Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 3/1/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of March 1, 1999
- Discussions between Mubarak and Arafat regarding declaration of Palestinian state on Monday
A Palestinian - Egyptian summit is expected to he held in Cairo on Monday between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to discuss the issue of declaring a Palestinian state on May 4. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 3/6/1999 - Mediterranean forum supports Palestinian statehood
The eleven countries of the Mediterranean forum, which met here, supported the creation of a Palestinian state and stressed, at the same time, Israel's right to "live in peace." Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/6/1999 - Jerusalem stabbing Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/6/1999
- US: All Wye aid on track Palestine-Israel-USA, Economics, 3/6/1999
- Arafat to ask Clinton for US recognition of Palestinian right to self-determination
The secretary general of the Palestinian president's office, Al-Tayeb Abdul Rahim, has stated that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will ask during his meeting with US President Bill Clinton on March 23 for official US recognition of the right of the Palestinians to self-determination. Palestine, Politics, 3/5/1999 - Report: 14 Palestinian leading figures from Abu Nidal group return to Palestinian areas
An Arabic daily was told that some 14 leading figures from the "Fatah-revolutionary council" organization of Sabri al-Banna (Abu Nidal) returned just one month ago to the Palestinian Authority areas. Palestine, Politics, 3/4/1999 - Hamas denies coordination with the PKK
The official spokesman for the Palestinian Hamas movement in Jordan, Ibrahim Ghousheh, has denied any coordination between his movement and the Kurdistani Workers Party (PKK) in order to carry out operations against Israeli targets and work for the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, currently held in Turkey. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/4/1999 - Germany grants 100 million marks to Palestinians
Germany has decided to grant 100-million-marks worth of development aid to the Palestinian self-ruled areas, it was officially announced on Wednesday. Palestine-Germany, Economics, 3/4/1999 - Shaath: Tactical reasons behind Jordanian and Egyptian requests for delaying declaring the Palestinian state
Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath said that Egypt and Jordan asked Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to delay the plans to announce a Palestinian state on May 4, joining the US and European positions that call for delaying the state's declaration. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 3/3/1999 - Israel arrests five students from Hamas
Palestinian Student Union said today that Israeli security forces arrested five student activists from the Hamas movement. Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/3/1999 - Arafat's tour to US focus on state declaration
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told ArabicNews.com that Arafat will meet with Clinton "to discuss the issue of the Palestinian state's declaration" in a U.S. attempt to persuade Arafat to delay it from May 4. Palestine, Politics, 3/2/1999 - Japan grants 506 million yens to al-Quds university
The medical college will train some 420 students, which will systematically increase the number of doctors in the autonomous areas and will improve the health and medical services provided for the Palestinians. Palestine-Japan, Education, 3/2/1999 - Compensating the owners of land taken for Gaza airport
The legal committee in the Palestinian Legislative Council recommended today the start of compensatory payments to owners of the land that was confiscated to found Gaza International Airport nearly 5 years ago. Palestine, Economics, 3/2/1999 - Arens praises performance of the Palestinian government Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/1/1999