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Students to serve as soldiers in Sudan
Abdul Basit Sibdrat, the Sudanese minister of justice, said his government will send students to the war zones in the East and South.
Sudan, Military, 8/30/1997
Azam Azam to be sentenced for spying tomorrow
Amidst much tension, the state security court in Cairo headed by Counsellor Muharam Darwish and having Counsellors Abdul Rahman Abul Magd and Abdul Radi Abu Leila in its membership is going to give its verdict in the case of spying for Israel
Egypt, Judicial, 8/30/1997
US ambassador in Cairo nominated to be envoy to Israel
Edward Walker would succeed Martin Indyk, who is waiting for senate confirmation of his appointment as assistant secretary of state.
Egypt, International, 8/30/1997
1303 houses destroyed by floods in Berber
Floods soaked the Berber province northern Sudan and destroyed 1303 houses, while 360 families lost all their properties.
Sudan, Local, 8/30/1997
Credit cards thieves caught
Security forces in Egypt arrested a 3 persons for stealing credit cards from tourists and using them to buy jewelry.
Egypt, Judicial, 8/30/1997
Nubian Museum to display Egypt's oldest skeleton
5,000 ancient antiques are expected to go on display in the Nubian Museum, which will open in October.
Egypt, History, 8/30/1997
Suffering of Taxi Drivers
In every cab one takes, the same complaints are repeated by the drivers. Gas prices may be increased, and 1000 Lebanese Pounds per passenger will not be sufficient anymore.
Lebanon, Essay, 8/30/1997
200 buildings to be destroyed
The Lebanese Government announced its intention to demolish 200 old buildings with the consent of their owners.
Lebanon, Local, 8/30/1997
Kurdish groups struggle for power
A fierce battle between the two Kurdish conflicting groups, Massoud Barazni's Kurdish Democratic Party and Jalal Al-Talibani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, broke out.
Iraq, Military, 8/29/1997
Golan woman suspected of passing information about Israel to Syria
Syria, Judicial, 8/29/1997
Tlass warns Israel against war
The Syrian Minister of Defense warned Israel against a launching a surprise attack.
Syria, Military, 8/29/1997
Beirut loses out on games
Ottawa, Canada has won the right to host the 2001 Francophone games.
Lebanon, Sports, 8/29/1997
Conference boosts religious understanding
The Lebanese center for Islamic-Christian studies at Balamand University and the Geneva-based World Council of Churches launched a seminar on the exchange of ideas between Christians and Muslims in the past 30 years.
Lebanon, Religion, 8/29/1997
Four Israelis burn to death in fierce clash
At least four Israeli soldiers were killed and six wounded in a series of fierce gun battles with Amal and Hizbullah.
Lebanon, Military, 8/29/1997
Tuberculosis spreads in Red Sea province.
The Sudanese health minister attributed the spread of the disease to malnutrition.
Sudan, Medicine, 8/29/1997
Fake currency distributed widely in Sudan
Security sources said that they suspect the counterfeit money is the product of an international web.
Sudan, Local, 8/29/1997
Libyan citizen suspected in Berlin blast
Libyan citizen Mosbeh Abul Gasem has been arrested by Italian anti-terrorism forces in Rome in connection with the 1986 bombing of a Berlin night club.
Libya, Judicial, 8/29/1997
Emirates investigate money laundering net
Federal authorities in the UAE suspect the involvement of some members of prominent families in UAE in the money laundering operation.
United Arab Emirates, Local, 8/28/1997
Tunisia hosts environmental seminar
A two-day seminar on Mediterranean environment protection will be held for the first time in Tunisia starting today.
Tunisia, Science, 8/28/1997
Lunar eclipse on Tuesday, September 16
Portions of the world will observe a full lunar eclipse on Tuesday, September 16.
Egypt, International, 8/28/1997
Police conduct round-up of bullies in Alexandria
Police forces in Alexandria yesterday detained 10 bullies and a drug addict in a round up.
Egypt, Judicial, 8/28/1997
Jordan arrests 6 people for gun smuggling
Jordanian forces arrested 6 people, including one Israeli citizen and a woman (32 years old) who obtained automatic weapons and guns and tried to smuggle them.
Jordan, Judicial, 8/28/1997
Farmers' union asks for budget increase
The chairman of the Kuwaiti farmers' union has appealed to national authorities to boost the subsidy presently allocated to the agricultural sector.
Kuwait, Agriculture, 8/28/1997
Father's Day in Al Khangy gallery
Al Khangy gallery for fine arts in Damascus has recently hosted an exhibition titled "Father's Day."
Syria, Culture, 8/28/1997
Conflict between government and Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
The Moslem Brotherhood group, "Al-Ekhwan," in Jordan has declared explicitly that they decided to boycott parliamentary elections to be held early next November.
Jordan, Analysis, 8/28/1997
Israeli helicopters try to approach Bekaa
Lebanese channels reported yesterday that three Israeli helicopters skimmed over Bekaa.
Lebanon, Military, 8/28/1997
Another six Algerians killed
Another massacre took place in Algeria when an armed group attacked the village of Zehra.
Algeria, Local, 8/28/1997
Damascus International Fair opens with 28 countries participations
Taking part in the fair's current session, are 28 countries and another 21 countries represented by companies.
Syria, Culture, 8/28/1997
Kuwait to host sports conference
The Asian Olympics Council is preparing for its second international conference on environment and sports.
Kuwait, Sports, 8/28/1997
U.S. jets deployed in Bahrain
Bahrain, the administrative headquarters of the United States Navy's fifth fleet, approved yesterday the US warplanes deployment in the country, official sources announced yesterday.
Bahrain, Military, 8/27/1997
68 kilos of heroin seized in Jeddah
The highway patrol foiled an attempt made by a drug-trafficking gang to transport 68 kilograms of heroin along the Jeddah-Makkah expressway.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/27/1997
174 killed, ten kidnapped in Algeria
174 people were killed, and ten kidnapped over the last two days and nights in massacres committed by militant terrorist groups in Algeria.
Algeria, Local, 8/27/1997
Israel attacks Palestinian primary school
Israeli forces yesterday shelled a Bethlehem primary school for girls with tear gas.
Palestine, Local, 8/27/1997
Further Israeli reinforcements sent to south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces sent ten armed vehicles to their positions at Abbas hill, Markaba barracks and Mash'roun in occupied south Lebanon.
Lebanon, Military, 8/27/1997
Naameh must not become another Bourj Hamoud
Greenpeace warned authorities not to dump toxic ash from the Karantina incinerator or the baled waste stored in a hangar in Bourj Hamoud in a quarry in Naameh
Lebanon, Local, 8/27/1997
Al Khaledi's traveling exhibition
An exhibition of works by Syrian artist Ghazi al Khaldi was recently opened in the modern art section of the national museum in Vienna.
Syria, Culture, 8/27/1997
Salah Addin the conquest of Constantinople
"Salah Addin, the conquest of Constantinople " Syrian director Mustafa is Akaad's latest film.
Syria, Entertainment, 8/27/1997
Saudi Arabia to take part in Moscow book fair
Saudi Arabia will participate for the first time in Moscow's international book exhibition due to open next month.
Saudi Arabia, Culture, 8/27/1997
Authorities arrest 2 persons for dud checks
A legal study is being pursued by officials from Kuwait Central Bank and other commercial banks, as well as the interior Ministry, to draw out recommendations which could help eliminate the phenomenon of bad checks.
Kuwait, Judicial, 8/27/1997
Safety in water sports conference in Red Sea
The conference deals with rules which control the use of personal craft and its effects on the environment, and the best methods of securing both swimmers and riders. Participants discussed the use of water-crafts as a worldwide sport that promote tourism.
Egypt, Sports, 8/27/1997
Nile Elite off hook, coast guard says
The coast guards in Aswan succeeded in saving the "Nile Elite" cruiser and its 30-member crew from sinking.
Egypt, Local, 8/27/1997
Sudanese Army admits casualties
Sources from Khartoum's government army have acknowledged the deaths of 26 officers in Terkaka.
Sudan, Military, 8/27/1997
Floods sweep Morocco
Heavy rains in Morocco during the last two days resulted in floods that swept the country.
Morocco, Local, 8/27/1997
Fire destroys spare parts showroom in Kuwait
A fire ripped through 80 percent of a 5,000 square meter showroom stocking spare automotive parts.
Kuwait, Local, 8/27/1997
Israeli raids near Beirut; Netanyahu: Syria tried to calm situation
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian bases a few kilometers south of Beirut a day after Irael was condemned by the five-nation monitoring committee for the lethal attack on Sidon.
Lebanon, Military, 8/26/1997
Sukom expels Greenpeace members
Lebanese channels reported yesterday that Greenpeace members were forbidden to take samples of burnt material that they suspect of being toxic from Sukom, a sewage works company in an area of quarantine.
Lebanon, Local, 8/26/1997
200,000 date trees to be removed due to mite insects
The measure is part of the fourth phase of programs for the removal of abandoned date trees.
Saudi Arabia, Agriculture, 8/26/1997
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Iraq, 8/26/1997
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Iraq, 8/26/1997
Girl kills herself over parents' disapproval toward her love
A young girl died yesterday at the hospital after poisoning herself with pesticide, because of her parents' maltreatment toward her.
Egypt, Local, 8/26/1997
Sudanese regime honors no pledges, Merghani says
Al Sayed Mohamed El Merghani told reporters that the ruling Sudanese regime doesn't honor pledges or conventions.
Sudan, Military, 8/26/1997
Samples from toxic barrels sent abroad from Lebanon for tests
"The results will come out in approximately two months," Shuhayib told reporters.
Lebanon, Local, 8/26/1997
Pastry shop blast pair charged
Two men charged with bombing a pastry shop in Baabda were charged while a serviceman arrested in connection with the same case was released.
Lebanon, Judicial, 8/26/1997
Upper Metn wraps up 13th annual festival
Among the crafts on display were cloth making and tobacco curing along with many other local handicrafts, needlework, folklore dances and grain pressing.
Lebanon, Culture, 8/26/1997
Kuwait's killer germ
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health was said to be searching for 14 persons carrying the Ecolay germ.
Kuwait, Medicine, 8/26/1997
Tombs to open in November
A great number of tombs that have never been open to visitors before are now undergoing restoration so they can be opened to the public in November.
Egypt, History, 8/26/1997
Jeddah summer festival a success
The tourism committee at Jeddah Chamber of commerce and industry has spearheaded efforts to help lure more tourists to the city.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/26/1997
Kuwaiti judo team to hold training camp in Syria
The Kuwaiti Judo junior team is due to arrive in Damascus to hold a week-long training camp with their Syrian counterparts.
Kuwait-Syria, Sports, 8/26/1997
Three outstanding footballers to Lebanon
Three Syrian international footballers have signed with three Lebanese clubs.
Syria, Sports, 8/26/1997
Saudi Arabia's municipal projects to be studied
The Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry has proposed that it will form along with the Ministry of Municipal and a Rural Affairs a joint committee to explore prospects of new municipal projects.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/25/1997
Israeli officer confesses to killing British tourist
Israeli army reserve Major Danny Okev confessed that he shot dead British tourist Max Hunter
Israel, Judicial, 8/25/1997
Al Wafa tournament time table issue
The Syrian Football Federation has issued the fourth al Wafa football tournament timetable.
Syria, Sports, 8/25/1997
Bosra festival opens on September 1
Sideline activities will include the holding of several book, flower and handicraft exhibitions.
Syria, Local, 8/25/1997
Informatics dissemination program opens countrywide
Free first stage training courses of the national program of informatics dissemination have started in Damascus.
Syria, Local, 8/25/1997
Three Islamists, 65 civilians killed
Algerian film director Ali Tenki was among the sixty five civilians killed.
Algeria, Local, 8/25/1997
Fierce clashes in south Lebanon, eight Israelis killed
The Lebanese resistance declared that eight Israeli soldiers were killed and more than seven were wounded during confrontations between Israeli soldiers and resistance-men.
Lebanon, Military, 8/25/1997
China tells Israel - No more nuclear support to Iran
Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appealed to the Chinese to pressure Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program.
Israel-Iran, Military, 8/25/1997
Child rapist arrested
Police force yesterday solved the death mistery of a ten years old girl who was found murdered in a corn field two days ago.
Egypt, Local, 8/25/1997
Experimental theater festival on September 1
The 9th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater has been stepped up, said the Ministry of Culture.
Egypt, Culture, 8/25/1997
El-Merghany meets SPLA delegation
The meeting reviewed the efforts for escalating opposition activity at diplomatic, information and military levels.
Sudan, Local, 8/25/1997
60 killed and injured in 3 massacres in Algeria
8 people were killed and about 22 were wounded in double train bombings.
Algeria, Local, 8/25/1997
International training festival in Morocco
The five-day get-together is aimed at training youth in different investment areas, especially those related to small-scale projects.
Morocco, Local, 8/25/1997
Fire got them all
A housewive and a university student were burnt to death in two separate incidents in Fayoum governorate.
Egypt, Local, 8/25/1997
New attack by Egyptian Islamic group
Al-Gama'a Al-Islamia (an Islamic group) ambushed two police vehicles in Upper Egypt last Thursday night, killing 8.
Egypt, Local, 8/25/1997
44 countries participated in market for children arts
The talented children of Egypt won most of the awards of the second session of the International Market for Children's Arts.
Egypt, Culture, 8/25/1997
Israelis attack villages in South Lebanon
According to Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berry, Israelis are trying to provoke a progressive war, "but they are not going to get Lebanon."
Lebanon, Military, 8/25/1997
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