Arabic News Daily Page for 9/8/1999
Daily Edition - Wednesday, September 8, 1999
- Sudanese minister commends OAU backing to Sudan
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has expressed his hope that the Organization of African Unity will pay a special interest to Sudan's causes. Sudan-OAU, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Ethiopia denies refusing OAU peace plan details
The Ethiopian government said yesterday that it has not rejected the OAU peace agreement's modalities and technical arrangements, as asserted by Eritrea earlier this week. Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Several African leaders regret Morocco's absence from OAU
Several African leaders have regretted Morocco's absence from the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which is holding an extraordinary summit in Libya starting this Wednesday. Morocco-OAU, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Senegal denounces a new OAU legal paradox and ambiguities of its charter
Senegalese Foreign Minister Jacques Baudin has renewed his country's denunciation of the admission of the Sahrawi republic "SADR" as a member of the Organization of African Unity, deeming that some articles of the OAU charter pose real interpretation difficulties. Morocco-Senegal-OAU, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Israeli says Haifa, Tiberias explosions carried out by Arab Israelis
Israeli officials confirmed that the three persons who carried out the explosions of the two cars in northern Israel last Sunday are Arab citizens of Israel. Israel, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Hizbullah denies responsibility for exploding Jewish firms
The Lebanese Hizbullah Party on Tuesday denied that it had exploded Israeli embassy in Argentina at the beginning of the 1990s and accused the US of fabricating accusations. Lebanon-Argentina, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Iraqi paper threatens Kuwait
An Iraqi daily said on Tuesday that Kuwait, which called on Jordan for cooperation in order to "humiliate," saying, "We are able to topple the Kuwaiti regime if we are wishing." Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Four Egyptian Islamic extremists killed
Egyptian security forces killed yesterday four members of the extremist Islamic movement El-Gamaa El-Islamia. The officials said the four men were killed when security forces entered an apartment where they were hidden. Egypt, Local, 9/8/1999 - Islamic bank concludes meetings
The council of executive directors of the Islamic Development Bank on Monday night concluded the its current meetings in the Saudi city of Jeddah, under the chairmanship of the Bank's head, Ahmad Muhammad Ali. Regional, Politics, 9/8/1999 - USA supports improved relations between Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
US Undersecretary of State for the Middle East Martin Indyk, said in Algiers Tuesday the United States of America supports improved relations between Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and backs, through the Eizenstat initiative, regional economic development. Regional-Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/8/1999