Arabic News Daily Page for 6/12/1998
Daily Edition - Friday, June 12, 1998
- Compaore: OAU can resort to vote to decide on SADR status
President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso hinted that African Heads of state can resort to a vote to decide on the status of the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, after it is examined by the foreign ministers of the Organization of African Unity next February in Addis Ababa. Morocco-West Sahara-OAU, Politics, 6/12/1998 - Gaddafi approves African summit's resolutions to partially lift ban
Colonel Moammar Gaddafi, leader of the Libyan revolution praised the decision of the Organization of African Unity summit in Burkina Faso of not abiding by the air embargo imposed upon Libya. Libya-North Africa, Politics, 6/12/1998 - Arafat's visit to Cairo postponed
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat decided to postpone until next week a visit that he was to pay yesterday to Cairo, because he was to attend the weekly meeting of the Palestinian Cabinet yesterday evening in Gaza to discuss developments in the current situation of the peace process before his trip to Rome today in a formal visit to both the Vatican and Italy. Palestine-Egypt-Italy, Politics, 6/12/1998 - Yemeni parliament calls for security for foreigners
The Yemeni Deputies Council began yesterday to discuss the issue of kidnapping foreigners in Yemen and the recent violence that some countries exposed, and the arrival of refugees in Yemen within a report presented by the defense and security committee, in which they tackled these issues and its effect on economy and development. Yemen, Politics, 6/12/1998 - Jordan calls for respect for human needs
As political conflict dominates the Middle East region, the human dimension, the key to solving the region's problems, seems to be the least addressed, Crown Prince Hassan said. Jordan-Austria, Politics, 6/12/1998 - Syrian FM confers with Palestinian envoy on refugees
The sources stated that the two-hour meeting was held on Tuesday in Damascus and dealt with Palestinian conditions in the occupied territories, the stumbled Palestinian track and the question of the refugees. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/12/1998