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...intrigue against its neighbors, including North Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman, and of vicious infighting among its political and tribal factions at home. Last week, as battles broke out in Aden amid reports of a coup, assassinations and widespread killing, the fractious country seemed dangerously close to all-out civil...
...hallmark of García's program has been his vigorous attack on inefficiency and sloth. In recent weeks he has been engaged in a running argument with Peru's civil servants, who have resisted his effort to curb the five-hour workdays that have become traditional during the hot months, from January to March. The new President was even bold enough to attack extravagance in the pampered military, slashing an $800 million deal to purchase 26 French Mirage jet fighters back to twelve...
...colonial times, British steamship passengers knew Aden, at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, as a free port on the edge of a vast desert. In late 1967, after four years of civil strife, the moonscape known as Aden and the Protectorate of South Arabia was granted its independence by the British government. In time it became known as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, or simply South Yemen, to distinguish it from the Yemen Arab Republic to the north. The only Arab country that explicitly calls itself Marxist, South Yemen (pop. 2 million) forged close ties with...
There are no permanent military alliances in Lebanon, where ten years of religious and civil strife have left a variety of Christian and Muslim warlords in a stalemate for power. Late last month when the chiefs of the three most powerful militias signed a Syrian-sponsored peace agreement, it seemed that Lebanon was taking a small step toward ending the carnage that has already cost more than 100,000 lives. Syrian President Hafez Assad warned that he would not allow the peace pact to fail. But even Assad could not have foreseen the vicious warfare that erupted last week, pitting...
...accident, the first major crash in 1986, increased the concern about air safety aroused by the series of catastrophes that made 1985 the deadliest in the history of civil aviation. The number of people killed in accidents in 1985 was nearly 2,000, far above the previous record of 1,229 in 1974. Aerovias officials had rented the jet to handle increased demand for trips to Tikal. Air-traffic controllers at Santa Elena said the pilot gave no indications that his plane was in trouble before it went down. SOVIET UNION A New Dimension in Sea Power...