Arabic News Daily Page for 8/31/1999
Daily Edition - Tuesday, August 31, 1999
- Erekat: No progress in negotiations
Senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that no progress has been achieved in the recent round of talks with Israel, aimed at getting out of the current impasse concerning the implementation of the Wye River accord. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Egypt refuses to free Israeli trawler
The Egyptian authorities refused yesterday an Israeli request to release the fishing boat Frihan after it entered Egyptian regional waters near the beaches of Alexandria without having prior permission from the specialized authorities. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Gaddafi calls for establishing African unity
Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Gaddafi stated that the establishment of an African United States is the historic solution for the continent, adding that his call to establish these states comes out of the will to build a new Africa and that his role in it could be a soldier to serve the continent for the causes of peace and development. Libya, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Amman ready to relinquish Muslim sites to Palestinians
The Jordanian government has expressed its readiness to relinquish the responsibility of supervising Muslim sites in Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Morocco and USA sign donation accord
Morocco and the USA signed Monday in Rabat a donation agreement meant to consolidate Moroccan-US economic ties, part of the "Eizenstat Initiative." Morocco-USA, Economics, 8/31/1999 - Iraq pumps oil for Turkey
Iraq has started oil pumping at a value of US $10 million to Turkey as a contribution to alleviate the consequences of the destructive earthquake which hit the country this month. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 8/31/1999 - London hosts international conference on Jerusalem
The complex for Islamic research in London said on Monday that the third international academic conference about Jerusalem will be opened in London on September 7. Regional-International, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Violence in Algeria
An Algerian daily said on Monday that four citizens from one family were killed by Armed Islamic Group (GIA) members, led by a woman, in the outskirts of al-Esaweyah town, Medea province, some 91 km from the Algerian capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 8/31/1999