A: Front-Page Headlines:
1. In Redaa, Collective Arrests, and Plundering of Homes.
2. The Efforts of the Authorities to Co-opt Civil Society Organizations Prepares for Destruction of Democratic Margin.
3. Preparatory Committee to Launch League of Yemeni Journalists.

B: Issue's Editorial:
In a few days, we shall witness an important event for our party. That will be the 9th National Convention of our party. This is an important occasion for the rank and file to give their judgement on the leaders who represented them in our party. It is also an important venue to air the people's views on the absolutely dark days through which our country is living.
The Nasserite Unionist Party condemns the efforts of the authorities to reduce the democratic margin for liberties and freedoms, and laments the efforts by the ruling party to control all civil society organizations.
As our party puts the final touches in preparing for the 9th National Convention for our party, it aims to give back to the masses their power in order to give their say on the issues to be presented. We have no choice but to press ahead in our noble march.

Attagammu',
Aden Weekly, Mouthpiece of the Attagammu' Al-Wahdawi Al-Yamani, 
22/03/1999.

A: Front-Page Headlines:
1. Abdul-Kareem Al-Fusayyel Elected Secretary-General of the Party.
2. In the Conference of Journalists: Direct Orders from the PGC.
3. Has the Border File Been Withdrawn from Prince Sultan?

B: Issue's Editorial:
Civil society is made of political parties, unions, syndicates, guilds, charities, sports clubs and other NGOs. The main difference between them and other organizations is that they are non-governmental, and non-profit oriented. Given these facts, what makes so many people fight to control them?
For example, how do we explain the recent fights among PGC people in their elections in various branches? Is it the prestige? Is it that the PGC is a centerist party? Is it the material gain they get out of such posts?
Citizens know that what is happening is not really political affiliation, because that is decided at the PGC by other means. But what we see is the fusion of the state with the party, and thus the integration of all kinds of corrupt and deviant behavior taking control over everything.
The same events were repeated with the so-called Conference of Yemeni Journalists.
As the saying in Arabic goes, "Fire will eat itself, if it does not get what to consume". We are thankful that the army and security and police forces are forbidden from belonging to political parties. Otherwise, the stakes would have been much higher.

B: Issue's Editorial:
The recent past has witnessed a concerted effort to control and co-opt civil society organizations. We have seen efforts to clone parties, to take over the Journalists' Syndicate, and closing down of newspapers.
Our party has repeatedly announced its condemnation of efforts by politicians to control civil society organizations. Such control has proven in the past to be harmful to our democratization process.
If we give those who are pushing for such control the benefit of the doubt, we can say there is a mix-up of issues. But, if we were to go far, we could say that the ruling powers are trying to undermine every potential rival or competitor.
The efforts by politicians to control civil society organizations is dangerous and must be stopped at once.

B: Issue's Editorial:
The decision taken by the Iraqi regime was not wise. It decided to forcibly withdraw 18,000 pilgrims from performing the Haj takes away the freedom of the people to practise their religion.
But that is not the first unwise decision by the regime in Baghdad. It has consistently refused to respond to pleas for peace and a solution to the crisis. Recently, the Islamic Revolution Organization, which opposes the Iraqi regime, recently refused to accept US$ 97 million which was allocated by the American administration to dislodge Saddam Hussain. But, rather than deal with this organization in an honorable way, the regime in Baghdad now accuses it of murdering Ayotallah Mohammed Al-Sadeq Al-Sadr and his two sons.
We are dismayed by such unfounded accusations, and demand that the Iraqi regime rescind its decisions to call back the pilgrims. The policy of ruling by crisis and making more enemies will not benefit the regime in Baghdad.

B: Issue's Editorial:
In all its actions, the USA shows clearly that it thinks very little of the Arabs. The USA does not miss any chance to pull one over the Arabs. The examples are many. Look at the US policy vis-avis Israel and the Palestinian issue. Look at the Afghan problem. Look at what the US is doing to Iraq.
Now we have a new policy. The USA openly declares that it will bring down any regime that refuses to submit to its blackmail. It openly finances what it calls 'opposition' and trains them to topple legitimate states which are represented in the UN.
Today, there is a new trick. The Americans want to be selective in terms of who they would allow to acquire advanced technology, and who they would not. In this policy, the Arabs can expect to be left out of everything that has any real meaning.
Apart from the armament situation, the USA, and its British ally, lead the way in supporting the zionist entity. Of course, they would block efforts toward Arab unity and solidarity.
That is why the question is relevant. Will Arab leaders and peoples wake up? Will they realize the American tricks? Will Arab wisdom return by supporting Iraq and Palestine?