Arabic News Daily Page for 10/1/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, October 1, 1997
- Israelis continue attacks on south Lebanon
In the morning, Israeli warplanes flew over the south and Bekaa reaching the capital Beirut and breaking the sound barrier. Israeli Naval Forces stopped a trade ship carrying cars toward Tyre port, and inspected it. Lebanon, Military, 10/1/1997 - A peaceful meeting yesterday
Supervised by President Elias Hrawi, the ministers discussed new revenues that would not affect the poor, including raising cellular phones fees, higher road taxes, introducing a public beach property tax, taxes on hotel and restaurant bills, increasing the import duties on certain items, taxes on the foreign workers in Lebanon, and raising passport fees. Lebanon, Economics, 10/1/1997 - Different views in Algeria, Mary Robinson says
The U.N High Commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson, said yesterday that the international society had to speak out about savage acts in Algeria even if the government objected. Algeria, Politics, 10/1/1997 - Khiam torture more frequent
Detainees at Israel's Khiam prison have been subjected to further mistreatment after the killing of 12 Israeli commandos in a battle with the resistance at Ansariyeh on September 5, the National Committee for Lebanese Detainees in Israeli prisons said. Lebanon, Local, 10/1/1997 - Boueiz: Israeli talks should be restarted from where they left off
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz said that Syria and Lebanon will not agree on the resumption of peace talks except from the point they stopped at last year. Lebanon, Politics, 10/1/1997 - Syria participates in Tehran international fair
The deputy Iranian minister of trade, the fair's director, said that more than 1,100 foreign companies and 1,720 Iranian companies are scheduled for participation in the ten-day fair. Syria, Economics, 10/1/1997 - Jordan-Kuwait ties improving
"These relations are constantly improving and there are contacts and exchanges of visits by the two countries' officials," Majali said during a news conference. Jordan-Kuwait, Politics, 10/1/1997 - Saudi aids former Yemen president
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia provided a plane to transport former Yemeni president Ali Nasser Mohammed to London, in order to continue the medical treatment he was receiving at the American University Hospital in Beirut. Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 10/1/1997 - Islamic conference on Jerusalem in Cairo today
Cairo hosts today the annual Islamic conference for calling relief for the economic aid arm of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Egypt, Politics, 10/1/1997 - Qatar and Kuwait Link Bank ATMs
Effective today, holders of bank cards in Qatar and Kuwait will be able to withdraw money from ATM's in both countries at no extra charges Gulf Region, Business, 10/1/1997