Egyptian money exchange market
The U.S chamber of Commerce in Cairo will hold a symposium tomorrow on developments in the Egyptian money market.
Egypt, Economics, 7/21/1997
Disappointed film director
Celebrated Egyptian Film director Yousef Shahin complained yesterday that the US magazine Time had ignored him when it published a review on the winners of prizes during Cannes film festival.
Egypt, Entertainment, 7/21/1997
Terrorism alien to Islam, conference tells West
The recently concluded forum in Egypt on Islam and the West sought to dispel misconceptions about Islam, said an eminent Egyptian religious authority yesterday.
Regional, Religion, 7/21/1997
Egyptian wins prestigious award for art
An Egyptian was the first prize winner at a biennial Croatian fine arts festival recently, cultural sources said.
Egypt, Culture, 7/21/1997
Egyptian Grand Imam meets with Grand Sheikh of Italy
Grand Sheikh Imam of Al Azahar great Mosque Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawy received the head of the Italian Islamic community, Shiekh Abdul Wahed Luigi.
Egypt, Religion, 7/21/1997
Libyan visit to Cairo
Ibrahim El Bashar, director of the office of Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi, visited Egypt last week.
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/21/1997
Gambia invites Mubarak to attended national celebration
President Hosni Mubarak was officially invited to attend a July 22 celebration of the anniversary Gambia's revolution.
Egypt, Politics, 7/21/1997
Contract
Soccer midfielder Reda Aal of the popular Al-Ahli club is said to have secretly signed a contract to play for the Lebanese soccer team Al-Ansar for 1,500 US dollars a month.
Lebanon, Sports, 7/21/1997
Egyptian Roman monuments shown in Marcella
The Greek era ended in Egypt with arrival of the Romans in 30 B.C. They turned Egypt into the personal domain of the emperor and the wheat basket of the entire Roman empire.
Egypt, Culture, 7/21/1997
Four Jordanian parties announce elections boycott
They said they were heading the call for a boycott to protest government steps since 1993 elections, which the opposition say have sidelined parliament.
Jordan, Politics, 7/21/1997
Italy's president in Saudi Arabia
Italy's president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro arrived in Saudi Arabia on July 19 for a two-day visit to boost ties with his country's top Gulf trade partner.
Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/21/1997
Netanyahu announces plans to build a hotel on the Golan
Israeli Prime minister Netanyahu, celebrating 30 years of Jewish settlement on the Golan heights, announced plans to build a hotel on the Israeli-held plateau.
Israel, Politics, 7/21/1997
Yemen gets water grant
Yemen has received a Japanese grant of 988 million Yen (8.6 million US dollars) to finance a water drainage and distribution project, the Japanese embassy announced on July 17.
Yemen, Economics, 7/21/1997
Saudi minister in Yemen for border dispute talks
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on July 19 for the second visit in a month to resolve a border dispute, Yemeni radio said.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 7/21/1997
Yemen's ruling party boycotts parliament session
Yemen's ruling political party boycotted a parliamentary session on July 20 in protest against the assembly speaker's call for a debate on recent price hikes, a leading party official said.
Yemen, Politics, 7/21/1997
US, Kuwait navies begin war games
Kuwaiti and US navies will begin live-fire maneuvers today in the latest in a series of joint war games that started after the 1991 Gulf war.
Kuwait, Politics, 7/21/1997
Qatar signs oil and gas deal with US group
Qatar has signed oil and gas accords with a five-member international consortium led by Atlantic Richfield (Arco) of the United States.
Qatar, Business, 7/21/1997
United Arab Emirates eases investment curbs
The United Arab Emirates has further relaxed rules for investment by foreigners in a measure that is expected to attract funds usually sent abroad, bankers said on July 17.
United Arab Emirates, Business, 7/21/1997
Israelis shell Lebanese areas
Israeli occupation troops in Zaffata on July 20 morning used artillery to bombard the Sajd mountain and Al Zahrani river bed.
Israel-Lebanon, Local, 7/21/1997
Shiites have no plans to create separate state
Higher Shiite council chief Sheikh Mohammed Mahdi Shamsdeen said on July 17 that the Shiites in Lebanon had no plans for a separate state, adding that they favored the concept of a modem, secular nation.
Lebanon, 7/21/1997
Sudan troops regain Ayoud
Sudanese government troops confirmed that they have retaken Ayoud city from southern rebels in the wake of three days of fierce fighting.
Sudan, Local, 7/21/1997
Madani vows to end violence
As Islamist leader Abassi Madani vowed he would do all he could to end the violence that has shaken Algeria for five years, his own group issued a statement on July 17 boasting that it had killed more than 100 members of the security forces in the past two months.
Algeria, Politics, 7/21/1997
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