Arabic News Daily Page for 11/30/1998
Daily Edition - Monday, November 30, 1998
- International colloquy on Islam and human rights
The international human rights experts and Muslim scholars, who were invited to the event, said there is no contradiction between Islamic values and human rights principles Regional, Culture, 11/30/1998 - Arab ministers warn of risks posed by Israeli nuclear reactor
Palestinian Minister of Environment Yousef Abu Safia warned of a nuclear disaster in the Middle East. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/30/1998 - U.N. secretary-general resumes North Africa tour
United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, arrived in Algiers on Sunday to resume a North Africa tour that cut short recently due to a U.N.-Iraq crisis. Algeria, Politics, 11/30/1998 - Preparations for joint Saudi - Iranian joint committee in Riyadh
Works of the preliminary meeting for the first session of the joint Saudi - Iranian committee started in Riyadh on Sunday. The first session will be held on the ministerial level in Riyadh on December 15. Saudi Arabia-Iran, Politics, 11/30/1998 - Afworki confers with Abdul Meguid on Arab world and Africa
Eritrean President Assyas Afworki arrived in Cairo on Saturday for a two-day visit, during which he held talks with Arab League Secretary-General Abdul Meguid. Eritrea-Regional, Politics, 11/30/1998 - Syrian FM contacts Iranian, Saudi counterparts
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Sunday received a telephone call from his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharazi. Talks dealt with the situation in the region as well as in south Lebanon. Syria-Regional, Politics, 11/30/1998 - Iraq proposes its program on oil-for-food agreement
Iraq has proposed to the UN its special program on distributing food and medicines in the framework of the new phase of the oil-for-food agreement. Iraq, Economics, 11/30/1998 - Iran calls on Taleban to try those suspected of killing diplomats
Iran warned the Afghan Taleban movement of the consequences of not arresting and trying those suspected of killing Iranian diplomats in last August. Iran-Afghanistan, Politics, 11/30/1998 - UNPF chooses Bahrain as headquarters for regional program on women Gulf-Bahrain, Health, 11/30/1998