Arabic News Daily Page for 8/4/1999
Daily Edition - Wednesday, August 4, 1999
- EU for boosting Middle East peace
Following his meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen, whose country is currently presiding over the presidency of the EU, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said, "We have discussed the whole Middle East peace and obstacles and difficulties impeding us. We are eventually in need of the support and backing of the European Union and its constructive efforts in the peace process Palestine, Politics, 8/4/1999 - Some 15 persons killed in inter-Somali fighting
Some 15 persons were killed and another 25 were wounded in intensive battles between two warring groups in the Somali capital. The confrontations started when members of the military militia led by Mousa Sudi Yalahu stopped a truck loaded with commodities for another rival group in Makadishu and asked for money in order to permit the truck to pass. Somalia, Politics, 8/4/1999 - Islamic Development Bank may finance agricultural bank project in Indonesia
"The concept of the agricultural bank is still be discussed with the relevant agencies, such as Bank Indonesia (the central bank), the Finance Ministry, and business people engaged in the agrobusiness sector," Indonesian Agriculture Minister Soleh Solahudin told the press after a coordination meeting on economy, finance and industry in Jakarta on Tuesday. Regional-Indonesia, Economics, 8/4/1999 - Morocco cuts special phone services tariffs
Morocco' state-owned telecom operator "Ittisalat Al-Maghreb" has decided to cut by 50% the tarrifs on special phoning services. Morocco, Economics, 8/4/1999 - Operation smile returns to Morocco to treat children suffering malformations
The US Operation Smile's medical volunteers started this Wednesday in Casablanca the second phase of their humanitarian mission devoted to Morocco for the treatment of about 150 children and young adults suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates and burns. Morocco, Health, 8/4/1999 - New cars sales up 18 percent in Morocco
New car sales progressed in Morocco in 1998 by 18% to 66,473 against 56,352 sold in 1998, says the statistics department. Morocco, Economics, 8/4/1999 - Spain stages anti-illegal emigration campaign
The Spanish autonomous government of Andalucia (southern Spain) launched a campaign to persuade candidates for illegal emigration not to risk their lives crossing the Straits of Gibraltar in search of a better life in Europe. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/4/1999 - Two Belgians amnestied by King Mohammed VI, Belgian Foreign Department says
Two Belgians were released over the weekend from Moroccan jails, the Belgian press reported, quoting Belgium's Foreign Department. Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 8/4/1999 - Forum for Arab youths demands support from Arab media for the Palestinian cause
The first forum for Arab youths recommended the support of the Arab Media for the Palestinian cause and the occupied Arab lands, reporting on the important causes like Jerusalem and Israeli settlements and encouraging Arab investment inside the Palestinian lands to help solve the unemployment problem of Palestinian youths. Regional, Politics, 8/4/1999