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Beirut undecided about Iraq
Lebanon has excluded Iraqi athletes from the Pan Arab Games which open in Beirut on July 5, sources close to the games said on July 8.
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/1997
Sudan to sell main prison
Sudan has put its main prison up for sale because of overcrowding, a newspaper said on July 8.
Sudan, Politics, 7/11/1997
Egypt to attend medical forum meetings today
Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ambassador Fathy al-Shazli described the fourth Mediterranean forum meeting to be held in Algeria on Friday and Saturday as a message of congratulations and solidarity to this country which has entered a new area of national work and democratic practices.
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 7/11/1997
Chinese offer expertise in upgrading free trade zones in Suez
A ministerial meeting convened within the cooperation agreement with China on the development of industrial free trade zones northwest of Suez.
Egypt, Politics, 7/11/1997
Nationwide shuffle of governors
Prime Minister Dr. Kamal al-Ganzouri yesterday approved a new reshuffle of governors nationwide. The list includes ten new governors.
Egypt, Politics, 7/11/1997
Algerian Islamic Salvataion Front leader walks free from prison
Algerian's banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) said yesterday their provisional leader, Abdu Kader Hachani, had been freed from an Algerian prison just hours after being sentenced to five years in jail.
Algeria, Politics, 7/11/1997
Egypt, North Korea review ties
Expanding relations between Egypt and North Korea were tackled yesterday by officials from both countries.
Egypt, Politics, 7/10/1997
Moussa begins visit to Tunisia, Algeria today
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is leaving Cairo today for Tunisia, the first leg of his two-nation North African visit.
Egypt, Politics, 7/10/1997
Israeli chief in Jordan for talks
The Israeli army's chief of staff, Lieutenant General Amnon Shahak, held talks in Amman yesterday with his Jordanian counterpart, Abdul Hafez Kaabneh, military officials said.
Jordan-Israel, Politics, 7/10/1997
Syrian official in Iraq to seek oil-for-food deals
A Syrian health official has arrived in Baghdad to pursue trade deals under Iraq's oil-for-food deal with the United Nations, an Iraqi newspaper said yesterday.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/10/1997
Summit on Sudan, Somalia opens in Kenya
Leaders of five African States opened a summit in Nairobi on civil war in Sudan and Somalia yesterday, but Ugandan President Yoweri Moseveni's absence put real progress in doubt.
Sudan, Politics, 7/10/1997
Kuwait, Jordan move closer as flights resume
Jordan and Kuwait resumed direct air flights on July 9 for the first time since Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, in the latest move towards normalizing their relations.
Kuwait-Jordan, Politics, 7/10/1997
Soldiers clearing mines in Kfar Falous shelled by SLA
Soldiers clearing mines from the road between Ain el Miir and Kfar Falous came under fire from South Lebanon Army units, security sources said.
Lebanon, Politics, 7/10/1997
Municipal elections are postponed until 1999
Parliament on July 9 voted to postponed the municipal elections for the second time in two months. They will now take place as late as the end of April 1999.
Lebanon, Politics, 7/10/1997
Sudan rebels disagree on peace
Sudan's president and its main rebel group disagreed on July 9 on whether Khartoum's acceptance of a framework for negotiations cleared the way for resumed talks to end 14 years of civil war.
Sudan, Politics, 7/10/1997
Rebels kill army chief
A rebel unit killed a top commander of the Sudan People's Liberation Army before defecting to join government-allied forces, a government daily reported.
Sudan, Politics, 7/10/1997
Lebanese Mufti meetings
Al Azhar University President Dr. Ahmed Omar Hashem yesterday
held a meeting with Lebanon Mufti Sheikh Mohamed Rashid Qabany on
measures of implementing an accord signed last week in Beirut, for cooperation between Al Azhar and Beirut Islamic University.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 7/9/1997
Children's citizenship dilemma
Last week a lawyer issued an appeal to parliament speaker Dr. Ahmed Fathi Sorour, urging him to enforce the constitution and international laws which empower Egyptian woman married to foreign husbands to give their nationality to their children.
Egypt, Politics, 7/9/1997
New Egyptian ministers sworn in
Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ganzouri commented today on a swearing in ceremony during which ten ministers who took the oath of office yesterday including 6 ministers whose portfolios had changed and 4 new ministers.
Egypt, Politics, 7/9/1997
Tunisian, Algerian leaders to get messages from Mubarak
Foreign minister Amr Moussa is leaving Cairo later this week on a two-part North African tour, which will include Tunisia and Algeria.
Egypt, Politics, 7/9/1997
Sudan Rebel Leader Eyes Juba, Rejects Talks
Sudanese rebel Jahn Garang said yesterday that his forces had escalated a military effort to topple the government in Khartoum and were now circling Juba, the capital of the war-torn South.
Sudan, Politics, 7/9/1997
Arab common market vital, imperative
Syrian Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Dr. Salim Yassin said there is no way out for the Arab states in the current era except through establishing the common Arab market.
Syria, Politics, 7/9/1997
UN weapons team in Baghdad
A United Nations germ warfare team is in Baghdad trying to close the remaining gaps in Iraq's biological weapons file, a UN arms official said on July 8.
Iraq, Politics, 7/9/1997
Security forces abused power during hunger revolution
Two human rights watchdog groups on July 8 denounced what they describe as "security forces" violations of human rights and their failure to abide by regulations in force during a wave of arrests they carried out against Lebanese civilians last week in Baalbek."
Lebanon, Politics, 7/9/1997
Sudanese rebel leader rules out meeting with President Bashir
The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army ruled out a face-to-face meeting between its leader, John Garang, and Sudanese president Omar Bashir during a regional summit underway in the Kenyan capital.
Sudan, Politics, 7/9/1997
Lebanon's Mufti arrives in Egypt on a 10-day visit
The Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Mohammed Rashid Qabani, arrived in Cairo last night for a 10-day official visit during which he will be received by President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 7/8/1997
Israel destroys 2 tunnels linking Gaza, Egypt
The Israeli army yesterday blew up two tunnels it said were dug illicitly by Palestinians between Egypt and the Gaza strip.
Israel, Politics, 7/8/1997
Opposition to step up pressure on Sudan's Bashir
Sudanese opposition groups have agreed to escalate monetary and political pressures to topple the government in Khartoum, Sudanšs former prime minister said yesterday.
Sudan, Politics, 7/8/1997
Arab League presents new proposals to UN on sanctions
The Arab League (AL) secretary general Dr. Esmat Abdel Maguid has submitted new proposals to the United Nations in a bid to ease the sanctions imposed by the UN security council on Libya for failing to hand over two Libyans suspected of bombing a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland to the United Kingdom.
Libya, Politics, 7/8/1997
Syria, Iran hold high level talks
Syria-Iran, Politics, 7/8/1997
Thriving tourism draws world recognition
The current Egyptian tourism boom is unprecedented, many observers say. They attribute the tourist influx into Egypt every year to the ambitious tourism promotion implemented by Minister Dr. Mamdah El Beltagui.
Egypt, Politics, 7/8/1997
Preparation For Egyptian-Tunisia committee meeting
Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Sayed Abuzied met Tunisiašs Ambassador in Egypt Yousef El Mokadem yesterday.
Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 7/8/1997
Minister review educational issues with ALCSO
Syrian Education Minister Mohammed Ghassan al-Halabi received the Director General of the Arab League Educational, Cultural, Scientific Organization (ALCSO), Mohammed al-Meili al-Ibrahimi.
Syria, Politics, 7/8/1997
Algerian leader goes on trial
Islamist leader Abdelkader Hachani went on trial in Algeria on July 7 on charges of trying to undermine state security, after more than five odd years detention without trial, an Algerian newspaper said.
Algeria, Politics, 7/8/1997
Kuwait, Yemen healing broken ties
A Kuwaiti delegation including two former ministers arrived in Yemen on July 7, in a sign of improving ties with Arab states accused of siding with Iraq after the 1990 invasion.
Yemen-Kuwait, Politics, 7/8/1997
Turkey, Israel criticized by Yemeni leader
In an interview with the Egyptian "Rose el-Youssef" magazineYemeni President Saleh condemned Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq.
Yemen, Politics, 7/8/1997
Iraq closed anti-Syrian station
Iraq has reportedly shut down a radio station run by Syrian dissidents in another step towards reconciliation with its one-time arch foe Damascus.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/8/1997
Syrian Arab Expatriates Association of Sweden
The assistant secretary general of the Syrian Ba'ath party, Abdullah Al Ahmer, received on July 6 the delegation of the Syrian Arab Expatriates Association leadership in Stockholm.
Syria, Politics, 7/8/1997
Saudi Advisory Consultative Council gets 90 new members
Saudi Arabia expanded the council, or Majlis al-Shura, to 90 members from 60, and half of the council's previous members were replaced.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/8/1997
Netanyahu appoints finance minister, not Sharon
In hopes of ending a political crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 7 appointed his former justice minister, Yaakov Neeman, to take over the finance ministry.
Israel, Politics, 7/8/1997
Saudi military official visits Egypt
Saudi Arabiašs chief-staff general Saleh Bin Ali al-Mahya arrived in Cairo last Saturday heading an official military team.
Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/7/1997
Sudan seeks to improve ties with neighbors
Sudanšs President Omar Hassan Bashir said yesterday that his country and Egypt would resume normal ties "in the near future."
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/7/1997
Algerian investigated for Paris bomb links
A 30 year old Algerian, Boualem Bensaid, is the first suspect to be placed under formal investigation, one step short of being charged, for a July 25, 1995 explosion, which injured 120.
Algeria, Politics, 7/7/1997
US businessmen discuss peace talks, report says
Several Jewish-American businessmen have been shuttling between Israel and Syria over the last few months to try and get peace negotiations restarted, the Israeli newspaper Maariv reported.
Syria, Politics, 7/7/1997
5,000 mass in Baalbek for hunger rally
Up to 5,000 residents of the Bekaa and many from Beirut's southern suburbs converged on Baalbek in the early morning to lend support to Toufaili's call for the government to redress the socioeconomic plight of the region's population.
Lebanon, Politics, 7/7/1997
Israeli soldier killed, two civilians wounded in South Lebanon
Israeli warplanes attacked Lebanese areas in Southern Lebanon on July 6, after an Israeli soldier was killed and two Lebanese villagers were wounded in fighting, security officials said.
Lebanon, Politics, 7/7/1997
Jordan committee delegation in Damascus
The delegation is in Damascus to make contacts with a number of Syrian personalities to participate in the conference of solidarity with Jerusalem due to be held in Jordan.
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 7/7/1997
Syria-Iran higher commission opens meeting
The first session of the joint higher political commission between the two countries was held, during which items on the meeting's agenda were discussed.
Syria-Iran, Politics, 7/7/1997
Presidents Assad, Hrawi review developments and peace process
The two presidents reviewed a number of issues relating to the recent developments in the region and the contacts made by Syrian and Lebanese sides with Arab and foreign parties.
Syria, Politics, 7/7/1997
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