Arabic News Daily Page for 10/8/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, October 8, 1997
- Palestinian Authority sets up industrial area in Gaza
The Palestinian Authority (PA) will inaugurate at the beginning of next year the project of the industrial area in Gaza, which is the first project implemented by the Palestine Company for Development and Investment. Palestine, Economics, 10/8/1997 - Franjieh says medical costs must be cut and debts met
"A decrease in health care charges cannot be established with a high political decision nor at the push of a button. Rather it's a natural consequence of the amendment of the health care system in a scientific manner," the Lebanese minister of health said. Lebanon, Medicine, 10/8/1997 - Film on normalization with Israel
Work has begun on the first Egyptian movie on the normalization of Arab ties with Israel, after several changes were made by the media censorship department. Egypt, Entertainment, 10/8/1997 - GCC to take part in Chinese cultural event
The Gulf Cooperation Council will participate in the first cultural week in Beijing and display information about the historic relation between the Gulf states and China. Gulf Region, Culture, 10/8/1997 - Kuwaiti perfumes exhibition on October 22
Kuwait International Fair Company had invited a number of foreign companies specializing in Western and Eastern perfumes and cosmetics to participate in the exhibition. Kuwait, Business, 10/8/1997 - In Kuwait illegal residents not sent to Talha
The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has begun taking new measures towards residence violators to organize procedures on how to deal with violators caught by security patrols. Kuwait, Politics, 10/8/1997 - Cotton development forum in Alexandria this month
The forum, organized by the Cotton Test Authority in Alexandria, is part of the Egyptian-German cooperation protocol on cotton industry development. Egypt, Agriculture, 10/8/1997 - GCC Justice ministers begin meeting
In his opening address, Ahmed Mohamed Ali al-Subai stressed the importance of the meeting in consolidating ties, coordinating steps and enhancing cooperation among GCC states in all fields and in the justice and law fields in particular "to achieve a unified legal and judicial system." Gulf Region, Politics, 10/8/1997 - Morocco, Egypt to set up joint cooperation deals
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and King Hassan II of Morocco will co-chair meetings of a joint cooperation commission this December in the upper Egyptian resort town of Aswan. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 10/8/1997 - Japanse prime minister to visit Saudi Arabia next month
The Japanese prime minister will discuss with Saudi officials ways of strengthening the economic relations between the two countries and exchanging experiences in the social, scientific, and educational fields. Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/8/1997 - Kuwaiti emir sends invitations to heads of state for Gulf summit
Kuwaiti Minister of Information Saud Al Sabah will head the Kuwaiti delegation which will visit the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to meet with their officials and to deliver invitations to the summit. Gulf Region, Politics, 10/8/1997 - The troika meets today
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and speaker Nabih Berri will meet to discuss the 1998 budget project before its draft is examined by the parliament. Lebanon, Politics, 10/8/1997 - Hariri back from Damascus
Hariri's Damascus visit has provided further support to his government and has aimed to repair his relationship with speaker Nabih Berri. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/8/1997 - Tlass opens artistic exhibition on October anniversary
The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures and photography works expressing the greatness of the October war and the heroism of Syrian armed forces. Syria, Culture, 10/8/1997 - Euro-Arab medical conference opens
The conference will enable participants to acquaint themselves with the latest scientific developments in the world of modern medicine, especially pertaining to endoscopic surgery. Syria, Medicine, 10/8/1997