Arabic News Daily Page for 9/20/1997
Weekend Edition - Saturday, September 20, 1997
- Pyramids of Giza in Egyptian history
Many remains of primitive civilizations are to be met with in Egypt. Egypt, 9/20/1997 - Talawy addresses economic issues before American Chamber of Commerce
Between 20% to 30% of Eygptians live under the poverty line and the government tries to decrease that percentage by creating new job opportunities and supporting the national societies. Egypt, Economics, 9/20/1997 - Great demand for Egyptian cotton
The number of countries who signed contracts to buy 28.161 tons of different types of the Egyptian cotton reached 19. Egypt, Business, 9/20/1997 - Egypt will put 34 companies up for sale
Other companies will be also put up for sale next year, in addition to 65 companies in 1999 and 84 companies in the year 2000, which is the last year of privatization. Egypt, Economics, 9/20/1997 - Vaclav Havel arrives in Lebanon
The Czech president, who will also visit Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian self-rule areas, had said before leaving Prague that the Israeli-Arab peace process seems to have come to a halt. Lebanon, Politics, 9/20/1997 - 100 die in Sudan fighting
More than 100 people, including three top officers, were killed recently in fighting between government forces and rebels in southern Sudan. Sudan, Military, 9/20/1997 - Envoy holds talks with Algerian aide Algeria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/20/1997
- Lebanon: important role for Egypt in Middle East peace
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz told Egyptian reporters that Egypt is effective in communicating to Israel and the US what the Arabs can accept in the peace process. North Africa Region, Politics, 9/20/1997