Arabic News Daily Page for 2/8/1999
Daily Edition - Monday, February 8, 1999
- AL paper to lift economic sanctions imposed on Iraq
The Arab paper on lifting UN sanctions against Iraq will be discussed by the ministerial committee in its forthcoming meeting to be held in Damascus shortly, chaired by Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa. Officials sources in Cairo said that the AL secretary general handed Iraqi envoy Nabil Nejm a copy of this Arab paper. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 2/8/1999 - UN chief asks Eritrea, Ethiopia to stop hostilities
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Saturday urged both Ethiopia and Eritrea to halt hostilities between them immediately and to give diplomacy a chance to reach a political solution to their border dispute. Ethiopia-Eritrea-UN, Politics, 2/8/1999 - Symposium at Arab - German Chamber of Commerce on developments in Egyptian economy
Egyptian Minister of Economy Youssef Botrus Ghali met today with members of the Arab - German trade chamber in Cairo. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 2/8/1999 - Lebanese resistance attacks five Israeli positions
During the Israeli bombardment of Hadatha town on Sunday morning two soldiers from the Irish contingent working within UNIFIL were wounded. The spokesman for UNIFIL, Timour Gogsil, said that seven Israeli shells were dropped on the headquarters of the contingent and resulted in wounding the two soldiers. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/8/1999 - Lute players hold world festival in Morocco next July
Lute players from the world will attend next July in Sale, Rabat's twin city, their first international festival, Moroccan renowned lute player, Haj Younes announced. Morocco-International, Entertainment, 2/8/1999 - Mediterranean foreign ministers forum meets in Malta next month
The Mediterranean forum, an informal group comprising foreign ministers of the region, will hold its 6th session next March 4-6 in Malta. Regional, Politics, 2/8/1999 - OIC chief calls member countries to pay arrears
Secretary general of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic conference, Azeddine Laraki, called islamic countries to participate effectively in the organization's activities and to pay their arrears. Regional, Economics, 2/8/1999 - Palestinian minister of higher education and scientific research visits Morocco
Palestinian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Moundir Salah on Sunday started a visit to Morocco meant to promote bilateral relations between universities in the two countries. Morocco-Palestine, Education, 2/8/1999 - South Korean premier arrives in Israel
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Chong-pil arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday for a three-day official visit to Israel. Palestine-Israel-South Korea, Politics, 2/8/1999 - Ocalan calls for international conference on the Kurdish question
Leader of the Kurdistani Workers Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan called in a message issued today in Athens, Greece to interfere in seeking to convene an international conference to discuss the situation of Kurds in Greece. Regional, Politics, 2/8/1999