Arabic News Front Page for 8/4/1997
Today's Headlines
- UAE oil profits pay for fighters
The UAE has earned enough from high oil prices to finance a multi-billion dollar deal for the purchase of up to 80 fighters planes, defense sources said. United Arab Emirates, Military, 8/4/1997 - Franjieh to strike deal with Berri
Health Minister Suleiman Franjieh said he was ready to enter into a political alliance with speaker Nabih Berri, describing the relation between them as a "strategic union." Lebanon, Politics, 8/4/1997 - Further Israeli troops in occupied Jerusalem
Israeli troops enhanced their presence in occupied Jerusalem and in other Palestinian cities, fearing any Palestinian resistance operations against Israeli suppressive measures, Israeli Radio said. Palestine, Military, 8/4/1997 - Israeli Arabs to visit Syria
An Israeli official declared on August 3 that a large delegation of Israeli Arabs, including members of Parliament, will make a rare visit to Syria. Syria, Politics, 8/4/1997 - Gunmen kill 88 farmers in Algeria
88 people were massacred in villages south of the Algerian capital, many by having their throats slit, witnesses and hospital sources said. Algeria, Politics, 8/4/1997 - 2.5 million barrels per day of oil is the capability of Iraq now
"Iraq can from today, August 4, export 2.5 million barrels per day of crude oil,"Taha Hamoud the Iraqi under-secretary of oil said Iraq, Economics, 8/4/1997