Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/29/1997
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 29, 1997
- Will Netanyahu resign Palestine, 10/5/1997
- Egyptian union to honor Egypt's next Nobel laureate?
Dr. Ahmed H. Zewail, a chemical physics professor at the prestigious California Institute of Technology, will be honored by Egypt's Ain Shams University.Using pulsed lasers, Zewail and his group have devised techniques for catching atoms in the act of coming together and reacting to form molecules. Egypt, Science, 10/4/1997 - Arabs dance to American foreign interest music
Iraqi Health Minister Umeed Mubarak told Arab and western reporters attending a cultural festival that about 6,500 children under the age of five died in Iraq each month, compared to 506 a month before the 1990-91 Gulf crisis. Iraq, Analysis, 10/4/1997 - Saudi soldier makes trip 40 day trip on foot to Jerusalem for peace
Saudi Arabia has permitted a soldier to travel to Jerusalem on foot, promoting a just Arab-Israeli peace, the official Saudi magazine said yesterday. Saudi Arabia, People, 10/4/1997 - Restoring the biggest statue in the world
The granite statue, which depicts Ramses while sitting, weighs 10,00 tons and is 20 meters high. The statue is divided into a number of pieces for unknown reasons, though archeologists think that it was broken in the earthquake that happened 1200 years ago. Egypt, History, 10/4/1997 - Baker kills girlfriend
Egypt police pressed a premeditated murder charge against a baker accused of strangling his girlfriend to death and throwing her body into a ditch after stealing her jewelry. Egypt, Local, 10/4/1997 - Cancer program introduced in girls schools
The ongoing program, which involves training sessions, is organized by Cancer Support Network with the involvement of the Ministry of Health. Saudi Arabia, Medicine, 10/4/1997 - Truck's plunge into Assuit canal kills 30 children
Frogmen recovered 6 bodies from the canal and they were still searching for more Egypt, Local, 10/4/1997 - Good morning - stranger
In Lebanese villages, it has become a custom: When you walk in the street, you greet every one you see, stranger or not. Lebanon, Short Essay, 10/3/1997 - Saudi official expects team to be in top ten, sees Saudis and Kuwaitis making France 98
A member of the Saudi Football federation, Prince Waleed Bin Bader Bin Saud said that the Saudi football team would in the coming decade be among the world's top ten ranked teams. Saudi Arabia, Sports, 10/3/1997 - Grand Imam spells out Islam's peace view
Muslims should abide by peace as a sublime principle but he added that the Muslims nation is ordered by the Quran to defend themselves when attacked Regional, Religion, 10/3/1997 - EU activists accuse Israel of human right abuses
The EU-Israel association agreement involving trade, educational, industrial and cultural cooperation will be up soon for ratification. Lebanon, International, 10/3/1997 - Israel surprised by PNA readiness for combat
Israel reported lately its surprise at the scope of PNA readiness in case a military conflict breaks out with the Israeli army. Israeli military sources claimed the PNA has at its disposal some 30,000 pieces of weapons Palestine, Military, 10/2/1997 - Saudi Arabia gets serious about kicking illegals out
"The response has been very good so far. We are providing our people with valid travel documents and other consular services including handling their exit visas to help them leave smoothly," said Tekleab Kebebe, Consul General of Ethiopia in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia, Local, 10/2/1997 - Jordanian student killed in Iraq
A Jordinian student has been killed inside Iraqi territory after highway robbers attacked a car with Jordanian license plates with five students studying in Baghdad University on board. Iraq-Jordan, Local, 10/2/1997 - Retrial for Sidon terrorist ordered
Bilal Khaled Sheiti, a member of Esbat Al Ansar, had been convicted of detonating a bomb at the Hilton cinema in Sidon on the pretext that it showed pornographic films, and of firing a gun at an army patrol near Ain el Hilweh refugee camp. Lebanon, Judicial, 10/2/1997 - Pope Shenouda III rejects foreign intervention in Copts' affairs
The Patriarch of the Orthodox Copts of Egypt, the Middle East and Africa returned to Cairo after his tour of Britain, the USA, Canada, and Germany. In this tour he celebrated the opening of Coptic churches and met with Egyptian expatriates. Egypt, Religion, 10/2/1997 - Sudan forsees imminent Eritrean offensive
A spokesman for the Sudanese army, Lieutenant General Mohammed Al Senousy warned of an imminent Eritrean offensive against the Sudanese territories through the eastern borders between the two countries. Sudan, Military, 10/2/1997 - Spanish-Moroccan timetable for Sebta and Melila
Moroccan members of the Islamic Committee in the city of Melila lying in the north of Morocco and occupied by Spain expressed their displeasure regarding the equivocation of the Spanish authorities in applying the plan to include Islamic education in the city's curriculums. Morocco, Local, 10/2/1997 - Six people killed in Algeria
Terrorists killed yesterday 6 people, including two 70-year-old men, as government troops widened their siege on a radical rebel stronghold where over 100 villagers had been slaughtered since last April. Algeria, Military, 10/2/1997 - Grand Imam Tantawi meets with Malaysians for education talks
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi met with a delegation from the Malaysian Ministry of Education visiting Egypt, to discuss cooperation between Al-Azhar and the ministry. Regional, Religion, 10/2/1997 - US retreats from restarting embassy in Sudan
State department spokesman James Rubin told reporters last week's statement had been premature, adding that "any final decision on this issue needs to be taken in the context of the ongoing congressional action on Sudan." Sudan, International, 10/2/1997 - Kuwait forms National Orchestra
Kuwait's National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters has formed the first Kuwaiti National Orchestra to participate in future offcial and national occasions. Kuwait, Culture, 10/2/1997 - Egypt waits out Turkish-Israeli exercises
Some news resurfaces of serious Iranian efforts to approach Egypt for military and economic cooperation in order to counter-balance what seems to be an inevitable Turkish-Israeli alliance. Egypt, Analysis, 10/1/1997 - Garang: April agreement is political suicide
Dr. John Garang, commander-in-chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, said that Juba has become one of the SPLA's targets. Sudan, Military, 10/1/1997 - Israelis continue attacks on south Lebanon
In the morning, Israeli warplanes flew over the south and Bekaa reaching the capital Beirut and breaking the sound barrier. Israeli Naval Forces stopped a trade ship carrying cars toward Tyre port, and inspected it. Lebanon, Military, 10/1/1997 - Over 50 Algerians killed before cease-fire
40 villagers, including 10 children, were slaughtered by Armed Islamic Group activists in a new attack in the massacre-ridden Belida province of southern Algeria. Algeria, Local, 10/1/1997 - Fakhoury puts food import ban on ice because of budget debate
Agriculture Minister Fakhoury vowed that the plan, which is designed to protect local agriculture and industries and halve the nation's $1.5 billion US annual food import bill, will be implemented soon. Lebanon, Agriculture, 10/1/1997 - Egypt denounces Mansour Al Kekhya abduction report
Cairo denied a report published in the Washington Post newspaper which alleged that Egyptian Intelligence Service agents kidnapped Libyan leader Mansour Al Kekhya. Egypt, International, 10/1/1997 - Khiam torture more frequent
Detainees at Israel's Khiam prison have been subjected to further mistreatment after the killing of 12 Israeli commandos in a battle with the resistance at Ansariyeh on September 5, the National Committee for Lebanese Detainees in Israeli prisons said. Lebanon, Local, 10/1/1997 - Phoenician ruins uncovered under Sidon building
Phoenician ruins, including what are believed to be sarcophagi, have been uncovered inside an historic tunnel on the site of the government hospital in Sidon while digging operations for the expansion of the complex were underway. Lebanon, History, 9/30/1997 - Israel newspaper threatens launch of nuclear war against Syria
The Israeli newspaper Yedaoun Ahronote quoted Israeli officials as saying that it would be necessary to launch a nuclear strike against Syria in order to counter an expected Syrian offensive in which chemical weapons will be used. Syria-Israel, Military, 9/30/1997 - Hariri promises quick solutions to hospital payment problem
The president of the union, Fawzi Odaymeh, stated after the meeting that emergency and humanitarian cases will be admitted to the hospitals and that Mr. Hariri has promised some quick and effective solutions. Lebanon, Medicine, 9/30/1997 - 25 terrorists killed in Algeria
In the most recent attack on civilians, gunmen in the Algerian town of Ain Adden killed 11 women, all of them teachers. Algeria, Military, 9/30/1997 - Newspaper boss charged over money report
Takeidin demanded Al Dyar 's director, Youssed Howayck, be given a two-year jail sentence and a 100 million US dollars fine. Lebanon, Local, 9/30/1997 - Markets sought for apples, grapes
Akkar MP Wajih Baarini said he discussed with Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri the "catastrophe the farmers face." Lebanon, Agriculture, 9/30/1997 - Developments in south Lebanon
The resistance stated that it launched several attacks on positions in Al-Sueidaa and Al-Reshaf and bombed a Lahdian infantry patrol, on the Sheheen-Jebeen road. Lebanon, Military, 9/30/1997 - Weddings won't cost $70,000 anymore
The council of ministers in Abu Dhabi approved legislation setting the maximum dowry for brides at $5,450 US and limiting wedding parties to one day, the official Emirates News agency said. United Arab Emirates, Culture, 9/30/1997 - Anti-aircraft missile discovered near school
An unexploded anti-aircraft missile believed to date back to the civil war has been discovered near a school in Beirut, the police daily report said. Lebanon, Local, 9/30/1997 - Covert crisis between USA and Kuwait over Kuwaiti Parliament
American-Kuwaiti relations are heading towards a crisis after the US administration prevented a member of the Kuwaiti parliament, Dr. Hassan Gohar, from attending the meeting between a delegation comprising Kuwaiti parliament members and officials in the US government and Congress last week. Kuwait, International, 9/29/1997 - 50 terrorists killed by Algerian forces; French mull aid for Algerian truce
Rabah Kebir, the Germany-based head of the Islamic Salvation Front foreign wing, said in a statement it was time for the "sons of the people in the armed Islamic resistance" to take political steps to stop the bloodshed. Algeria, Military, 9/29/1997 - Besieged village facing severe medical and food shortage
Reports from inside Assira Ash-Shamaliya said the Israeli army has cordoned off the area and has imposed a strict siege, and as such a serious shortage in food supplies and medicines has threatened the lives of hundreds of children in the village. Palestine, Local, 9/29/1997 - Taxes are burdening Lebanese citizens
The Lebanese government is facing a social environment that could explode at any moment due to deteriorating living conditions and the continuation of the reconstruction plan amidst high debts. Lebanon, Essay, 9/29/1997 - Farewells to pianist Walid Akl
Famous Lebanese pianist Walid Akl passed away on Friday September 27 in Paris, following heart surgery. Lebanon, People, 9/29/1997