Arabic News Daily Page for 12/8/1998
Daily Edition - Tuesday, December 8, 1998
- Morocco is a model of stability, speaker of Austrian parliament says
Speaker of the Austrian National Council, Heinz Fischer hailed the stability prevailing in Morocco saying that the Kingdom constitutes a model of stability that should be followed by other countries in the region. Morocco-Austria, Politics, 12/8/1998 - Meetings on the sideline of Gulf states summit
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan on Monday in Abu Dhabi met with the Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan, currently visiting the UAE to attend the 19th session of the GCC member states leaders. The two sides reviewed the Middle East peace process and the situation in Iraq. Regional-Gulf, Politics, 12/8/1998 - West Africa conference on River Blindness opens in Ghan
A sub-saharan African conference opened Monday in Ghana to look into ways of coordinating efforts between West African countries in the struggle against river blindness. North Africa, Health, 12/8/1998 - Moroccan sports star El-Guerrouj in the Pantheon of World Athletics
Morocco's field and track star, Hicham El-Guerrouj entered the Pantheon of world athletics last July 14, when he shattered the World record on 1500 m setting it at the miraculous timing of 3:26. Morocco, Sports, 12/8/1998 - Israeli troops continue attacks against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Monday pounded with heavy artillery the woods of Sojoud and al-Rayhan, Aqmata farm, Mleita hill and the outskirts of Lweisa town in al-Tuffah district in the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 12/8/1998