Arabic News Daily Page for 7/7/1997
Daily Edition - Monday, July 7, 1997
- Egypt, Jordan to tackle boosting trade ties
Jordan’s prime minister met with his Egyptian counterpart to discuss means of fostering economic cooperation. Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 7/7/1997 - Saudi military official visits Egypt
Saudi Arabia’s 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 - Somaliland clash leaves 6 killed, 21 injured
Six people were killed in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland when gunmen opened fire indiscriminately. North Africa Region, Local, 7/7/1997 - Al Azahar University offers scholarships to Lebanon
Dr. Ahmed Omer Hashem, the president of Al Azahar university, said that the accord recently signed between Al Azahar University and Beirut University was about to further scientific and cultural cooperation between the two institutions. Lebanon, Culture, 7/7/1997 - Sudan seeks to improve ties with neighbors
Sudan’s 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 - Muslims urged to guard values
Muslims are urged to be on guard against Western misinterpretation of Islamic causes, principles and values, said an eminent Lebanese religious clergyman yesterday. Lebanon, Religion, 7/7/1997 - A content thief
Police in El-Wadi El-Gadeed (The New Valley) district arrested an employee last Friday accused of stealing LE 12,000 from a colleague’s house, a security source said. Egypt, Local, 7/7/1997 - Tunisia, South Africa sign air transport agreement
Tunisia and South Africa have signed an accord establishing the legal framework for air links between the two countries, officials said yesterday. Tunisia, Business, 7/7/1997 - Egypt pavilion at Beirut festival
Yesterday Lebanon’s state minister for administration reform, Shared Margah, opened the Egyptian pavilion at a folk art festival organized by Beirut University. Egypt, Culture, 7/7/1997 - Damascus Declaration’s trade cooperation a step on road to common Arab market
A top Syrian lawmaker yesterday said the agreement produced by a recent Arab gathering, including his country and Egypt, to mull a mini-common market was a step in the right direction to make the long-elusive dream of an Arab common market come true. Regional, Economics, 7/7/1997 - Doctors find fetus in teenager’s stomach
A teenager who complained of stomach pains was found to have his underdeveloped twin fetus lodged above his abdomen where it had been slowly feeling off him for the past 16 years. Egypt, Local, 7/7/1997 - Saudi Arabia bans seven professions
Saudi Arabia has banned foreigners from work in seven more categories of government contracts as part of its policy to create jobs for its own citizens, Al Shark Al Awsatt newspaper said. Saudi Arabia, Business, 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 - Minister opens workshop on GMPCS
The first workshop on the Global Mobile Personal Communication System (GMPCS) opened in Damascus on July 5. Syria, Business, 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 - Saudis to form investment bank in Bahrain
The Bahrain Monetary Agency has recently granted a license to a group of Saudi businessmen who plan to establish a capital investment company. Bahrain-Saudi Arabia, Business, 7/7/1997