Arabic News Daily Page for 11/16/1999
Daily Edition - Tuesday, November 16, 1999
- Ethiopia: One and a half years since the Eritrean invasion Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 11/16/1999
- Defusing US bomb North Iraq
Iraqi national defense squads defused a U.S bomb that was dropped by US jets on one of the areas affiliated to At Ta'mim governerate in northern Iraq, an official in the civil defense department said today. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/16/1999 - Kuwaiti POWs committee delegation visits the Arab League Kuwait, Politics, 11/16/1999
- Federation of Arab News Agencies Holds General Assembly in Morocco
The meeting will debate the report of the FANA secretariat general on training sessions and workshops organized by the federation, as well as the federation's relations with professional groupings and communication institutions. Regional, Culture, 11/16/1999 - Morocco rewards British tour operators
Morocco on Monday awarded prizes to several British tour operators who excelled in promoting the Morocco bound. Morocco, Economics, 11/16/1999 - Islamic corporation for private sector development starts operating in April
The Islamic corporation for the private sector development, set up by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) with a one-billion-dollar capital, will start operating in the first week of next April, the IDB said. Regional, Economics, 11/16/1999 - Sudan denies Saudi mediation
Ahmed Abd El-Halim, the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo and its permanent delegate at the Arab League, denied the existence of a Saudi mediation to achieve reconciliation between the Sudanese government and opposition Sudan, Politics, 11/16/1999 - Arabic an official language for Interpol
The general secretariat of the council of the Arab ministers of the interior on Monday welcomed the decision taken by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to adopt Arabic as an official language. The decision was taken at the 68th session of the organization, held in Seoul, South Korea. Regional, Politics, 11/16/1999 - Levy asks Suha Arafat to apologize
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy on Monday asked the Palestinian authorities to submit an apology for the "dangerous statements made by the Palestinian first lady, Suha Arafat, statements which are in contradiction to the spirit of peace." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/16/1999 - Acts of violence in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Khabar said on Monday that six Algerian citizens were killed and another three wounded by the Armed Islamic Group at the industrial zone in Medea province, 91 km from the capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 11/16/1999