Issue 494 of Asha'b Newspaper, 26 March 1974

Printed in Arabic, this includes issue number 494 of Asha'b Newspaper issued on 26 March 1974, which is a 4-paged daily, political and illustrated newspaper. The issue cost 40 agoras and included a collection of statements, announcements, advertisements and political and sports news including:  - Important military meetings led by Hafez al-Assad to discuss developments in the deteriorating situation on the Syrian heights. - A new American conspiracy targeting Iraq and the Gulf states at Iranian hands. - King Faisal pledges to Hafez al-Assad to restore the oil embargo on the United States of America (USA) if the USA tampers with the agreement. - Birzeit University students protest against the Israeli occupation authorities' arrest of the student council president. - The Israeli occupation authorities launch a campaign of arrests in the Gaza Strip and refer a group of Palestinians from Nablus to a military court. - "In light of the results of the October war", an article in the Israeli newspaper, Jerusalem Post, by Erwin Frenkel. - "The American Girl's Tale", an article in the Lebanese as-Sayyad Magazine. - "The Negative Israeli Reality", an article by Ali Ismail. - The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) requests to discuss the deteriorating situation of the UNRWA.