Arabic News Front Page for 7/10/1997
Today's Headlines
- 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 - Algiers cinema bomb
A homemade bomb exploded inside a cinema in a working-class district of Algiers on July 9, wounding at least 17 moviegoers, residents said. Algeria, Local, 7/10/1997 - Hamas militant given 46 life sentences for suicide attacks
An Israeli military court on July 7 handed down 46 life sentences to a Palestinian militant convicted of planning three suicide bombings in Israel last year. Palestine, Local, 7/10/1997