Arabic News Weekly Edition for United Arab Emirates, 4/17/2000
Weekly Edition, United Arab Emirates - Week of April 17, 2000
- UAE reopens diplomatic mission in Baghdad
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday opened its diplomatic mission in the Iraqi capital after it had been closed since the Gulf crisis in 1990. Thereby the UAE became the fourth Gulf state to return its diplomats to Iraq. United Arab Emirates-Iraq, Politics, 4/21/2000 - Yemeni president arrives in UAE United Arab Emirates-Yemen, Politics, 4/20/2000
- Iran declares readiness to negotiate with UAE
Iran asserted its readiness to negotiate with the United Arab Emirates to settle the conflict between them concerning three Gulf islands, Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Mousa. United Arab Emirates-Iran, Politics, 4/20/2000 - 650 companies in the Arab travel market 2000
650 companies from 50 countries agreed to participating in the activities of the Arab travel fair that will be held on May 2- 5 in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. Regional-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 4/20/2000 - UAE- Omani business council forms
The trade and industry chambers in the United Arab Emirates and in Oman started steps to establish an Omani - UAE business council to support and encourage bilateral cooperation in all fields. Oman-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 4/20/2000 - UAE president confers with Lebanese counterpart
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan received Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates-Lebanon, Politics, 4/19/2000 - Tunisian foreign minister visits UAE, Kuwait Tunisia-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 4/18/2000
- UAE students break Guiness record for longest painting in world
School students in the United Arab Emirates broke the Guiness record for the longest painting in the world when 17,448 students from 83 schools of 92 different nationalities drew a 500-meter-long painting. United Arab Emirates-International, Local, 4/17/2000