Arabic News Weekly Edition for Palestine, 1/1/2001
Weekly Edition, Palestine - Week of January 1, 2001
- Mubarak receives report from Arafat on Washington talks
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat met in Cairo on Thursday to review the goings-on of peace process in the light of Washington talks. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/6/2001 - Syria and the Palestinian government
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus quoted Syrian sources as saying that they fear talks about disputes between Syria and the Palestinian Authority, concerning the American proposals and that the most that Syria fears is the violation might be made by the chairman of the Palestinian Authority over the national rights issues as a result of pressures he undergoes. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 1/6/2001 - Washington pursues efforts for Palestinian-Israeli deal
US Ambassador in Cairo Daniel Kurtzer Thursday said he was posted from Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on the outcome of an Arab follow up committee meeting and President Hosni Mubarak's talks with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat held in Cairo yesterday. Egypt-Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/6/2001 - Tight siege disrupts study at Gaza colleges
The tight siege enforced by Israel in Gaza strip disrupted studies at Gaza governmental education college. Palestine, Education, 1/6/2001 - Israeli continues bombardment of Palestinian houses, destroying plants
The Israeli occupation forces continued escalation of their aggressions against the Palestinian people, and they bombarded the residential areas, demolished houses and bulldozed fruit trees and above all permitted settlers to build new building for settlement. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/5/2001 - A row in the Jordanian parliament over evacuation of the Palestinians
Two Jordanian members of parliament have exchanged insults on Wednesday at the parliament and the situation was about to direct fighting between the two unless other parliament members interfered. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 1/5/2001 - Arafat and the American proposals
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Monday said that the American reply to the Palestinian questions on the American proposals will be given during the 24 coming hours. Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/4/2001 - Arafat initially approves the American proposal for negotiations with Israel
The PLO representative in Washington Hassan Abdul Rahman said that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat has given his initial consent to the American formula for a negotiation settlement with Israel and that the next step is to be taken by the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. Palestine, Politics, 1/4/2001 - Saudi crown prince gets a telephone call from Arafat Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 1/3/2001
- Moussa tackle US proposals, Arab follow-up committee
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Tuesday discussed with Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath the US peace proposals on a final Palestinian-Israeli agreement, the Palestinian views on them, and the Arab ministerial follow-up committee, to convene in Cairo on Thursday. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/3/2001 - Arafat heads for Washington
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat left Gaza on Tuesday at dawn for Washington to meet with US President Bill Clinton. Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/3/2001 - Israel closes Rafah crossing, the Jordan valley
The Israeli occupation forces have closed the crossings in Rafah on the borders with Egypt and the Jordan river crossing between the West Bank and Jordan as from Monday evening. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2001 - Arafat attends arab summit follow-up committee meeting
Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, is expected in Cairo to attend on Thursday an extraordinary meeting of the follow-up committee, set up last October by the Arab summit. Palestine-Regional, Politics, 1/3/2001