Arabic News Weekly Edition for Qatar, 5/17/1999
Weekly Edition, Qatar - Week of May 17, 1999
- Bahrain's crown prince in Doha to eliminate reasons behind disputes
In a remarkable step, Bahrain's crown prince, who is also the commander general of Bahrain's defence forces, Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad al-Khaleifa, started on Thursday a visit to Qatar, which is his first since he assumed power. Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 5/21/1999 - Agreements signed between Iran and Qatar
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami left Qatar, concluding his tour of three Arab countries after holding talks with the emir of Qatar and the ruling family that tackled supporting bilateral relations and the most important issues in the bilateral arena. Qatar-Iran, Politics, 5/21/1999 - Iranian president starts talks in Qatar
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani held on Wednesday a meeting with Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, who arrived on Wednesday afternoon in Qatar, his last station on his current Arab tour after stops in Syria and Saudi Arabia. Qatar-Iran, Politics, 5/20/1999 - Qatar - UAE petroleum agreement Qatar-United Arab Emirates, Business, 5/19/1999
- Iranian president heads for Doha today
The director of the Iranian president's office, Muhammad Ali Abtahi, has described relations between Iran and Qatar as excellent. Abtahi added that Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, who will visit Doha today, will discuss with Qatari officials strategic relations between the two countries. Qatar-Iran, Politics, 5/18/1999 - UAE - Qatar banking Qatar-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 5/17/1999