Arabic News Daily Page for 12/6/1997
Weekend Edition - Saturday, December 6, 1997
- Turkish military action Iraq-Turkey, Military, 12/6/1997
- Three civilians killed in south Lebanon
Three civilians were killed and another wounded on Friday in roadside bomb explosions on the edge of an Israeli-occupied zone in south Lebanon. Lebanon, Military, 12/6/1997 - Racism blamed for sacking
Two Arab girls that worked in a chocolate shop in Tel Aviv said they were fired from their job because of their Arab identity. Palestine-Israel, Local, 12/6/1997 - Increase in quantity, cost of fuel transferred from Iraq to Jordan
The Jordanian government decided to raise the transferal costs for the raw fuel transferred from Iraq -- with an increase of 0.5 dinars (0.71 dollars) for each ton -- thus the costs became 10 dinars ($14.1 US) instead of 9.5 dinars. Jordan-Iraq, Business, 12/6/1997 - No Egyptian mediation to restore Lebanese relations with Iraq
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz refuted the news that there has been any Egyptian mediation to restore the Lebanese - Iraqi relations that had been severed 4 years ago. Lebanon, Politics, 12/6/1997 - Moratinos pledges substantial European Middle East peace role
The European Union EU Middle East special envoy Miguel Moratinos said the EU will play a more active role in the region 's peace process when Britain assumes the EU presidency. Regional, International, 12/6/1997 - New Turkish - Israeli problems
The Turkish daily "Jouhuriat" added that among these problems are the appointment of the new Israeli ambassador to Ankara Turkey-Israel, Politics, 12/6/1997 - Hrawi contacted Gaddafi
The Lebanese President showed his country's interest in opening Libyan markets to Lebanese agricultural products. Gaddafi stressed Libya 's readiness to support Lebanon and open Libya 's markets for Lebanese agricultural harvests. Lebanon-Libya, Agriculture, 12/6/1997 - Jerusalem on top of OIC Summit agenda
Also to be discussed are means of deterring challenges imposed on the Islamic states and a project to improve th OICs' performance and structure. Regional, Politics, 12/6/1997 - Kohl urges Netanyahu to join peace track
German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has expressed great concern over the stalemate in the peace process. Israel, International, 12/6/1997 - Syrian - Lebanese cultural ties highlighted
Lebanese Culture and Higher Education Minister Fawzi Hbaish on Friday discussed with rector of Damascus university means of boosting cultural ties between the two countries. Lebanon-Syria, Education, 12/6/1997 - Lebanon: 438,000 tourists in the last 9 months
In the first quarter of the year tourists from Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan were about 88,900 compared with 53,000 in the same period last year. Saudi tourists accounted for 36,000 visits. Lebanon, Business, 12/6/1997 - France appeals to Netanyahu to deal with Arafat
"The deep friendship I feel for the state of Israel....obliges me to reveal my concerns about the policy conducted today by Israel's leaders," Jospin said. Palestine-Israel, International, 12/6/1997 - Sudanese women whipped and fined
The Sudanese authorities carried out sentences of whipping and fines against 37 women who had protested against the government's decision to move students who are performing obligatory military service to military camps in South to fight against the rebels. Sudan, Local, 12/6/1997 - Syria: US must force Israeli Prime Minister on peace
Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khadam in remarks published yesterday criticized the United States for not exerting pressure on the Israeli government to repair the peace process. Syria, Politics, 12/6/1997