Arabic News Front Page for 8/5/1997
Today's Headlines
- Food poisoning hits 35 in Saudi Arabia
Representatives from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia met and decided on the punishment for workers that were responsible for a recent outbreak of food poising in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia, Judicial, 8/5/1997 - 29 Palestinians arrested in Israeli raid
An Israeli statement said the Palestinians apprehended over the last night were suspected of being involved in "enmity activities." Palestine, Politics, 8/5/1997 - Iraqi-Iranian exchange for soldiers' remains
Iran turned over the bodies of 47 Iraqi soldiers and Iraq turned the remains of 15 Iranian soldiers at a ceremony on the border. Iraq, Military, 8/5/1997 - Saudi Arabia turns back trucks carrying Lebanese produce
Trouble that may cause an another agricultural trade crisis reappeared following the rejection of hundreds of tons of Bekaa potato exports on the grounds that they did not meet packing specifications. Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/5/1997 - First issue of Jordanian newspaper Al-Nahda confiscated
The Jordanian government confiscated the first issue of "Al-Nahda" newspaper, affiliated with the National Constitutional Party which has recently been formed by a number of parties. Jordan, Politics, 8/5/1997