Arabic News Daily Page for 10/22/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, October 22, 1998
- Maghreban labor class renews attachment to unified Maghreban entity
The secretariat general of the union of Maghreban Trade Unions renewed the Maghreban working class' attachment to a unified regional entity. Maghreb, Politics, 10/22/1998 - Yilmaz asks Moscow to hand over Oclan
Turkish Prime Minister Mesout Yilmaz on Wednesday summoned the Russian ambassador to Turkey and asked him to inform his country the need to hand over leader of the Kurdistani Workers Party Abdullah Oclan to Turkey. The Turkish daily al-Sabah said on Wednesday that Yilmaz told the ambassador that the place where Oclan exists is in an area to the west of Moscow. Turkey-Russia, Politics, 10/22/1998 - Egypt, Arab League welcome Syrian-Turkish agreement
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Wednesday welcomed the results of Syrian-Turkish talks in alleviating tensions in the region. In statements to reporters he expressed his happiness over his country's participation in the process of defusing the crisis between Syria and Turkey. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/22/1998 - Federation holds meeting on North African road network
The International Road Federation held, in parallel to its meeting this October 19-20 in Tunis, a seminar on roads and highways development in North Africa. Tunisia-North Africa, Economics, 10/22/1998 - Morocco hosts workshop on assistance for AIDS control associations
The workshop, to be attended by NGOs delegates from Europe and Africa, will be an opportunity for the exchange of experiences in matters of the struggle and prevention from the killer AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). Regional, Health, 10/22/1998 - Morocco signs cooperation accord with International Labor Office
Morocco and the International Labor Office signed wednesday here a cooperation accord providing for the promotion of employment and the development of human resources in Morocco's micro-businesses. Morocco, Politics, 10/22/1998 - Arab social welfare bodies meet in Morocco
Marrakesh is playing host this October 20-23 to the 9th congress of Arab social welfare bodies that are discussing means of promoting social and medical coverage in the Arab states. Regional-Morocco, Culture, 10/22/1998 - Security campaign in Kuwait checked the violators' situations
An official source in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior confirmed that the campaign to confront illegal residents in Kuwaiti has succeeded in modifying the status of more than 20,000 expatriates, some of whom left the country, while others legalized their residence status. Kuwait, Politics, 10/22/1998 - Amr Moussa will head tomorrow to Jordan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is heading tomorrow to Jordan for a two-day visit, during which he will meet with high-ranking Jordanian officials. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 10/22/1998 - El-Baz asks Khartoum to rectify atmospheres with Egypt Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 10/22/1998
- Saudi Arabia - Japan increased cooperation
Saudi Arabia and Japan have asserted the need of continuing the Middle East peace process on the basis of international legitimacy resolutions and the land for peace formula. Saudi Arabia-Japan, Politics, 10/22/1998 - Egypt, Cyprus call for resuming Middle East peace talks
Both Egypt and Cyprus underlined the importance of resuming peace talks on the Lebanese and Syrian peace tracks from the points at which they had broken off. Egypt-Regional-Cyprus, Politics, 10/22/1998