Arabic News Daily Page for 10/13/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, October 13, 1998
- Italian company to supply Egyptian natural gas to Palestine
Italian Hydrocarbons Holding "ENI" and the Palestinian government signed Monday in the west bank town of Ramallah a long-term agreement under which the Italian holding will supply the Palestinian autonomous territories with natural gas. Palestine-Egypt-Italy, Business, 10/13/1998 - Egyptian - Iranian commercial discussions
A delegation from the Egyptian company for guaranteeing exports to Tehran is heading soon to finally agree with three Iranian banks on cooperation in the field of guaranteeing Egyptian exports to Tehran. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 10/13/1998 - Arab fact-finding committee to visit bombed Sudanese pharmaceutical factory
The secretary-general of the Sudanese pharmacists' syndicate, Salah Swar El-Zahab, announced today that an Arab scientific fact-finding committee is going to visit Sudan to examine the nature of what was produced in El-Shifaa pharmaceutical factory, which Washington alleges produced component chemicals for chemical weapons due, which the US destroyed the factory in an August 20 missile strike. Sudan, Politics, 10/13/1998 - Morocco's ambitions and reforms surveyed in Madrid Morocco, Politics, 10/13/1998
- Hungarian president to visit Morocco in January
Hungarian president Goencz A'rpad will visit Morocco next January, Hungarian prime minister, Victor Orban, announced in Budapest Monday. Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 10/13/1998 - Egyptian minister of supply heads to Algeria tomorrow
Egyptian Minister of Supply Ahmed Goweili is heading tomorrow a delegation of businessmen to Algeria, where he will meet with Algerian Minister of Supply Belaid Bakhti. Egypt-Algeria, Economics, 10/13/1998 - Algerian security arrests 16-member pro-armed group network
Algerian security forces arrested a 16-member network on charges of providing support to armed groups Algeria, Judicial, 10/13/1998 - Cairo hosts Arab information ministers' meeting
Meetings of the Arab information experts began on Monday in Cairo to decide on an Arab strategy toward the issue of intellectual property in the area of information. Regional, Politics, 10/13/1998 - AL continues efforts to settle Lockerbie case
Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Arab Affairs Ahmad Bin Hali has confirmed that the AL is currently heading a political, international and regional initiative to solve the Lockerbie case and lift the embargo imposed on Libya. Regional, Politics, 10/13/1998 - Israeli forces shell south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Monday bombed the hills of al-Tuffah district, adjacent to the occupied strip of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery bombarded the woods of Sujoud, al-Rayhan and al-Rafee mountain areas with phosphorus bombs that caused large fires to break out in the woods of Sujoud, Arab Salim, al-Rafee mountain areas and al-Tasse spring area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/13/1998 - UAE welcomes Yemen's restoring sovereignty over Hanish islands
The United Arab Emirates on Monday welcomed the decision of the international arbitration committee concerning the dispute between Yemen and Eritrea over the Hanish Islands in the Red Sea. United Arab Emirates-Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 10/13/1998