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- OIC Islamic affairs ministers meet in Jeddah
The council of ministers of Islamic affairs and Wakf (endowments) of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is holding its 6th session in Jeddah to debate the preservation of the wakf heritage, the training of preachers and coordination between the ministries of Islamic affairs. Regional, Religion, 2/1/2000 - Yemen concerned over the fate of US citizen
The Yemeni authorities on Monday expressed its concern over the fate of a kidnapped American whose location is unknown, as is the identity of his kidnappers. Yemen, Politics, 2/1/2000 - Acts of violence in Somalia
Some 15 persons were killed when a relief caravan carrying foodstuffs was attacked twice while it was in its way to the Bakoul region of southern Somalia during the past two days. Somalia, Politics, 2/1/2000 - Indonesian Coalition Protests Foreign Loans
An anti-loan coalition pointed out that Indonesia's current external debt of $150 billion have greatly impoverished the people, reports Indonesian news agency "ANTARA." Regional, Economics, 2/1/2000