Arabic News Daily Page for 11/2/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, November 2, 1998
- Palestinian airport to open by mid-November
Director General of the Palestinian civil aviation authority, Salam Abu Halib, said on Sunday that the Palestinian airport in Gaza, named "Arafat Airport," would open in the first half on November. Palestine, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Iraq, Iran committees to develop trade, economic relations
The papers quoted the Iraqi minister as saying that Iran and Iraq should unite their efforts in international arenas to counter Israeli threats and preserve the region's peace and security. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Egypt holding communications to establish free trade zones
Cairo is holding communications with European and Arab countries, aimed at establishing a free trade zone to facilitate the trade movement and encourage investment. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 11/2/1998 - Hanish Islands handed over to Yemen
Yemen on Sunday was handed over Hanish Islands from Eritrea. The process was made in compliance with the decision taken by an international court for arbitration issued last month that provided for ending Eritrea's sovereignty over several islands in the Red Sea. Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Morocco holds colloquy on illiteracy
Morocco will host on November 13-14 a colloquy on "illiteracy in Morocco: Diagnosis and Alternatives." Regional, Education, 11/2/1998 - Cyprus voices concern over Turkish cooperation with Israel
Cypriot Foreign Minister Yanakis Kasolidis has expressed his country's concern over Turkish - Israeli military cooperation. "We will remain concerned. We are not the only ones who think that balance in the region should not be changed in favor of this side or the other side," he stated. Turkey-Israel-Cyprus, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Islamists before Egyptian court
The Egyptian state security court on Saturday started an inquiry into 28 Muslim Brotherhood members under charges of reviving the group's activities by attracting groups of Egyptian youths. Egypt, Judicial, 11/2/1998 - Syrian PNF stresses dialogue with Turkey
Chaired by Syrian Vice President Zuheh Masharqa, the central leadership of the Progressive National Front held a meeting in Damascus. The participants in the meeting listened to a political report read by Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on a number of matters pertaining to Arab, regional and international conditions. Syria, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Palestinian delegation visits Cairo
The head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Qrei arrived in Cairo heading a Palestinian delegation to fulfill the invitation that was directed by the head of the Egyptian People's Council, Ahmed Fathi Srour, to discuss the latest peace developments. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Afro-Arab Forum Held in Ouagadougou Regional, Economics, 11/2/1998
- Islamic culture ministers hold 2nd meeting in Rabat
The second Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers is due to be held in Rabat this November 12-14 to consider the implementation of the Islamic world cultural strategy. Regional-Morocco, Religion, 11/2/1998 - French Accor group signs management contract of three hotels in Morocco
The French leading tourism group Accor won recently a contract for the management of three luxury hotels in Morocco. Morocco, Business, 11/2/1998 - Algeria gets top prize at film cinema festival
At the 17th cinema festival of Carthage which wound up Saturday, the highest reward, the Golden Tanit, was won by Algerian Bourlem Guerdouj for his movie "Vivre au Paradis" (living in Paradise), while the silver tanit went to an Egyptian movie-maker and the bronze tanit was grabbed by a Malian. Regional, Entertainment, 11/2/1998 - Fisheries joint commission meets in Lisbon
Portugal is among the European countries that benefit from the Morocco-European Union fisheries accord under which nearly 600 European trawlers, mainly Spanish and Portuguese, operate in Moroccan waters. Morocco-Spain, Business, 11/2/1998 - Morocco concerned over forest depletion
The Moroccan secretary of state in charge of environment warned against the depletion of the Moroccan large forest of Mamora (north of Rabat) which plays a key role in social and economic fields. Morocco, Environment, 11/2/1998 - Morocco and Mali agree to foster cooperation in sports fields Morocco-Mali, Sports, 11/2/1998
- Egyptian human rights organization calls for freedoms for newspapers
The sixth annual meeting of the Egyptian Human Rights Organization concluded yesterday, as its participants stated that political reform and releasing general freedoms are at top of which comes freedom of the press, are the main demands of the Egyptian people. Egypt, Politics, 11/2/1998 - Lebanese resistance forces attack Israeli positions
Lebanese resistance forces on Sunday attacked an Israeli military position in the Debseh area in the occupied zone of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/2/1998 - Iranian, Libyan join committees meet on bilateral co-operation
Meetings of the eighth session of the Iranian-Libyan joint committee chaired by the Libyan secretary of the people's committee for scientific research, al-Mahdi Abirshe, and the Libyan minister of labor and social affairs, Hussein Kamali. Libya-Iran, Politics, 11/2/1998