Arabic News Daily Page for 4/17/1999
Weekend Edition - Saturday, April 17, 1999
- Algeria: French stance of election is a rejected interference in our affairs
Algeria considered the French official reaction to the Algerian presidential elections an unacceptable interference in its internal affairs. Algeria-France, Politics, 4/17/1999 - US: Events surrounding Algerian elections disappointing, Arab League supports election results
US State Department spokesman James Rubin said yesterday that the United States is disappointed with the withdrawal of six of seven candidates in the Algerian elections, won by sole remaining candidate Abdul Aziz Bouteflika, and concerned by low voter turnout and allegations of fraud surrounding the elections. Algeria-USA, Politics, 4/17/1999 - Egyptian Mufti, Pope Shenuda: transplanting organs not forbidden
Both Egypt's Mufti and Pope Shenuda of Alexandria have agreed that transplanting human organs is not forbidden, as all religions have agreed that transplanting organs from living or dead people is legal Egypt, Religion, 4/17/1999 - Starting to establish airports at Egyptian Oasis
A delegation from the German company ABB chaired by Axel Shtepkin arrived yesterday in Cairo to start the executive measures for establishing the airports of Farfra, Bahria at Egyptian Oasis on the B.O.T (build-operate-transfer) system. Egypt-Germany, Business, 4/17/1999 - Morocco's handicraft exports up 4.5 % in 1988
The handicraft exports increased in 1998 by 4.5% to around $63 million compared to figures recorded in 1997, Moroccan "La Vie Economique" weekly reported in its latest issue. Morocco, Economics, 4/17/1999 - Morocco, UN endeavor for resumption of identification operation in Sahara
Morocco and the United Nations are working together for the resumption of the identification operation of contested tribes by June 1, Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri told the BBC. Morocco, Politics, 4/17/1999 - Moroccan insurance sector turnover up 9.5 percent in 1998 Morocco, Business, 4/17/1999