Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/25/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 25, 1999
- Sharon criticizes the European Union Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 1/30/1999
- Japan offers $20 million to upgrade Gaza International Airport Palestine-Japan, Economics, 1/30/1999
- Syrian PA speaker confers with Palestinian official Syria-Palestine, Politics, 1/29/1999
- Spanish contacts with Israel, Palestine
European Union Middle East peace process envoy Miguel Moratinos said on Monday that Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar will make personal contacts with Israel and the Palestinian Authority before the possible announcement of a Palestinian state at the beginning of May this year. Palestine-Spain, Politics, 1/27/1999 - Anti-incitement meeting tomorrow Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 1/27/1999
- Al-Qaddoumi arrives in Damascus Palestine-Syria, Politics, 1/27/1999
- AL chief confers with al-Qaddoumi
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid has discussed with the chairman of the PLO political department, Farouk al-Qaddoumi, who took part in the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers held on Sunday in Cairo, the Middle East peace process and the stalemate it has reached. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 1/27/1999 - Palestinian communications setting for activating the international code Palestine, Economics, 1/26/1999
- Palestinian Fatah movement accuses Libya of confiscating its properties
The Palestinian Fatah movement accused the Libyan authorities of detaining some of its cadres and confiscating their properties. Palestine-Libya, Politics, 1/26/1999 - Israel denies Palestinian claims of no contact Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/26/1999
- Japanese aid to Palestine amounts to $268 million
Japanese aid to the Palestinian Authority through international organizations has amounted to $268 million dollars. Palestine-Japan, Economics, 1/26/1999 - Arafat to meet with Clinton in February, Shaath says
Palestinian sources told ArabicNews.com that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat intends to delay the declaration of an independent Palestinian state which Palestinian officials have emphasized can be declared on May 4 and that the Palestinian leader will discuss this delay when he meets with Clinton in the coming month. Palestine, Politics, 1/25/1999 - 64 detainees in Palestinian prison stage hunger strike
Political detainees in El-Genaid prison in the West Bank city of Nablus started a hunger strike yesterday to protest for their detention without trial. Palestine, Politics, 1/25/1999 - Turkey to sell water to Palestinian Authority
A Turkish daily reported that a private company from the Turkish city of Antalia, located on the Mediterranean will sell waters to the Palestinian National Authority. Palestine-Turkey, Economics, 1/25/1999