Arabic News Daily Page for 10/21/1997
Daily Edition - Tuesday, October 21, 1997
- New sanctions may wait Iraq, Politics, 10/21/1997
- 3,000 divorce cases
Changing times coupled with an increase in daily life problems had impacted on relationships. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 10/21/1997 - Many Lebanese still in Israeli jails
Israeli occupation authorities are still detaining a large number of Lebanese citizens in their jails despite of the expiration of some of the detainees' sentences and lack of a trial for others. Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1997 - Nuha's exhibition
Syrian woman artist Nuha Al Khatib recently held an exhibition in Hama city in which she displayed 70 works embossed on glass. Syria, Culture, 10/21/1997 - Egyptian-Italian cooperation
Discussions focused on means of boosting the economic, trade, and technical relations between the two countries and their mutual cooperation with the some other regions of the world, especially the Balkan region. Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1997 - Lebanese honor Terry Fox spirit with 7-kilometer run
About 4,000 Lebanese and foreigners turned up Sunday for the race through Beirut to honor Canadian Terry Fox whose 5,373-kilometer marathon in 1980-81 on one leg raised awareness of cancer worldwide. Lebanon, Culture, 10/21/1997 - UNDP symposium on October 29
The UN Development Program, together with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, will arrange a plenary symposium on global partnership and new approaches to mechanical development. Egypt, Economics, 10/21/1997 - Egypt to support Bosnia peace act
The delegation's visit mainly aimed at opening new fields for Egyptian-Bosnian economic and trade cooperation. Egypt, Politics, 10/21/1997 - Gulf Agricultural cooperation called for
The meeting will discuss a number of issues including recommendations about the agricultural policies: quarantine, fish-wealth protection system and a proposed plan for the rationalisation of usage of water Gulf Region, Agriculture, 10/21/1997 - KOTC appeal set for November 24
Legal sources said that the date was set after the public prosecution filed an appeal objecting to the ruling of the Court of Appeals. The case involves four persons: two Kuwaitis, a Jordanian and a Briton. Kuwait, Judicial, 10/21/1997 - Al Shara'a, Belarus NA speaker review ME developments, ties
Shara'a reviewed the situation in the region, referring to the dangers of the Israeli government's policies as well as its rejection of making the Middle East region free from nuclear weapons. Syria, Politics, 10/21/1997 - Worker commits suicide over medical report
A worker in Giza committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself in his bedroom ceiling after doctors had told him that his medical condition was a hopeless case. Egypt, Local, 10/21/1997 - Conscripted students' mothers demonstrate
Hassan Abdul Rahman, the NIF government's minister of defense, said that the student conscription policy will continue and no one, whatever his position, will be granted special favors. Sudan, Military, 10/21/1997 - Arafat heads to France next Thursday
Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat will head to France next Thursday to meet with French President Jacques Chirac and to participate in the annual conference of the UNESCO which will start tomorrow. Palestine, Politics, 10/21/1997 - Egypt requests that Britain not host terrorists
Egypt called on Britain anew not to let the terrorists use its territories in an illegal way under the cover of political asylum. Egypt, International, 10/21/1997 - Sheikh Abdul Rahman's wife wants her husband released
The Sheikh's lawyer, Al Muntaser Al Zayat, said that the defending body of Omar Abdul Rahaman will request the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to ask the US administration to release the Sheikh, as he is an Egyptian citizen and as an Islamic scholar. Egypt, Politics, 10/21/1997 - The results of the 7th annual Arab businessmen and investors meeting
The secretary general and assistant of the meeting, Emil Ghantous, said the conference affirmed the importance of the establishment of a common Arab market and a big Arab duty free zone. Regional, Economics, 10/21/1997 - Hariri in Armenia
The discussions resulted in the signature of a Lebanese-Armenian agreement of friendship and cooperation, and the project of a common Lebanese-Armenian bank. Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1997