Arabic News Daily Page for 10/29/1997
Daily Edition - Wednesday, October 29, 1997
- Kuwait for reactivating Damascus Declaration
Kuwait's crown prince and prime minister has stated that Kuwait will work for reactivation of the Damascus Declaration, stressing commitment to the charter of the Arab League and Arab work in the service of common Arab causes. Kuwait, Politics, 10/29/1997 - Al Owais prize for good Arab actors
This prize is awarded every two years from Sultan Ibn Ali Al Owais to be paid to the five best actors working in the Arab world. United Arab Emirates, Entertainment, 10/29/1997 - GCC defense ministers to meet in Doha
The six Arab states' ministers will discuss the recommendations on enlarging the Peninsula Shield force by adding one battalion to be stationed in the strategic Saudi town of Hafr al Batten, and building a new base. Gulf Region, Military, 10/29/1997 - NAMA signs petrochemical production deal
The Arabian Industrial Development Company has signed a license and technical services agreement with the Japanese company Showa Denko to build epichlorohydrin project in Jubeil city in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Business, 10/29/1997 - King Hassan II to visit Cairo
Moroccan sources confirmed that the Moroccan Monarch King Hassan II will visit Cairo next December to join Egypt's President Mubarak in heading the meetings of the joint committee of the two countries. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 10/29/1997 - Egyptian bourse not affected by international crisis
The number of transactions in the Egyptian pound reached 1,558 transactions in which 1,485,872 stocks were circulated during the past five days out of the total number of stocks which is 5.236 million. Egypt, Economics, 10/29/1997 - Iran: Mena conference is a US-Israeli conspiracy
Iran charged today that the US aim in backing the Middle East economic conference in Doha due to be held next month was to divide the ranks of Moslem countries. Regional, International, 10/29/1997 - Martin Indyk to visit Egypt on Arab tour
The source said Indyk was paying "normal introductory calls" at the start his job and his visit was not directly connected to U.S efforts to get Israeli-Palestinian talks back on track. Egypt, International, 10/29/1997 - chairman of Medical Association in court
Dr. Hamdi El Sayed, chairman of the Egyptian medical association, stood in the witness box last week during a hearing session investigating the legal situation of the private medical schools which were opened in Egypt. Egypt, Judicial, 10/29/1997 - 55 killed and wounded in a massacre in Algeria
10 children including a baby were among the victims, who were members of four families. Algeria, Politics, 10/29/1997 - Korean official in Cairo soon
The South Korean assistant foreign affairs minister will be in Cairo early next week for talks with senior Egyptian officials on expanding bilateral cooperation. Egypt, Politics, 10/29/1997 - I don't like Arabs!
“I’m Jewish. I don't like Arabs.” That is the sentence that was said by a replacement Knesset waiter to Knesset member Ahmed Sa’ad of the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. Israel, Politics, 10/29/1997 - Mubarak holds Netanyahu responsible for stalemate
Mubarak said that the peace process has stumbled and frozen since Netanyahu came to power, due to his completely different concept ,which deepens hatred. Egypt, Politics, 10/29/1997 - Syrian prime minister receives higher education secretaries
Zou'bi also chaired a cabinet meeting during which works of the services and cultural committees were reviewed. The cabinet ministers discussed general agricultural conditions, the cotton marketing process, ways of implementing winter crop plans. Syria, Education, 10/29/1997 - Increasing Egyptian cotton exports to Washington
The Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply stated that Egyptian exports to the USA in the weaving, textile, and clothes industry achieved a 16% increase during the period between January and July 1997. Egypt, Business, 10/29/1997 - Tunisian South Bank achieves profits of 5.87 million dinars
The Tunisian South Bank which is the 6th biggest bank in Tunisia achieved profits worth 5.87 million dinars during the first half of the current year with an increase of 36.61% compared to a 4.23% increase during the same period last year. Tunisia, Business, 10/29/1997 - Hariri returns home after successful visit to Iran
Three bilateral agreements were signed between the two countries Monday covering trade, commercial maritime and land transport. Lebanon, Politics, 10/29/1997 - Solidere signs agreement with Dutch company
The process of cleaning the Normandie landfillis among the most modern and advanced in the world, impressing even Greenpeace, which described the project as "impressive and unique." Lebanon, Local, 10/29/1997