Arabic News Daily Page for 8/12/1997
Daily Edition - Tuesday, August 12, 1997
- South rebels massacre Sudanese forces
SPLA leader John Garang’s forces successfully seized the runways as a step toward seizing Terkaka from all sides and controlling the lakes around and river roads. Sudan, Military, 8/12/1997 - Trade passageway between Palestinian and Jordan still blocked
Israel continues its policy of blocking passage between Palestine and Jordan, Al Ahrar newspaper said. Jordan-Palestine, Local, 8/12/1997 - World Bank helps to modernize agriculture in Egypt
The World Bank has decided to offer Egypt credit facilities tallying 200 million US dollars to modernize agriculture and introduce the new technology in this field. Egypt, Agriculture, 8/12/1997 - Thousands of Palestinian protesters in streets of Gaza Strip
Thousands of Palestinian protesters marched down the main streets of Gaza Strip demanding Israel to get free their imprisoned sons. Palestine, Politics, 8/12/1997 - Egypt's Mubarak says Israel responsible for peace stalemate
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak holds Israel responsible for blocking the Middle East peace process. Egypt, Politics, 8/12/1997 - Jordanian contractors in Syria
A delegation representing Jordanian contractors' unions in Karak and Irbid visited Syria in order to discuss ways of cooperating. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/12/1997 - Egyptian airplane passengers escaped death in Turkey
An Egyptian airplane headed to Istanbul Turkish Airport yesterday August 11, had a miraculous escape from death, when the plane skidded from its main runway. Egypt, Local, 8/12/1997 - Likud MK calls for Darawsheh condemnation
Arab Israeli MK Abdul Wahab Al Darawsheh, currently visting Syria as a member of an Arab Israeli delegation, spoke in support of Palestinian refugees' full right to return back to occupied lands in Jerusalem and Golan. Israel, Politics, 8/12/1997 - Power cuts in Baghdad
Iraqi media warned of cuts in power for three hours daily in Baghdad, due to a lack of spare parts. Iraq, Local, 8/12/1997 - Putting pressure on Israel
Saudi Arabia has urged Middle East peace co-sponsors to put pressure on Israel to make it abide by agreements concluded with the Palestinians. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/12/1997 - More Israeli air raids on Lebanon
Israeli jet fighters and helicopters on flew over the Bekaa region, dropping strange objects. Lebanon, Military, 8/12/1997 - Kuwait-Thailand trade shows 80 percent increase
The volume of trade exchanges between the Asian country and the Gulf state reached some 256 million US dollars in 1996. Kuwait, Economics, 8/12/1997