Arabic News Daily Page for 8/14/1997
Daily Edition - Thursday, August 14, 1997
- Human rights activists expected Israel to block their attempt
A delegation from Amnesty International-Canada in Beirut to probe the conditions of Lebanese detainees held by Israel or its proxy militia was denied entry into the Khiam center in the occupied border zone. Lebanon, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Hizbullah leader welcomes troops sent to muzzle protesters
Four hundred soldiers were deployed outside Baalbek and Hermel in line with a cabinet decision last week to crack down on civil disobedience. Lebanon, Military, 8/14/1997 - United Kingdom: No change in Lockerbie stance
The UK denied any change in its stance toward the extradition of two Libyans who are accused of blowing up a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. Libya, International, 8/14/1997 - Civil aviation cooperation between Egypt-India
A 5-member Indian delegation, headed by Shri Anil Baijal, joint secretary at the India Ministry of Civil Aviation, wrapped up an official visit to Egypt. Egypt, Business, 8/14/1997 - Hundreds hold silent sit-in for early release of POWs
Hundreds of Kuwaiti men, women and children, including the families of those who died fighting for Kuwait and POWs, held a silent sit-in at the playgrounds at the Islah Social Society's headquarters. Kuwait, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Another 24 Algerians killed
In Hraouate, 120 km south of Algiers, a new massacre took place when an armed group surrounded the village and slit the throats of 24 civilians. Algeria, Military, 8/14/1997 - 400 Sudanese families left homeless
Heavy floods swept Bawga, north of Khartoum, in the Nile River state of Sudan. Sudan, Local, 8/14/1997 - Yemen to seek loans for developmental projects
Yemen is seeking to restructure its institutions and implement development projects through foreign loans, an official from the Yemeni Ministry of Economy said. Yemen, Economics, 8/14/1997 - Ismalia folklore festival rejects Israeli participation
Israel's request to participate in the International Folklore Festival, due to be held in Ismalia, Egypt was rejected for the second year in a row. Egypt, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Egyptian children win Indian Shanker art prizes
50 Egyptian children were recently announced the winners of lucrative prizes in the Shanker art competition, one of the most important international art competitions for children. Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1997 - New Arab literary prize
Egypt is planning to launch a highly-esteemed new Arab literary award to parallel the international Nobel award. Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1997 - Assuit Airport goes international
The Assuit Airport will receive its first long-distance flight on September 1, said pilot Abdl Fattah Kato, chief of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority. Egypt, Business, 8/14/1997 - Nile fraternity to meet on November 26
The first Egyptian-Sudanese conference for the Nile valley fraternity will be held in Cairo on November 26 under the title "Towards a better Egyptian-Sudanese future." Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Kuwaiti man claims to have found mystery animal's remains on beach
He managed to pack the animal's remains in a plastic sack and decided to show it to some scientific institutions in a bid to enlighten himself about its nature. Kuwait, Local, 8/14/1997 - Saudi Arabia is top exporter to Egypt
Saudi Arabia topped the list of Arab exporters to Egypt during the first quarter of this year, according to commerce department sources at the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 8/14/1997 - British tourist shot dead in Eliat
A man and woman from Britain were attacked near Eliat in Israel, killing the man and wounding the woman. Israel, Local, 8/14/1997 - Zoghbi condemns forced closure of unlicensed media
The president of the government-recognized General Labor Organization (GLC), Ghanime Zoghbi, condemned the government's decision to shut down unlicensed audio-visual media stations. Lebanon, Business, 8/14/1997