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  • On the nomination of President al-Assad for a new term of office
    The Syrian People's Assembly on Monday at noon convened an extraordinary session to consider the message sent by the Baath Arab Socialist Party regional leadership concerning its unanimous decision to nominate Syrian President Hafez al-Assad for a fifth consecutive term. Syria, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Five-member Arab foreign minister meeting in Cairo today
    The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and Oman will resume today in Cairo the meetings they held in al-Ghardaqa ten days ago in preparation for the consultative Arab ministerial meeting on January 24. Regional, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Abdul Meguid refuses Iraqi accusations
    Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid said that the last declarations issued by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz asserting that Kuwait is a state inside the Iraqi borders are declarations that completely contradict Iraq's approval of United Nations resolutions concerning this matter. Regional, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Iraq criticizes Saudi initiative to alleviate embargo
    The Iraqi daily "Babel" on Monday criticized the Saudi initiative to alleviate the embargo imposed on Iraq and described it as a political maneuver aimed at absorbing the anger of the Arab masses following the US and British attacks in December on Iraq. Regional, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Report: Iraqi leaders issue second call for urgent meeting with eight opposition factions
    A Jordanian daily reported on Monday that the Iraqi leadership has extended a second urgent invitation to eight opposition factions abroad to visit Iraq and hold rounds of dialogue with Iraqi officials, following the first round made by the United Iraqi Organization delegation in Baghdad, recently. Iraq, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Kuwaiti forces on alert to counter Iraqi threats
    Kuwait has put some of its military units on maximum alert to counter Iraqi threats. Kuwait, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Egyptian foreign minister: Saudi Arabia and Cairo present aid to Iraq
    Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that all Arab countries, at the top of which comes Saudi Arabia, are working on helping and supporting the Iraqi people. Egypt, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Iraq denies any arrests or hangings
    Iraqi formal sources denied today news reports stating that there are arrests and hangings taking place in southern Iraq, asserting that the direct causes of the damage brought about by US and British planes in the "no-fly zones" over southern and northern Iraq are Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Iraq, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Moroccan party welcomes Moroccans unanimous rejection of US aggression against Iraq
    The political bureau of the Party for Progress and Socialism, a member of the governmental coalition, hailed the Moroccan people's "unanimous rejection of the US aggression against Iraq." Morocco, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Jordan for convening Arab summit
    A high-ranking Jordanian governmental source on Monday stressed Jordan's support of all potentials for the Arab foreign ministers at the consultative meeting on January 24. Jordan, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Egyptian foreign minister calls for Saddam Hussein to quit office
    Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has called for the resignation of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in a statement Moussa made to the German daily "The Berliner Kurier." Egypt, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Arabs in Kuwait plot to provoke riots
    Kuwaiti security forces arrested some 25 persons of an Arab nationality and confiscated from them publications urging a revolution against the United States and against the ruling regime in Kuwait. Kuwait, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Egyptian Shoura council approves fourth term of office for President Mubarak
    The Egyptian Shoura council on Monday approved nominating President Mubarak for a fourth term of office. Egypt, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Lebanese president stresses efforts to return the displaced
    Al-Hoss added that Lebanon cannot accept the logic of a double-standard policy for the region's destiny and problems. "At the same time, thousands of Lebanese families are still forced to stay away from their homes and other families have to pay a high price for the continued Israeli attacks, while other UN Security Council resolutions are applied strictly on other states in the region and wars are launched for the sake of applying these resolutions." Lebanon, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Israeli attack hits Lebanese infrastructure cutting off electricity
    The areas of Hasbaya and Marjyoun spent Sunday night without electricity due to the Israeli attack, which resulted in destroying electricity wires in Zalaya which feed the areas. Lebanon, Military, 1/12/99
  • Chirac will not receive Sharon
    President Jacques Chirac of France has decided not to receive Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon during his forthcoming visit to Paris at the end of next week. Israel, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Report: Mishal meets in Damascus with high-ranking Syrian officials
    A Jordanian weekly said that chairman of the political party of the Hamas movement Khaled Mishal who arrived in Damascus last Wednesday held a series of meetings and political consultations with several Syrian and Palestinian leaders there. Palestine, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Secret committee surveys properties of Israelis in the Golan
    Al-Ayam daily issued in the occupied Arab territories reported that a special committee is secretly surveying and estimating the properties of the Israelis in the occupied Golan Heights to compensate the Israelis who live there if Israel withdraws from the occupied Syrian territories. Syria, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Egyptian official attacks Agence France Press for Abu Nidal story
    An Egyptian official has criticized a report broadcasted by Agence France Press that Egypt hosted the Palestinian coordinador Sabri El-Banna, better known as Abu Nidal. Egypt, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Palestinian sources: Declaration of state is to take place on May 4
    Palestinian sources denied that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has agreed to postpone the declaration of an independent Palestinian state on the specified date of May 4. Palestine, Politics, 1/12/99
  • South African envoy to discuss Lockerbie crisis
    A South African presidential envoy is visiting Libya for talks with Libyan officials on ways of defusing the Lockerbie crisis opposing Tripoli to the USA and Britain. Libya, Politics, 1/12/99
  • Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior withdraws Bu Yabes passport
    Well informed sources in Kuwait told the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas on Monday that the Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior had withdrawn the passport of Kuwaiti journalist Hamed Bu Yabes and that the Journalist is to be investigated at the public court after the Kuwaiti Cabinet submitted his case to the Ministry of the Interior. Kuwait, Politics, 1/12/99

Short Takes

  • Pope John Paul II on Monday said from the Vatican that the recent US - British attacks on Iraq reveal that war does not solve crises. In his annual speech the Pope said the latest fighting proved that war complicates situations and leaves civilians sufferings its tragic results. Go
  • Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has asserted that Ethiopia and Sudan are seeking to improve their bilateral relations. Ismail said in a statement to the weekly "Reporter" bulletin issued in Amhari, the language of Ethiopia, on Monday that since last year gradual tangible results have been attained. He added, "Our diplomatic relations were not severed and talks were held in the course of a committee which comprised the two sides." Go
  • Since the beginning of 1998 until the end of November 1998 some 1,211 ships anchored at the Syrian port of Tartous. Amounts of imported and exported items for the same period were 4,159,494 tonnes, including the importation of some 1,316,242 tonnes of phosphate and 278,630 tonnes of cereals. Another 284,275 tonnes of cereals were exported, while 160,414 tonnes as transit and 2,119,943 of various commodities. Go
  • Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met on Sunday night with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who arrived in Israel to take part in the annual meeting of the Shimon Peres peace center. Discussions between Arafat and Kissinger dealt with Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. How far should Arafat threaten statehood? Algerian parties meet to oppose army candidate U.S. to play lesser role in future Israeli-Palestinian peace talks 8 people trampled to death at Egyptian soccer match In Iraq, groceries cost fistfuls of cash Kuwaiti Parliament Holds Closed Session On Iraq POLLARD SPY CASE (L ONLY) U.S. More Isolated in U.N. on Keeping the Iraq Sanctions Asylum in Italy Fading for Kurd Peres urges PA to negotiate statehood Go

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