BBC Monitoring Headlines From Pan-Arab TV 22 Aug 05
The following is a selection of Pan-Arab TV headlines from bulletins broadcast at 0500 gmt on 22 Aug 05
AL-ARABIYA TV 0400 GMT: Al-Arabiya TV correspondent quotes Jordanian security source as seeing security forces arrested all members of group who carried out missile attack on Al-Aqabah, Eilat ports … Southern Israel army commander says troops to end today evacuation of settlements in Gaza … Palestinian president meets US president’s envoy to discuss US aid to rebuild Gaza; security arrangements in Gaza … Palestinian prime minister informs Syrian president about situation in Gaza following Israeli withdrawal … Palestinian premier to meet today Palestinian factions’ representatives in Damascus … Iraqi government says there are two options to solving current crisis: extending the period to complete draft constitution or dissolve parliament … Saudi king stress need to avoid extremism; says Islam is moderate religion … Iranian president criticizes West, US; says his country will not to foreign pressure.
AL-JAZEERA TV 0400 GMT: Palestinian security source says Palestinian security forces to be deployed around West Bank town of Jenin to prevent attacks on Israelis during dismantling of four Jewish settlements … Southern Israel army commander says evacuation of settlers from Gaza to end today … Palestinian leader says he hopes withdrawal from Gaza is first step towards establishing Palestinian state … Iraqi Sunni Arabs representatives urge US, UN to put pressure on Shi’is, Kurds not to have draft constitution endorsed by parliament … Iraqi vice-president says there was agreement on more than 97 per cent of issues in draft constitution … US Republican senator says war in Iraq resembles war in Vietnam; causes state of instability in Middle East … Lawyer of former Iraqi vice-president says number of Tariq Aziz’s family members were able to visit him in his detention centre near Baghdad airport … Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood group refuses to support any of 10 candidates in forthcoming elections; urges supporters to vote for candidate of their choice … Jordanian security officials say tens of suspected Arabs are being interrogated on attack on Al-Aqabah port … Four US soldiers killed in explosion in southern Afghanistan … Venezuelan, Cuban presidents developed countries, US, of shaking stability in Latin America.
AL-ALAM TV 0500 GMT: Israeli army source says hundreds of soldiers sent to West Bank to help in evacuating four settlements … Palestinian leader meets US assistant secretary of state in context of US follow up of Israeli withdrawal from Gaza … Palestinian president praises US financial help, position on seeing Gaza withdrawal as one positive step forward … Israeli army spokesman says Israeli soldier wounded in attack by Palestinians in Gaza … Palestinian premier visits Syria, discusses with Syrian president Israeli withdrawal from Gaza … Palestinian premier meets factions leaders in Damascus … Jordanian security source says authorities two Egyptians suspected of missile attack on Al-Aqabah port … Iraqi government reiterates possibility of extending period to complete draft constitution by another week … Iraqi Al-Sadr current warns of civil war in case of failure to agree on federalism … US army sources say US soldier killed by hand grenade in Iraq … US senator says war in Iraq is similar to war in Vietnam … Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood groups urge its supporters to vote in forthcoming presidential elections … Iranian president defends before parliament make up of his government list.
LBC TV 0500 GMT: Israeli radio says Israeli troops head for last Jewish settlement in Gaza to evacuate it … Palestinian security members deployed near Jewish settlement to contribute in evacuation guarantee safety of settlers when the leave settlement … Four Iraqi policemen killed, five injured in explosion south of Baghdad … Officials in Iraqi government do not rule out possibility of extending period to complete draft constitution … Pope Benedict returns to Italy after taking part in world youth festival in Germany.
Sources: As listed