Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 5/25/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of May 25, 1998
- Arab League praises Polish call for Palestine to attend cities conference
Fadporesky said that calling on Palestine's delegation to participate in the conference made the Mayor of Israeli Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert, refuse to participate in the conference Regional-Palestine, Politics, 5/30/1998 - Abdul Wahab Darawshe: Israeli people tend to extremism
Abdul-Wahab Darawshe, the head of the Arab Democratic Party in Israel, expressed his hope of convening an Arab summit to discuss the latest peace process and the Israeli refusal to implement its signed agreements with the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/30/1998 - Egyptian goods exported to Palestinian areas Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 5/30/1998
- Palestine calls for world support to Egyptian - French international peace conference
In a meeting held in Ramallah lasting until early this morning and headed by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian government called on all countries of the world to support the call by Egypt and France for an international conference to discuss the halted peace process. Palestine, Politics, 5/30/1998 - Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is visiting Sudan Palestine-Sudan, Politics, 5/30/1998
- Arafat to visit UAE tomorrow Palestine-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 5/29/1998
- Comprehensive report on Palestinian economy
Despite all expectations, the growth in the national product of the Palestinian territories in 1997 did not exceed one percent whereas the population grew in the same year by 4.5 percent, causing more deterioration in the gross individual income of the Palestinians, a report said. Palestine, Economics, 5/29/1998 - Sheikh Yassin arrives in al-Khartoum Palestine, Politics, 5/29/1998
- Palestine statehood Palestine, Politics, 5/29/1998
- Arafat faces no-confidence vote Palestine, Politics, 5/29/1998
- Palestinian refugees conference opens in Amman
The conference will discuss two reports: The first pertains to UNRWA's financial condition, and the second relates to programs and services rendered by the UN agency for some 3.5 million Palestinian refugees. Palestine-UN, International, 5/29/1998 - Arafat meets with Gingrich
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat received yesterday a delegation from the US congress, chaired by House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich recently said that Jerusalem is "the united and eternal capital of Israel," which provoked the Arab states and the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/28/1998 - France: Jersualem a subject for final status talks Palestine-France, Politics, 5/28/1998
- East Jerusalem - settlers Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/28/1998
- Yassin raises US $400 million, worries Palestinian government
Contrary to press reports, the Palestinian government has not considered at all the question of whether to allow Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin back to Palestine. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/1998 - Shiekh Yassin and George Habesh agree to form a new front
A member of the political bureau of the Public Front for Liberating Palestine, Maher El-Taher, said that the leaders of the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, agreed with the Public Front for Liberating Palestine on forming a national front that comprises all the forces opposed to the Oslo agreements to overcome the disputes among Palestinian factions. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/1998 - Palestinian AL delegate attacks US House Speaker
The Palestinian delegate at the Arab League, Mohammed Sobaih, attacked the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, for harming the peace process by supporting Israel's extreme policy. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/27/1998 - Israeli court releases Hebron detainees Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 5/27/1998
- Palestine - UAE cooperation United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Culture, 5/27/1998
- US State Department - UNRWA Palestine-USA, Economics, 5/27/1998
- Jerusalem Mayor orders settler's structures to be torn down Palestine-Israel, Local, 5/27/1998
- Palestinian authority's dues in Israel are about half billion dollar
A Palestinian official said that the Palestinian governments' dues of tax and customs revenues from Israel total more than half a billion dollars. Palestine-Israel, Economics, 5/27/1998 - Palestinian leaders meets king Fahd Palestine-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/27/1998
- Arafat will visit south Africa during August
Palestinian sources told ArabicNews.com that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will pay an official visit south Africa; in next August according to president of South Africa Nelson Mandela's invitation. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/1998 - Meeting with President al-Assad, fruitful, Sheikh Yassin says
Founder of the Palestinian resistance movement (Hamas) Sheikh Ahmad Yassin has praised Syria's national stances towards the Arab causes, and its continued support for the cause of Palestine and the struggle of the Palestinian people to liberate their territories and establish their own independent state on their national soil. Palestine, Politics, 5/27/1998 - House takeover in Jerusalem approved by government
The Jewish settlers' takeover of a house in the Old City of Jerusalem cannot be seen as a separate incident, but it obtained tacit support from the Israeli government. Palestine-Israel, Local, 5/26/1998 - Gingrich - Albright Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/26/1998
- Peru, PLO elevate diplomatic representation Palestine-Peru, Politics, 5/26/1998
- Hamas not to transfer headquarters to Damascus Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/26/1998
- Palestinian unrest Palestine-Israel, Local, 5/26/1998
- China - Israel Palestine-Israel-China, Politics, 5/26/1998
- Saudi crown prince confers with Arafat
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and chairman of the National Guard today met at al-Salam (peace) palace in Jeddah with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and members of his accompanying delegation, currently visiting Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 5/26/1998 - Palestinian organizations siege its peaceful activities with Israeli peace groups Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/26/1998
- Israeli celebrations for annexing Jerusalem
The whole city of Jerusalem looked like it was being conquered again by Israel. Heavily armed soldiers and policemen took position early on Sunday morning in every street in East Jerusalem and inside the Old City, to guard the busy schedule of marking the anniversary of Jerusalem's fall in Israel's hands in 1967. Palestine-Israel, Culture, 5/25/1998 - Syrian President confers with Hamas founder
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday at al-Shaab Presidential Palace in Damascus, the founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, and members of the accompanying delegation, including the head of the movement's political bureau Khaled Mishal Palestine-Syria, Politics, 5/25/1998 - Arafat speaks at anniversary of occupation, Gingrich reconsiders visit
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will deliver tomorrow a speech at Arab League headquarters before the delegates and ambassadors of foreign and Arab countries, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 5/25/1998 - Katsav: Israeli Cabinet rejected US plan unanimously Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/25/1998
- Israel - peace Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/25/1998
- Gingrich - withdrawal funding Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/25/1998
- Delegation from US congress visits Israel
A delegation of prominent members of the US Congress known for supporting Israel under the chairmanship House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, is resuming its visit to Israel to help celebrate 50 years since its establishment and 30 years since it occupyied Arab Jerusalem. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 5/25/1998 - Mubarak, Arafat meet on Middle East peace process
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Sunday in Cairo received Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who arrived Cairo earlier in the day accompanied by Nabil Shaath and Saeb Erekat. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/25/1998