Arabic News Front Page for 8/22/1997
Today's Headlines
- Qatar warns of summit delay if violence escalates
Qatar's ambassador in Lebanon, Mohammed Ali Al Niami, warned that an escalation of Arab-Israeli violence in South Lebanon could lead to the cancellation of Middle East North Africa economic summit planned for November in Doha. Qatar, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Unification of customs duties between Lebanon and Syria
Lebanese Industrialists Association President Sarraf said that the August 20 agreement to proceed gradually with customs unification would help exports. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 8/22/1997 - Hizbullah and Unifil predict calm in the South
A Hizbullah official and the spokesman of the UN peacekeeping force in the South met and discussed tensions in the area and the grievances of Lebanese employees with the force. Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Sudanese and the national cake
"We support the call of South African President Nelson Mandella for a ceasefire with the SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army)," Sudan's President Omar Bashir said. Sudan, Analysis, 8/22/1997 - Palestinians wail over agreement, C.I.A. monitoring of Israeli-Palestinian security relations
After a week of revived security coordination, there were no signs of any arrests by Palestinian security forces of the some 200 militants fingered by Israel. Palestine, Inside scoop, 8/22/1997 - Sudan talks to be hosted by South Africa
South Africa is to host Sudan peace talks in an attempt to end 14 years of hostilities in south Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 8/22/1997 - 13 killed. Zeroual assures Algerian elections will take place on October 23
13 Algerians had their throats slit over the past few days in a series of attacks against civilians by suspected Islamist extremists. Algeria, Politics, 8/22/1997