Arabic News Front Page for 7/30/1997
Today's Headlines
- Saudi Shiites arrested
Saudi authorities have arrested three Shiites and slapped a travel ban on the wife of an opposition figure held in the United States in connection with the Dhahran bombing. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/30/1997 - US mulls aid for Iraqi Kurds
The US is considering aid to Iraqi Kurds because of delays in distributing relief in northern Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/30/1997 - Algeria to privatize more than 200 firms
Algeria is planning to sell off between 200 and 230 state-owned companies. Algeria, Economics, 7/30/1997 - Mubarak and Asssad in joint conference in Syria
During his visit to Syria the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak held a joint press conference with the Syrian President Hafez Assad. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/30/1997