Al-Ayyam (West Bank): Fatah and Hamas sign Sanaa declaration, presidency affirms the Yemeni initiative for implementation – The Palestinian presidency said in a statement yesterday that dialogue with Hamas should be resumed to implement the Yemeni initiative in full, and not to deal with it as a framework for dialogue, because that "will not lead to a result." The statement came after Fatah and Hamas representatives signed the Yemeni initiative for reconciliation in Sanaa in the presence of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Al-Thawra (Yemen): President: Sanaa declaration to be discussed at Arab summit in Damascus – President Saleh said that the endorsement of the reconciliation initiative by Fatah and Hamas will be part of the Arab summit agenda in Damascus, adding that the plan will become an Arab initiative as well. Saleh congratulated the Palestinian people on the signature of the declaration, which he said will lead to a full solution in regaining trust between Fatah, Hamas and the rest of the Palestinian factions.
An-Nahar (Lebanon): Syria mobilizes three military units on border with Lebanon – Well-informed sources told an-Nahar that the Syrian regime has mobilized three military units on the border with Lebanon, in addition to the deployment of Palestinian factions affiliated to Damascus in the Bekaa. The sources said they suspect the move is linked to Syrian-Iranian regional calculations in preparation to face the United States, and predicted the aftermath of the Arab summit will be eventful with developments.
Al-Rayah (Qatar): Cheney: Palestinian state should have been declared a long time ago – U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said in a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah that the Palestinian state should have been established a long time ago. Cheney vowed that his country would provide support to the Palestinian infrastructure to establish a democratic, prosperous, stable and secure state that will join the war on terror and meet its people's aspirations.
Al-Quds al-Arabi (London): Saudi Arabia meets Cheney's request to expand its oil production – Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, said yesterday it will work toward expanding its oil production and refinery to protect global economic growth. The Supreme Council of Petroleum and Mineral Affairs said in a statement after a meeting, chaired by King Abdullah, that Saudi Arabia emphasized its desire for oil market stability and ensuring supplies to different regions at all times to maintain world economic growth.