Arabic News Daily Page for 11/25/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, November 25, 1998
- New collective funeral for Iraqi children
Baghdad on Tuesday held a collective funeral for 31 children who died as a result of a food and medicine shortage due to the continued UN sanctions imposed on Iraq for 8 years. Iraq, Politics, 11/25/1998 - Iranian president praises cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami has called for Saudi-Iranian cooperation in order to "give a bright picture about Islam to the world." Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 11/25/1998 - Egypt, Ethiopia for restoring peace to Somalia
Egypt and Ethiopia on Tuesday asserted their determination to coordinate efforts in order to restore peace to Somalia, which is continuing to witness armed conflicts. Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 11/25/1998 - President Arafat meets Moroccan delegation in Gaza
Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, received Tuesday in self-ruled Gaza members of the Moroccan delegation that arrived early Tuesday morning aboard a Moroccan airliner marking the official inauguration of the Gaza airport. Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 11/25/1998 - Joint Jordanian-Israeli statement on visits of Israeli foreign, trade ministers to Jordan
A joint statement was released in Amman on Tuesday at the conclusion of a visit made by the Israeli foreign affairs and commerce and industry ministers, Ariel Sharon and Natan Sheransky, respectively, to Amman and their talks with high-ranking Jordanian officials. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 11/25/1998 - Lebanon files new complaint against Israel
Lebanon has officially lodged a complaint with the April Understanding Monitoring Committee against Israel over its bombardment of Kfar Tabnit and Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa towns. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/25/1998 - Morocco and Tunisia to step up higher education cooperation Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 11/25/1998
- Socialist association backs Morocco's alternation program
The council of the international socialist association, which wound up works here on Tuesday, expressed backing to the program of the Moroccan socialist-led government. Morocco, Politics, 11/25/1998 - Israeli - Palestinian clashes Palestine-Israel, Local, 11/25/1998
- Palestinian - Egyptian discussions on the margin of opening Gaza airport
The Egyptian delegation participating in Palestinian celebrations of the opening of Gaza International Airport met with Palestinian writers, intellectuals, reporters and artists. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/25/1998 - Cairo hosts Awqaf and Arab Islamic affairs ministers meeting
Works of the fifth executive council for the Islamic affairs and al-Awqaf ministers started in Cairo on Tuesday in the presence of al-Awqaf ministers from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Gambia, Kuwait, and Egypt as well as several ambassadors concerned. Regional-Egypt, Religion, 11/25/1998 - Explosion near German embassy in Sanaa
A bomb explosion in a car stationed in front of the German embassy in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of three persons and wounded several others. Yemen, Politics, 11/25/1998