Issue 4842 of Asha'b Newspaper, 10 October 1987

Printed in Arabic, this includes issue number 4842 of Asha'b Newspaper issued on 10 October 1987 and focused on several subjects including: - The US aircraft carrier raises its moorings as Iran threatened to erupt "total war" in the Gulf after US helicopters destroyed three Iranian boats. - Eugene Primakov, head of the Middle East Department in the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, stated that the Soviet Union considers the issue of establishing a Palestinian state a private Palestinian issue and that the Palestinian people have the right to exercise their right to self-determination. - Yasser Arafat met with Shazly in Tunisia, and they discussed the current Arab situation, the latest developments of the Palestinian cause, and the necessary means for the success of the upcoming Arab summit in Amman. - An attempt to assassinate Egyptian Defense Minister Abd al-Halim Abu-Ghazala. - The General Authority of the Association of Palestinian Plastic Artists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip held its annual meeting in al-Nuzha Hall "Al-Hakawati", where the administrative report and the financial report were discussed and an administrative body was elected. - Establishing a new artistic group "The Jerusalem Independence Band" in Shuafat Refugee Camp. - An Arab popular conference in Sudan to call for an end to the Iran-Iraq war.