Arabic News Daily Page for 12/16/1998
Daily Edition - Wednesday, December 16, 1998
- Egypt cancels visa for Qataris Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 12/16/1998
- Morocco submits report on women integration strategy in Beirut's conference
The report said there are four priority fields in this strategy, namely education and literacy, reproductive health, integration of women in economic life and consolidation of their political, economic, social and legal status. Morocco, Culture, 12/16/1998 - Son of parliamentary deputy kidnapped in Yemen
The Yemeni council of deputies decided to summon the interior minister Major Hussien Arab to attend a session for answering the questions of the parliament's deputies on the security issues. Yemen, Local, 12/16/1998 - Syrian singer the best among Arab women singers for 1998
Syrian singer Asalah Nasri won the title of the best singer for this year in a poll taken by a United Arab Emirates magazine, published on Tuesday in Dubai. Regional, Culture, 12/16/1998 - Rabat and Madrid determined to upgrade struggle against illegal immigration
Morocco and Spain have decided to upgrade their cooperation in struggle against illegal immigration through increased contacts between the two countries' interior departments. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/16/1998 - Arresting out religion groups in Egypt
A judicial source in Alexandria said on Monday that Egyptian security forces arrested a group of 20 persons led by Muhammad Ibrahim Mahfouz (60) under charges of violating the Islamic religion. Egypt, Judicial, 12/16/1998 - Tehran hosts in April first Islamic interparliamentary conference
Parliamentary delegations from some 30 Islamic countries agreed here on Tuesday to hold the first Islamic interparliamentary conference in Tehran in April 1999. Regional-Iran, Religion, 12/16/1998 - Arab tourism committee recommends customs, tax facilitation
The Arab tourism committee Tuesday recommended Arab states to cancel departure fees among them, re-consider tourism taxes and facilitate customs procedures of touristic groups for the sake of encouraging inter-arab tourism. Regional, Economics, 12/16/1998 - Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday renewed their aggressions against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the enemy artillery bombarded the eastern area of Shakra town and the outskirts of Kafra and Yater. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 12/16/1998 - Jordanian parties oppose decision to prevent Jordanians from taking part in Palestinian conference in Damascus
The higher coordination committee of the Jordanian opposition parties described the Jordanian government's decision to prevent Jordanian party leaders and political figures from attending the Palestinian National Conference recently held in Damascus as a "violation of human rights of the Jordanians." Jordan, Politics, 12/16/1998 - Nine Palestinian National Council members boycotted session to cancel charter provisions
News reports from the West Bank said that nine members of the Palestinian National Council for Bethlehem district boycotted on Tuesday the session held in Gaza. Palestine, Politics, 12/16/1998