Arabic News Front Page for 7/29/1997
Today's Headlines
- Injuries and riots after Syria loses soccer final
At least five Syrian football fans have been arrested and referred to the military tribunal on suspicion of inciting riots. Syria, Sports, 7/29/1997 - Arafat shies away from major cabinet changes
Yasser Arafat is considering limited alterations in his self-rule government, but not the sweeping cabinet reshuffle that many have sought. Palestine, Politics, 7/29/1997 - Arab experts meet to discuss regional nuclear arms treaty
A committee grouping 22 experts from the Arab League began meeting in Cairo (Egypt) to forge an accord on eliminating all types of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear arms, from the Middle East. Regional, Politics, 7/29/1997 - Woman on fire because of mother-in-law
A young housewife in Kalyoubia area July 29 province suffered serious burns after she set herself ablaze in a suicide bid. Egypt, Local, 7/29/1997 - Iraq and Syria enemies no more?
Relations between once-bitter rivals president Hafez Assad of Syria and his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein were showing signs of improvement in Baghdad on July 28 Iraq, Politics, 7/29/1997 - US millionaire in East Jerusalem means confrontation
Despite Palestinian outrage, a US millionaire claimed that he has the right to build a settlement project for Jews in an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Israel, Local, 7/29/1997 - Rafsanjani to visit Saudi Arabia
Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will visit Saudi Arabia later this year in further sign of closer ties between the region's two heavyweights. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/29/1997