Arabic News Daily Page for 10/24/1997
Daily Edition - Friday, October 24, 1997
- European-Arab forum
An Egyptian parliamentarian will chair the Arab side at a working group meeting to focus on three topics: the relationship between the European union and the Arab regional organization, the political dimension of the European-Mediterranean partnership and the Middle East peace process Egypt, Politics, 10/24/1997 - Debts of 80 companies to be settled
The debts of 80 companies are L.E. 8 billion and that the companies will hold negotiations with the banks to settle the debts of 65 companies through separate negotiation with each company. Egypt, Business, 10/24/1997 - Fruitful US Egyptian cooperation
Dr. Youssef Wali lauded US-Egyptian relations in the field of agriculture, especially in the field of transferring the modern technologies to the Egyptian agriculture. Egypt, Agriculture, 10/24/1997 - Egypt to host Interpol conference
Brigadier Serageddin Al Roubi, chief of Egypt's Interpol and main Egyptian delegate to the event, said the decision was the "most esteemed international recognition to the Egyptian police and security." Egypt, Local, 10/24/1997 - Protesters celeberate Netanyahu's birthday
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, got a cake and a gas mask for his birthday Wednesday. Israel, Politics, 10/24/1997 - No unilateral Israeli pullout in Lebanon
Yitzhak Mordechai, Israel's defense minister, yesterday ruled out withdrawing Israeli troops unilaterally from the south Lebanon occupation area. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/24/1997 - Saudi Arabia arrests 5,000 illegal workers Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/24/1997
- 1000 heart operations at Prince Sultan Cardiac Center
The center has conducted 1000 heart operations, including two heart transplant operations, 518 heart operations for children, 137 operations for changing the heart valves. Saudi Arabia, Medicine, 10/24/1997 - Berri - Hariri meeting
Alternatives were proposed concerning the religious distribution of the administrative positions. Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/1997 - Begging prohibited in Mount Lebanon
The decision was taken in order to "safeguard Lebanon's image as a civilized country and in order to put a limit on some groups which have made begging a profession they take advantage of through uncivilized ways and means." Lebanon, Local, 10/24/1997 - Labor group to stage warning strike
A statement issued by the group demanded immediate steps be taken by the government towards improving living conditions and tending to the economic crisis "which threatens to have dangerous repercussions on more than one level." Lebanon, Economics, 10/24/1997