Arabic News Daily Page for 7/24/1997
Daily Edition - Thursday, July 24, 1997
- Yemen discusses Saudi dispute
Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh met cabinet and military officials to discuss a Saudi proposal for settlement of a 61-year border dispute, an official said. Yemen, Politics, 7/24/1997 - Japan and West vie for UAE project
Japanese and Western firms are vying to snatch a major United Arab Emirates gas contract which will tap the Gulf country's immense resources, industry sources and newspapers said. United Arab Emirates, Economics, 7/24/1997 - Talks in vain without halt in settlements, say Palestinians
Despite a flurry of Israeli-Palestinian meetings, a senior Palestinian official said that peace efforts will be in vain unless Israel stops building Jewish settlements. Palestine, Politics, 7/24/1997 - Ramses II gets a new home
The Governor of Guiza paved and planted trees on all the roadsides leading to the antiquity area of Meit Rahina, birthplace of Ramses II . Egypt, Local, 7/24/1997 - Thieves bagged
Cairo airport authorities arrested two porters accused of stealing the contents of passengers' bags at the arrival hall, a police source said today. Egypt, Local, 7/24/1997 - Egyptians continue to harvest gold
Egyptian athletes continue to harvest medals at the Eighth Pan-Arab Games in Lebanon. Egypt, Sports, 7/24/1997 - USAID emphasizes importance of U.S aid to Egypt
It contributed during the last 20 years to increasing food production by 46 percent, backed family planning programs and helped set up infrastructure. Egypt, International, 7/24/1997 - Suez Canal revenues hit $2 billion
Five million tons of food pass through the Canal daily. Egypt, Economics, 7/24/1997 - Arab Parties conference calls for Doha conference cancellation
Today the General Conference of Arab Parties and NGO's called for a compehensive Arab summit attended by the Arab countries — with no exceptions — to confront present regional and international situations and take firm measures. Qatar, Politics, 7/24/1997 - Call for destruction free zone
The Arab League Technical Committee, responsible for drafting a treaty on establishing an area free of mass destruction weapons in the Middle East, will hold a two-day-meeting in Cairo on Sunday. Regional, Military, 7/24/1997 - Sudanese Parliament approves peace accord
The Sudanese Parlimant approved an accord which aims at ending the war in southern Sudan. The accord was signed by the government with former rebel factions. Sudan, Military, 7/24/1997 - Syrian stance toward peace process unchangeable
Syrian Minister of Labor Ali Khalid stated that his country's situation toward the peace process is unchangeable and based on international legitimacy and resolutions. Syria, Politics, 7/24/1997 - Violence continues in Algeria as 56 more die
Islamic fundamentalist rebels have killed as many as 56 people in the last three days. Algeria, Local, 7/24/1997 - Appointments soon, says justice minister
Lebanese justice minister Bahij Tabbara pledged that the cabinet will fill empty judicial positions before the end of September but did not set a deadline for approving allowances for judges. Lebanon, Judicial, 7/24/1997 - Ban on petrol tankers angers owners
The Lebanese association of petrol station owners called on officials to reverse decisions on tankers that pose a public hazard. Lebanon, Business, 7/24/1997 - Gun sellers strike over hunting ban
A one-day strike will be held in Lebanon on July 30 by gun merchants who claim that the two-year-old ban on hunting has hit their profits, an announcement said. Lebanon, Business, 7/24/1997 - Algeria's parliament meets amid bloodshed
Algeria's newly elected parliament met for the first time to examine ways of accelerating economic reform and easing political strife in the insurgency-torn country. Algeria, Politics, 7/24/1997 - Syrian firms plan medical fair in Iraq
Syrian firms will open an exhibition of medical products in Baghdad on July 26 in a bid to sell Iraq medicines under its oil-for-food deal with the United Nations, the official Iraqi News Agency said. Syria-Iraq, Medicine, 7/24/1997