Arabic News Daily Page for 7/11/1997
Daily Edition - Friday, July 11, 1997
- Beirut undecided about Iraq
Lebanon has excluded Iraqi athletes from the Pan Arab Games which open in Beirut on July 5, sources close to the games said on July 8. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/1997 - Bahrain is turning green on fishing
Bahraini fishermen will only be allowed to use traditional traps, allowing fish stocks to be replenished and reefs to recover from the damage caused by large trawlers. Bahrain, Local, 7/11/1997 - Police arrest heroin dealer in Kuwait
Drug-sniffer dogs enabled police to detect a quantity of heroin wrapped in nylon folds and kept in envelopes by a man, to mislead policemen into believing that they were just letters received by mail. Kuwait, Local, 7/11/1997 - Kuwait investors to set up 130 million US dollar firm
A group of Kuwaiti banks and other investors are setting up a firm with capital of 130 million US dollars to target investments in gulf utilities and the downstream oil sector, a founder said today. Kuwait, Business, 7/11/1997 - Baby for sale
Cairo police yesterday arrested a woman offering a 40-day old baby for sale to female passersby in return for LE 100, a security source said. Egypt, Local, 7/11/1997 - Joint free trade zone with Yemen planned
The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI), in cooperation with the Trade Representation Department, will participate in the meeting-Yemeni joint higher committee to be held in Sanaa at the end of this month. Egypt-Yemen, Economics, 7/11/1997 - Egypt to attend medical forum meetings today
Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ambassador Fathy al-Shazli described the fourth Mediterranean forum meeting to be held in Algeria on Friday and Saturday as a message of congratulations and solidarity to this country which has entered a new area of national work and democratic practices. Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 7/11/1997 - finally, a population guide in the works
A central agency for statistics and general mobilization has finished compiling the first population guide for Egypt. Egypt, Local, 7/11/1997 - State nutrition guide out soon
The Ministry of Scientific Research and Technology, together with Monofia University's faculty of Agriculture, is currently planning to issue the first guide on Egyptian nutrition values. Egypt, Medicine, 7/11/1997 - South Korean group looking for business
A group of Korean businessmen in Cairo are visiting the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce where they met with their Egyptian counterparts. Egypt, Business, 7/11/1997 - Chinese offer expertise in upgrading free trade zones in Suez
A ministerial meeting convened within the cooperation agreement with China on the development of industrial free trade zones northwest of Suez. Egypt, Politics, 7/11/1997 - Nationwide shuffle of governors
Prime Minister Dr. Kamal al-Ganzouri yesterday approved a new reshuffle of governors nationwide. The list includes ten new governors. Egypt, Politics, 7/11/1997