Arabic News Weekly Edition for United Arab Emirates, 12/29/1997
Weekly Edition, United Arab Emirates - Week of December 29, 1997
- Iraq lauds UAE's efforts to soften effects of blockade
Iraqi Minister of Trade Mohammed Mahdy Saleh stated that the UAE suggested a shipping line with Iraq to the Sanctions Committee, which approved the proposal after a judicial dispute between the UAE and the committee. Iraq-United Arab Emirates, Business, 1/2/1998 - Brush with danger at Dubai airport United Arab Emirates, Local, 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