Arabic News Daily Page for 7/2/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, July 2, 1997
- Arafat consults France's Chirac on Mideast peace
Palestinian authority chairman Yasser Arafat arrived in Paris on June 30 for talks with French President Jaques Chirac and new prime minister Lionel Jospin aimed at ending an impasse in the Middle East peace process. Palestine, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Saudi minister in Yemen talks
Saudi Arabia's interior minister arrived in Sanaa to try to revive stalled border talks between talks two between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Justice delegation for Saudi Arabia
The acting justice under Kuwaiti secretary Nasr Nasrallah left for Riyadh on June 28 to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council justice undersecretaries' meeting. Kuwait, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Jordan's DPP lauds Syria's firm stands
In a staement issued on June 30, the Jordanian Democratic People's Party has called for the need to confront all forms of normalization with Israel, make the Jordanian-Israeli treaty ineffective, cancel leasing lands and water agreements. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Lebanese National Resistance attacks Israeli position
Resistance sources added that one of its groups clashed early in the morning on July 1 with an Israeli patrol which was trying to carry out attacks in Shoumaryya area. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Syrian-Indonesian cooperation
Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi returned to Syria after paying a several-day visit to Indonesia, addressing means of developing relations between the two countries. Syria, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Economic talks with UAE
Minister of Public Enterprises and Administration Development Dr. Atef Ebied started 3-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. Egypt, Economics, 7/2/1997 - Shares climb to reverse downward trend
Shares at the Capital Market Authority rose to reverse a week-long trend that had pushed the overall index to a five-month low. Egypt, Business, 7/2/1997 - Arab information chief vows to speed up cooperation
Arab media chiefs have agreed on a new decision to set up media support for Arab issues, information minister Safwat El Sherif said yesterday. Regional, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Kuwait sees more investment in Egypt
Egypt’s Social Fund for Development has received 50 million US dollars in easy-term loans from the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development to finance small-scale endeavors by young Egyptians. Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 7/2/1997 - Mubarak to get Monem's message soon
President Hosni Mubarak will soon get a message from President Carlos Monem of Argentina regarding joint projects with the Argentinian leader to be launched in the self-ruled Palestinian territories. Egypt, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Egyptian-Saudi committee to meet Thursday in Cairo
The joint Egyptian-Saudi committee is scheduled to meet in Cairo on Thursday under the chairmanship of the foreign ministers of both countries. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Ganzouri chairs meeting on Upper Egypt developments
The meeting tackled preparation for the inspection which President Mubarak is expected to make within the coming days. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Parental wrath
A father received three years of hard labor in prison for electrocuting his 13-year old daughter after finding out she had been raped by three unidentified farmers. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Palestinian businessmen plan to buy egyptian stock shares
A large delegation of Palestinian businessmen arrived in Cairo this week on an official visit, during which they will hold intensive talks with the minister of economic affairs and chairman of the Egyptian Industries Federation. Egypt, Business, 7/2/1997