Today's Headlines
- Iranian war games in the Gulf coincide with the arrival of US aircraft carrier
Ships of the Navy and revolutionary guard naval unites paraded before the command ship to demonstrate Iran's naval power and supremacy, according to the official news agency, IRNA. Gulf Region, Military, 10/13/1997
- Kuwaiti-Iranian crisis over Kuwati congressman's remarks against the USA
The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on the request of the Kuwaiti deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabahh and asked him to submit an explanation for attending a meeting held by the Kuwaiti member of parliament Hassan Gohar. Kuwait, Politics, 10/13/1997
- Mossad officer promoted and opposition anger grows as investigation begins
On its first day the three-member committee reviewing the botched assassination in Jordan heard testimonies for up to 12 hours, including a statement from Mossad chief Danny Yatom, whose head is now being targeted by many in Israel for his supreme responsibility for the foiled attempt on the life of Khaled Mishal, Hamas political department head in Amman. Israel, International, 10/13/1997
- Two SLA members killed
Meanwhile, Israeli troops kidnapped six young men from the towns of Erton and Bint Jubeil inside the occupied strip of South Lebanon Lebanon, Military, 10/13/1997
- 53 killed and injured in mosque bomb blast in Algiers
Sources reported two gunmen shot dead a moderate Islamist candidate in this month's local elections in an eastern town Algeria, Local, 10/13/1997
- Failed Mossad assasination attempt thwarts attempts to hold the Mena conference
Israeli-Jordanian relations, which all the Arabs envied, are headed for a deadlock after Jordan decided to expel all the agents of the Mossad who are working in the Israeli embassy in Amman for their involvement in the attempt. Regional, Analysis, 10/13/1997
- Khartoum might seek Arab League intervention in differences with Egypt
The Sudanese government called on Egypt to hold talks in order to solve the differences which erupted between the nations after Egypt accused Sudan of being involved in an attempt to assassinate President Mubarak in Addis Abba more than two years ago. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 10/13/1997
- Jordan denies halting security coordination with Israel
The Jordanian Minister of State for Information Affairs denied Jordan's intention to halt security coordination with Israel despite the Mossad's attempt to assassinate the chief of Hamas' political bureau. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/13/1997
- Israel arrests four in Golan
High tensions have prevailed in parts of the occupied Golan following Israeli occupation authorities' decision to seize lands belonging to the village of Ain Qennyya to enlarge a settlement there. Syria, Local, 10/13/1997
- Israeli wall of secrecy on nuclear reactor is down
For the first time in Israel's history, a public debate on security precautions taken at Israel's nuclear reactor in Dimona, has ended with a Tel Aviv court ordering the government of Israel to pay compensation to the family of a reactor employee Israel, International, 10/13/1997
- Lebanon's leaders meet in effort to end conflict
The five-hour meeting, which started with mutual blaming, didn't resolve the problem but opened the way for further talks. Lebanon, Politics, 10/13/1997
- Abou Rizk calls for public protests
He said that the GLC had warned that the country would reach this state if the government continued squandering money and incurring more public debt. Lebanon, Politics, 10/13/1997
Short Takes
- King Hussein King of Jordan has offered to pay the medical expenses for the treatment of Syrian poet Nizar Kabani, who is recovering from a heart attack in a London hospital. He asked the Jordanian ambassador to England to visit the poet and inform him of the King's wishes for a speedy recovery. Go
- Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya, an Egyptian organization that was included on last week's American list of terrorist organizations which cannot be supported from the US, has threatened attacks on Americans in the Arab world, according to a Fox news report. Go
- International Court of Justice today is holding a hearing at the request of Libya regarding the Lockerbie bombing. The US and Britain have demanded the extradition of two suspects in the case, and Libya has refused. Go
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said yesterday that the snap summit meeting between Palestinian president Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led to no progress in the stalled Middle East peace process. Go
- The Anatolian News Agency said on October 12 that Turkish army troops killed 797 people in recent attacks against northern Iraq. The agency also said the Turkish army lost 46 troops during the first three weeks of incursion inside Iraq's territories. Go
- Syrian President Hafez Al Assad received Manuel Marin, Vice President of the European commission who is in charge of the file of the Middle East. Go
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