Arabic News Daily Page for 10/19/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, October 19, 1998
- Sudanese opposition rejects government call to discuss legalizing political parties
The Sudanese opposition refused yesterday the government's call to discuss a draft law that would allow the establishment of political parties. Sudan, Politics, 10/19/1998 - Saudi Arabia, China reiterate need for just Middle East peace
Both China and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concern over the continuinf deadlock in the Middle East peace process. The two countries called on the international community to move immediately and effectively to establish a just and comprehensive peace. They also called for resuming negotiations on the Syrian peace track and for carrying out UN Security Council resolution 425 pertaining to Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon. Saudi Arabia-Regional-China, Politics, 10/19/1998 - Israel shells the towns of Hadatha, Ein al-Jabal, Kafra
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday afternoon bombarded the western sector of occupied south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery shelled the towns of Hadatha, Ein al-Jabal, Kafra, Yater and al-Boutum mountains. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/19/1998 - Arab - Israeli representatives to visit Syria and Jordan
The eleven Arab Israeli members of the knesset (Israeli parliament) will visit Damascus to express support to Syria in the Turkish-Israeli threat Regional, Politics, 10/19/1998 - Forming Egyptian - Algerian businessmen's council
It was decided to form the first Algerian - Egyptian businessmen's council to increase investment and trade exchange, establish specialized fairs and take part in international fairs, on the basis that the regulative framework for the council be set up in Cairo at the end of December. Egypt-Algeria, Economics, 10/19/1998 - Jeddah hosts preparatory meeting of a seminar on human rights
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Azzedine Laraki opened i nJeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday a preparatory meeting of a seminar sponsored by the United Nations High Commission for human rights due in Geneva next November 19, reported the Kuwaiti news agency, KUNA. Regional-OIC, Politics, 10/19/1998 - Israeli border guards wound Palestinian workers
Three Palestinian workers were wounded Sunday after Israeli border guards shot them near Al-Dhahriah town, west of Hebron, Palestinian sources reported. Palestine-Israel, Local, 10/19/1998 - A message from Russian president to Mubarak
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a message from Russian President Boris Yeltsen that tackled bilateral relations between Egyptian and Russia, methods of enhancing and developing them in all fields. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 10/19/1998 - 16 armed men burglarize Sudanese Central Bank
Sources in the Sudanese Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that 16 armed men seized $1 million in an armed robbery of one of the Sudanese central bank's branches in Niala state in the western part of the country. Sudan, Local, 10/19/1998 - Sheikh Zayed congratulates Yemeni President on restoration of Hanish Islands
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, in a telephone call on Sunday congratulated Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the decision of the International Court of Justice to restore Yemen's sovereignty over the islands. United Arab Emirates-Yemen, Politics, 10/19/1998 - GCC culture ministers meet in Kuwait
Culture ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states will hold their seventh meeting on Monday in Kuwait to discuss several cultural issues which help supporting the march of cooperation and integration in various areas among the GCC member states. Gulf-Kuwait, Politics, 10/19/1998 - Jordanian publishers deny visit to Israel
Jordanian Publishers Federation on Sunday denied Israeli claims that several Jordanian publishers recently visited Israel and participated in a book exhibition there. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/19/1998 - Congo president makes sudden visit to Sudan Sudan-Congo, Politics, 10/19/1998