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8/17/1997
Camels to race in Berlin
United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahayan and the German camel-racing club Fatamorgana will co-sponsor a camel-race in Berlin on Sunday.
United Arab Emirates, Sports, 8/15/1997
Ban instituted on non-Kuwaitis' treatment in hospitals
A decree limiting a large number of medicines to Kuwaiti nationals had been previously issued by the minister.
Kuwait, Medicine, 8/15/1997
Armed Islamic Group claims massacre responsibility
In the Douera district south of Algiers attackers killed 15 people, including six children and two women, by slitting their throats.
Algeria, Military, 8/15/1997
Two dead, Two injured in Bahraini fire
A fire broke out in a Mosalla village house, 6 km. west of Manama, yesterday.
Bahrain, Local, 8/15/1997
Mobile-telephone broadcasting for Arab Cup championship
Egyptian "Youth and Sports" radio decided to transmit the eighth round of the Arab Cup Championship, starting today, through mobile-telephones.
Egypt, Sports, 8/15/1997
Nurse confesses to killing 18 patients
42-year-old Aida Nur El-Din, a matron in an Alexandria hospital, tried to commit suicide yesterday by throwing herself from a third floor, on her way to the prosecutor.
Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997
Blaze in Egyptian shopping center kills 3, injures 273
Electrical cable contact was said to be the cause of a major fire at the seven-floor Al-Horria Mall.
Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997
Foreign archaeological missions to Egypt
The Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) and its secretary general, Dr. Ali Hassan, are eager to encourage a larger number of missions to help Egyptian archaeologists find the treasures of ancient Egypt's civilization.
Egypt, 8/15/1997
Suez Canal suspension bridge construction planned
Two Egyptian construction companies will set up the east and west causeways and other construction works while Japanese companies will build the main bridge which will be 70 meters high.
Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997
Nile Day on September 25
Cairo governorate celebrations marking Nile Day will kick off on September, 25 and last for three days, said Cairo governor Dr. Abdl Rehim Shehata.
Egypt, Culture, 8/15/1997
Rationing leads to fewer wheat imports
Wheat imports will decrease by one million tons next year to reach 4.750 million tons, a progress which Dr. Ahmed Goweili, minister of supply, attributed to the governmental wheat rationing policy.
Egypt, Agriculture, 8/15/1997
Shark attack in Red Sea
Recently a shark attacked a fishing boat, killing 16-year-old fisherman Ayman Abul Hassan and severely injuring his friend, Nagah Attallah El-Sayed.
Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997
Fun kidnappings in Yemen?
Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped an Italian tourist group consisting of 10 persons, one of them a nine year-old boy, when they were on their way to Mukalla, on the Gulf of Aden.
Yemen, Local, 8/15/1997
Hizbullah leader welcomes troops sent to muzzle protesters
Four hundred soldiers were deployed outside Baalbek and Hermel in line with a cabinet decision last week to crack down on civil disobedience.
Lebanon, Military, 8/14/1997
United Kingdom: No change in Lockerbie stance
The UK denied any change in its stance toward the extradition of two Libyans who are accused of blowing up a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
Libya, International, 8/14/1997
South Lebanon Army pulls out of Saidoun
The South Lebanon Army withdrew its forces from a position in the village of Saidoun, near Jezzine, in a move that is likely to return several villages to the Lebanese government's control.
Lebanon, Military, 8/14/1997
Another 24 Algerians killed
In Hraouate, 120 km south of Algiers, a new massacre took place when an armed group surrounded the village and slit the throats of 24 civilians.
Algeria, Military, 8/14/1997
First Middle East lung transplant from living donor a success
In the first operation of its kind in the Middle East, surgeons at the St. George hospital in Achrafieh performed a successful lung transplant from a living donor.
Lebanon, Medicine, 8/14/1997
400 Sudanese families left homeless
Heavy floods swept Bawga, north of Khartoum, in the Nile River state of Sudan.
Sudan, Local, 8/14/1997
Egyptian children win Indian Shanker art prizes
50 Egyptian children were recently announced the winners of lucrative prizes in the Shanker art competition, one of the most important international art competitions for children.
Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1997
New Arab literary prize
Egypt is planning to launch a highly-esteemed new Arab literary award to parallel the international Nobel award.
Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1997
Kuwaiti man claims to have found mystery animal's remains on beach
He managed to pack the animal's remains in a plastic sack and decided to show it to some scientific institutions in a bid to enlighten himself about its nature.
Kuwait, Local, 8/14/1997
British tourist shot dead in Eliat
A man and woman from Britain were attacked near Eliat in Israel, killing the man and wounding the woman.
Israel, Local, 8/14/1997
Dubai expels AIDS virus-positive foreigners
Dubai expels HIV9the virus which causes AIDS9positive foreigners monthly, Emirates security authorities announced yesterday.
United Arab Emirates, Medicine, 8/13/1997
More urbanization will lead to more poverty
Lebanese minister of Agriculture Shawki Fakhoury warned that gaps in urban food distribution systems and continued urbanization threaten social stability.
Regional, Agriculture, 8/13/1997
Force will be used to shut down Islamic TV and other radio stations
Tripoli's General Security department is expected today to order unlicensed broadcast media in the north of Lebanon to shut down within 24 hours, or risk closure by force.
Lebanon, Local, 8/13/1997
Israeli soldier to stand trial
An Israeli soldier who ran amok last January, opening fire on a Hebron market and injuring seven Palestinians, will stand trial despite a psychological report describing him as mentally disturbed.
Palestine, Judicial, 8/13/1997
Gold found in 800 locations in Saudi Arabia
A total of 800 locations with gold content have been identified along the Derae al Arabi region,
Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/13/1997
Attacks on Lebanon escalate
Israeli occupation forces continued to attack Lebanese areas close to occupied south Lebanon and the western Bekaa.
Lebanon, Military, 8/13/1997
Tunisia depends upon solar energy
Tunisia has decided to depend upon solar energy in rural areas as a result of its limited cost and simple maintenance.
Tunisia, Science, 8/13/1997
Papyrus dating back to the Fatimed era unearthed
A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission has located a group of important archaeological documents and manuscripts dating back to the Fatimid era in Fayoum governorate, upper Egypt.
Egypt, History, 8/13/1997
Foreign students must pass AIDS test
The post-graduate studies section in the Cairo University faculty of mass communication put a new condition on admission of foreign students.
Egypt, Culture, 8/13/1997
Turkish ambassador claims belly dancing for his country
The Turkish ambassador to Cairo has a new theory on the origin of belly dancing.
Egypt, Entertainment, 8/13/1997
South rebels massacre Sudanese forces
SPLA leader John Garangıs forces successfully seized the runways as a step toward seizing Terkaka from all sides and controlling the lakes around and river roads.
Sudan, Military, 8/12/1997
Trade passageway between Palestinian and Jordan still blocked
Israel continues its policy of blocking passage between Palestine and Jordan, Al Ahrar newspaper said.
Jordan-Palestine, Local, 8/12/1997
World Bank helps to modernize agriculture in Egypt
The World Bank has decided to offer Egypt credit facilities tallying 200 million US dollars to modernize agriculture and introduce the new technology in this field.
Egypt, Agriculture, 8/12/1997
Egyptian airplane passengers escaped death in Turkey
An Egyptian airplane headed to Istanbul Turkish Airport yesterday August 11, had a miraculous escape from death, when the plane skidded from its main runway.
Egypt, Local, 8/12/1997
Italian equipment to Libya confiscated
The Italians thought it may be used for Ministry purposes and in pipe manufacturing for the oil industry or weapons creation.
Libya, International, 8/12/1997
Power cuts in Baghdad
Iraqi media warned of cuts in power for three hours daily in Baghdad, due to a lack of spare parts.
Iraq, Local, 8/12/1997
Algerian terrorist attack thwarted
Algerian soldiers thwarted an attempted massacre by terrorists yesterday.
Algeria, Military, 8/12/1997
Ethiopians and Somalis feared drowned in Red Sea
Fifteen Ethiopian and Somali refugees died when they jumped overboard after the Yemeni coast guard intercepted their boat
Yemen, Local, 8/12/1997
More Israeli air raids on Lebanon
Israeli jet fighters and helicopters on flew over the Bekaa region, dropping strange objects.
Lebanon, Military, 8/12/1997
Palestinians say territories like big prison
Palestinians say the Israel clampdown on self-rule areas is a collective punishment, turning West Bank and Gaza Strip territories into a big prison.
Palestine, Military, 8/11/1997
Woman stabs her old husband while asleep
Police field an attempted murder charge against a young wife after she confessed to trying to kill her old husband while asleep so she could marry a man she had an affair with.
Egypt, Local, 8/11/1997
Kuwait planning to hold conference on veterinary medicine on 1998
The conference will highlight the veterinary role in the preservation of human health through protecting animals from various diseases
Kuwait, Medicine, 8/11/1997
Further Israeli attacks on Lebanon, resistance retaliates
One Israeli soldier was killed and another wounded in a clash with Lebanese resistance men in Israelıs South Lebanon occupation zone.
Lebanon, Military, 8/11/1997
Israeli warplanes attack eastern Bekaa
Lebanese security sources said that the Israeli F-16 fighters fired a number of missiles at the town of al Nabi Sheet to the east of Bekaa.
Lebanon, Military, 8/11/1997
Protect Gulf environment
Iran called on Iraq and the six Gulf Arab states to join it in setting up a joint force to protect the environment in the Gulf.
Gulf Region, Science, 8/11/1997
Gadafiıs sons head olympic committee
The two sons of Libyan leader Moammer Gadhafi have been appointed president and vice president of Libyaıs Olympic committee.
Libya, Sports, 8/11/1997
34 suspected Muslim brotherhood members to be interrogated
A security source said : "The State Security Bureau of Investigation foiled a new plan by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group to prepare new student cadres... and penetrate universities to spread Brotherhood ideas."
Egypt, Local, 8/11/1997
40 Algerians die in rebel attacks
40 people, including five-month-old twin babies, were killed by terrorists in the latest attacks on civilians in Algeria.
Algeria, Military, 8/11/1997
UN talks in Iraq
United Nations arms team met Iraqi officials to discuss Baghdadıs remaining biological weapons on a UN arms official said.
Iraq, Military, 8/11/1997
The first internataional conference for the defense of Berber cultural rights
Berber associations representing minorities in some Mediterranean countries and the Sahara are preparing to organize the first conference of the movement to defend Berber cultural rights.
North Africa Region, Culture, 8/11/1997
Arab education ministers to meet
Arab education ministers will hold their first meeting in Tunis during the first quarter of 1998.
Regional, Culture, 8/11/1997
Egypt's Youssef Shahine in Lebanon
Lebanese media reported the decoration of the producer Youssef Shahine during his short stay in Lebanon
Regional, Entertainment, 8/11/1997
Climate change could be nearing, Egyptian scientist warns
The head of the international development and Environment center, Dr. M.K. Tolba, who was formerly with the UN environment program, warned there will be climate chaos unless countries take urgent measures banning the use of greenhouse gases, which harm the environment.
Egypt, Science, 8/11/1997
Eritrean embassy in Cairo robbed
Somebody stole into Aretrian Embassy in Cairo, and robbed the Ambassador Mohammed Amro Mahamoudıs office, a police source said.
Egypt-Eritrea, Local, 8/11/1997
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