Arabic News Daily Page for 7/15/1997
Daily Edition - Tuesday, July 15, 1997
- Mediterranean forum starts in Algeria
Experts from foreign ministers of 11 Mediterranean countries met yesterday to yesterday to set the stage for a two-day gathering of their respective ministers. Algeria, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Iraqi athletes denied entry to Lebanon
The 97-member Iraqi athletic team was halted at the Lebanese-Syrian crossing point of Masnaa yesterday and will not be granted visas to take part in the eighth Pan-Arab games which opened Saturday, an official said. Iraq, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Common market for Syria and Egypt
A senior Syrian official said yesterday that an Egyptian-Syrian free trade zone could pave the way for common Arab market. Egypt-Syria, Economics, 7/15/1997 - Terrorists kill 2 children in Algeria
Two child shepherds were found with their throats slit in the Bougara area, south of Algers, the Algerian newspaper El Watan said yesterday. Algeria, Local, 7/15/1997 - Israel holding Lebanon as pawns, says Amnesty
Amnesty International accused Israel yesterday of unlawfully holding Lebanese nationals to use to as bargaining chips with Islamic militia groups. Israel, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Tunis hosts meeting on inter-Arab security
Arab officials started a meeting in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, yesterday to review the financial and administrative regulations of the Arab Interior Ministers' Council. Tunisia, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Algeria to boycott Doha economic meeting
Algeria said today it would boycott the fourth Middle East-North Africa Economic conference, due to be held in the Qatari capital, Doha, in November. Algeria, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Garang says rebels ready to take Juba
Sudan People's Liberation Army leader John Garang said forces operating in an alliance with exiled northern rebels had made firm gains in the latest fighting. Sudan, Local, 7/15/1997 - Fresh problem in Egyptian Actors Association
Budding actress Gihan Nasr, who was catapulted to stardom after playing leading roles in many TV serials, has caused a fresh problem in the trouble-plagued Actor’s Association. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/15/1997 - Sudan rebel leader says rebel gains irreversible
Sudanese guerrilla leader John Garang said yesterday he had rejected a cease-fire request by Sudan and that gains made in the rebels' most recent initiative were irreversible. Sudan, Economics, 7/15/1997 - New ambassador to Morocco
The foreign ministry received the approval of the Moroccan government for the appointment of Ambassador Ahmed Fathallah as an Egyptian extraordinary ambassador in Rabat yesterday. Egypt, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Two killed in SLA revenge bombardment
Two civilains were killed and a third wounded on July 14 when artillery shells fired by the South Lebanon Army (SLA) crashed into the village of Berti, 10 km east of Sidon, signaling an alarming expansion of the war to areas previously untouched by the conflict. Lebanon, Local, 7/15/1997 - Confrontations in occupied lands escalate, 600 arrested
Palestinian youths in the town of Hebron threw several bombs at Israeli soldiers. In Ramalla, youths hurled bottles at an Israeli settler and an Israeli military vehicle. Palestine, Local, 7/15/1997 - Textile factories leave Israel for Jordan, Egypt
Fifteen Israeli textile factories have moved to Jordan and Egypt in recent years to take advantage of cheaper labor costs, Israeli radio said on July 13. Israel, Economics, 7/15/1997 - Israel buys more Jordanian lands Jordan, Economics, 7/15/1997
- Bahrain to buy US fighter jets
Bahrain is seeking to buy 20 US-made F-16 fighter planes at an estimated cost of 303 million US dollars, the Pentagon said. Bahrain, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Doha-Mashhad flight launched
Qatar and Iran have launched a direct flight from the Holy Iranian city of Mashhad to the Qatari capital Doha, the official news agency Irna said on July 10. Qatar-Iran, Business, 7/15/1997 - Verdine on first visit to Algeria
French foreign minister Hubert Verdine, on the first visit to Algeria by a French minister in a year, said on July 12 he found the establishment of a new parliament in the strife-torn former French colony "quite encouraging." Algeria, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Oil prices fall on Iraq-UN talks
World oil markets fell sharply on July 14 on news that Iraq had moved a step nearer to resuming oil sales. Iraq, Economics, 7/15/1997 - British visit to Yemen
A British trade mission organized by the Middle East Association in cooperation with the British Consultants Bureau and sponsored by the British Department of Trade and Industry will be visiting Yemen from 28 September to 6 October. Yemen, Business, 7/15/1997 - Solutions to potato dumping and banana fights sought
A visiting Syrian agricultural delegation toured farms in the South of Lebanon on July 14, as improving the two countries coordination on bilateral trade tops the officials agenda, according to agriculture minister Shawki Fakhouri. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/15/1997 - Syrian festival in Canada
The Syrian-Canadian Union in Montreal city and the Syrian-Canadian Women's Union in Toronto will hold a Syrian festival next October. Syria, Culture, 7/15/1997 - Israeli settlement policy in Golan reinforced
In a new step to expand Israeli settlement in the Syrian Golan heights Israel has decided to move a center for qualifying Israeli teachers from the Teberes area to Katisrin settlement in the Golan. Syria, Politics, 7/15/1997