Arabic News Front Page for 7/3/1997
Today's Headlines
- Shiite leader presses ahead with hunger revolt
A hard-line Shiite Muslim cleric is pressing ahead with plans to launch a "hunger revolt" in eastern Lebanon, in an attempt to force the government to improve living conditions in the impoverished region. Lebanon, Politics, 7/3/1997 - Bahrain hotel badly damaged in gas explosion
Several gas cylinders exploded on July 1 in the the kitchen of the Delmon International Hotel, police said. Bahrain, Local, 7/3/1997 - Hariri encourages private Moroccan investors to invest in Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri arrived in Rabat for a three-day visit to Morocco to discuss a proposed free trade zone between the two countries. Lebanon-Morocco, Economics, 7/3/1997 - Eight Yemeni injured in Saudi border clash
Eight Yemeni soldiers were wounded this week in a clash with Saudi border police. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 7/3/1997 - Netanyahu apologizes over posters
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the derogatory posters plastered on the walls of Arab shops in the West Bank town of Hebron. Palestine, Politics, 7/3/1997 - Saudi's visit to Iran boosts hope of thaw
An envoy of King Fahd arrived in Tehran on a rare visit by a Saudi Arabian official in what appeared to be part of new efforts to improve ties between the two Islamic titans. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/3/1997