Arabic News Daily Page for 10/22/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, October 22, 1997
- GCC Ministers end meeting
The ministers adopted resolutions related to increasing employment opportunities and facilitating movement of manpower in the GCC states. Gulf Region, Politics, 10/22/1997 - Egypt opposes coupes D¹Etate in Africa
The Egyptian Ambassador clarified that this decision applies to the recent developments in Brazzaville, as Egypt will freeze its relations with the regime that usurped power. Egypt, International, 10/22/1997 - Arab transport ministers meet Regional, Economics, 10/22/1997
- Syria's central role in peace process stressed
Mr. Servan and the French Ambassador affirmed Syria's central role in achieving peace in the Middle East and Syria, Politics, 10/22/1997 - Palestinians declare Jericho disaster zone
The Palestinian Authority yesterday stated the west bank town Jericho a disaster area after sudden rainstorms destroyed 52 homes and large tracts of crop land. PLO officials said. Palestine, Economics, 10/22/1997 - Kuwait praises Egyptian writer
Sheikh Sabah, whose remarks were made on his behalf by Abdul Mohsen Qattan, a Kuwaiti intellectual, said Kuwait appreciated Al Din when he was the chief editor of the Kuwait-based Al Arabi magazine. Kuwait, People, 10/22/1997 - Reelection of parliament's committee members
In a twenty-minute meeting, the parliament reelected the same members to its 13 parliamentary committees, yesterday at the Nijmeh Square. Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997 - Developments in the South
Two Israelis, at least, were injured during a confrontation with the Resistance army in Ali-Taher and Bear-Kilab in the South, yesterday. Lebanon, Military, 10/22/1997