Arabic News Daily Page for 9/28/1999
Daily Edition - Tuesday, September 28, 1999
- Amr Moussa meets with US ambassador in Cairo
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received Daniel Kurtzer, the US ambassador in Cairo, who said after the meeting that things related to peace process were discussed in the US - Egyptian coordination and discussion. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/28/1999 - Arab conference for water convenes today in Beirut
Egyptian Minister of Public Works and Water Resources Mohammed Abu Zeid stated that the international Arab conference for water that will start today in Beirut, Lebanon. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 9/28/1999 - Husseini opposes Barak's statements regarding Jerusalem
Faisal Husseini the official responsible for the Jerusalem file in the Palestinian authority refuse the declaration of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak last week regarding Jerusalem as being the unified and eternal capital of Israel, while he welcomed Jordan's role in final status negotiations. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 9/28/1999 - Rabat hosts colloquium on Jerusalem next saturday
A colloquium on Al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be held in Rabat next Saturday in commemoration of the anniversary of the liberation of the holy city by Salahadin Al Ayoubi. Regional, Culture, 9/28/1999 - Morocco lauds increase of debt conversion ceiling
Moroccan Economy and Finance Minister, Fathallah Oualalou, hailed on Monday the Paris Club's recent decision to lift the debt conversion ceiling to 30 % for developing nations. Morocco-Regional, Economics, 9/28/1999 - Iraqi minister of trade: $300 million in transactions with Syria
Iraqi Minister of Trade Mohammed Mahdi Saleh expected that the value of contracts with Syria within the framework of the oil-for-food program will reach $300 million after the value of contracts in the second phase didn't exceed $120 million. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 9/28/1999 - Jordanian official reveals reasons for recent measures against Hamas
Quoting a high-ranking Jordanian official, the Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper reported today the details of the reasons which made the Jordanian government takes its recent measures against the Hamas resistance movement. Jordan, Politics, 9/28/1999 - Muslim Brothers call for abrogating emergency in Egypt
The deputy for the general guide of the Muslim Brothers group, who is also its spokesman, Mamoun al-Huseibi, has called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to respond to demands raised by the opposition and make political and constitutional reforms that avail the expansion of the democratic margin in the country. Egypt, Politics, 9/28/1999 - Second tour of dialogue between Fatah and People's Front
Following their first round of talks in Cairo a month ago, delegates of the Palestinian National Authority and the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine held today in the Jordanian capital, Amman, a second round of talks aimed at reaching a joint base among the Palestinian factions. Palestine, Politics, 9/28/1999 - International sciences council holds assembly in Cairo
The International council of sciences started on Monday an assembly conference in Cairo with the participation of experts from 69 states, including six Arab states, as well as representatives of International organizations. Regional, Science, 9/28/1999 - Israel refuses Syrian demand to declare readiness to withdraw from the Golan
Israel refused the Syrian demand that Israel declares its readiness for the complete withdrawal from Golan before resuming the negotiations between the two sides. Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/28/1999 - Increase in Moroccan seed purchases
Idris El-Esawi, the spokesman of the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Maritime Fishery, said yesterday that his country bought 1.3 million tons of seeds from the international market Morocco, Agriculture, 9/28/1999 - Report: Israeli FM confers with Malaysian, Moroccan counterparts
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot reported on Monday that a secret meeting was held in New York on Sunday night between Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and his Malaysian counterpart, Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, on the sidelines of the deliberations of the UN General Assembly. Israel-Morocco-Malaysia, Politics, 9/28/1999