Arabic News Front Page for 8/11/1997
Today's Headlines
- Libyan Egyptian power grid project on track
A 180 km power line linking Salum and Tubrok on its way to completion is considered a preparatory step to the operation of the electricity project linking Libya and Egypt. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 8/11/1997 - Palestinians say territories like big prison
Palestinians say the Israel clampdown on self-rule areas is a collective punishment, turning West Bank and Gaza Strip territories into a big prison. Palestine, Military, 8/11/1997 - Woman stabs her old husband while asleep
Police field an attempted murder charge against a young wife after she confessed to trying to kill her old husband while asleep so she could marry a man she had an affair with. Egypt, Local, 8/11/1997 - Kuwait planning to hold conference on veterinary medicine on 1998
The conference will highlight the veterinary role in the preservation of human health through protecting animals from various diseases Kuwait, Medicine, 8/11/1997 - Israeli warplanes attack eastern Bekaa
Lebanese security sources said that the Israeli F-16 fighters fired a number of missiles at the town of al Nabi Sheet to the east of Bekaa. Lebanon, Military, 8/11/1997 - Iran welcomes Gulf countries' attitudes towards security arrangements
Mohammed Mohamadi, Iranian Foreign Minister, stated that Gulf states should try hard to find ways to enhance cooperation among each other, and build mutual confidence. Iran, Politics, 8/11/1997