Today's Headlines
- Annan on way to Baghdad, latest developments on Iraqi crisis
The situation as it stands is non-resolved with the hope pinned on Annan's visit. The US has rejected before hand the Russian efforts, with US Secretary of Defense Cohen saying that "I have seen no proposal" that is acceptable yet. Iraq, International, 2/16/1998
- Hizbullah warns officials against offering Israel guarantees
Recently, Israeli officials have said Israel would implement resolution 425 only after receiving guarantees that Hizbullah would not attack its northern settlements following a withdrawal. Lebanon, Politics, 2/16/1998
- Israeli Mossad report on Amman Fiasco: background
After the failed assassination attempt, top Israeli security officers, including defense minister Yitzhak Mordechai, chief of staff Amnon Shahak and General Security Services head Ami Ayalon said they were not consulted on the attack and claimed they had been kept in the dark throughout the whole period that preceded the attack on Mishal. Israel-Jordan, Politics, 2/16/1998
- Jordan: Iraqi crisis needs to be defused quickly
"There are no more than a few days remaining to realize a peaceful resolution via political methods," he stated. Jordan-Iraq, International, 2/16/1998
- Arab unemployment rate reaches 11.5%
The total income of the Arab states has remained almost unchanged for the past 18 years, at which time the population growth rate reached 2.8% annually, resulting in an average of 40% reduction of individual incomes. Regional, Economics, 2/16/1998
- Guerrillas fire rockets at border zone, northern Israel
In a marked escalation of tension in south Lebanon, guerrillas this weekend fired a volley of rockets and mortars inside Israel's occupation zone and northern Israel, wounding five Lebanese civilians. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/16/1998
- Turkey to Iran: Great concern over Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi met on Sunday with Turkey's deputy foreign minister, Kurkmaz Haq Tanir, who arrived in Tehran earlier in the day carrying a communique from Turkish President Suleiman Demirel to Iranian President Muhammad Khatami Iran-Turkey, International, 2/16/1998
- Aramaic: the language of the Christ, and the stolen Icon
It survived the fall of Nineveh and Babylon in Iraq and remained the official language of the Persian empire. Aramaic inscriptions were also dug out in certain areas in Egypt and China. Regional-Syria, History, 2/16/1998
- Security cooperation between Morocco and Italy
The discussions cover security issues affecting Mediterranean countries' interests, which include combating illegal immigration, fighting crime, confronting smuggling, and other issues such as methods of activating the signed agreements between Morocco and Italy within this frame. Morocco, Politics, 2/16/1998
- Israel threatens arrests of Golan citizens
The Israeli police chief in Galilee, Gen. Avi Telor, has threatened to carry out a large arrest campaign against Syrian residents of the occupied Golan and to levy substantial fines against them. Syria-Israel, Politics, 2/16/1998
- Saudi - French water, agricultural cooperation discussed
Saudi Minister of Agriculture and Water Abdullah Muammar on Sunday met in Riyadh with French Trade Minister Jacques Dondoux and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 2/16/1998
Short Takes
- Qatar's foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani, arrived in Baghdad yesterday to take part in the efforts to find an outlet for the crisis between Iraq and the UN. This is the first visit on the level of Foreign Minister held by a Gulf official to Baghdad since the Gulf War in 1991. Go
- 386 diesel-oil-loaded tanker trucks were allowed on Saturday to enter into Turkey from Syria following a two-month wait at the border gate of Ghazi Antab, in southeastern Turkey. The governor of Ghazi Antab, Muammar Goular, said the Turkish Cabinet agreed to permit 607 Syrian tanks to enter Turkey from Syria. Go
- The ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, on Sunday received a communique from British Prime Minister Tony Blair on bilateral relations and regional developments, Gulf News Agency reported. Go
- President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, currently visiting Pakistan, met on Sunday with his Pakistani counterpart, Muhammad Rafik Tarrar, Gulf News Agency reported, to review means of consolidating joint cooperation and development. Go
- Russia's ambassador in Damascus on Sunday highlighted friendship and cooperation relations between his country and Syria and called for consolidating them to benefit both countries' peoples. Go
- The undersecretary of Kuwait's Foreign Ministry, Suleiman Majed al-Shahin on Sunday discussed the situation in the Gulf region and regional and international developments, during separate meetings with the ambassadors of Syria, the US and France to Kuwait. Go
- The government freed all the civilians who were arrested after Friday's pro-Iraqi government demonstration was broken up by police, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah al-Nusour announced. 61 persons were released, he told reporters. Go
- Lebanon's Council of Muftis came out in opposition to a civil marriage law suggested by Lebanese President Hrawi, Lebanon News Wire reported. Go
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