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Date Source Headline
2-Jan-89 AP British Foreign Secretary Howe starts Gulf tour in Kuwait (147)
3-Jan-89 SWB Yemen: Chinese aid for road project (130)
4-Jan-89 AP British Foreign Secretary Howe, on visit to Saudi Arabia, urges Israel to examine Palestinian peace overtures (747)
4-Jan-89 SWB South Yemen: denial of contact with USA, government reshuffle (69)
4-Jan-89 SWB South Yemen: Party central committee session ends with evaluation of achievements (763)
5-Jan-89 AP Kuwait and North Yemen condemn US downing of two Libyan jets (506)
6-Jan-89 SWB Arab and other reaction to downing of Libyan aircraft (468)
6-Jan-89 AP British Foreign Secretary Howe ends UAE visit with trip to Royal Navy's Armilla Patrol (421)
8-Jan-89 TWP Editorial: Storm Over Chemical Warfare (487)
9-Jan-89 SWB Iran: Tehran radio says arms sales are main motive behind British Foreign Secretary's tour (451)
10-Jan-89 TAS Flag Hoisted Over Palestinian Embassy In Aden (79)
13-Jan-89 TWP Analysis: Talks Show Growing Arab Consensus That Chemical Arms Balance Nuclear (846)
13-Jan-89 SWB PLO's Salah Khalaf in North and South Yemen (378)
13-Jan-89 AP Somalia government reportedly to embark on international diplomatic campaign to explain the situation in their country (426)
13-Jan-89 SWB USSR: Bessmertnykh receives Arab ambassadors - US action against Libya condemned (248)
17-Jan-89 TAS Omani Petroleum Minister's Visit To The Soviet Union (163)
17-Jan-89 TAS Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Receives Arab Ambassadors (332)
17-Jan-89 AP US national security experts question possibility of outright ban on chemical weapons (764)
18-Jan-89 TAS Czechoslovak Leader Praises New Thinking (131)
21-Jan-89 SWB Other Visitors: Czechoslovakia (95)
23-Jan-89 AP Egypt and Iraq plan new four-nation Arab alliance (366)
23-Jan-89 SWB Iraqi President in North Yemen (112)
23-Jan-89 SWB PDRY Defence Minister arrives in Ethiopia (208)
25-Jan-89 SWB S Yemen party leader in Czechoslovakia (1107)
30-Jan-89 AP Iraqi capital of Baghdad twinned with North Yemen counterpart of Sanaa (77)
5-Feb-89 AP King Hussein of Jordan and President Saddam of Iraq discuss inter-Arab economic alliance (475)
5-Feb-89 AP Syrian Premier el-Zouebi arrives in North Yemen to discuss proposed four-nation Arab economic alliance (261)
8-Feb-89 SWB Saudi denial of crisis in relations with Egypt over new economic grouping and other issues (549)
9-Feb-89 TWP Business Roundup (786)
9-Feb-89 AP Iraqi President Saddam reportedly foils coup attempt by military officers (827)
9-Feb-89 SWB YAR-Syrian joint committee session in San'a chaired by prime ministers (455)
11-Feb-89 AP Saudi King Fahd receives Syrian Vice President Khaddam (221)
13-Feb-89 AP Egypt, Jordan, North Yemen and Iraq form alliance modelled on the EEC (374)
13-Feb-89 AP Islamic nations call on Israel to join PLO in Middle East peace conference (398)
13-Feb-89 TAS UN Security Council Discusses Palestinian Problem (237)
14-Feb-89 AP Leaders of Iraq, Egypt, North Yemen and Jordan gather in Amman to lay groundwork for economic alliance (641)
16-Feb-89 AP Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and North Yemen establish the Arab Cooperation Council (857)
16-Feb-89 AP US Agency for International Development issues report on Third World countries (317)
17-Feb-89 AP Analysis of two new Arab economic alliances (748)
17-Feb-89 TAS Historical Events On This Day (296)
18-Feb-89 SWB Jordanian Foreign Minister interviewed on formation of Arab Co-operation Council (1120)
18-Feb-89 AP Libyan Defence Minister Younis proposes Arab union of with Oman, North and South Yemen and Djibouti (292)
18-Feb-89 TAS Tajikistan Earthquake - Assistance (204)
20-Feb-89 AP International peace meeting in North Yemen backs Palestinian uprising in Israeli occupied territory (395)
20-Feb-89 TAS North Yemen: International Conference Ends (119)
21-Feb-89 AP Meeting of independent oil producing countries ends with some agreement to cut exports (454)
21-Feb-89 SWB S Yemen: Oil exports to begin in 1991 (115)
21-Feb-89 SWB S Yemen: Protocol approved on co-operation with Soviet Union (162)
22-Feb-89 SWB Iran: Ambassador to Soviet Union on prospects for better relations and Shevardnadze visit (341)
22-Feb-89 TAS Tunisia Welcomes Regional Arab Organisations (90)
22-Feb-89 AP US President Bush visits 82 countries in eight years of vice-presidency (695)
23-Feb-89 SWB Libya: Jabir briefs Qadhafi on his tour of southern Arabian and other countries (207)
23-Feb-89 SWB Morocco and South Yemen establish diplomatic relations (106)
25-Feb-89 TWP Analysis: New North Africa Pact Seen As Step To Stability; 5 Arab Nations Create Economic Union (722)
26-Feb-89 AP South Yemen and Jordan agree to create committee aimed at developing economic and cultural relations (237)
28-Feb-89 KEE INTERNATIONAL: PETROLEUM: OPEC/NOPEC meeting (279)
28-Feb-89 KEE MIDDLE EAST - ARAB WORLD: EGYPT (1846)
3-Mar-89 AP OPEC calls for help from member countries on stabilizing oil prices (340)
3-Mar-89 SWB PDRY Foreign Minister in Jordan, Syria and Kuwait (317)
6-Mar-89 FT Arts: Conservation In The Yemen - Architecture (1152)
10-Mar-89 SWB Visitors: Bulgaria (154)
11-Mar-89 SWB Iranian official discusses 'The Satanic Verses' with YAR Prime Minister (208)
11-Mar-89 SWB USSR: Soviet-Cypriot discussions (125)
12-Mar-89 AP Iraq and Egypt sign documents for transport agreements (173)
14-Mar-89 SWB Iraq: Co-operation agreement signed with YAR (86)
14-Mar-89 TWP Jordan Grapples With Political, Economic Woes (916)
14-Mar-89 SWB South Yemen: Soviet delegation discusses co-operation plans (276)
16-Mar-89 SWB Bulgaria: Yemen Arab Repubic - joint commission to be set up (118)
16-Mar-89 SWB Najibollah appeals for reinstatement of Afghanistan in ICO (407)
20-Mar-89 SWB Final communique of the ICO foreign ministers' conference in Riyad (8165)
20-Mar-89 SWB Mozambican President arrives in Senegal (94)
21-Mar-89 SWB Iran: Khomeyni's Rushdie edict had 'very good effect' on world Muslims (198)
21-Mar-89 AP US official says bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 is type of operation that requires assistance of a hostile foreign government (377)
22-Mar-89 SWB Israel: Leaked intelligence report sees 'no alternative' to the PLO as a partner in peace talks (720)
22-Mar-89 SWB Jibuti President leaves North Yemen (34)
23-Mar-89 SWB Kuwaiti paper reports moves towards improved YAR-PDRY relations: Ali Nasir Muhammad's radio closed down (281)
23-Mar-89 SWB S Yemen: Deputy CGS appointed (53)
23-Mar-89 AP South Yemeni President Heider Al-Attas meets officials to discuss emergency help for the areas afflicted by flash floods (175)
24-Mar-89 AP Leaders of Egypt, Jordan and PLO are expected to meet in Cairo for talks on Middle East peace efforts (511)
25-Mar-89 AP Jordan's King Hussein says his country, Iraq and North Yemen will boycott any Arab summit unless Egypt regains its Arab League seat (884)
28-Mar-89 SWB South Yemen: 50,000 homeless after floods (72)
29-Mar-89 AP King Fahd of Saudi Arabia extends Egyptian visit (505)
31-Mar-89 KEE MIDDLE EAST - ARAB WORLD: ARAB CO-OPERATION COUNCIL: Formation of Arab Co-operation Council (342)
31-Mar-89 KEE MIDDLE EAST - ARAB WORLD: MAGHREB STATES: Creation of Arab Maghreb Union (567)
1-Apr-89 SWB YAR President on need to combat 'subversive' phenomenon of smuggling and attacks on Arab Co-operation Council (943)
2-Apr-89 TWP Pioneering The Deadly Art Of Airline Bombs; Lieutenants And 'Students' Of Obscure Palestinian Are Blamed For Much '80s Sabotage (1306)
3-Apr-89 AP King Hussein of Jordan meets with Iraqi President Hussein (167)
4-Apr-89 SWB ACC states agree on air travel (144)
4-Apr-89 AP South Yemen Interior Minister says two weeks of flash floods have left about 40 people dead (269)
4-Apr-89 SWB South Yemen: PDRY - Officials inspect flood damage (103)
5-Apr-89 SWB Arafat's appointment as Palestine President welcomed (59)
6-Apr-89 AP Moslem month of fasting starts in several countries (351)
9-Apr-89 AP Rainstorms lash South Yemen for third consecutive day (219)
12-Apr-89 TAS Yemeni Public Expresses Solidarity With Afghan People (176)
13-Apr-89 SWB Conferences: Co-operation with South Yemen (81)
17-Apr-89 AP Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheik Hamad calls for GCC common parliament (385)
18-Apr-89 SWB Flooding continues in S Yemen; aid arriving (179)
20-Apr-89 SWB Afghanistan: Saudi 'spy' sentenced to imprisonment (877)
20-Apr-89 AP FAO says desert locust plague in Africa is virtually over (273)
21-Apr-89 TWP Soviets Press Ethiopia To End War, Envoys Say; Marxist Rulers Shaken By Loss Of Tigray (1012)
21-Apr-89 AP Today in History (355)
25-Apr-89 TWP Business Roundup (499)
29-Apr-89 AP Egyptian President Mubarak to attend proposed Arab summit in Morocco (421)
30-Apr-89 KEE MIDDLE EAST - ARAB WORLD: ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION: Annual meeting of ICO Foreign Ministers - The Rushdie affair - Afghanistan (1153)
30-Apr-89 KEE MIDDLE EAST - ARAB WORLD: PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Internal Israeli reports on inevitability of Palestinian state (386)
2-May-89 SWB S Yemen: Report on flood damage (113)
4-May-89 SWB CMEA: Co-operation in fuels and raw materials - 2nd session of committee (265)
4-May-89 FT Observer: Which Yemen? (111)
5-May-89 SWB Ethiopia: Delegations' foreign tours to promote peace process (992)
5-May-89 FT South Yemen Rues Downpour (449)
6-May-89 SWB Arab envoys hold talks in Lebanon, Syrian President calls for 'solution through dialogue' (300)
6-May-89 AP Christian and Moslem militia clash killing 10 and wounding 33 , ending Arab League cease-fire call (692)
6-May-89 AP Panamanians to choose between two candidates in presidential elections (747)
8-May-89 SWB Ethiopia: Mengistu receives S Yemen Foreign Minister (154)
8-May-89 SWB USSR: Shevardnadze meets Arab ambassadors for discussion on Lebanon (758)
9-May-89 SWB South Yemen Foreign Minister in Egypt and Sudan (316)
9-May-89 SWB South Yemen: visit by USSR Minister of Justice (111)
10-May-89 AP Egyptian President Mubarak returns home from Baghdad talks with Jordanian and Iraqi counterparts (423)
11-May-89 FT Commodities and Agriculture: S Yemen Looks Forward To Its Own Oil Income - Prospects for the latest recruit to the ranks of the world's exporters (841)
12-May-89 SWB Egyptian president's visits to Jordan and Iraq: Arab and ACC summits discussed (1107)
12-May-89 SWB North Yemen: Contracts for Soviet cartographic services (96)
13-May-89 TWP Iraq Pursues Politics Of Pragmatism; Saddam Hussein Seeks Bridges To West, Moderate Arab States (1083)
15-May-89 SWB Egypt wants an official invitation to the Arab summit in Morocco (629)
16-May-89 AP 'Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems' editors warn of threat from weak nations with technically advanced strategic weapons (465)
16-May-89 SWB UAE to open embassy in South Yemen (84)
17-May-89 AP UN official Jaber blames Gulf War for slow regional economic progress (306)
17-May-89 AP US warns against admitting PLO as Palestine to UNESCO (606)
20-May-89 TAS Kiev Seminar On Law Adopts Appeal To UN Commission (191)
20-May-89 AP North Yemen President Saleh reportedly in favour of non- agression pact with Saudi Arabia (327)
21-May-89 AP Egypt expected to return to Arab League (811)
23-May-89 SWB S Yemen: Agreement signed for minerals planning project (176)
23-May-89 SWB S Yemen: Flood relief measures decided by cabinet (190)
23-May-89 SWB S Yemen: Soviet aid for reconstruction after floods (140)
23-May-89 SWB S Yemen: Various economic measures approved (164)
23-May-89 AP UN commission meeting in Iraq drafts long-term development strategy for western Asia (330)
24-May-89 SWB Afghanistan: Abdol Wakil's activities at Nam meeting in Harare (452)
1-Jun-89 SWB President Mubarak's speech to the Egyptian People's Assembly on the results of the Casablanca Arab summit (2638)
2-Jun-89 FT Glasnost Finds Remotest Corner Of Moscow's Sphere Of Influence / Mukalla, a small town in Marxist South Yemen with a refreshingly comic approach to perestroika (1068)
5-Jun-89 AP UN World Food Programme approves 300 million dollars in food aid (107)
6-Jun-89 SWB N Yemen: Agreement initialled with Arab Fund (180)
6-Jun-89 SWB N Yemen: PTA countries plan joint air service (128)
9-Jun-89 SWB Saudi Arabia denies border problems with South and North Yemen (182)
9-Jun-89 TAS UN Security Council Continues Debate On Palestinian Problem (262)
9-Jun-89 SWB Visitors: GDR (81)
13-Jun-89 AP Today in History (308)
16-Jun-89 SWB South Yemen party leader reaffirms interest in unity with North (550)
18-Jun-89 AP Syria reportedly frees 185 Palestinian rebels and allied Sunni Moslems (562)
20-Jun-89 SWB South Yemen: PDRY leaders told of improvement in internal security situation (198)
20-Jun-89 TAS Tass And Saba Sign Cooperation Agreement (49)
22-Jun-89 AP Dubai bans ivory and rhinoceros horn trade (722)
22-Jun-89 AP PLO chairman Arafat plans to transform his guerrilla forces into regular army (565)
22-Jun-89 SWB Syrian prime minister concludes PDRY visit (141)
23-Jun-89 AP Today in History (338)
27-Jun-89 SWB PDRY party leader on economic and political reform and Yemeni unity (1699)
28-Jun-89 SWB Czechoslovakia: Second day's proceedings (1536)
2-Jul-89 AP Sudan's military leader el-Bashir seeks end to civil war through 'dialogue and negotiation' (957)
4-Jul-89 TWP Britain's Blacks Seek More Clout; Minorities Say Parties Must Come To Terms With Race (1694)
4-Jul-89 SWB Libya: Statute signed for Libyan-N Yemeni holding company (105)
5-Jul-89 SWB N Yemen: Interior Minister ends visit to Aden (241)
6-Jul-89 TWP US-Soviet Antiterrorism Talks Held; Cooperation Weighed (519)
11-Jul-89 SWB New Chinese ambassadors for Libya and PDRY (62)
12-Jul-89 SWB USSR: Visit by South Yemen forces delegation (90)
13-Jul-89 AP US to get ten rare black rhinos from Africa (495)
15-Jul-89 SWB YAR Congress delegation's visit to Syria (188)
17-Jul-89 AP Iraqi President Hussein blames Syria for the bloodshed in Lebanon (806)
18-Jul-89 SWB Afghanistan: 'Egyptian spy and saboteur' speaks at press conference (825)
19-Jul-89 SWB Iraq: Saddam Husayn gives speech to mark revolution anniversary; condemns Iranian 'manoeuvres' (2896)
19-Jul-89 SWB Lebanese, Palestinian leaders pledge allegiance to Khamene'i (535)
27-Jul-89 SWB North Korean party and government delegation for PDRY (79)
2-Aug-89 AP Schools in seven Third World countries to receive financial aid from the US (173)
3-Aug-89 SWB PDRY Prime Minister concludes visit to Saudi Arabia (627)
5-Aug-89 AP Arab Cooperation Council labour and foreign ministers meet to coordinate their countries' work and social welfare policies (155)
5-Aug-89 SWB Ethiopia: EPLF secretary-general on prospects for peace talks with the government (2876)
7-Aug-89 AP Ninth Nonaligned Summit agree series of compromise resolutions (872)
7-Aug-89 SWB Sino-Yemeni co-operation commission ends session (81)
8-Aug-89 AP Marxist South Yemen considering diplomatic relations with US (267)
12-Aug-89 SWB ACC members agree to set up industrial council (121)
12-Aug-89 SWB Jordan: Cabinet approves amendment to Supply Law (146)
13-Aug-89 SWB Afghanistan: Najibollah's meetings with leaders at NAM summit (382)
14-Aug-89 AP Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Algeria end peace talks on Lebanon (689)
15-Aug-89 SWB ACC agreement on information and cultural co-operation (434)
16-Aug-89 AP Ethiopian and Eritrean rebels agree to meet in Africa to discuss 28 year old war (488)
16-Aug-89 AP Israeli town of Rosh Haayin prays over fate of local soldier captured in Lebanon (633)
18-Aug-89 AP Ethiopian Peace Talks Resume at Former US President Carter Centre (380)
19-Aug-89 SWB Ethiopian delegation in YAR concludes visit (201)
19-Aug-89 SWB Jordan: Co-operation agreements signed with S Yemen (181)
19-Aug-89 SWB North Yemen: Cabinet approves co-operation agreement with UAE (80)
19-Aug-89 AP Representatives of Ethiopia and Eritrean rebels finish preliminary US peace talks (352)
19-Aug-89 SWB Syrian Vice-President in YAR and PDRY (232)
20-Aug-89 SWB North Yemen mediation in Eritrea dispute (100)
21-Aug-89 SWB Burkina Faso: alleged coup plot foiled (446)
21-Aug-89 AP Ethiopia seeks gulf Arab support for Eritrea peace talks in US (489)
22-Aug-89 SWB Cyprus and S Yemen sign air transport agreement (88)
24-Aug-89 AP Today in History (322)
25-Aug-89 AP Egypt's President Mubarak leaves to attend Arab Cooperation Council meting in North Yemen (133)
25-Aug-89 SWB Poland: Meeting of Sejm - Proceedings on First Day (1501)
25-Aug-89 SWB South Yemen: Prime minister visits western military area (1166)
26-Aug-89 TAS Soviet Foreign Minister's Meetings In New York (512)
27-Aug-89 AP Today in History (349)
28-Aug-89 SWB Arab Co-operation Council summit meeting issues resolutions and press statement (2275)
28-Aug-89 SWB Consular consultations between Bulgaria and PDRY (57)
28-Aug-89 AP Yemenis Provisionally Opt For US-French Group In Oil Deal (317)
29-Aug-89 SWB North Yemen: Meeting to discuss joint Yemeni project on oil exploitation (302)
29-Aug-89 SWB South Yemen: Leaders comment on process of political and military reform (340)
31-Aug-89 AP Foreign dignitaries attend celebrations of 20th anniversary of Libya's revolution (731)
3-Oct-89 SWB South Yemen: Broadcasting co-operation agreement with India (71)
3-Oct-89 SWB South Yemen: Cabinet reviews plan for economic development (374)
4-Oct-89 AP Non-Opec Oil Producers To Meet in Malaysia (326)
6-Oct-89 SWB South Yemen: PDRY: YSP Central Committee discusses political and economic reform, Yemeni unity, foreign relations (1588)
9-Oct-89 SWB South Yemen Council of Ministers discusses educational and religious issues (720)
11-Oct-89 TAS Review of Soviet Press (651)
14-Oct-89 SWB PDRY: Meetings of council of ministers and Supreme People's Council Presidium (863)
16-Oct-89 SWB Romania: Meeting of RCP executive political committee (1819)
16-Oct-89 SWB Yasir Arafat addresses Aden anniversary rally: Says US- Israeli co-ordination is intended to thwart Palestinian self-determination (1738)
17-Oct-89 SWB PDRY: Bid addresses revolution anniversary meeting (2295)
17-Oct-89 SWB South Yemen: Implementation of housing policy (269)
18-Oct-89 AP Major Earthquakes in History (418)
18-Oct-89 TAS New Members Of Security Council Elected (176)
19-Oct-89 TWP Around The World: Cuba Wins Council Seat (121)
20-Oct-89 SWB LIraeli defence minister on Syrian military strength, Mig plane (643)
21-Oct-89 SWB South Yemen: PDRY Politburo reviews Bid's visits to GDR and Bulgaria (182)
22-Oct-89 AP PLO leader Arafat holds talks with Egyptian President Mubarak prior to Middle East peace efforts 'mini-summit' (138)
23-Oct-89 TWP 4 Arab States Seen In Position To Reclaim World Oil Control; Gulf Nations Could Dominate Market In '90s (1666)
23-Oct-89 TWP The UN Vote On Israel (850)
24-Oct-89 AP Reconstruction Of Iranian Port Ravaged By War Marked By Celebration (134)
24-Oct-89 FT World News in Brief: S Yemen talks to US (44)
27-Oct-89 AP Mubarak Angered by Conflicting Palestinian Statements (521)
28-Oct-89 SWB PDRY: Praise for relations with USSR on friendship treaty anniversary (242)
31-Oct-89 KEE MIDDLE EAST - ARAB WORLD: ARAB CO-OPERATION COUNCIL: Summit meeting in North Yemen (192)
31-Oct-89 SWB North Yemen: Agreement with USSR on preparatory minutes for forthcoming joint committee session (117)
2-Nov-89 SWB North Korea terms US ban on arms sales 'insidious political intrigue' (267)
2-Nov-89 SWB Sudan warns Ethiopia of possible breach over Kurmuk shelling (299)
6-Nov-89 TWP President Elected In Lebanon; Aoun Rejects Decision; New Leader Appeals To Army,but Backing Remains Uncertain (1250)
10-Nov-89 TAS Human Rights Committee Ends Session (277)
14-Nov-89 SWB North Yemen: President approves loan agreement (72)
14-Nov-89 SWB South Yemen: Government calls for adherence to ban on waste dumping in Gulf of Aden (131)
15-Nov-89 SWB Sudanese leader leaves San'a, holds talks in Aden (191)
16-Nov-89 AP Military Government Fires 56 Doctors, Diplomats in Sudan (317)
20-Nov-89 SWB North Yemen: PDRY: ID cards sufficient for travel to north (96)
21-Nov-89 SWB IDB to finance export of Saudi petroleum products to YAR (66)
21-Nov-89 AP Iraq Seeks To Recover Antiquities From Foreign Musuems (350)
21-Nov-89 SWB North Yemen consultative council invites southern counterpart to 'urgent meeting' (657)
21-Nov-89 SWB North Yemen: Saudi Foreign Minister in the PDRY for first joint committee session (183)
24-Nov-89 SWB PDRY leaders meet to assess unification process (558)
27-Nov-89 AP Today in History (251)
27-Nov-89 FT World News in Brief: Yemen unity 'closer' (39)
28-Nov-89 SWB S Yemen: Cabinet discusses housing plans, Aden green belt project (264)
28-Nov-89 SWB S Yemen: Conference of African Transport Ministers (198)
28-Nov-89 SWB S Yemen: YSP central committee discusses federation with north (970)
29-Nov-89 SWB Jordan: King Husayn opens parliament, promises national charter to be put to referendum (3304)
30-Nov-89 SWB Hungary: Kuwait/North Yemen - Development of economic co- operation (184)
30-Nov-89 KEE INTERNATIONAL: UNITED NATIONS: General Assembly decisions (251)
30-Nov-89 AP Iranian And Iraqi Officials In Oman Ahead Of GCC Summit (458)
30-Nov-89 SWB Romania: Nicolae Ceausescu meets other delegates (2142)
30-Nov-89 AP South Yemen's Confederation Plans Founder In Face Of Continued Aden Resistance (764)
1-Dec-89 SWB Sudan: PDRY and YAR leaders hold talks in Aden - views put forward on unity proposals (1676)
3-Dec-89 AP South Yemeni Minister Reports Possible Collapse Of Oil Deal (464)
4-Dec-89 AP First British Official Visits South Yemen Since 1967 Independence (412)
4-Dec-89 SWB PDRY and YAR leaders approve draft constitution of unified state (1173)
5-Dec-89 SWB FCO Minister of South Yemen (60)
7-Dec-89 SWB North and South Yemen: Follow-up meetings held on unity agreement (811)
9-Dec-89 FT Sniffing the scent of the suqs in old Arabia: A city of ancient tradition in Yemen (1944)
10-Dec-89 TAS Arab News Agency Directors Meet In Cairo (83)
11-Dec-89 TAS Extraordinary Plenary Meeting Of Yemen Socialist Party (64)
12-Dec-89 SWB Jordanian and Egyptian leaders comment on talks held in Jordan: Mubarak criticises Shamir's statement that Jordan is the land of Palestine (2306)
12-Dec-89 SWB Leaders of North and South Yemen inaugurate Aden ring-road (408)
12-Dec-89 SWB South Yemen: PTA summit meeting - Tanzanian Presidents' speech (755)
13-Dec-89 SWB South Yemen to adopt multi-party system (127)
13-Dec-89 SWB South Yemen: PDRY COS signs military co-ordination minutes, ends San'a visit (620)
13-Dec-89 TWP The Federal Page; Short Takes: It's The Law (239)
14-Dec-89 AP Aden Minister Cites Snags In Talks With US (659)
14-Dec-89 TWP France Sends Force To Oust Mercenary; 'Soldier Of Fortune' Takes Over Comoros After Killing Of President (1049)
14-Dec-89 SWB Sudan: YAR foreign minister interviewed on talks in Jordan and unity moves with pdry (481)
15-Dec-89 AP Average Japanese Income Tops US but Still Behind Switzerland (603)
15-Dec-89 SWB Eritrean rebel leader on Soviet, US roles in peace talks; government's relations with arab countries (1419)
15-Dec-89 AP French Court Sentences Terrorist to Life for Department Store Attack (303)
16-Dec-89 SWB South Yemen; supreme people's council presidium considers unification agreement (668)
17-Dec-89 AP Tunisian President Hails Iraq's Defense of Arab Nation (286)
18-Dec-89 SWB Egypt: Sidqi and Mubarak on relations with other Arab countries (927)
19-Dec-89 TAS Jewish Folklore In The USSR (120)
23-Dec-89 SWB European-Arab conference in Paris (179)
23-Dec-89 SWB GCC summit issues Muscat declaration: officials comment (1214)
24-Dec-89 TAS Yemen Socialist Party Chief Arrives In Sanaa (143)
25-Dec-89 AP Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdel-Meguid meets President Saddam Hussein (361)
27-Dec-89 AP Iraqi Official Arrives in Jordan for Talks (165)
27-Dec-89 AP North and South Yemen Grant General Amnesty in Coup Dividing Nation (209)
28-Dec-89 SWB Amnesty for North and South Yemen political prisoners (134)
28-Dec-89 AP Assad Receives Libyan Envoy (205)
28-Dec-89 AP Four Rhino Poachers Slain in Gunfight With Rangers In Zimbabwe (238)
28-Dec-89 SWB Yemen: YAR and PDRY leaders meet in San'a; amnesty announced for political prisoners (1875)
29-Dec-89 AP Three Italian businessmen serving two-year sentences in North Yemen released (608)
31-Dec-89 AP Deposed Leader Abandons Pledge To Seize Power In Aden (370)
     

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