Arabic News Daily Page for 8/15/1997
Daily Edition - Friday, August 15, 1997
- Radio stations receive second shutdown warning
Even as 11 unlicensed northern radio stations announced merger plans, others have begun preparing for the post-closure period by moving into the DJ business. Lebanon, Business, 8/15/1997 - Two dead, Two injured in Bahraini fire
A fire broke out in a Mosalla village house, 6 km. west of Manama, yesterday. Bahrain, Local, 8/15/1997 - Netanyahu, Arafat still at loggerheads over peace talks
Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eased travel restrictions between the Palestinian towns of Hebron and Ramallah, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat is not impressed by the move. Palestine, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Sudan membership in IMF reconsidered
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently preparing for a meeting, to be held in late August, to discuss Sudan's membership in the fund and whether it should be suspended or not. Sudan, Economics, 8/15/1997 - Mobile-telephone broadcasting for Arab Cup championship
Egyptian "Youth and Sports" radio decided to transmit the eighth round of the Arab Cup Championship, starting today, through mobile-telephones. Egypt, Sports, 8/15/1997 - Nurse confesses to killing 18 patients
42-year-old Aida Nur El-Din, a matron in an Alexandria hospital, tried to commit suicide yesterday by throwing herself from a third floor, on her way to the prosecutor. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Blaze in Egyptian shopping center kills 3, injures 273
Electrical cable contact was said to be the cause of a major fire at the seven-floor Al-Horria Mall. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Foreign archaeological missions to Egypt
The Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) and its secretary general, Dr. Ali Hassan, are eager to encourage a larger number of missions to help Egyptian archaeologists find the treasures of ancient Egypt's civilization. Egypt, 8/15/1997 - Suez Canal suspension bridge construction planned
Two Egyptian construction companies will set up the east and west causeways and other construction works while Japanese companies will build the main bridge which will be 70 meters high. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Nile Day on September 25
Cairo governorate celebrations marking Nile Day will kick off on September, 25 and last for three days, said Cairo governor Dr. Abdl Rehim Shehata. Egypt, Culture, 8/15/1997 - Rationing leads to fewer wheat imports
Wheat imports will decrease by one million tons next year to reach 4.750 million tons, a progress which Dr. Ahmed Goweili, minister of supply, attributed to the governmental wheat rationing policy. Egypt, Agriculture, 8/15/1997 - Libya and Egypt discuss security cooperation
Interior Minister Hassan Al Alfi met the secretary of the Libyan general popular security committee, Mohamed Al Hegazi, to hold talks on consolidating cooperation between the two countries' security and police Libya-Egypt, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Shark attack in Red Sea
Recently a shark attacked a fishing boat, killing 16-year-old fisherman Ayman Abul Hassan and severely injuring his friend, Nagah Attallah El-Sayed. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Arab League financial meeting held
An Arab League (AL) permanent committee for financial and administrative affairs convened on the permises of the AL secretariat general. Regional, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Fun kidnappings in Yemen?
Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped an Italian tourist group consisting of 10 persons, one of them a nine year-old boy, when they were on their way to Mukalla, on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen, Local, 8/15/1997 - US firms make moves to be part of rebirth
Despite a state department warning that Lebanon remains risky for Americans, the lifting of the travel ban has reinvigorated the interest of US citizens. Lebanon, Business, 8/15/1997