Today's Headlines
- Dead man in morgue comes alive, another dies
Two hospital employees were frightened to death when they heard a dead man in the morgue calling for help. Egypt, People, 7/15/1997
- Terrorist Kill 8 Civilian In Algeria
Terrorists killed eight family members in Algeria in the latest reported attack against civilians this week, an Algerian newspaper said today. Algeria, Local, 7/15/1997
- AL-Azhar University to host seminar on Muslim women
Al Azhar University will hold a symposium tomorrow on the education of Muslim women regarding religious principles and social traditions. Egypt, Religion, 7/15/1997
- Ban female circumcision
The Egyptian government will not allow female circumcision in hospitals despite a court ruling which declared a ban on the practice null and void, health minister Ismail Sallam said in remarks published on July 11. Egypt, Medicine, 7/15/1997
- Iraqi oil production reaches 6 million barrels per day
Iraqi oil pipelines and facilities are able now to handle oil production and export to six million barrels per day which will be reached in five years once United Nations sanctions are lifted, a senior oil official said in remarks published on July 12. Iraq, Economics, 7/15/1997
- 15 Iraqis drowned in the Aegean
Turkish navy and coast guard ships searched on July 11 for any survivors from a boat that sunk in the Aegean Sea earlier this week, killing at least 14 Iraqi illegal immigrants being smuggled to Greece. Iraq, Local, 7/15/1997
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