Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/28/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 28, 1998
- Israeli-Palestinian disputes over inspecting Egyptian plane that carried Arafat from Cairo Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/31/1998
- EURO in the Palestinian areas by the beginning of 1999
The Arab Bank in Jerusalem on Tuesday announced that Palestinians of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be able to deal in the European currency, the "Euro," as of the January 1, 1999. Palestine, Economics, 12/31/1998 - Israel threatens to close Gaza Airport
Israel threatened yesterday to close Gaza Airport which has been open for less than a month, alleging that the Palestinian government has broken the agreement regulating the operation of the airport. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/30/1998 - Arafat dedicates first Palestinian navy base
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat dedicated on Monday in Self-ruled Gaza the first base of Palestinian navy. Palestine, Politics, 12/30/1998 - Palestinian investments total $5 billion Palestine, Economics, 12/30/1998
- Palestinian president aspires to meet with Clinton
A Palestinian source stated that there are current communications with the US to convene a meeting between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and US President Bill Clinton at the beginning of 1999 to demand a decisive attitude toward Israel in the implementation of the agreements signed with the Palestinian side. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/29/1998 - CIA expands activities in self-rule areas
Israeli radio has said that the United States' Central Intelligence Agency has intensified its activities in the Palestinian self-rule area and opened offices for itself in Gaza, Hebron and Nablus. Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Intensive Israeli - Palestinian contacts on early Israeli elections
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd reported that intensive contacts were recently made between the Palestinian Authority and the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party in order to review certain matters relating to the early Israeli Knesset elections which will be held in the first half of 1999. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/29/1998 - Arafat and Abdul Meguid ask US to focus on Israeli implementation of Wye
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid asked the U.S. to play a role in forcing Israel to implement what was agreed upon in October at the Wye Plantation. Palestine-Regional-USA, Politics, 12/28/1998 - Palestine - Israel airport inspection Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/28/1998