Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 2/8/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of February 8, 1999
- Palestinians ask US to move to save the peace process Palestine, Politics, 2/13/1999
- Palestinian woman's killer held Palestine, Local, 2/13/1999
- Damascus: Arafat's policy does not serve Palestinian cause
Syrian VP Khaddam said: The PLO's first mistake was that, "It dropped the national dimension of the Palestinian cause and considered that the cause of Palestine is an independent decision, which means that it is a decision of a person and if that persons goes up or down this cause will also go up and down." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 2/12/1999 - Palestinian higher education minister underlines difficulties in setting up universities
Palestinian Higher Education Minister Moundir Salah underlined the difficulties met by Palestinians in setting up universities in the autonomous zones. Palestine-Morocco, Education, 2/12/1999 - Arafat, Peres meet on developments in the region
Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat discussed in Gaza on Thursday the latest developments in the region and the status of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian government, which were frozen recently by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under the pretext of the Israeli elections. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/12/1999 - Arafat, Hawatemah meet in Amman
A Palestinian official said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and chairman of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine Nayef Hawatemah met on Monday in Amman for the first time in five years. Palestine, Politics, 2/11/1999 - Palestinian delegation to visit Damascus
The advisor to the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Ahmad al-Teibi has said that, "During our meeting with President Hafez al-Assad in Amman on Monday, President al-Assad and his foreign minister, Farouk al-Sharaa, extended to us an invitation to visit Damascus." Palestine-Syria, Politics, 2/11/1999 - German FM arrives in Israel
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a three-day visit during which he will head for the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 2/11/1999 - Palestinian delegation wants to know the charges against prisoners in Israeli jails
A delegation representing the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday met with Israeli President Ezer Weizman to call for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who have been detained for tens of years. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/11/1999 - Meridian opens hotel in Bethlehem Palestine, Business, 2/11/1999
- Israel opposes UN Geneva Convention conference on its practices
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for convening a conference on July 15 in Geneva to consider Israel's continued violations of the 1949 Geneva Convention in the occupied Arab lands, particularly the ban on settlements. Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 2/11/1999 - Palestinian government discusses delay in announcing independent state
Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath announced yesterday that the Palestinian Authority is examining the suggestions that it delay the declaration of the Palestinian independent state. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/10/1999 - UN General Assembly votes to hold Geneva Convention conference
Israel has come out in opposition to a United Nations General Assembly decision yesterday to convene a meeting of the Geneva Convention signatory states to discuss the Israeli settlement policy in the occupied territories. Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 2/10/1999 - UNRWA discusses financial, administrative corruption issues
Donor countries of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the near east (UNRWA) will discuss issues of corruption in some of its foundations in Lebanon, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 2/10/1999 - US ambassador speaks about al-Assad - Clinton meeting
The US ambassador in Tel Aviv, Edward Walker, has described the meeting between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad with US President Bill Clinton in Amman on Monday, on the sidelines of the two presidents' participation in King Hussein's funeral, as "very important." Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 2/10/1999 - Arafat praised new Jordanian King Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 2/10/1999
- Morocco and Palestine to sign cooperation accord in higher education
Morocco and Palestine will sign Thursday here an accord for the consolidation of cooperation in high education, scientific research and related sectors. Morocco-Palestine, Education, 2/9/1999 - Hawatemah shakes hands with Weizman in Jordan
The director general of the Israeli Presidency Ariel Shoumer said that the Israeli President Ezer Weizman shook hands with chairman of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nayef Hawatemah, on the sidelines of King Hussein's funeral yesterday. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/9/1999 - Hawatmeh tells the story of his meeting with Weizman
Israel Radio on Monday quoted an official in Israel as saying that the funeral of King Hussein witnessed a meeting between the secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nayef Hawatemeh, and Israeli President Ezer Weizman. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/9/1999 - Saudi Arabia transfers 8 million riyals to the PLO
Saudi Arabia transferred on Monday some 8,198,513 million riyals from revenues of the people's committee in support of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 2/9/1999 - Israeli group: Israeli settlement activities on the rise
An official from the Israeli Peace Now movement said that settlement activities have continued to grow in the West Bank following the appointment of Moshe Arens as defense minister two weeks ago. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 2/9/1999 - Israel - EU Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 2/9/1999
- Qaddoumi denies existence of Iranian conspiracy Palestine, Politics, 2/8/1999
- Palestinian bankers deny a crisis with the Jordanian Dinar
The chairman of bankers in the West Bank, Tawfiq al-Najjar, denied on Sunday rumors disseminated recently that these bankers are behind playing "with the Jordanian dinar in the West Bank." Palestine-Jordan, Economics, 2/8/1999 - Palestinian minister of higher education and scientific research visits Morocco
Palestinian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Moundir Salah on Sunday started a visit to Morocco meant to promote bilateral relations between universities in the two countries. Morocco-Palestine, Education, 2/8/1999 - Hamas leader: King Hussein's death a great loss for Jordan, the Arab region Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 2/8/1999
- South Korean premier arrives in Israel
South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Chong-pil arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday for a three-day official visit to Israel. Palestine-Israel-South Korea, Politics, 2/8/1999