Arabic News Daily Page for 10/27/1997
Daily Edition - Monday, October 27, 1997
- Lufthansa resumes flights to Lebanon
In another sign of returning confidence in Lebanese efforts to reconstruct from civil war destruction, Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa on Monday resumed flights to Beirut after a 14-year stoppage Lebanon, Business, 10/27/1997 - Expand aluminum industry
The technical meeting of Aluminum industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council states recommended the expansion of intermediate aluminum industries. Gulf Region, Business, 10/27/1997 - Israel still far from peace
"Netanyahu with these practices and ideas doesn't want peace, and Israel's occupation policy in south Lebanon is failure which places Israel in a quagmire," Boueiz said. Lebanon, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Two churches dug out in Palmyra
A joint Syrian-Polish archaeological team has recently excavated the remains of two churches in the western quarter of Palmyra Syria, History, 10/27/1997 - Tunisia PUP chief supports Syria's stance
Belhaj Omar said that Syria's battle for a just and comprehensive peace is not less important than the military battles which Syria has launched to regain the nation's dignity. Syria-Tunisia, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Conference on Gulf security agenda
The discussions dealt with topics such as military trends in the Gulf, conflict and cooperation in the region, fiscal challenges and changing markets, political trends and opposition and the necessity of reassessing the changing security in the Gulf. Gulf Region, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Israeli minister in Jordan next Wednesday
The Israeli official will hold talks on dividing water between Jordan and Israel. The two countries had agreed last Monday to set up a joint economic authority for the development of the Valley of Jordan. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Tanzania seeks Egypt's expertise
Moussa asked the Tanzanian side to speed up studies on draft agreements to eliminate double taxation and encourage and protect investment. Egypt, Economics, 10/27/1997 - 10,000 Indonesians deported from Saudi Arabia
Some 7,000 people are now in the Indonesian consulate in Jeddah, some 2,900 people are in temporary shelters, and around 100 people are in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Palestinians also need security
The talks aimed to "give a breath of life" to interim negotiations, which were resumed three weeks ago but have run into trouble, mainly over security issues. Palestine, Analysis, 10/27/1997 - Palestinian group tries to put an end to home demolitions
The Palestinian Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Environment appealed to the Supreme Court against the 1945 British Mandatory Regulations that had been used by the Israeli military government against the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 10/27/1997 - Clashes continue between settlers, Palestinians in Hebron
Settlers had thrown rocks and empty bottles at Palestinian houses in the city while Israeli soldiers increased their patrols along the so-called green line that separates some 80 percent of the city from its 20 percent part that is still under Israeli military occupation. Palestine, Local, 10/27/1997 - Israel releases 22 Palestinian prisoners
Israel took strict security measures over the past few days in anticipation of Palestinian commando attacks marking the second anniversary of Islamic Jihad leader Fat'hi Sheqaqi's assassination. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Mahdi commends relation with Egypt
El Mahdi said that the Sudanese regime has no right to argue about foreign intervention in the Sudan because it opened the door for foreign intervention to forward its interests and relied on subsidies from Iran, Iraq and Afghan Arabs. Sudan, Politics, 10/27/1997 - Purchasing votes in Sudan
Delegations from the National, Islamic Front set out for El Gaziera, Kassala, Port Sudan, Darfur and new Halfa to persuade the lawyers to vote for the NIF list in the second round of voting for the bar union. Sudan, Politics, 10/27/1997 - First Arab chemistry conference in Cairo
The 5-day conference will be chaired by Dr. Ali Hobesh, former chief of the Egyptian Scientific Research Academy and head of the Egyptian Scientists Federation. Egypt, Science, 10/27/1997 - Minister opens medical conference
Concerning the drug industry in Syria, Dr. Al Shati spoke about its development in cooperation with the World Health Organization, noting that the number of medicines manufactured in Syria has increased from 100 in 1993 to 2,249 in 1997. Syria, Medicine, 10/27/1997 - Electrical equipment exhibits home grown companies
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Libya, Algeria, Syria and more than 80 Arab and Syrian companies specializing in the electrical equipment and industries are participating in this exhibition. Syria, Business, 10/27/1997 - Hariri's second day in Teheran
Iranian officials proposed the return of direct Iranian flights to Beirut International Airport while Hariri raised the issue of selling discounted petroleum to Lebanon, an issue on which Khatami seems to agree. Lebanon, Politics, 10/27/1997