Arabic News Daily Page for 8/6/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, August 6, 1997
- American aid to Palestinians stops
U.S. State Department spokesman Jim Foley announced that American aid to the Palestinian Authority would stop as of next week. Palestine, International, 8/6/1997 - Sixty million US dollars from Italy to Lebanon
Italy will provide Lebanon with three soft loans totaling 60 million US dollars under an agreement signed by Italian ambassador to Lebanon and Nabil Jisr president of the council for development and reconstruction. Lebanon, Economics, 8/6/1997 - Eight injured in hotel fire
Eight people were injured in a seven-storey Jeddah hotel fire, a Saudi newspaper said. Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/6/1997 - The revival of an old Kuwaiti craft
Kuwaiti shipbuilders have consented to train 30 students from a summer club in the art of shipbuilding. Kuwait, Business, 8/6/1997 - Egyptian-Palestine tunnels destroyed
The army has already blown up five other tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in recent months. Palestine-Egypt, Local, 8/6/1997 - Lebanese member of parliament sues daily paper
Mr. Elias Skaf, an MP for Zahle in Lebanon, filed a defamation lawsuit against Lebanese daily Al Diyar. Lebanon, Local, 8/6/1997 - 30,000 Egyptians working in Lebanon
At a news today conference in Lebanon, Minister of Labor Assad Hardan and his Egyptian counterpart disclosed the details of the discussions concerning the implementation of the 1993 labor agreement between the two countries. Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1997 - Kuwait's real estate market witnessing moderate trading
A real estate report stated that the real estate sector, especially on the investment and the commercial levels, is expected to pick up in the second part of the summer. Kuwait, Economics, 8/6/1997 - Plans to double Jewish settlement
Israel’s Peace Now group said yesterday in a report that settlers planned to double the number of houses for Jews in the occupied West Bank. Palestine, Local, 8/6/1997 - Investment guarantees act to be issued today
The executive regulations of the investment guarantees and investment act will be issued today, to be approved later by Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Kamal El Ganzouri. Egypt, Business, 8/6/1997 - Interpol: Egypt presents a working paper on drugs and terrorism
The regional conference of the International Police Organization (Interpol) opened in Algeria yesterday. Egypt, International, 8/6/1997 - Israel to build a new Jewish settlement in Golan Heights
Israel is preparing a plan to launch asettlement operation in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Syria, Politics, 8/6/1997 - Syrian minister of culture honors Arab artists
Syrian Minister of Culture Najah Al Attar honored a number of Syrian and Arab artists. Syria, Culture, 8/6/1997 - Hizbullah leader promises attacks on Israeli occupation
"Israel will witness explosions and suicide bombings inside all of its posts inside Palestine occupied land," Hizbullah deputy Secretary Gen. Naee’m Kassem told a crowd of one thousand. Lebanon, Military, 8/6/1997 - Jordanian parliament elections on November 4
The Jordanian government announced that Jordan will hold parliamentary elections on November 4. Jordan, Politics, 8/6/1997