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Iraq defiant as confrontation day nears. US warns of war
In Washington, top U.S. military and diplomatic officials met at the White House to discuss what actions the United States might take to force Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to comply with international arrangements.
Iraq, Politics, 11/8/1997
Al Watan asks journalists to condemn attack on press
In a new development in the case in which the Editor-in-Chief of the Al Watan Newspaper was arrested, Al Watan called on all the Algerian journalists to support the paper.
Algeria, Politics, 11/8/1997
Peaceful Society Movement refuses to sign election monitoring report
The latest results announced by the judicial councils came out in favor of the National Liberation Front Party and against the party of President Zeroual, which lost 43 seats.
Algeria, Politics, 11/8/1997
NDA asked to share in Sudanese constitution committee
He said that the opposition's participation will not be considered an obligation, but it would assure them of the validity of the procedures and deliberations.
Sudan, Politics, 11/8/1997
Lockerbie sanctions remain
Libya, Politics, 11/8/1997
Arafat not surprised by Israeli delays
Palestine, Politics, 11/8/1997
Spokesman: Jordan elections fair
Jordan, Politics, 11/8/1997
Bahrain trial for citizens abroad
Bahrain, Politics, 11/8/1997
Toufeili backs from his decision
Toufeili said this decision came after the negotiations with speaker Nabih Berri and his confirmation that money will be spent to rehabilitate the area.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/8/1997
University teachers denounce compulsory enlistment
Sudan, Politics, 11/8/1997
Algerian government arrests opposition supporters
While the political crisis between the government and the opposition parties is growing worse, the Algerian government started to arrest the opposition's supporters in order to weaken the popular support for the opposition.
Algeria, Politics, 11/7/1997
No agreement for UN diplomats in Iraq
In a press conference, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy Prime Minister, said that the US is acting as a judge and jury in this matter saying that "the adversary is the judge," referring to the US government.
Iraq, Politics, 11/7/1997
Talks to resume. Israel warns against MENA expectations
The US, Palestinian sources in Ramallah said, was very keen on achieving any breakthrough, even a cosmetic one, in order for her envoys to the Arab world to succeed in bringing more countries to the Qatar conference.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/7/1997
Political transformations give great importance to Moroccan elections
The Moroccan election has taken on great significance due to the heated competition which witnesses great political upheaval.
Morocco, Politics, 11/7/1997
Italian president visits south, calls for independence
Scalfaro's third day in Lebanon began Friday with an address to Parliament in Beirut in which he called on Israel to implement U.N. Resolution 425, which calls on Israel to withdraw its troops from south Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997
Arafat's political advisor: Netanyahu deceives himself
He clarified that stopping the negotiations and linking them with other conditions is not the solution, the solution is continuing to work to achieve stability inside the Palestinian self-rule areas and to continue building the Palestinian state and to expand its foreign relations.
Palestine, Politics, 11/7/1997
OAU observers to Comoros
Comoros, Politics, 11/7/1997
Sudan peace talks
Sudan, Politics, 11/7/1997
Libya asks for UN visit
Libya, Politics, 11/7/1997
Bekaa survey to proceed
Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997
Cohen: UN must act
Iraq, Politics, 11/7/1997
Albright to meet with Arafat, Netanyahu next week
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/7/1997
No to MENA repeats Saudi Arabia and UAE to US
U.S envoy Martin Indyk has failed to persuade Saudi Arabia and the UAE to attend MENA. Both countries sited lack of progress in Arab-Israeli peace talks.
Gulf Region, Politics, 11/7/1997
De Charette in Lebanon
Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997
The Lebanese-Italian Talks
Scalfaro held a met in the morning with president Elias Hrawi. Speaker Nabih Berri, and ministers Michel Murr and Fares Boueiz joined afterwards. The meeting centered around the peace process and the Lebanese-Italian economic relations.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997
Sheikh Zayed urges Arab reconcilation
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan strongly hinted that any Arab rapprochement must include Iraq, a move which is still rebuffed by Kuwait.
Regional, Politics, 11/6/1997
Iraq turns away inspectors for fourth day
UN weapons inspection head Richard Butler said that the Iraqis had moved equipment away from sites that were under surveillance by UN cameras. Butler suspects that the Iraqis are trying to protect quantities of deadly VX nerve gas.
Iraq, Politics, 11/6/1997
Defeat of female and Islamic nominees in Jordanian elections
The percentage of public voting is 54.63% which is less than the percentage of voters who participated in 1989 elections which was 61.53% and the 1993 elections which was 68%.
Jordan, Politics, 11/6/1997
Khaddam denies Syrian intervention in Lebanese affairs
Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam denied his country interfered in Lebanese domestic affairs and said close cooperation was being misinterpreted as interference.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
Journalist sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in Algeria
The crisis between the Algerian Government and the intelligentsia was aggravated after a court sentence against famous journalist Omar Blushat, who was sentenced for 22 months of imprisonment.
Algeria, Politics, 11/6/1997
Arab League still undecided on Mena
"I've received an invitation to participate this conference....my participation depends on achieving substantial and tangible progress in the peace process," Dr. Esmat Abdel Maguid told reporters.
Regional, Politics, 11/6/1997
Judiciary says Amnesty accusations not true
"We have reason to believe that the information the report is based on is inaccurate," a report issued by the Lebanese authorities said.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
Yemeni president visit to Oman
Saleh will brief Qaboos on the latest developments of Eritrea's occupation of the Island of Henesh and what was done to solve the border problem between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Oman-Yemen, Politics, 11/6/1997
Algerian president in Muscat today
Algerian Diplomatic sources in Cairo said that President Zeroual and Sultan Qaboos will discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and the Gulf region, including the Iraqi dispute with the UN.
Algeria-Oman, Politics, 11/6/1997
A solution to the Hermel problem
Speaker Nabih Berri is about to solve the political problem that have plagued Lebanon in the Hermel area, after negotiations with breakaway Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili's
Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
Successful visit to Egypt says Sudan
A key Sudanese official yesterday voiced satisfaction over the outcome of a visit to Cairo last week by Sudan's first vice president, El Zobeir Saleh.
Sudan, Politics, 11/6/1997
Jordan elections
Jordan, Politics, 11/6/1997
Scalfaro in Lebanon
Italian intervention in the Israeli-resistance discussion over the exchange of Israeli soldiers' remains with Lebanese detained in Israeli prison, seems possible with the visit of Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
Hariri's Last Day in Tokyo
Japan decided to finance the Shabrouh and Bisri dam projects and is also studying other investments worth $350 million, after Hariri's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Ryutaro Hashimutu yesterday.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997
Libya won't extradite Lockerbie suspects, AL says
Dr. Abdel Meguid, the head of the Arab League, said yesterday that Libya would never extradite two of its citizens to Britain or the United States
Libya, Politics, 11/5/1997
Netanyahu's wife sees leftist threat to his life
Sara Netanyahu, accused left-wing opposition leaders of inciting violence against her husband ahead of the second anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Israel, Politics, 11/5/1997
Moroccan minister of interior: no Islamic movements in legislative election
Basry said that the government does not care about the religious persuasions of the candidates, but it cares about their political persuasions.
Morocco, Politics, 11/5/1997
Opposition freeze participation and challenge orders
6 opposition parties stated that they will form a coordination committee which will follow what they called "forging" the election.
Algeria, Politics, 11/5/1997
Egyptian opposition criticizes Israel's decision on war files
The Head of the Egyptian Wafd Party criticized Israeli practices after the Israeli government stopped its investigation into the massacres of the Egyptian prisoners of war by Israeli generals during the 1956 and 1967 Wars.
Egypt, Politics, 11/5/1997
Moroccan-Algerian relations improve despite obstacles
In spite of the fact that the borders between Morocco and Algeria are closed and in spite of the Moroccan reactions towards the military exercises by the Algerian army some weeks ago in the West of Algeria
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 11/5/1997
Sudan sanctions
Sudan, Politics, 11/5/1997
SPLA wants referendum
Sudan, Politics, 11/5/1997
Negotiations slow
Palestine, Politics, 11/5/1997
Jordan parliamentary elections
Jordan, Politics, 11/5/1997
Har Homa
Palestine, Politics, 11/5/1997
69 female candidates in Moroccan legislative elections for first time
For the first time in any Moroccan vote since independence, 69 women will participate in the legislative election due to be held on November 14.
Morocco, Politics, 11/5/1997
Egypt candidate for Unesco congress seat
Sources close to the nominations committee said Egypt stands a good chance of winning a Unesco council membership in light of its tireless efforts to promote Unesco activities in areas of education, culture and development.
Egypt, Politics, 11/5/1997
Monitoring committee's meeting
The meeting took place after the Israelis filed a complaint over the wounding of a Lebanese woman in the Resistance's attack of Rihan, last Sunday.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997
Hariri in Tokyo
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri urged the Japanese to invest in Lebanon as they did before the war, during the second day of his visit to Tokyo yesterday.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997
Limited appointments
While some MPs supported the appointment of all municipality council member and others stressed on the importance of free elections, the majority opted for "limited appointments."
Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997
Italian President in Lebanon
Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro arrived in Beirut Wednesday for an official visit to Lebanon, the second by a foreign head of state since the end of the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997
UN inspectors challenge Iraqi ban on Americans
Defying Iraq's order for American arms inspectors to leave the country, the United Nations decided to resume field operations in which 10 US citizens in Baghdad would participate. But today Iraq turned away a second UN weapons inspection team that contained Americans.
Iraq, Politics, 11/4/1997
Jordanian elections today without Islamic Labor Party and Muslim Brotherhood
King Hussein called on all Jordanians to vote, declaring his full trust in the awareness of the Jordanians and that they will not let themselves, their country or their king down.
Jordan, Politics, 11/4/1997
Toufeili threatens ministers
Security in Hermel-Bekaa was at center stage in yesterday's parliamentary meeting at the Nijmeh square. MPs Sami Khatib and Mohammed Al-Mais denied the rumors that they were attacked by breakaway Sobhi Toufeili's followers when they went to the Baalbek area.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1997
New Algerian group tries to solve the Algerian crisis
Its head, Bakush Abdel Hamid, stated that the crisis of Algeria is mainly a racial crisis between the Arabs who are the original Algerians and the Francophone Algerians.
Algeria, Politics, 11/4/1997
Bashir: Sudan ready for peace
Bashir, speaking for the first time since peace talks started on Thursday between his government and southern guerrillas, insisted however, that Khartoum would defend its federal nature and unity with force if necessary.
Sudan, Politics, 11/4/1997
Hizbullah forms new military group to fight Israel
Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said the "Brigades of Resistance to Israeli Occupation" would provide a venue for any Lebanese wishing to participate in the resistance, regardless of their religion or political affiliations.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1997
Mishal chosen from five targets
Israel, Politics, 11/4/1997
GCC security cooperation
West Sahara, Politics, 11/4/1997
Cairo Peace Movement
Egypt, Politics, 11/4/1997
Albright shortens first day of talks
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/4/1997
US to attend Mena
Regional, Politics, 11/4/1997
Egypt exports $4 million worth of medicines to Iraq
Egypt will start sending urgent shipments of medicine worth $4 million to Iraq. Egyptian Minister of Population and Health Dr. Ismail Sallam stated that he met with his Iraqi counterpart and both agreed on the necessity of sending these shipments.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/4/1997
Algerian crisis over said Zeroual
Algerian leader Liamine Zeroual, declaring his state's political crisis was over after the local ballot on October 23, said on Friday night in Algerian T.V broadcast speech there would be no dialogue with the radical Islamic Salvation Front.
Algeria, Politics, 11/4/1997
The Situation in the South
Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1997
10 Jordanian Parties Boycott the Election
The boycotting parties advocate a plan to annul the peace agreements which Jordan signed with Israel and to reconsider the laws of the election and press.
Jordan, Politics, 11/3/1997
Lebanese woman injured in south Lebanon
Israeli planes raided suspected guerrilla positions in south Lebanon Sunday after an attack by Hezbollah guerrillas on an Israeli patrol injured a Lebanese civilian
Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
Palestinian housing project to stop settlement plans
The Palestinian Authority (PA) will soon implement a housing project in the Palestinian village in Ghor Al Ordon in order to stop Israeli settlement extension and attempts to evict the Palestinian people.
Palestine, Politics, 11/3/1997
Arab League proposes island measures for UAE
United Arab Emirates, Politics, 11/3/1997
Iraq weapons inspections
Iraq, Politics, 11/3/1997
Lebanon, Egypt to discuss relations
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Harir discussed promoting Egytpian-Lebanese ties during a meeting with Egypt's envoy in Beirut, ambassador Adel-El Khodarey.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
EU backs Sudan peace talks
The European union expressed support yesterday before for peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan's civil war and called for a swift outcome that would help to stop the killing
Sudan, Politics, 11/3/1997
One last chance for Israel says Hamas
The military wing of Hamas said Israel had "one last chance" before the group will unleash a "big operation" against Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/3/1997
Toufeili renews his warnings
Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
New draft of the election law to the parliament
Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
Hizbullah announces new recruitment policies today
Interested parties and individuals are to be given the freedom to choose the kind of work they wish to do, whether military or not.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
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