Arabic News Front Page for 7/25/1997
Today's Headlines
- Yemenis say red planet is theirs
Three Yemeni men claiming ownership of Mars have filed a lawsuit against the US space agency for invading the red planet. Yemen, International, 7/25/1997 - Female circumcision opposed
The sheikh of Al Azhar, Sunni Islam's higher authority, said he supports the Egyptian health ministry's ban on female circumcision despite a court decision to allow the practice. Egypt, Religion, 7/25/1997 - Lebanese broadcasters pull plug
As some radio and television stations that did not receive licensing at the last cabinet session began to go off the air, media executives were preparing for the next round of lobbying Lebanon, Entertainment, 7/25/1997 - Nostalgia Letters to Jasmine
"Nostalgia Letters to Jasmine" is the latest collection of poems by the Syrian novelist and poetess, Ghada al Samman. Syria, Literature, 7/25/1997 - Iraqi middlemen foreign traders doing a brisk - lucrative business
Smuggling of Iraqi diesel oil has become widespread in the Gulf, with a market created by local and international shipping firms eager to buy cheap fuel to power their vessels, Gulf shipping sources said. Iraq, Business, 7/25/1997