Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 12/20/1999
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of December 20, 1999
- Prime minister attends Bethlehem 2000 festivities
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi heads this Thursday to the Palestinian territories, where he will take part in the Bethlehem 2000 festivities, organized by the Palestinian government, it was officially announced in Rabat. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/23/1999 - Arafat, Jordanian officials review ways of detente with Syria and Lebanon
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has asserted that there are no new developments in the current talks with Israel. He said the Palestinian side is "insistent on maintaining its right on the grounds of its solid position backed by signed resolutions and agreements." Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 12/23/1999 - Arafat, Barak meet in secret
Israeli Radio said on Tuesday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak met in secret late on Tuesday night in Ramallah. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/22/1999 - Arafat confers with al-Rawabdeh
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met on Tuesday in Amman with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh. The two sides continued talks held between Arafat and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 12/22/1999 - Palestinian, Italian carriers sign accord
The Italian and Palestinian carriers "Alitalia" and "Palestinian Airlines" in Rome on Tuesday signed an agreement providing for the servicing of a Rome-Gaza line, a statement by Alitalia announced here. Palestine-Italy, Business, 12/22/1999 - King Abdullah assures Jordan's support for the Palestinian people
King Abdullah II of Jordan newly expressed the Jordanian government's backing of the Palestinians' efforts to reclaim their rights and establish their independent country. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 12/21/1999 - Resuming final status negotiations between Israel and Palestine
The Palestinian and the Israeli sides resumed final status negotiations today near the city of Jerusalem. Palestine, Politics, 12/20/1999 - Arafat and the Syrian track
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has asserted that the Palestinian Authority has no fears that accelerating the Syrian track of the Middle East peace process will be at the expense of the Palestinian track. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 12/20/1999 - Arafat visits Jordan
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is visiting Jordan today to hold discussions with King Abdullah Bin Hussein of Jordan that focus on the peace process and the situation in the area. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 12/20/1999 - Palestinian banks ready to tackle any Y2K problem
Foad Bessiso, the governor of the Palestinian currency authority, said the Palestinian banking sector is ready to deal with any Y2K problem, adding that the authority formed an emergency committee that includes representatives of the banks working in Palestine to follow up on this matter around the clock. Palestine, Economics, 12/20/1999 - Retreat in international aid to the Palestinian government
A report made by an international organization that works in the occupied Palestinian lands said that aids from the donor states to the Palestinian government witnessed a decline of nearly 20% during the first half of the current year in comparison to the first half of last year. Palestine, Economics, 12/20/1999 - Ross to visit the Middle East Palestine-USA, Politics, 12/20/1999