Arabic News Daily Page for 12/29/1997
Daily Edition - Monday, December 29, 1997
- Algerian massacre claims 27 lives
Attackers brutally killed 27 villagers in southwestern Algeria, 48 hours after the killing of more than 80 civilians in the same region, an Algerian newspaper said yesterday. Algeria, Military, 12/29/1997 - UN's Annan hopes for a fast Iraqi solution
The United Nations hopes for a "quick solution" to the weapons inspection problem posed by Iraq, but will leave any action to the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday. Iraq, International, 12/29/1997 - Israel worried about possible suicide attacks
As they do every year at the start of Ramadan, Israeli security services issued warnings that attacks are likely to be carried out by members of Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, to mark the holy month of Ramadan. Israel-Palestine, Politics, 12/29/1997 - Tariq Aziz welcomes resumption of US-Iraqi negotiations
Iraqi Deputy Premier Tariq Aziz stated that Iraq is ready to resume negotiations with the US, as an important country like the United States cannot be ignored, but that Iraq rejects being subordinate to any country. Iraq, International, 12/29/1997 - Turkish incursion into North Iraq condemned by Arab League
The Arab League renewed its strong condemnation of the contined Turkish incursion into northern Iraq, underlining that these practices harm Turkish-Arab relations. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 12/29/1997 - Iran for making dialogue with US people
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has supported the idea of dialogue between Iran and the American people but he ruled out any normalization of relations with Washington unless the latter changes its position towards Iran. Iran, Politics, 12/29/1997 - Egypt for Arab common market Egypt, Economics, 12/29/1997
- Lebanon lodges complaint to understanding committee; Israelis arrest 12
Lebanon has presented a complaint to the five-nation April Understanding monitoring committee, protesting against Israel's Thursday shelling of inhabited districts in the Lebanese Kafra and Majdal Zoun towns. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 12/29/1997 - US fighter planes to UAE in near future
The UAE is expected to buy 80 fighter planes, most likely F-16's. Sources in the UAE expect that those planes will be bought from the US. United Arab Emirates, Military, 12/29/1997 - Northern Iraq, PUK accuse Turkish warplanes
Voice of Kurdistan People radio, run by Jalal Talbani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, reported Sunday that four Turkish war planes flew over the PUK fighters positions. Iraq, Military, 12/29/1997