Arabic News Daily Page for 7/25/1997
Daily Edition - Friday, July 25, 1997
- A burning failure
A secondary school student in Kafr El Shikh set fire to his school's offices during final examinations. Egypt, Local, 7/25/1997 - Religious talks with Malaysia
Minister Awqaf (religious affairs) Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zakzouk met today with a Malaysian delegation visiting Egypt, headed by the leader of the theology council in the Malaysia Islamic University. Egypt, Religion, 7/25/1997 - Hanging church restoration starts soon
Restoration work on Hanging Church, Balylon Fortress and the Capital (Egypt Christians) Church in old Cairo will start as a part of a general project for developing the area. Egypt, Local, 7/25/1997 - Bahrain to boost link with US
The crown prince said Manama wants "to strengthen the solid ties of friendship and cooperation" with Washington and paid tribute "to the US role of maintaining security and stability" in the Gulf. Bahrain, Military, 7/25/1997 - Villagers butchered in Algeria
Muslim rebels killed 56 people, mostly by cutting their throats, in two attacks south of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Politics, 7/25/1997 - More militiamen wounded in south Lebannon
"The Islamic resistance movement announces that its fighters detonated a bomb on the Kfarhouna-Jezzine road, inflicting many casualities and destroying one vehicle," a Hizbullah statement said. Lebanon, Military, 7/25/1997 - Fire mirror
A collection of poems entitled "Fire mirror" and written by the well-known Egyptian poet and critic Ahmad Samahah, was recently published in Cairo. Egypt, Literature, 7/25/1997 - New book on Jibrael Saadeh
"With Jibrael Saadeh: a study on his life and works" is the title of journalist Saje Korkomaz's book, recently published in Damascus. Syria, Literature, 7/25/1997