Press Review [Archives:1999/34/Press Review]

Al-Ayyam weekly newspaper ÐAden-21.8.99
1- Bomb explosion inside the house of the General Director of Justice Office in Lahj 
Last Thursday, an unidentified group threw a bomb inside the house of the General Director of Justice Office in Lahj district. The explosion of the bomb caused minor damages to the house and no casualties were reported. The incident is being investigated and no further information was yet released.
2- The nominated candidate in the Presidential election may withdraw
A Reliable source said that, Mr. Nageeb Kahtan Al-Shaabi, the nominated candidate for the upcoming presidential election hints to withdraw from the election. If so, this means the Presidential election will not take place as scheduled on 23 September 99, thus the situation will call for nomination of new candidates. Source added that, the main reason of Al-Shaabi’s withdrawal is that, the Supreme Council Election is not providing him with the required information. Nonetheless, he is not aware of the relevant parties that would allow the budget needed for running his campaign.

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