Arabic News Daily Page for 3/23/1999
Daily Edition - Tuesday, March 23, 1999
- Morocco calls UN to draw genuine voters' lists for referendum in Sahara
Youssoufi said it is up to the U.N. to draw genuine lists, far from any maneuvers or opposition schemes hatched by those who want to hamper the process. Morocco, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Hassaka governor confers with Turkish counterpart
The governor of Hassaka, a province in northern Syria, on Monday received the governor of the Turkish Mardin district, Fikrat Koufan, who is currently visiting Hassaka in order to boost ties between the two neighboring states. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Vatican envoy in the Palestinian territories
Vatican envoy Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, who is also the chairman of the millennium committee, on Monday started a four-day visit to the holy lands in order to prepare for celebration to mark the second millennium since the birth of the Christ. Palestine-Israel-Vatican, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Iranian source denies Israeli claims
A well-informed Iranian source categorically denied on Sunday reports that Iranian companies signed trade contracts with an Israeli company during Cologne's international exposition in Germany, according to a report on Sunday by the Israeli daily Maariv. Iran-Israel, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Four armed men killed in Algeria
An Algerian daily said on Monday that Algerian security forces killed 4 armed men in the Farroush woods in the province of Jejiel during mopping-up operations the security forces carried out in the area. Algeria, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Israeli planes raid south Lebanon
Israeli warplanes on Monday raided the Mleita area in south Lebanon's al-Tuffah district. News reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli warplanes fired missiles at the targeted area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/23/1999 - Morocco and France optimistic over cancellation of more Moroccan debts
French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry Dominique Straus-Khan, said in Paris Monday that he is optimistic that the "Paris Club" will decide to write off all of Moroccan debt or at least raise the current 20% ceiling of the amount of debts convertible into investments. Morocco-France, Economics, 3/23/1999 - Former UN special representative in the Sahara hails Morocco's efforts for MINURSO success
Special representative of the United Nations secretary general in charge of the Sahara mission, Charles Dunbar, who resigned from his position last week, hailed Morocco's efforts to ensure the success of MINURSO. Morocco, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Eritrea downs Ethiopian plane
Eritrea said that it shot down an Ethiopian warplane on Sunday on the western front on the borders between the two countries. Eritrea-Ethiopia, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Moroccan interior minister meets US diplomat
Moroccan Minister of the Interior Driss Basri met in Rabat Monday with the United States delegate to the UN for special political affairs, Nancy Sodeberg. Morocco-USA, Politics, 3/23/1999 - African Development Bank, Morocco's second fund donor
The African Development Bank (ADB) is Morocco's second-largest fund donor after the World Bank with the financing of some sixty projects worth $3.8 billion, said ADB President Omar Kabbaj. Morocco-Africa, Economics, 3/23/1999 - Senegalese communication minister in Morocco
Senegalese Communication Minister Aissata Tall Sall started on Monday a working visit to Morocco at the invitation of her Moroccan counterpart, Larbi Messari. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 3/23/1999 - Israel evacuates Egyptian tribe to Sinai Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/23/1999
- Iraqi Communist Party accuses authorities of executing 100 persons
The Iraqi opposition Communist Party has asserted that the Iraqi authorities executed some 100 Iraqis, the majority of them political detainees from a prison located south of Baghdad, during November 1998. Iraq, Politics, 3/23/1999