Arabic News Daily Page for 12/22/1999
Daily Edition - Wednesday, December 22, 1999
- Morocco, EU to consider separately fishery cooperation
Morocco and the European Union will be exploring separately new ways and opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the field of fisheries, said premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi after a meeting with European commissioner for agriculture and fisheries, Franz Fischler. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 12/22/1999 - Indonesian products marketed in Israel via third country
Indonesian Industry and Trade Minister Jusuf Kalla admitted on Tuesday that certain Indonesian products had already entered the Israeli market through a third country. Israel-Indonesia, Politics, 12/22/1999 - Jordanian Islamic labor front refuses reconciliation with Israel
The Islamic labor front in Jordan has asserted its stand in refusing reconciliation with Israel, asserting that any political agreements with Israel will lead to US-Zionist hegemony over the region and opening all the doors that are still closed before expanding its influence. Jordan, Politics, 12/22/1999 - Seven Kuwaiti parliamentarians form anti-normalization conference
Seven Kuwaiti members of parliament have started to form a committee to prevent the establishment of natural relations between the Arab Gulf states and Israel, even if a peace agreement is reached between Israel and Syria. Kuwait, Politics, 12/22/1999 - World Bank lauds Egypt's agriculture sector
The World Bank mission currently visiting Egypt hailed the progress Egypt has maintained, over the past years, in agriculture sector including the liberalization of the crops prices and providing necessary finance to develop this vital sector. Egypt, Agriculture, 12/22/1999 - Finance minister blames economy ailments on low growth, poverty, heavy debt
The Moroccan economy and finance minister, Fathallah Oualalou, has said that low growth rate, poverty and heavy debts are the major cause behind the malfunctioning of the Moroccan economy. Morocco, Economics, 12/22/1999 - US efforts to have Israel in the West Europe group
The US ambassador at the UN, Richard Holbrook, has stated that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright intends to urge the European Union to enable Israel to join a UN regional group known as the group of Western Europe and other countries. Israel, Politics, 12/22/1999