Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 10/26/1998
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of October 26, 1998
- Gaddafi, Hamas call for lifting of Sheikh Yassin's house arrest
A cable sent by Gaddafi to Arafat said he hoped that the house arrest of Sheikh Yassin would be lifted and that it is not acceptable that Sheikh Yassin gets out of an Israeli prison to be placed in a Palestinian prison. Libya-Palestine, Politics, 10/31/1998 - Palestinian minister supports Wye agreement
Some Palestinian ministers voted against the Wye Plantation agreement, as secretary general of the Palestinian Authority El-Taib Abd El-Reheem said that a small number of ministers oppose the agreement. He did not specify their number or identities. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/31/1998 - Arafat criticizes settlement plans Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/31/1998
- Qaddoumi criticizes Wye peace agreement
The head of political department of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), Farouk Qaddoumi, criticized the Palestinian - Israeli interim peace agreement reached last week at the Wye Plantation in the United States. Palestine, Politics, 10/30/1998 - A link between Lebanon bomb and Israel's bomb ? Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/29/1998
- Palestinian official: there is a Palestinian security plan
Palestinian Minister of State Hassan Asfour, who took part in talks leading to the Wye agreement with Israel, said that the Palestinians have a general security plan, and that the Palestinians have generally explained this plan before the Israeli delegation and the US Central Intelligence Agency. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/29/1998 - Hizbullah backs Palestinian opposition
Hizbullah in Lebanon announced its support for the Islamic Jihad group and Hamas movement in the Palestinian territories and its adherence to armed resistance. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/29/1998 - Palestinian funeral march Palestine, Local, 10/29/1998
- Morocco trains Palestinians in handicraft and water management
A group of Palestinians is currently attending a training course in matters of pottery and handicraft know-how. Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 10/29/1998 - Israel will not implement agreement unless Palestine presents security plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not implement the Wye agreement reached last week in the United States unless the Palestinian government presents an overdue security work plan for combating terrorism and the Palestinian National Council amends the items of national charter aimed at destroying Israel. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/29/1998 - Jordanian - Palestinian agricultural talks
A Jordanian agricultural delegation visiting Gaza signed an agreement with a Palestinian delegation on agricultural cooperation. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/29/1998 - Palestinian airport to open in 10 pays
Head of the Palestinian Civil Aviation Authority Faiz Zaidan announced on Tuesday that the Gaza airport will open in 10 days Palestine, Economics, 10/28/1998 - Palestinian weapons confiscation faces opposition
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is facing opposition in Ramallah, as Palestinian security forces exchanged gunfire in their attempt to confiscate unlicensed weapons carried by members of Arafat's Fatah movement. Palestine, Politics, 10/27/1998 - CIA's Wye role faces scrutiny inside the US
White House Press Spokesman Joe Lockhart said yesterday that the US Central Intelligence Agency is not playing an unprecedented role in the Palestinian - Israeli security agreement, despite questions from the US legislature. Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 10/27/1998 - Arafat calls EU to help peace agreement overcome enemies
Palestinian Presidnet Yasser Arafat met on Saturday with Austrian Foreign Minister Wolfgang Schussel, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. Palestine-European Union, Politics, 10/26/1998 - Palestine initials free trade pact with EFTA
Palestine and the European Free Trade Association initialled on Friday a free trade agreement covering trade in industrial goods, sea products and processed agricultural goods. Palestine-European Union, Economics, 10/26/1998 - Arafat praises King Hassan's role in Mideast peace process
Arafat, who paid a short visit to Morocco over the weekend, said in a departure statement that he came to Rabat to inform King Hassan II of the outcome of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations at the Wye Plantation in the United States. Palestine-Morocco, Politics, 10/26/1998