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To Qana with Love
Southerners are accustomed to all these things that would create pain, sorrow and joy at the same time. Amidst the scorched land, there is always hope of salvation and freedom. Under a sky raining bombs and deaths down on them, Lebanese farmers never lose faith in rainy seasons of flowers and fruits.
Lebanon, Essay, 8/23/1997

Food gap increases in 3 Sudanese areas
A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report pointed to the need to provide 74,000 tons of food in the form of emergency aid, including 39,000 tons for the relief of 2.6 million Sudanese affected by the civil war.
Sudan, Agriculture, 8/23/1997

Jordan denies participation in Israeli-Turkish maneuvers
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faiz El-Tarawana, announced Jordan would not participate in any non-Arab alliance.
Jordan, Military, 8/23/1997

Al-Bashir and the opposition leaders
Northern and southern Sudanese opposition parties, united under the banner of the National Democratic Alliance, agreed to disregard the so-called peace offers made recently by President Omar Al-Bashir.
Sudan, Analysis, 8/23/1997

Youth of Morocco visit Egypt
Morocco, Culture, 8/23/1997

Fighting fronts will witness an important event
Sudanese commander Yasser Arman said the war front will witness an important action with a destructive impact on the National Islamic Front (NIF) regime ruling the Sudan.
Sudan, Local, 8/23/1997

Gulf budget deficit easing
Gulf Arab oil producers are gradually regaining control over their spiraling budget deficit despite being tempted to increase spending due to strong oil prices, experts said.
Gulf Region, Analysis, 8/23/1997

Mandela and a new role for peace
South African President Nelson Mandela, already helping the search for peace in 10 countries, plans to renew his efforts to end the civilian war in the Sudan and East Trimer later this month.
North Africa Region, Analysis, 8/23/1997

Sudanese and the national cake
"We support the call of South African President Nelson Mandella for a ceasefire with the SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army)," Sudan's President Omar Bashir said.
Sudan, Analysis, 8/22/1997

Palestinians wail over agreement, C.I.A. monitoring of Israeli-Palestinian security relations
After a week of revived security coordination, there were no signs of any arrests by Palestinian security forces of the some 200 militants fingered by Israel.
Palestine, Inside scoop, 8/22/1997

Pregnancy actually hidden drugs
Egyptian airport customs officers last Wednesday arrested a Syrian woman who tried to smuggle 2,000 vials of anti-sterility drugs into Egypt.
Egypt, Local, 8/22/1997

Islamic education cooperation between Syria and Sudan
The grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Syria, Sheikh Ahmed Kaftaro, received a delegation from the Holy Quran University in Sudan.
Syria-Sudan, Religion, 8/22/1997

Hamas not linked to market blasts
Palestine, Local, 8/22/1997

Ultimatum to obesity in Egyptian T.V
The T.V head Souheir El-Etrebi has recently sent a circular to all T.V departments threatening that "corpulent" female broadcasters will be denied a slot on the T.V screen.
Egypt, Entertainment, 8/22/1997

Divorce destabilizes Egyptian society
Sociologists are alarmed by increasing divorce rates in Egypt; they describe the trend as a time bomb endangering the society.
Egypt, Culture, 8/22/1997

Wadad Hussien free from Khiam jail
Hussien was abducted a month and half ago and detained at Khiam jail, controlled by Israel's allied South Lebanon Army.
Lebanon, Local, 8/22/1997

Medics welcome tranquilizer ban
The Lebanese Association of Physicians welcomed a decision by the Ministry of Health banning the sale of all tranquilizers without a prescription.
Lebanon, Medicine, 8/22/1997

US extradition request made for Geagea's accomplice
The state prosecutor completed a formal request for the extradition from the United States of a Lebanese fugitive wanted for involvement in the 1990 killing of Christian leader Dany Chammoun
Lebanon, International, 8/21/1997

Strange circular objects in Bekaa sky
Alarmed residents of the Bekaa reported seeing strange circular objects in the sky.
Lebanon, Military, 8/21/1997

Saudi pardons son's killer
A Saudi citizen forgave his son's killer, moments before the sword was to land on the killer's neck.
Saudi Arabia, Judicial, 8/21/1997

Disney defends latest film
Responding to accusations from an American-Arab group that its new film, G.I. Jane, portrays Arabs in an unfair and inaccurate light, Hollywood Pictures, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney company, said in a statement that there is "no intent to disparage any people."
Regional, International, 8/21/1997

Yemen releases 6 detained over Aden explosions
Yemen released 6 detainees who were being held in relation to a series of bombings in Aden early this month.
Yemen, Local, 8/21/1997

Bahraini fugitive captured in Egypt
Alexandria police forces yesterday arrested a fugitive Bahraini national, charged in his country by authorities with murder and arson
Bahrain, Judicial, 8/21/1997

Morocco celebrates revolution's 44th anniversary
The revolution against the French occupation took place in 1953 when King Mohamed V of Morocco and his family were exiled to Corsica.
Morocco, Local, 8/21/1997

Iraqi military movements
An Iraqi Shiite Muslim source said that Iraq has sent reinforcements to Basra and Nassiriya provinces.
Iraq, Military, 8/21/1997

Three Jewish youths released
An Israeli court released three Jewish youths who were being held for killing a Palestinian working in a petrol station.
Palestine, Local, 8/21/1997

American fund to the agricultural Lebanese sector
Fakhoury announced an agreement with American officials to provide Lebanon with at least 10 million US dollars in funding for various agricultural projects next year.
Lebanon, Agriculture, 8/21/1997

Walt Disney is under consideration for reprimand by Arabs
The Arab League announced its intention to consider taking severe measures against the Walt Disney company because of the "anti-Arab" movies it produces
Regional, International, 8/20/1997

English for everyone
Egypt has made an agreement with the BBC to purchase the curricula for teaching elementary English.
Egypt, Local, 8/20/1997

In response to Israeli shelling of Sidon: Katyushas bombard north Israel
Hizbollah fighters yesterday attacked north Israel and the occupied border strip with 80 Katyusha rockets in response to Israeli shelling.
Lebanon, Military, 8/20/1997

Sidon residents rise in protest after attack
Six civilians killed by Israeli attacks on Sidon were mourned yesterday in a huge procession that carried the victims' coffins wrapped in green Islamic flags and burned the Israeli flag.
Lebanon, Local, 8/20/1997

120 Ministers in Alexandria chamber Jubilee next September
The Egyptian Mediterranean city of Alexandria will celebrated the 75th anniversary of its chamber of commerce on September 25.
Egypt, Local, 8/20/1997

Algeria attacks terrorists' nerve center
Algerian security forces attacked a group of terrorists in a bomb factory, south of Algiers, and drove others from fortified outposts
Algeria, Military, 8/20/1997

Syria deploys tanks near Golan Heights
A military magazine said that Syria deployed T-55 tanks, renovated by Ukrainian experts.
Syria, Military, 8/20/1997

Kuwait takes precautions against E. coli outbreak from US beef
The Kuwaiti ministry of health collected meat samples from various shops and stores in Kuwait and sent them to a laboratory examination to test for bacterial contamination.
Kuwait, Local, 8/20/1997

Israelis continue aggression against Lebanon
Israeli occupation troops continued to pound areas adjacent to the occupied border strip of south Lebanon.
Lebanon, Military, 8/20/1997

Actor loves bathrooms close-by
Mohamed Tharwat, the renowned singer-turned actor had mandated a strange item in the contract of his new play, being staged in Alexandria.
Egypt, People, 8/20/1997

Saddam allows Iranians to visit Shiite shrines
The President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, will permit Iranians to visit Iraq's Shiite Muslim shrines starting next month, after a 17-year-suspension.
Iraq, Religion, 8/19/1997

Death toll reaches nine in bloodiest day since Grapes of Wrath
In the bloodiest day of violence since last year's Israeli "Grapes of Wrath" onslaught, nine Lebanese civilians were killed and up to 41 wounded, catapulting the South once again to the center stage of the Middle East conflict.
Lebanon, Military, 8/19/1997

Conference on Gulf countries committee technology
A conference on scientific research and technological development in the Gulf Countries Committee will be held in Manama, Bahrain's capital, during April 20-22, 1998.
Gulf Region, Science, 8/19/1997

Seminar on AIDS clinical services
A seminar on clinical services for AIDS patients, opened in Damascus.
Syria, Medicine, 8/19/1997

Egypt to perform Tunes from the East in Samarkand
A team of Egyptian artists will leave Cairo next Sunday to Uzbekistan where they will represent Egypt in the first oriental music festival.
Egypt, Culture, 8/19/1997

India grants 300 books to Egypt
Cairo University president Dr. Farouk Ismail recieved the Indian Ambassador to Egypt, Kanwal Sibal.
Egypt, Culture, 8/19/1997

Ismailia folk art event next Sunday
Ismailia's new governor Abdl Aziz Salama, Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and chief of the general authority for palaces and culture Dr. Fawzi Fahmi will open the 8th Ismailia folk arts festival on Sunday.
Egypt, Culture, 8/19/1997

Man gets rough ride in women's carriage
A man received a beating on Sunday when he mistakenly got on the women-only carriage of a Helwan-bound underground Metro.
Egypt, Local, 8/19/1997

Egypt participates in auditing conference in Turkey
Ehab Elwy, head of the Central Agency for General Mobilization and Statistics (AGMS), left Cairo for an official visit to Istanbul
Egypt, Local, 8/19/1997

Cuban-Arab community delegation to visit Damascus
A delegation of the Cuban-Arab community will arrive in Syria next week to take part in the conference of the Federation of Arab-American Organizations.
Syria, Culture, 8/19/1997

Seven killed in Algeria
A group of armed persons disguised as policemen set up a false roadblock, then killed a family of seven in western Algeria.
Algeria, Military, 8/19/1997

Security to be tightened at Beirut airport
The president of the international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Assad Kotaite, arrived in Lebanon with a plan to restructure security at Beirut Airport to satisfy complaints by the US Federal Aviation Authority.
Lebanon, Local, 8/18/1997

Ministry to deal with flood damage
The Ministry of Public Works and Water Recourse will deal with water pump breakdowns and repair br idges damaged by Nile floods.
Egypt, Local, 8/18/1997

Egypt establishes cinematic database
The National Cinema Center, chaired by Dr. Madkor Thabet, has decided to set up the first database on Egypt's documentary film industry.
Egypt, Entertainment, 8/18/1997

Man charged with attempted rape in Guiza
Police in Guiza filed an attempted rape and assault charge against an air conditioning technician for trying to rape a German woman.
Egypt, Local, 8/18/1997

Kuwaiti reform society branch in Jordan
The society has played a humanitarian role in several countries by distributing social care to impovershed families in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Jordan-Kuwait, Local, 8/18/1997

Four kidnapped free in Yemen
Four Italian tourists kidnapped by tribesmen north of Sanaa the Yemeni capital were freed, but six others abducted separately in the South were still being held, an Italian embassy spokesman said in Sanaa.
Yemen, Local, 8/18/1997

Lebanon resistance forces attack Israeli position
The Lebanese national resistance said that one of its support units shelled a concentration of Israeli military vehicles inside the Al Salfeh position in the occupied part of South Lebanon.
Lebanon, Military, 8/18/1997


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