Arabic News Front Page for 9/6/1997
Today's Headlines
- After fights, exchanges of bodies
Hizbullah's leader said that his party was ready to negotiate an exchange with Israel for what remains from the Israelis. Lebanon, Military, 9/6/1997 - Recent study sees military action on Syrian-Turkish water issue impossible
The most recent study by the Syrian researcher Abdel Aziz Al-Mansour emphasized that water was and still is a source for conflict, not cooperation, in Syrian-Turkish relations. Fertile Crescent Region, Analysis, 9/6/1997 - Water crisis: Whose hand is on the tap?
In many of the West Bank towns, they receive water for six months and then remain without water supplies for another six months. Palestine, Politics, 9/6/1997 - Unidentified Flying Objects may hit your head
You stroll along the sidewalk, peacefully breathing the polluted air and maybe making plans for the day. Everything seems normal until someone hits you suddenly on the head and almost knocks you out. Lebanon, Essay, 9/6/1997 - East Africa and problems of droughts and floods
Water is a precious commodity in east Africa, where the threat of drought is never far away. North Africa Region, Agriculture, 9/6/1997 - 15 female students at Al-Ahfad university flogged by Sudanese police
The policemen took 40 female students to a police station where 25 students were released and 15 flogged on the pretext that that they were wearing trousers. Sudan, Judicial, 9/6/1997 - 38 parties in Algerian local elections and many independent candidates
The minister of justice appointed 843 judges to monitor the election under the supervision of the Independent National Committee. Algeria, Politics, 9/6/1997 - Sudanese opposition official: No cooperation with Israel
A member of the Sudanese opposition Democratic Gathering the Sudanese government it is afraid of Garang's anger Sudan, Politics, 9/6/1997 - Yesterday's events move all
The failure of the Israeli commandos who landed in a village south of Sidon yesterday shortly after midnight was the object of speeches and contacts all day long. Lebanon, Military, 9/6/1997 - Transfered far from home, bus driver attempts suicide
Egyptian passengers in a public bus were shocked last week when the driver stopped the bus on the Ksar El Nil bridge and got out. Egypt, Local, 9/6/1997 - Turkish businessmen invest in Saudi Arabia
The delegation members will study commercial and investment opportunities with Saudi businessmen. Saudi Arabia, Business, 9/6/1997