Arabic News Front Page for 8/7/1997
Today's Headlines
- Arab League to decide on MENA conference in September
The Arab League will decide in its September meeting the final position of the Arab countries toward participating in the Middle East and North Africa economic conference. Regional, Politics, 8/7/1997 - Albright to visit Middle East, try to speed peace process
Madeleine Albright the US Secretary of the Sate will visit the Middle East at the end of August to try to speed up work on the final status talks for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Regional-Palestine, International, 8/7/1997 - Unique bank open in Oman
The Sultanate of Oman has witnessed a distinguished and remarkable step in the maintaining and upgrading of its agriculture wealth with the opening of a new and unique bank whose dealings and transactions do not require cash or cheques. Oman, Local, 8/7/1997 - Unprecedented Visit By Lockerbie Accident Families
Families of victims of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, paid an unprecedented visit to Libya. Libya, International, 8/7/1997 - Football fight between Lebanon and Syria out of proportion - says minister
Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri on warned against blowing an incident at the Arab Games out of proportion, adding that such events occur in sports, especially at football matches. Lebanon-Israel, Sports, 8/7/1997 - AIDS victims to be deported from Saudi Arabia
Saudi health minister Dr. Osama Shubokshi has said, Saudi Arabia will deport expatriates who have AIDS, whether they are overstayers or holders of regular residence permits. Saudi Arabia, Medicine, 8/7/1997 - Massacres continue despite Zeroual's vow to stop them
One hour after Algerian President Lamine Zeroual vowed on August 6 that rebels who have killed more than 700 civilians in less than two months would be hunted down for crimes, the rebels attacked two provinces in Algeria. Algeria, Military, 8/7/1997