Today's Headlines
- Monday strike might be canceled in honor of President Clinton's
The effort by Palestinian officials to cancel the strike stems from the fact that most of the Palestinians highly appreciate the visit to Gaza by President Clinton. The mere fact that President Clinton will land in Gaza International Airport is a sign of US recognition of Palestinian sovereignty Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/12/1998
- King Hassan II chairs national colloquy on employment
The three-day colloquy, gathering representatives from the government, parliament, local councils, private sector, non-governmental organizations and unemployed university graduates, will look into ways of promoting employment and adapting education and training to the job market. Morocco, Economics, 12/12/1998
- Israeli Knesset member meets with Egyptian foreign minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met today the head of Israel's Arab Democratic Party, Knesset member Abdulwahab Darawshe, to discuss steps that can be taken to urge the Israeli government to commit to the Wye River accord and free the Palestinian detainees. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Palestinian Women's Union calls on international community to work for release of detainees
The Palestinian Women's Union will hold tomorrow in Cairo a meeting to express their solidarity with Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. Palestine, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Suha Beshara calls for carrying on anti-Israeli struggle
Lebanese anti-Israeli militant Suha Beshara on Friday called for carrying on all forms of struggle against Israel to compel it evacuate the occupied Arab territories and release all Lebanese and Palestinian detainees. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Egyptian report tells of Israeli violations of Wye River accord
A report by a group of the Egyptian diplomats said the volume of Palestinian land confiscated by Israel in the Gaza Strip and West Bank since signing the accord is greater than the amount of land delivered to the Palestinian Authority in the first stage of Israeli redeployment. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Morocco denies rejecting Annan's Sahara proposals
Morocco denied having rejected proposals made by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to relaunch the referendum process in the Sahara. Morocco-West Sahara-UN, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Hariri visits Saudi Arabia today
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri headed today to Saudi Arabia for a private visit, from which he will travel to the French capital for a similar visit and return to Beirut during Ramadan. Lebanon, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Annan calls for international cooperation to face Y2K computer software problem
The international community is a long way from being ready to face the year 2000 computer problem, Pakistan's Ahmed Kamal, chairman of the United Nations Working Group on Informatics told a UN-sponsored group of people working on the problem yesterday. Regional-UN, International, 12/12/1998
- Deep differences characterize 1st day of Clinton's visit
Separated by deep differences, US President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu are both in waiting for the outcome of the Monday session of the Palestine National Council in Gaza. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/12/1998
- Cairo: negotiations to establish large road network Egypt, Business, 12/12/1998
- Moroccan fish professionals denounce extension of fisheries accord with Russia
Moroccan Fish Professionals denounced on Friday the extension of the fisheries accord with Russia, saying that renewal of the accord harms Morocco's sea resources. Morocco-Russia, Economics, 12/12/1998
- Morocco-US Council on Trade and Investment holds annual meeting in Rabat
The Morocco - US council on trade and investment held its annual meeting in Rabat on Friday. Morocco-USA, Economics, 12/12/1998
- Israel's approach to prisoners unethical, says PLO
PLO Executive Committee Secretary Mahmoud Abbas, said that Israel violated the Wye River agreement regarding the prisoners' issue. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/12/1998
Short Takes
- King Hassan II held on Friday in Marrakesh talks with Saudi Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who is second deputy premier, minister of defense and general inspector of the Saudi armed forces. The Saudi prince arrived early this week in Morocco on a private visit. Go
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is meeting with his Sudanese counterpart, Mustafa Othman Ismael, on the margin of their participation in meetings to solve African conflicts, which are taking place in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to discuss methods of developing ties between the two states and the results of Egyptian communications to end the Sudanese problem. Go
- Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal welcomed in press statements yesterday Saudi Arabia's agreement to resorting to international arbitration to solve the border dispute between the two countries. He also said that Yemen had repeated many times its approval of any method proposed by Saudi Arabia of settling the border dispute between the two states, whether by direct negotiations or arbitration. Go
- Mohammed Beit al-Mal, the secretary of the public general committee for Libyan finance, stated yesterday that income from Libyan petroleum has fallen during last year by 35%, as the price petroleum barrel has usually varied between $12 and $18 per barrel for Libyan petroleum. Go
- Palestinian opposition forces held a public conference in Gaza to express their opposition to adjusting the Palestinian national charter and to the Wye River accord, which was described as a response to US - Israeli pressure. Go
- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's spokesman yesterday stated that Annan has not offered mediation between the United Arab Emirates and Iran in the two countries' dispute over sovereignty over three Gulf islands, Greater and Lesser Tunb and Abu Mousa. The statement added that Annan hopes the two states will resume bilateral talks on the issue and that the two can reach a mutually-acceptable solution to the dispute. Go
- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday approved the food redistribution plan submitted by Iraq on November 28 within the oil-for-food agreement. $1.056 billion is to be used to buy food within the humanitarian program for Iraq, out of a total $2.746 billion. Funds of $240 million go toward purchasing medicines and medical equipment, $150 million will go toward water and sanitation, $409 million for electricity, and $300 million for oil spare parts. Go
- Two Palestinian young people were killed and another 50 injured during a confrontation between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in Kelikela city in the northern West Bank. Go
- Yemeni diplomatic sources stated yesterday that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will be heading tomorrow to Paris, where he will hold talks with French Go
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