Arabic News Daily Page for 11/20/1997
Daily Edition - Thursday, November 20, 1997
- Ghali new chief of La Francophone
"La Francophone" unanimously elected former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Ghali as new leader of the group, giving him a mandate to deepen the group's political and economic involvement in world affairs. Regional, Politics, 11/20/1997 - Arab mass destruction weapons committee concludes deliberations
The Arab League's expert committee on weapons of mass destruction has agreed to carry on discussions on means to implement the treaty on removing mass destruction weapons from the Middle East region. Regional, Politics, 11/20/1997 - Hariri pledges to fight corruption
Hariri outlined the consequences of corruption as manifested in the failure of civil servants to effectively carry out their assigned duties, in accepting bribes and in the low quality and quantity of their production. Lebanon, Politics, 11/20/1997 - A fortune that almost evaporated
Riad Abu Altin, 28, a resident of Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, won approximately US $35,000 after having successfully guessed the results of 15 soccer games Palestine, Local, 11/20/1997 - Israel decides to stay in Lebanon
Israel will continue its occupation of south Lebanon without any changes, announced Israeli Defense Minister Yizthak Mordechai, during s tour in the occupied strip yesterday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/20/1997 - The cabinet's meeting
Most of the drafts on the agenda were agreed upon, in cluding the Kuwaiti loan for building an industrial complex for sugar beets in the Bekaa and the Arabic Funds for Economic Development's loan to finance the Lebanese University's project. Lebanon, Politics, 11/20/1997