Arabic News Daily Page for 10/24/1998
Weekend Edition - Saturday, October 24, 1998
- UN mission on Sahara referendum gets $32 million to finish work
The UN General Assembly Administrative and Budgetary Committee adopted friday a resolution recommending the allocation of an additional loan worth $37.2 Million to ensure the functioning of the MINURSO (UN mission for the holding of the referendum in the Sahara). Morocco, Politics, 10/24/1998 - Arab League calls for prominent UN role in maintaining world peace, security
The Arab League noted the role played by the UN in preserving world peace and security and settling disputes and problems facing the world. It stressed the importance of dismantling weapons of mass destruction, foremost being nuclear weapons. Regional, Politics, 10/24/1998 - An agreement with EU on upgrading the Arab industry
Chairman of Arab Organization for Industrial Development, engineer Talaat El-Zafer said yesterday that the European Union signed an agreement of cooperation with the Arab Organization for Industrial Development in a number of fields that serve Arab industry Regional-European Union, Business, 10/24/1998 - Kuwaiti fund makes major pledge to Chad's development plan
The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development pledged on Thursday to contribute $20 million to a three-year development plan presented by Chad's President Idriss Deby at a meeting organized by the UN Development Program (UNDP), the Kuwaiti news agency Kuna reported. Kuwait-Regional-Chad, Economics, 10/24/1998 - Moroccan women's soccer team ousted from African championships Morocco, Sports, 10/24/1998
- 3rd Moroccan-Spanish media meeting
Moroccan and Spanish Journalists opened Friday in Spain their 3rd meeting to look into ways of enhancing partnership, friendship and entente between the two neighboring peoples. Morocco-Spain, Culture, 10/24/1998 - Tunisia and Morocco to enhance handicraft partnership
Moroccan Handicraft secretary of state, Hassan Maaouni, conferred Thursday here with Tunisian Tourism minister Slaheddine Maaoui on ways of boosting partnership between the two Maghreban countries in matters of handicraft and related sectors. Tunisia-Morocco, Economics, 10/24/1998 - International Social Welfare Association meets in Morocco
The International Social Welfare Association opened Friday its 26th General Assembly in southern Moroccan city of Marrakesh to look into ways of improving social coverage, medicare and working procedures. Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/24/1998 - Algerian judges continue strike
As a protest against the information campaign which was targeted at the judicial authority, Algerian judges decided to remain on strike for three days starting on Monday. Algeria, Politics, 10/24/1998 - US ambassador in Cairo says US strategy toward Egypt has not changed
US ambassador in Cairo Daniel Kurtzer denied that there has been a change in the American strategy toward Egypt. He stated that the gradual reduction in annual aid to Egypt comes as a result of the reduction in the US foreign aid budget. Egypt-USA, Economics, 10/24/1998