Word: hassanal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What was most notable about the plan, which Morocco's King Hassan II described as a first step toward reaching a state of "nonbelligerency" with Israel, was that it did not denounce the Reagan proposals, and it did not single out the U.S. or Israel for condemnation. Indeed, the resolution did not specifically mention Israel or its right to exist, but the Arabs did say that the United Nations Security Council should guarantee peace among all nations in the region...
Since 1976 the Algerian-backed guerrillas have been engaged in a bitter desert war with King Hassan II of Morocco over a 100,000-sq.-mi. former Spanish possession. At least 19 moderate African states were outraged at their organization's recognition of S.A.D.R., which they claim violated O.A.U. procedures...
...proposal to Lebanon's President Elias Sarkis and Prime Minister Chafik Wazzan after the U.S. envoy had returned from his swing through the Middle East. A P.L.O. evacuation plan had been drawn up early last week by Colonel Johnny Abdo, head of Lebanese army intelligence, and Hani al Hassan, Arafat's political adviser. The P.L.O. was pleased with the Habib proposals, even though the Palestinians had to forgo the staged withdrawal they preferred by way of the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon and thence to Syria...
Many foreign observers that one Palestinian faction or had been involved in the London though the P.L.O. office in London responsibility. The gunman, Hassan Ahmed Said, 23, who was hospitalized and then turned over to the police, had at least two accomplices. The men carried two Jordanian passports one from Iraq. Their capture by Scotland Yard reportedly led to the seizure of a hit list targeting other high-level Israelis, well as a cache of guns, hand grenades and ammunition...
...plan discussed in Damascus and elsewhere calls for Saddam Hussein's replacement within about 90 days by someone who has both military and Baathist party credentials. Among the candidates: Ahmed Hassan Bakr, former President of Iraq (1968-79), who shared power with Saddam Hussein for several years and was finally replaced by him in July 1979. Thus power would remain in the hands of the politically dominant Sunni Muslims. But as a gesture to Shi'ite Muslims, who make up 60% of the Iraqi population, as well as to Ayatullah Khomeini, the Muslim world's ranking...