Today's Headlines
- US less confrontational towards Iraq
Responding to Iraqi statements that UN weapons inspectors who try to enter sensitive sites, that have been agreed upon to be off limits, will be thrown out of the country, US ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson said, "I don't think anybody should overreact." Iraq, Politics, 11/26/1997
- Lebanese resistance escalate attacks against Israeli occupation
Security sources reported that the Israeli tanks on late Tuesday shelled al Mansori coast with 105 mm shells. In the morning Israeli artillery attacked a number of towns and villages with more than 30 155 mm shells. Lebanon, Military, 11/26/1997
- Palestinian Women's Union holds coference on violence
Rawiya Shawwa said that the major problems faced in the Palestinian society do not stem from the fact that men seek divorce but because they seek to be married to more than one woman at a time. Palestine, Culture, 11/26/1997
- Algerian forces kill 6 radicals
Algerian security forces killed 6 suspected terrorists on Wednesday on the outskirts of Algiers. Algeria, Military, 11/26/1997
- Palestinian academic calls for preservation of Arab sites' names
Israel has been introducing Jewish names to historical sites and if nothing is done by the Palestine government now, the authentic Arab names of holy and historical sites in Palestine might be totally forgotten Palestine, Culture, 11/26/1997
- International organization calls for release of journalist
Chamieh was sentenced by a military court on Monday to one year in jail for allegedly collaborating with Israel. Lebanon, Judicial, 11/26/1997
- Meguid criticizes Israeli policies
Abdul Meguid described Israeli policies as very far from the commitment to peace that has been agreed to by the Middle East parties concerned. Regional, Politics, 11/26/1997
- Lebanon, U.S. sign $15 million agricultural agreement
Lebanon and the United States have signed an agricultural agreement under which the latter would lend Lebanon $15 million. Lebanon, Agriculture, 11/26/1997
Short Takes
- Jordan and Israel held joint naval exercises yesterday, Haaretz reported. Go
- Sheikh Zayed denounced Qatari statements implicating Egypt in a 1994 coup attempt, the Bahrain Tribune reported. Go
- Qatar welcomed Amnesty International to observe the trial of 110 people for a 1994 coup attempt, the Gulf Times reported. Go
- Jordan unveiled a budget for 1998 with an increase of 5.7% in spending over 1997, but also including a deficit reduction, the Jordan Times reported. Go
- Oman's Sultan Qaboos approved the members of the Shura council, including two women who were elected last month, the Khaleej Times reported. Go
- Turkish President Soliman Demirel is to visit Oman to meet with Sultan Qaboos on December 1, Gulf News reported. Go
- A communique from an Abu Dhabi workshop recommended moving ahead with GCC health ministers' plan to wipe out tuberculosis, the Khaleej Times reported. Go
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