Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/30/1997
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 30, 1997
- Would-be rapist killed
A government employee admitted to stabbing an armed bully to death for storming into his house in Imbaba district this week. Egypt, Local, 7/4/1997 - Hizbullah fires Katyusha rockets at Israeli border
Hizbullah unleashed a barrage of Katyusha rockets and mortar fire against occupying forces in the South on July 5, and Israeli warplanes bombed villages in Iqlim Al-Tuffah and rocketed a Palestinian base in Naameh. Lebanon, Local, 7/4/1997 - Iglesias, Bassey to perform in Lebanon
Spanish crooner Julio Iglisias and British singer Shirley Bassey will hold seperate performances this month in an area of Beirut that saw some of the most violent fighting during the days of the 1975-90 civil war. Lebanon, Entertainment, 7/3/1997 - Students break commandments in Israeli test
Police said they arrested a government print worker in Jerusalem. Egypt, Local, 7/3/1997 - Teen riddle
Police in Helwan have begun a large-scale search to unravel the mystery behind the bizarre murder of a teenager. Egypt, Local, 7/3/1997 - Deception
A television viewer filed a lawsuit accusing interviewer Nahla Abdl Aziz of deceiving him when she refused to give him a prize he won on a program she presented. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/3/1997 - Kidney operation for actress Fakhreddin
Veteran actress Mariam Fakhreddin successfully underwent surgery to remove her left kidney. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/3/1997 - Israeli occupation troops wound 24 Arabs in Hebron
Dozens of Arab youths broke away from a peaceful protest, which Palestinian dignitaries called in response to the discovery of the crudely drawn posters, and threw rocks and gasoline bombs at soldiers settlers. Palestine, Local, 7/3/1997 - Bahrain hotel badly damaged in gas explosion
Several gas cylinders exploded on July 1 in the the kitchen of the Delmon International Hotel, police said. Bahrain, Local, 7/3/1997 - Bahrain cleric's death fuels protest
Bahrain authorities denied opposition charges a shiite cleric, Sheikh al-Nachas, was murdered in prison, insisting he died of natural causes. Bahrain, Local, 7/2/1997 - Lebanese National Resistance attacks Israeli position
Resistance sources added that one of its groups clashed early in the morning on July 1 with an Israeli patrol which was trying to carry out attacks in Shoumaryya area. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Syrian artist displays panels in Greece and Italy
Syria plastics artist George Francis will take part in an exhibition between two Italian and Greek cities. Syria, Culture, 7/2/1997 - Ganzouri chairs meeting on Upper Egypt developments
The meeting tackled preparation for the inspection which President Mubarak is expected to make within the coming days. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Parental wrath
A father received three years of hard labor in prison for electrocuting his 13-year old daughter after finding out she had been raped by three unidentified farmers. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Algerian forces kill 20 rebels after ambush
Security Algerian forces killed 20 Islamist guerrillas after the rebels ambushed a convoy carrying medicines in western Algeria, an Algerian newspaper reported on June 29. Algeria, Local, 7/1/1997 - Netanyahu attacks anti-Muslim posters in Hebron
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned the mayor of Hebron on June 29 to condemn the distribution there of posters depicting the prophet Mohammed as a pig stomping on the Koran. Israel, Local, 7/1/1997 - Sudanese die of alcohol poisoning
Five Sudanese men died in the Egyptian Red Sea town of Quseir after drinking a homemade alcoholic cocktail. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Love affair murder
Discovering her misconduct and various illicit love affairs, a newly-wed worker killed his wife three months after their marriage. He dragged her to a remote area and strangled her with a scarf before throwing her body into a sanitary drainage well. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - LE 10.3 Billion planned investments for Cairo
Planned investment for Cairo Governorate reaches LE 10.3 billion with the private sector assigned 52 percent of its projects. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Workshop on climate changes opens
The two-day workshop, to be held in Alexandria, will tackle the issue of the recent atmospheric and climate changes. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Lake Nasser anti-pollution endeavor resumes
The Environment Affairs Agency, in collaboration with a US institution, will resume a joint bid to safeguard lake Nasser against pollution after a three-year break. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Japanese grant to Egyptian Coptic charity
The Japanese embassy in Cairo has announced a grant of LE 65,000 to the Egyptian Coptic womens charity. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - PLO seek Israeli help to control fire
PLO police sought Israeli help to extinguish a fire which engulfed two Palestinian factories in an industrial area of self-ruled Ramallah yesterday, witnesses said. Palestine, Local, 7/1/1997 - Tension remains high in occupied south Lebanon
Tension prevails in areas adjacent to the occupied border of South Lebanon and Western Bekaa following Israeli aggressions that set ablaze crops and plantations and destroyed houses. Lebanon, Local, 6/30/1997 - Wannus and his gigantic achievements
The Syrian ministry of culture held a eulogy on June 28 in al -Hamra hall on the occasion of elapse of 40 days after the death of outstanding Syrian playwright Saadullah Wannus. Syria, Literature, 6/30/1997 - Jordan hangs two women
Jordan has hanged two women who shot dead an alleged wife-beater and hid his dismembered body in a cesspool. Jordan, Local, 6/30/1997 - Jordan burns $30 million us in drugs
Jordan's anti-drug brigade set fire to hundreds of kilos of narcotics worth around $30 million US. Jordan, Local, 6/30/1997 - Bomb kills four Algerian women
A bomb exploded on a busy Algiers street on June 26 killing four women, the latest victims in an upsurge of Islamic violence in Algeria. Algeria, Local, 6/30/1997 - Kuwait to take part in Expo-2000
A Kuwaiti trade official hailed the importance of Expo-2000 exhibition, due in Lisbon at the tum of the century, saying Kuwait would be represented in a manner befitting it's civilized, economical and cultural status. Kuwait, Culture, 6/30/1997 - Israeli police use force to disperse Jerusalem protest
Police pushed and shoved the demonstrators who threw several stones and bottles before dispersing. Israel, Local, 6/30/1997 - Sudanese visitor to seek joint venture
Hisham Ibrahim, the head of Sudanese Chambers of Industry Federation, arrived in Egypt lately to meet explore the possibility of launching joint investment projects. Egypt-Sudan, Local, 6/30/1997 - Sherif to lead Egypt’s media chiefs meeting
Minister of Information Safwat Sherif will head Egypt’s delegation to a routine meeting of the Arab Ministers of Information Council. Egypt, Local, 6/30/1997 - Sara Netanyahu cracks in tv interview
Sara became angry 20 minutes into the interview when asked if she tried to block the appointment of a woman cabinet minister on suspicion she was romantically involved with the prime minister. Israel, Local, 6/30/1997 - Labor pains cost dad an ear
A farmer in Sharkia province lost his left ear when he volunteered to help his wife while she was giving birth to their first child, a source at Belbis General Hospital said. Egypt, Local, 6/30/1997 - Toshka's ancient civilization
Explorers have long been aware that ancient peoples inhabited the lands of the upper Egypt’s Nile river. Egypt, History, 6/30/1997 - Killer wife
Police in Assiut have pressed a premeditated murder charge against a female farmer and a man for killing the woman’s husband while he was asleep, a security source said. Egypt, Local, 6/30/1997