Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 11/15/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of November 15, 1999
- Palestinian president to visit Moscow Palestine-Russia, Politics, 11/20/1999
- Film about Jerusalem being produced with UAE financing
The Arab committee concerned with producing a television film about Jerusalem convened yesterday at Arab League headquarters to work to produce a documentary film that shows the rights of the Palestinian Arab people in the city. Regional-Palestine, Politics, 11/20/1999 - UAE declares its continuation and support for the Palestinian people
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed, minister of culture and information in the United Arab Emirates expressed his country's continued support and that of its president, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority, saying that the UAE supports the efforts to pushing forward the peace process and will work on pushing forward the construction operation and development of the liberated Palestinian lands. Palestine-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 11/19/1999 - 130 detained Palestinian children in Israel's prisons Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/18/1999
- First UAE official arrives in Gaza Palestine-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 11/17/1999
- Erekat: Israeli obstinacy aims at creating precedent for the coming stage
Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian minister of local government and head of the Palestinian side in negotiations of the transitional stage told ArabicNews.com that the Israeli obstinacy regarding the current stage of Israeli redeployment aims at creating a precedent for the coming stage that Israel decides unilaterally on the lands from which it must withdraw. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/17/1999 - Yemeni president meets Hawatemah
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Tuesday in Sanaa met with the secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nayef Hawatemah. Yemen-Palestine, Politics, 11/17/1999 - Habash calls for a united Lebanese, Palestinian front
The secretary general of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine, George Habash, has called on the Lebanese and Palestinians to work together in a joint front in confrontation of settling the Palestinians in the Arab states. Palestine, Politics, 11/17/1999 - Contacts with Israel to permit Abu al-Einin into Gaza
A Jordanian weekly quoted sources in the Palestinian Authority as saying that high-ranking figures in the PA are making intensive secret contacts with the Israeli leadership to convince it to permit Maj. Gen. Sultan Abu al-Einin from getting into Gaza via the sea. Palestine-Lebanon, Politics, 11/17/1999 - Arafat meets Dennis Ross
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat discussed with the US coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Dennis Ross, means of pushing forward final status negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians and of implementing the obligations of the transitional stage. Palestine-USA, Politics, 11/16/1999 - Levy asks Suha Arafat to apologize
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy on Monday asked the Palestinian authorities to submit an apology for the "dangerous statements made by the Palestinian first lady, Suha Arafat, statements which are in contradiction to the spirit of peace." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/16/1999 - Palestinians celebrate the anniversary of their independence
Thousands of the Palestinians gathered in Nablus yesterday to celebrate the 11th anniversary of declaring Palestinian independence, one day before the scheduled additional withdrawal by Israel from more lands in the West Bank to be controlled by the Palestinian government. Palestine, Politics, 11/15/1999 - UAE minister visits Palestinian self-rule areas United Arab Emirates-Palestine, Economics, 11/15/1999
- Ross visits Israel, Gaza today Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 11/15/1999
- Conference calls for currencies basket for future Palestinian currency
Participants in a conference designed to study prospects of establishing an independent banking sector for the Palestinian-administered regions called on Sunday for establishing an adequate environment to issue a Palestinian currency. Palestine-Regional, Economics, 11/15/1999 - Morocco protests to Israel over injury of Moroccan councillor
The parliamentary group of the Socialist union of popular forces (USFP, participating in the Moroccan coalition government) condemned in a statement the aggression against the municipal official describing it as 'a "criminal act" that shows that the zionists are carrying on their policy of terror against Arab visitors to Palestine in their attempt to prevent contacts between the Palestinians and their Arab brethren.' Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 11/15/1999 - Arafat and Barak fail to prevent delay of scheduled withdrawal today
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak were unable during a meeting held last night in Tel Aviv to solve a dispute that threatened Israel's scheduled withdrawal for more Palestinian lands today. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/15/1999