Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 6/7/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of June 7, 1999
- Palestinian leadership holds urgent meeting Palestine, Politics, 6/12/1999
- A dissociation inside the Palestinian police
Palestinian police officers criticized Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, accusing him of treason and saying he is an Israeli agent who is cooperating with Israel and informing them about Arabs, Palestine, Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and the Palestinian opposition. Palestine, Politics, 6/12/1999 - World Bank provides loan worth $21 million to the Palestinian government Palestine, Economics, 6/11/1999
- Egypt to host meeting on convening Geneva Convention
Egypt will host on June 14-15 the United Nations international meeting on the convening of the conference on measures to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem. Palestine-UN, Politics, 6/11/1999 - Qatari - Palestinian discussions Palestine-Qatar, Politics, 6/10/1999
- U.S embassy transfer to Jerusalem would jeopardize Mideast peace process, Indyk says
The transfer of the U.S embassy from Tel-Aviv to Al-Quds (Jerusalem) would put the Middle-East peace process in peril, said U.S Undersecretary of State for the Near East and North Africa Martin Indyk. Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/9/1999 - No solution to Al-Quds issue without consulting King Hassan, Palestinian diplomat says
There will be no solution to the issue of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) without consultation with King Hassan II, Palestinian ambassador to Morocco, Wajih Hassan Al-Kacem (Abu Marwane) said. Palestine-Morocco, Politics, 6/9/1999 - U.S ambassador: Increasing Egyptian exports in cooperation with the Palestinian side
The US ambassador to Egypt, Daniel Kurtzer, underlined the importance of tripartite economic relations between Egypt, the USA and Palestine in developing the region, pushing forward peace process and developing a stable and strong peace. Egypt-Palestine-USA, Economics, 6/9/1999 - AL official arrives in Amman
Arab League Assistant Secretary General Saeed Kamal, who is also the director of Palestine department at the Arab League, arrived in Jordan on Tuesday on a visit, during which he will preside over the meetings of the 46th session on educational affairs for the Palestinians, due to start on Saturday. Palestine-Regional, Education, 6/9/1999 - Israel destroys Palestinian home Palestine-Palestine, Local, 6/8/1999
- Egypt renews support for the Palestinian cause
Egyptian and Palestinian officials concluded yesterday meetings of the joint high committee under the chairmanship of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath that followed the meetings of the preparatory committee held from March 14 - 16, 1999. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/8/1999 - Palestinian official and the Arab five-summit member
Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath said that Syria is not ready yet for a five-member Arab summit meeting, "Therefore works with Syria should take new forms of coordination on the level of the Foreign Ministry or on the level of bilateral relations to reach an Arab summit." Palestine, Politics, 6/8/1999 - Hilary Clinton to visit Palestinian areas on June 25
Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath said US first lady Hillary Clinton will visit the Palestinian areas on June 25 and that the two-day visit comes as part of a tour, during which she will visit Jordan and Israel. Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/7/1999 - Shaath: We will determine the date of the state's declaration soon
The Arab committee concerned with the formula of the Palestinian constitution convened a meeting under the chairmanship of Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid that was attended by Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath. Palestine, Politics, 6/7/1999