Arabic News Daily Page for 3/11/1999
Daily Edition - Thursday, March 11, 1999
- Syria signs environmental documents with UNDP
Documents were signed and exchanged on Wednesday between the Syrian Ministry of State for Environment Affairs and the United Nations Development Program with the objective of carrying out three projects in the area of eliminating gases damaging the Ozone layer in the industrial sector. Syria-UN, Environment, 3/11/1999 - Eritrea ready to withdraw from all border areas
Director of the Middle East department at the Eritrean Foreign Ministry, Hamid Hamad, said his country has approved the proposals of the Organization of African Unity to settle the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Referendum in Sahara will be held in march 2000, minister says
The Moroccan minister of the interior said the referendum in the Sahara will be held in March 2000 "Morocco will go to the referendum at any cost," Morocco, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Sudan refutes US accusations over terrorism
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has stated that the US is mistaken when accusing Sudan of cooperation with or sponsoring terrorism. He called upon the US administration to dispatch an investigation team to Sudan to find out if such claims are correct. Sudan, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Lebanese resistance mounts operations
Israeli occupation troops on Wednesday shelled, using heavy artillery the outskirts of Kafra and Yater towns, al-Assi - al-Butoum road and the Jib Sweid area in the western sector of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/11/1999 - Israel threatens to resume attacks on Hizbullah
Israel stated that it will resume its raids on Hizbullah sites all over Lebanon even in areas subjected to Syrian forces. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Cetin discusses in Israel means of strengthening security and military relations
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Hekmet Cetin has asserted his country's continued consolidation of its relations with Israel in all areas, especially in fostering the military and security cooperation agreement between the two sides. Israel-Turkey, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Cohen concludes visit to Kuwait, says US is free to strike Iraq
Cohen continued that the US and British war planes have the total freedom to launch their operations in the Iraqi airspace in the northern and southern parts of Iraq. Kuwait-USA, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Palestinian official describes as positive and needed the trip of Moroccan pilgrims to Jerusalem
Palestinian official in charge of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Faysal Al-Husseini, described Morocco's decision to send Moroccan pilgrims on a trip to Al Quds as a positive and needed initiative Palestine-Morocco, Economics, 3/11/1999 - Morocco and WB draw plan to promote women's participation in sustained development Morocco, Politics, 3/11/1999
- Jerusalem Fund tutorship committee calls for raising funds for holy city
The tutorship committee of the Bait Mal Al-Quds (Jerusalem Fund) wound up Wednesday its first meeting in Rabat with calls on Islamic countries to organize fundraising campaigns to safeguard the holy city against Judaization attempts Regional, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Gulf coordination before meetings of the Arab foreign ministers
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries' foreign ministers will convene a meeting on Sunday in Riyadh to discuss many issues, like the Gulf - Iranian relations and Iran's occupation of three Gulf islands under dispute with the United Arab Emirates in addition to the Iraqi file, the peace process in the Middle East, economic cooperation among the GCC states and environmental issues. Gulf, Politics, 3/11/1999 - Washington holds Taleban responsible for Bin Laden
US Undersecretary of State Karl Inderfurth has held the Afghan Taleban movement responsible for the acts carried out by Osama Bin Laden in the areas which fall under its control. Regional-Afghanistan, Politics, 3/11/1999