Today's Headlines
- Dead man waiting
For them, it was a story similar to the famous King Solomon and the two women who fought over one child, each claiming he was hers. At the end of the fatiguing session, the judges said they would convene another session in a few days to decide whether the subject of the appeal, a dead man, should be buried as a Muslim or Jew. Israel, Judicial, 12/11/1997
- President Assad at Islamic Summit: Resistance is legal right, legitimate duty
Assad: Israeli military might, however superior, and the foreign support for Israel, however big, can never defeat the will for liberation. Nor can they vanquish our people's resolve for steadfastness. Neither can they implant fear or despair in our hearts Regional-Iran, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Summit's deliberations concluded
Participants in the 8th Organization of the Islamic Conference summit have approved unanimously all 142 items scheduled in the agenda of their meeting Regional, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Government to clamp down on television immorality
The confrontation has been brewing for some time now between the government and local television stations. It culminated Wednesday with a meeting of the central security council that lay the ground for censorship of television programs and banning of live political shows. Lebanon, Culture, 12/11/1997
- Abdel Meguid calls for lifting senctions on Libya, Iraq and Sudan
Meguid, who is currently participating in the Islamic Summit in Tehran, stated that he will discuss the Iranian occupation of three Emirate islands Regional, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Tunisia to host Arab ministers for combating terrorism
Algeria tried to make this definition wider so as to include the condemnation of whoever supports or finances terrorism in any way, whether by providing terrorists with shelter or through issuing press statements or leaflets Regional-Tunisia, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Moroccan party supports a coalition government
The Moroccan National Democratic Party declared that it believes that forming a national coalition government is enough to allow the country's affairs to run smoothly. Morocco, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Egyptian-Sudanese relations improving rapidly
The Sudanese President Omar Bashir stated that he intends to visit Egypt soon and described the two countries' relations as positive and improving rapidly. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Yemen prepares to set up stock market
Discussions are underway with Arab stock markets and the Arab Monetary Fund to assist Yemen in establishing the basis and rules of the Yemeni stock market. Yemen, Economics, 12/11/1997
- Four billion dollar electrical project between Arab countries and Europe
A European group had allocated $4 billion to finance an electrical connection project between the Arabian networks and Europe in the next two years. Regional, Economics, 12/11/1997
- Yemeni opposition to appeal for political prisoners' release
After halting its work for 9 months, the Higher Council of the Opposition Parties in Yemen resumed its activities with a meeting that was held in the headquarters of the Socialist Party in Sanaa. Yemen, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Saudi - Kuwaiti border demarcation near completion
Saudi Arabia's interior minister said yesterday border demarcation with Kuwait was near completion with only minor issues pertaining to their sea frontiers yet to be resolved. Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Detailed numbers of Inter-Arab agricultural exports
The breakdown of the composition of inter-Arab agricultural exports shows that live animals, meat and their by-products top the list of exports, constituting 36% of those exports in 1990, of which 22% was live animals, an increase of about 25% over 1980, which was 17.5% for all the Arab countries combined. Regional, Agriculture, 12/11/1997
Short Takes
- Iran's foreign minister rejected a tentative US call for talks between the two nations, Gulf Times reported. Go
- Richard Branson is in negotiations with Algeria to retrieve the escaped balloon he was using in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, the London Times reported. The balloon took off unmanned from Morocco, landing in Algeria earlier this week. Go
- Sudan's government criticized US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for meeting with rebel leaders earlier this week, Fox News reported. Go
- Israeli occupation forces have arrested a Palestinian youth in the Jordan valley under the pretext that he was trying to cross into the West Bank from Amman. A vast mopping-up campaign was made in the area following the arrest, out of fears that others would try to cross into the West bank, Israeli radio reported. Go
- Jordan has expelled seven Iraqi diplomats and recalled its envoy to Baghdad to protest the execution of four Jordanians on smuggling charges, Gulf Times reported. Go
- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to hold a face-to-face meeting next Thursday, the Jerusalem Post reported. Go
- A bid to upgrade the Palestinian status at the UN was withdrawn after an EU amendment was introduced to block the proposal, the Bahrain Tribune reported. Go
- On the sidelines of the 8th Islamic Summit in Tehran, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad Wednesday met with Morocco's Foreign Minister Abdullatif al Filali, Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and the Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdel Meguid. Go
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