Headlines in Palestinian press:
Al-Hayyat Al-Jadida
– Two [Palestinian] casualties… and the occupation forces are infiltrating Khan Yunis
– Arafat states that the Israeli threat to expel him is only election propaganda
Al-Quds
– Intensive American-British reinforcements on their way to the [Persian] Gulf
Al-Ayyam
– The leadership calls for restraint and not to act upon Israeli provocations
– Egyptian-Saudi-Jordanian consultations regarding the London conference
Headlines from Arabic press in London:
Al-Hayyat
– Confrontation between Washington and Sana’a regarding Germany’s decision to turn in two Yemenites accused of being members of Al-Qa’ida
– Gul [Turkish Prime Minister] visits Saudi Arabia in order to concentrate efforts against war
– Arafat calls to stop Suicide bombings with the upcoming elections in Israel
– Bush met with liberal [Iraqi] opposition people from the Kurdish and Muslim parties
A-Sharq Al-Awsat
– Washington bombarding Iraq with electronic messages encouraging a mutiny
– Yemenite official among those incarcerated in Frankfurt – Washington accuses him of belonging to Al-Qa’ida
– Qadafi: Do not believe malicious rumor that Saddam has fled
– Britain accuses three Algerians in the Ricin plot