Arabic News Daily Page for 7/10/1997
Daily Edition - Thursday, July 10, 1997
- Om Kolthom movie
Yesterday's nomination of actress Sawsan Badr to star in the new television serial "OM Kolthom" has put an end to the growing fuss. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/10/1997 - Replacement
Egyptian comedian Sami Ghanem decided to replace actress Jihan Nasr with Aida Riad in the play "Bahloul in Istanbul." Egypt, Entertainment, 7/10/1997 - 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 - 8 Dutch tourists die in Egypt collision
Eight Dutch tourists were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in southern Egypt yesterday, the interior ministry said. Egypt, Local, 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 - Missing hairdresser found
Prominent interviewer Samia el-Aterbi got a nice surprise after screening an interview with the hairdresser of Nobel laureate novelist Nagaib Mahafowz. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/10/1997 - 800 Million Dollar investment projects with UAE
Minister of Public Enterprises and Administration Development Dr. Atef Ebied left for Abu Dhabi on Sunday at the invitation of the Abu Dhabi investment fund. Egypt, Economics, 7/10/1997 - Egypt to participate in symposium on health education
Egypt is to participate in an international symposium on health education to held in Stockholm next week with about 100 nations participating. Egypt, Medicine, 7/10/1997 - Natural gas in Upper Egypt this month
The Egyptian Petroleum Authority will start the first phase of the natural gas project in upper Egypt next week. Egypt, Local, 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 - Meetings discuss boosting trade ties with Turkey
The joint Egyptian-Turkey Businessmen's Council meeting began yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss boosting economic and trade relations. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 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 - Optimism seen for Arab free trade zone
The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that the gradual establishment of an Arab free-trade zone, based on joint Arab cooperation, would be enough to secure success. Regional, Economics, 7/10/1997 - Total signs Kuwait oil contract
France's Total signed a deal to provide technical assistance to state-owned Kuwait Oil (KOC) on oil-fields shared with Saudi Arabia, a KOC official said. Kuwait, Business, 7/10/1997 - Bahrain gets a ship and a navy
A former US Navy frigate given to Bahrain last year, arrived on July 9 to serve as the island nation's first warship. Bahrain, Local, 7/10/1997 - Firefighters put out Sidon blaze
Fire broke out in an abandoned lot in Sidon's al-Barred district on July 9 and threatened surrounding houses and a nearby gas station before firemen finally put it out. Lebanon, Local, 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