Today's Headlines
- PA detains 17 wanted Palestinians, Israel wants more measures
Two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli fire bullets near Kafer al Dick village in the West Bank. One is from the Fatah movement Loui Mashaal (24 year old). Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Mubarak's initiative positive step for halting violence
Positive reactions have come in succession from the United States and western countries to the latest Egyptian initiative for containing deteriorating situation between Israel and Palestinians. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Study demands improvement of living standards for Arab children
A recent study by the Arab Childhood Council stressed better living standards must be secured for Arab children amid increase in children's ratio to the population, a 3.8 percent increase in fertility rates, and population growth by over 2.5 percent. Regional, Economics, 12/8/2001
- United Arab Emirates nominated to preside over G77
The Arab group at the G77 unanimously nominated the United Arab Emirates UAE's representative to UNESCO Dr. Hussein Ghabbash to be its nominee for the presidency of the G77 which was established in 1964 and has now 130 countries including China, despite the fact it keeps its old name of ( G-77). United Arab Emirates-Regional, Politics, 12/8/2001
- American proposal to deploy Jordanian forces in the West Bank
Well-informed sources said that the US envoy Gen. Antony Zeini conveyed to the Jordanian King Abdullah II a proposal agreed by Israel to sending Jordanian troops to the Palestinian territories in order to separate between the Palestinians and the Israeli soldiers. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Jordanian Islamists and the dialogue with Jews
The secretary general of the Islamic labor party front in Jordan Abdul Latif Arabeyyat has announced he and his party do not oppose maintaining a dialogue with the Jews. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Peres: Arafat did not do enough to fight 'violence'
The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres has called on the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat to impose his control on the Palestinian security forces and to arrest Palestinians wanted by Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Al-Bashir gets a message from Somali president
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir who is the President of the current rotating presidency of IGAD has got a written message from the Somali President Abdul Qasem Salad Hassan. Somalia-Sudan, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Eritrea says it is attacked by Ethiopia
Asmara on Thursday announced that some of its police and militia positions stationed in the outskirts of " Du'fi" to the ( South of Eritrea) were exposed to an Ethiopian military attack led by a contingent composed of 250 soldiers. But Asmara did not announce the outcome of the losses in its lines nor in the lines of the attacking Ethiopian forces. Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Libya to fund social, cultural projects in India
Libya will finance the construction of the Islamic Center of New Delhi and the rehabilitation of the prestigious Shahi Mosque in central New Delhi. Libya-India, Culture, 12/8/2001
- American list of terrorism hosting states Regional-USA, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Government starts dialogue with teachers' unions
The Moroccan government on Friday started dialogue with the education sector's trade unions on teachers' grievances. Morocco, Politics, 12/8/2001
- Some 4500 Arab soldiers in the Israeli army
Non- Jews soldiers in the Israeli army ( Sunni, Druze and Sharkas) toll 4500 soldiers 20 percent of them are in the grade of an officer and above, according to the chairman of the human force department and planning division in the Israeli army Col. Afi Zmeir, in a statement before the foreign and security committee at the Israeli Knesset. Israel, Local, 12/8/2001
- Arab body to address US employment body
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) will be represented by ADC President Dr. Ziad Asali who will participate as a panelist at the next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Regional-USA, Politics, 12/8/2001
Short Takes
- The Palestinian National resistance movement the Islamic Jihad has denied to have released any statement that threatens the Palestinian national unity. In a statement, the movement explained that despite its rejection to what the Palestinian Authority security forces are carrying out of a campaign of arrest of national resistance members, yet it stressed care to maintain the Palestinian national unity in challenge of the " Zionist attack." Go
- The Lebanese daily al-Mustaqbal said on Friday quoting special information source that the chairman of the Israeli intelligence Afraem Haleivy on Wednesday visited Cairo secretly and held security talks with the chairman of the Egyptian intelligence Lt. Gen. Omar Suleiman. The paper said that this was in contrary to news reports which said that Suleiman was the one who had visited Tel Aviv. Go
- Yemen said on Friday it has been chasing two prominent tribesmen the US suspects as two agents in al-Qaida networking. A Yemeni government official told reporters that the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed with his American counterpart George Bush to arrest the two men but he did not give any other details. Go
- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Friday performed Friday's prayer at the grand al-Mahatta ( station) mosque in Daraa. He was accompanied by the Daraa party branch secretary and governor, high ranking governorate officials and crowded number of citizens. Go
- The Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud has received a telephone call from the Secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa in the framework of consultation being held to convene the meeting of the Arab and Islamic foreign ministers in Doha. Go
- President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt will visit Morocco early 2002 at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The announcement was made Saturday morning in Cairo by Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa after his meeting with President Mubarak. Go
- The US ambassador to Lebanon Vincent Battle has announced that developments in the region led to the postponement of the visit of the US under secretary of state for the near East Affairs William Burns to Beirut. Go
- 18 Moroccan candidates to illegal emigration were arrested Thursday off the shores of the Spanish southern city of Almeria. The group of undocumented travelers, including three minors, were intercepted while they were on board a small boat. Go
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