Arabic News Front Page for 7/21/1997
Today's Headlines
- AL supports Libya’s pan-Arab summit call
The Arab league backed a Libyan suggestion to convene an Arab summit to prepare Arabs for the challenges the 21st century. Regional, Politics, 7/21/1997 - Daqamseh sentenced to life in prison for killing Israelis
A military court convicted Jordanian soldier on July 19 of killing seven Israelis in March and sentenced him to life in prison. Jordan, Local, 7/21/1997 - Syrian boxer captures gold at Arab Games
Syrian boxer Ihab al Yousef won the gold medal in the 75 kg weight class at the Arab Games in Lebanon after out pointing Algeria's Mohammed Bahara on July 19. Regional, Sports, 7/21/1997 - Hrawi will not upset Gulf states for sake of Baghdad
Lebanese President Elias Hrawi said on July 17 that Lebanon's crucial economic ties with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were the reason for barring Iraqi athletes from the Pan-Arab Games, while scolding other Gulf countries for failing to deliver promised funds. Lebanon, Economics, 7/21/1997 - Bombs kill one, wound 49 in western Algeria
Two bombs exploded almost simultaneously in two cafes in the western Algerian town of Tlemcen, killing one person and wounding 30, an Algerian newspaper said on July 20. Algeria, Local, 7/21/1997 - PA police may kill Arafat
Israel's security chief Ami Ayalon warned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat he risked an assassination attempt by rogue Palestinian police unless he cracked down on the force, Israeli television said on July 17. Palestine, Politics, 7/21/1997