Arabic News Daily Page for 12/24/1998
Daily Edition - Thursday, December 24, 1998
- Ritter accuses Washington and London of playing with UNSCOM to strike Iraq
Former UNSCOM member from the US Scott Ritter has accused the US and Britain of "playing" in the works of the UN inspection committee to "justify " its raids on Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 12/24/1998 - Iraq prevents UN plane from landing in Baghdad
The Iraqi authorities on Wednesday prevented a UN plane from landing near Baghdad to take UN envoy Prakash Shah outside the country. Iraq-UN, Politics, 12/24/1998 - Al-Quds fund officially established in Morocco
The Al-Quds Bait Al-MAl (Jerusalem Fund) was officially established in Morocco under an accord signed between Morocco and the Palestinian Authority. Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 12/24/1998 - $30 million contract between Ericsson and Egyptian communications company
The government-owned Telecom Egypt company, along with the international Ericsson company endorsed a contract valued at $30 million to modernize the telephone network in Egypt. Egypt, Business, 12/24/1998 - Yemen renews call for Arab summit over Iraq
Yemen renewed Wednesday its call for an Arab summit to examine "the US-British aggression against Iraq." Yemen-Regional, Politics, 12/24/1998 - Money transfers between Sweden and Morocco go electronic
Morocco announced that money transfers between Sweden and Morocco will be operated electronically through the Eurogiro Network. Morocco-Sweden, Business, 12/24/1998 - Morocco to hold national colloquy on solid waste management
Moroccan Secretary of State for Environment Ahmed Iraqui announced that Morocco will organize next February a national colloquy on solid waste management to draw up a national strategy and an efficient basis for the enforcement of a new law. Morocco, Environment, 12/24/1998 - A reduction in net profits for Tunisian Cinema Company Tunisia, Business, 12/24/1998