Arabic News Daily Page for 8/13/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, August 13, 1997
- Sudan to discuss peace talks with South Africa's Mandela
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir is going to discuss ways to end a 14-year-civil war in southern Sudan with South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela in Pretoria today, officials said. Sudan, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Yemeni bombing ring foiled
Yemeni authorities were able to foil a subversive scheme aiming to shake stability security in the country. Yemen, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Dubai expels AIDS virus-positive foreigners
Dubai expels HIV—the virus which causes AIDS—positive foreigners monthly, Emirates security authorities announced yesterday. United Arab Emirates, Medicine, 8/13/1997 - Price of gasoline and oil is increased
Citing increases in international fuel prices, the ministry of oil on August announced a 500 Lebanese Lira increase per 20 liters of gasoline and 100 Lebanese lira increase for the same amount of diesel oil. Lebanon, Economics, 8/13/1997 - Improved trade-transactions between GCC and Japan
Gulf-Japanese trade transactions noticeably improved in 1996, reaching $37.5 billion. Gulf Region, Economics, 8/13/1997 - Trade agreements were signed between Lebanon and Egypt
At the end of the Lebanese-Egyptian joint committee meeting, the two parties signed 12 agreements in different fields and set up a free trade zone. Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 8/13/1997 - Israeli soldier to stand trial
An Israeli soldier who ran amok last January, opening fire on a Hebron market and injuring seven Palestinians, will stand trial despite a psychological report describing him as mentally disturbed. Palestine, Judicial, 8/13/1997 - Bin Sultan speaks on U.S. peace biases and Iraq
The president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan has expressed skepticism toward the latest US mediation effort. United Arab Emirates, Politics, 8/13/1997 - King Fahd pleads with US, Russia for Middle East peace progress
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd called on the co-sponsors of the Middle East peace process, the United States and Russia, to put pressure on Israel. Palestine, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Iraq asks European Union to put pressure on the United Nations to lift embargo
Tareq Aziz, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, said in an interview with a Spanish newspaper that Iraq was unhappy with the food-for oil program. Iraq, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Attacks on Lebanon escalate
Israeli occupation forces continued to attack Lebanese areas close to occupied south Lebanon and the western Bekaa. Lebanon, Military, 8/13/1997 - Tunisia depends upon solar energy
Tunisia has decided to depend upon solar energy in rural areas as a result of its limited cost and simple maintenance. Tunisia, Science, 8/13/1997 - Deficit in budget and improvement in revenues in Emirates
Positive indicators show the United Arab Emirates could possibly get rid of the country’s budget deficit soon. United Arab Emirates, Economics, 8/13/1997 - Differences between Libyan goverment and Korean company
South Korea conglomerate aaccused the Libyan government of not living up to its agreement for the right of supervising the third stage in the construction of the Great Artificial River. Libya, Business, 8/13/1997 - Papyrus dating back to the Fatimed era unearthed
A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission has located a group of important archaeological documents and manuscripts dating back to the Fatimid era in Fayoum governorate, upper Egypt. Egypt, History, 8/13/1997 - Hussein to meet Netanyahu in Aqba today
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to visit Jordan today for talks with King Hussein on the crisis the Middle East peace process. Jordan, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Arab and African organizations support the Libyan stance on Lockerbie
The Libyan dispute with the United State and Britain over the Lockerbie issue may be turning into a pan-Arab issue. Libya, Politics, 8/13/1997 - Egypt hosts a Palestinian stock exchange
The Palestinian Stock Exchange (Bourse) has filed an official membership request at the World Stock Exchanges Federation. Palestine, Economics, 8/13/1997 - 53 new enterprises dealing in tourism, trade approved
The companies board at the Ministry of Economy approved the setting up of 53 new firms July 12-August 7. Egypt, Business, 8/13/1997 - Turkish ambassador claims belly dancing for his country
The Turkish ambassador to Cairo has a new theory on the origin of belly dancing. Egypt, Entertainment, 8/13/1997 - Mad cow uproar in Egypt
Dr. Ahmed Gaweili, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply, was cool in facing recent questioning over the uproar that erupted after reports that British mad cow beef was being imported by Egyptian businessmen through Belgium. Egypt, Economics, 8/13/1997