Arabic News Weekly Edition for United Arab Emirates, 11/1/1999
Weekly Edition, United Arab Emirates - Week of November 1, 1999
- UAE: Israel destabilizes the economies of the Gulf
The commander general of the Dubai police, Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, on Thursday accused Israel of attempting to destabilize the economies of the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states that refuse to deal with it. United Arab Emirates, Politics, 11/5/1999 - Emirates airline organizes regular trips to Bahrain
The Bahraini civil aviation authorities agreed yesterday for the Emirates Airline Company to organize regular trips to Bahrain. Bahrain-United Arab Emirates, Business, 11/5/1999 - Syria signs loan agreement with Abu Dhabi Fund
Syrian Minister of State for Planning Abdul Rahim al-Sbei on Monday signed four loan agreements between Syria and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development at a value of 543,604 million dirhams with a 3.5 percent interest rate on all withdrawn sums and .5 percent for labor banking fees. Syria-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 11/2/1999 - UAE proposals for breaking the link between the dirham and the dollar
United Arab Emirates economic circles suggested breaking the link between the dirham and the US dollar and linking it to a currency basket to help the UAE national economy avoid fluctuations which it may cause it losses due to the gains resulting from the dollar's power, which has been linked with the dirham's price since the issue of the national currency. United Arab Emirates-USA, Economics, 11/1/1999 - Iraqi opposition meeting in New York disputes
The official spokesman for the Islamic Labor Organization in Iraq, Jawad al-Attar, has denied what has been stated by certain media on the participation of the organization in the meetings of the Iraqi National Congress in New York. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 11/1/1999