Arabic News Daily Page for 12/11/1997
Daily Edition - Thursday, December 11, 1997
- Knesset - census Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/11/1997
- Mysterious explosion targets U.N. post
A statement issued by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the explosion took place at a post belonging to UNIFIL's Nepalese battalion near the village of Yater, on the edge of an Israeli-occupied border enclave in south Lebanon. Lebanon, Local, 12/11/1997 - Europe to tax Egyptian cotton
The European commission has imposed new taxes on Egypt's bed sheets exported to European market, in a move likely to effect Egyptian cotton. Egypt, Economics, 12/11/1997 - Lebanon maintains active participation in summit
The Iranian spiritual leader praised Lebanon's stand in refusing to hold bilateral talks with Israel, describing such a stand as "source of pride" and saying that "divine coexistence" in Lebanon is a well-established fact. Lebanon, Politics, 12/11/1997 - Assad meets Arafat, Hrawi, and other Arab leaders
President Hafez Assad discussed with Palsetinian President Yasser Arafat and chairman of the PLO political department Farouk al-Qaddoumi the deliberations of the summit conference, the topics listed on its agenda, and the current state of the peace process. Syria, Politics, 12/11/1997 - Rafsanjani calls for Islamic unity
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has called for the unification of Muslim ranks for the service of their peoples' interests. Regional-Iran, Politics, 12/11/1997 - Blair advocates land for peace principle
In a speech he made before a number of British Jews, Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, stressed that the land-for-peace principle is the only way to realize peace in the Middle East region. Israel, International, 12/11/1997 - Lebanese national resistance attacks SLA positions
Lebanese resistance-men on Wednesday afternoon destroyed a Lahd militia personnel carrier in two attacks on a position in Kafr Honeh area. Lebanon, Military, 12/11/1997 - French - Egyptian military talks before meeting between Mubarak and Chirac
Egyptian diplomatic sources expect a joint meeting in Paris at the end of the current month between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his French counterpart, Jacques Chirac, at Chirac's invitation. Egypt, Politics, 12/11/1997 - European Syndicate Confederation representatives call for Algeria assistance
The representatives of the European Syndicates Confederation pledged to pressure European governments to stop hosting terrorist organizations and to combat terrorism. Algeria, Politics, 12/11/1997 - UAE oil revenues increase by $1.4 billion
The UAE's quota increased from 2.161 million barrels per day to 2.366 barrels per day, an increase of 205 thousand barrels a day. United Arab Emirates, Economics, 12/11/1997 - The Sudanese minister of commerce to visit Cairo next January
Talks will address economic, investment, and commercial cooperation between the two countries. Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 12/11/1997 - 35,000 employees pensioned off
25,000 among them were extra employees while the rest do not have required experience. Yemen, Economics, 12/11/1997 - Palestinian development and housing bank
The Palestinian Development and Housing Bank is ready to begin working in the Palestinian self-rule areas with a capital of 50 million dollars. Palestine, Economics, 12/11/1997