Press Review [Archives:2001/02/Press Review]

Al-Thawra, Friday January 5, 2001
(official daily)
President Ali Abdullah Saleh among the most Prominent Arab Personalities in the year 2000
The main headline story was about the nomination of President Ali Abdullah Saleh among the most prominent Arab Personalities by the survey results of the Saudi Okaz newspaper and the Regional Ahram Institute for Journalism. The president, according to the article, was elected among 1,500 other nominees representing the most influential and prominent Arab figures in the year 2000.
The article also said that the survey results stated that the two most important events of the year were the Palestinian Intifada and the Yemeni-Saudi border agreement. The newspaper indicated that President was selected because he was to accomplish many achievements in the local arena in enhancing democracy, human rights and freedom of press in the country. It also indicated that the president was able to settle the border issue with Yemens brotherly neighbor and strong stand in the support of the Palestinian cause towards building its own independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Follow-up Arab Committee Decides: Holding on to the Right of the Return of Refugees and Authority over the Holy Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
The paper gave importance in its front page to the resolutions that came out of the Arab Meeting of 9 Arab Foreign Ministers attended by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that took place last Thursday. The paper focused on the overall results of the summit that supported the Palestinian position in regards to the right of the return of Palestinian refugees and the city of Jerusalem.
Total Lunar Eclipse Next Tuesday:
Eclipse Starts at Sunset and Ends at nine in the Evening
The paper stated on its first page that a total eclipse of the moon would be visible on the 9th of this month in Yemen, and could be observed from sunset to 9:00 pm.
The eclipses exact time and date were given by the Astronomy League of the Emirates Heritage Club, which indicated that the moon would be covered totally at around 6:49 pm tomorrow (Tuesday October 9th.)

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