Today's Headlines
- In Washington, no lunch for Netanyahu
US sources ruled out any potential pressure on Israel but hinted that President Clinton was apparently forced to have his meeting with Netanyahu and accept the fact that he won't have the chance to announce any breakthrough after the meeting Israel-Palestine, International, 1/16/1998
- Algerian sources accuse the Islamic Group of massacres
Sources in the Islamic Salvation Front accused the Armed Islamic Group of being responsible for the massacres committed in Relizane in the west of Algeria at the beginning of the month of Ramadan. Algeria, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Formation of defense councils in Yemeni provinces
The head of the Conference Parliamentary Coalition attacked the head of the Reform Coalition for the latter's statements in which he said that the government's budget for the current year aimed at increasing the Yemeni people's poverty. Yemen, Local, 1/16/1998
- Kuwaiti members of parliament question the Minister of Information
Islamic members of the Kuwaiti parliament said they intend to submit a questionnaire to Minister of Information Saud Naser Al Sabah as they believe that he is responsible for selling banned religious books in Kuwait. Kuwait, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Israeli forces demolish house of booby-trap suspect
Israeli forces on Thursday demolished the south Lebanon home of a Lebanese man they suspect was responsible for a booby-trapped video tape which exploded Wednesday, killing an Israeli-allied militiaman and wounding five other people. Lebanon-Israel, Local, 1/16/1998
- New US ambassador in Cairo off to a rocky start
The new American ambassador to Egypt expressed his regret regarding the non-participation of Egypt and other regional leaders in the Middle East and North Africa economic conference. Egypt, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Britain for lifting US sanctions imposed on Libya, Iran
A spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that the British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook will seek to convince the US to lift sanctions imposed on Libya and Iran during his visit to Washington on Wednesday and Thursday. Libya, International, 1/16/1998
- King Hussein warns against retreating from peace
"There has been a minority among each side who would impose their agenda upon us; many tragedies took place in Hebron, Israel and the Palestinian territories," he said. Jordan, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Shaath: catastrophe is ahead of us
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat again warned of a new cycle of violence in the region if his forthcoming visit to Washington and his summit meeting with US President Bill Clinton. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Arab parliament to support Algeria against terrorism
The Arab Parliamentary Union, headed by Dr. Fathi Serour, decided to hold a conference in Algeria soon to discuss terrorism and the massacres in Algeria. Regional-Algeria, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Israel decided to stop Palestinians from getting into Palestine
An Israeli official source announced that Israel has decided to stop Palestinians who have not paid their debts to the government or to Israeli individuals from getting into Palestine. Israel-Palestine, Judicial, 1/16/1998
- Israeli general notes escalation of Lebanese resistance
Israeli Chief of staff General Amnon Shahak said Lebanese national resistance operations against the occupation forces in the occupied part of South Lebanon have escalated. Israel-Lebanon, Military, 1/16/1998
- Labor Party leader meets UNIFIL chief
Yossi Beilin, a member of the Israeli Knesset, met with Maj. Gen. Joije Konrote, at the United Nations headquarters in Jerusalem, few hours after a booby-trapped video-tape exploded at a crossing on the Lebanese-Israeli border. Israel-Lebanon, Politics, 1/16/1998
- Efforts underway to tackle UAE oil slick
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have begun clean-up operations to tackle a major oil slick that has hit parts of the country's coastline. United Arab Emirates, Local, 1/16/1998
- Substantial reforms yeild better results for Moroccan economy
During 1997, Morocco more than doubled the direct foreign investment in its economy to $1.5 billion over 1996. Morocco, Economics, 1/16/1998
- Jordanian industrial delegation leaves for Baghdad
An official source expected that the protocol to be prepared would go far beyond $300 million, but the final figure depended on a meeting to be held between trade ministers of both Iraq and Jordan. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 1/16/1998
Short Takes
- Britain is sending the aircraft carrier "Invincible" to the Gulf to join US warships already there, Voice of America reported. Go
- The head of the Palestinian Statistics Office said that the recent Palestinian census found a higher-than-expected population, Bahrain Tribune reported. Go
- A government privatization plan was criticized by the Sudanese trade union federation , BBC News reported. Go
- Algeria rejected Lebanese efforts to form an Arab committee aimed at ending the Algerian massacres, wire reports said. The Algerian government has resisted international intervention into what it considers to be an internal matter, although it has authorized a visit by a delegation from the European Union. Go
- Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Sahhaf arrives in Tehran today for talks there, IRNA reported. The talks may cover normalization of Iraq - Iran relations, POW's, and winning Tehran's support for the lifting of UN sanctions on Baghdad, the report said. Go
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