair opens in Lebanon
The 7th Islamic trade fair opened this Monday morning in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, with the participation of more than 600 exhibitors from 28 Islamic countries. Regional-Lebanon, Business, 10/12/1998 - Arab experts examine laws on food ionization in Tunis
The standardization of legislation on food ionization in the Middle-East and Maghreb countries will be the topic of a workshop, organized as of Monday in Tunis. Regional, Agriculture, 10/12/1998 - Environment body calls for Arab genetic plant bank
Three Arab environment councils joined together to call for the creation of an Arab central data bank of genetic plants. Regional, Agriculture, 10/12/1998 - Morocco launches vaccination days this week
Morocco will launch this year its annual vaccination days on this October 14-18 for the struggle against deadly childhood diseases such as tetanus, tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles and whooping cough. Morocco, Health, 10/12/1998 - Morocco's candidate for WTO chairmanship calls for rotating leadership
The Moroccan candidate for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairmanship called lately for rotation in WTO leadership. Morocco, Economics, 10/12/1998 - Up to 15 percent of Moroccans are asthmatic
Between 10 and 15 percent of Moroccans are asthmatic which places Morocco among the countries having the highest rate of asthma cases, a Moroccan medical source says. Morocco, Health, 10/12/1998 - Moroccan employment minister in Canada
Moroccan Minister of Employment Khalid Alioua starts Monday a three-day visit to Canada where he is to confer with several officials. Morocco-Canada, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Speaker of Argentine Senate winds up visit to Morocco
Speaker of the Argentine Senate, Carlos Frederico Ruckauf, on Sunday wound up a visit to Morocco during which he was received by King Hassan II. Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Ugandan envoy is due in Cairo on Wednesday
Ugandan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eriya Kategaya is to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday as an envoy of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak focusing on the Sudanese crisis. Egypt-Uganda, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Iraq oppositon denounces Turkish threats against Syria
27 Iraqi opposition personalities, 10 parties and Iraqi organizations have denounced in a statement yesterday the policy of Ankara's rulers, which they said is based on intervening in the internal affairs of neighboring countries and violating their sovereignty. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Algerian police besiege 70 terrorists
Sources in the Islamic Salvation Front said today that Algerian security forces arrested yesterday the leader El-Sayed Abdul Qader Bu Khamkam, clarifying that the security forces informed the leader of the importance of attending the session of his trial before the court in Kassartia in eastern Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 10/12/1998 - A conference for the Greek and the Egyptian businessmen at the end of October Egypt-Greece, Business, 10/12/1998
- Head of deputies council attacks abduction of girls
Sheik Abdallah al-Ahmar, head of high department for Yemeni Grouping for Reform and the head of Yemen's Council of Deputies condemned abductions of girls from capital Sanaa's streets, describing the practice as against Yemen and Islam as a whole. Yemen, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Threats against Syria will cause economic loss to Turkey
Economic experts in London confirmed that Turkey risks its wide trade interests with the Arab countries through aggression on Syria. Regional-Turkey, Politics, 10/12/1998 - A message from Tunisian president to President al-Assad
Tunisian Foreign Minister Saeed Bin Mustafa arrived on Sunday in Damascus on a visit to Syria. Tunisia-Syria, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Israeli forces bomb Lebanese towns
Lebanese security reports said the bombardment covered Jemejme, Kherbet Soloum, Majdal Soloum, al-Sawan and al-Shoumareya areas. Also Jabal Abu Rashed in the Western Bekaa and Berkat Jabbour came under Israeli shelling, which started at dawn Sunday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/12/1998 - Arab group at the UN voices solidarity with Syria against Turkish threats
The Arab Group at the UN has asserted its categorical opposition to the Turkish threats against Syria. It voiced full solidarity with Syria against these threats. Regional-Syria, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Saudi efforts to purify atmospheres between Amman and Damascus Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/12/1998
- Syria ready to open dialogue with Turkey without preconditions
President al-Assad called each party to propose its position during such a dialogue. The paper quoted an Egyptian source that Syria's answer to the Egyptian proposals to end the crisis as positive as it paves the way to containing tension and settling the crisis Syria-Turkey, Politics, 10/12/1998