Emergency in self-rule areas - Arafat declares
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ordered the arrest of members of militant Muslim groups, following a double suicide bombing blast that killed 16 people in a Jerusalem market, a PLO security official said.
Palestine, Politics, 8/1/1997
Possibilities to join rebels in Sudan for peace accord
A Sudanese newspaper reported officials as saying contacts with rebel factions were in progress to try persuade them to join in a peace accord.
Sudan, Politics, 8/1/1997
American tourist dies in Egypt
A young, female American tourist died immediately after arriving at an Alexandria hospital.
Egypt, Local, 8/1/1997
Security awareness promotion in Arab countries
The second security conference of Arab chiefs of security information departments has recommended taking steps in the Arab world to promote the awareness of security concepts among Arab citizens.
Regional, Politics, 8/1/1997
We are responsible for bombing - Hamas claims
The group issued the claim in a leaflet faxed to an international news agency in Jerusalem which also gave Israel until 9 p.m. the same day to free all Palestinian prisoners.
Israel, Politics, 8/1/1997
Encyclopedia of Islamic affairs
The Turkish Islamic Encyclopedia has recently chosen Dr. Hussain Mugib Al Masri, professor of Turkish and Persian literature at Ain Shams University in Egypt as one of the most prominent scholars in the Muslim world.
Egypt, People, 8/1/1997
Mini budget to face inflation in Algeria
The Algerian government drafted a mini budget for the next 5 months to meet inflated state expenditur
Algeria, Economics, 8/1/1997
Tourism flourishes in June, July
An unprecedented increase in the figure of Arab and foreign visitors to Egypt was noted during June and July 1997.
Egypt, Economics, 8/1/1997
Panic in Israel - Hamas vows new assaults
Hamas claims assaults will be launched inside Israel next Sunday unless Hamas founder and leader Shiekh Ahmed Yassin is released.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/1/1997
Oman signs contract for mobile communications
Motorola, an American telecom giant, won a 13 million US dollar contract to expand Oman's Global System for Mobile Communication.
Oman, Economics, 8/1/1997
Israeli troops raid villages, arrest Hamas members
Israeli security forces raided several West Bank villages and arrested Hamas activists and their families following a deadly suicide attack in a Jewish market in Jerusalem, relatives said.
Israel-Palestine, Politics, 8/1/1997
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