Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 7/14/1997
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of July 14, 1997
- Egypt pledges Afro-Arab identity for Nilesat
Minister Sherif said the Egyptian satellite Nilesat will provide specialized channels on education and culture, youth, women, and sports, which will help deepen Egyptian citizens' awareness of their civilization. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/18/1997 - Fulbright symposium on Egypt
The US Fulbright Institution will convene a symposium on "Egypt and a Vision of the Middle East" in Cairo tomorrow. Egypt, Culture, 7/18/1997 - Narcotic seeds detector in Egypt
The Ministry of Justice received a narcotic seed detector from the Australian government for the first time in Egypt and the Middle East. The detector checks for narcotic seeds, mixed with cereals in Egyptian imports, in 5 minutes. Egypt, Local, 7/18/1997 - Egyptian dies in Libya clash
Libyan security forces accidentally shot an Egyptian man to death in the Libyan coastal town of Benghazi during a shutout with suspected Islamist militants, security sources said on July 14. Libya, Local, 7/18/1997 - Agricultural prize for scientific innovation
The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) will start on July 26 to evaluate research papers nominated to win the AOAD prize for scientific innovation in agriculture for 1997. Regional, Science, 7/18/1997 - Woman gives birth to quintuplets in Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian woman married to a Saudi gave birth to quintuplets, two boys and three girls, in Riyadh on July 12 after being treated for several months for infertility. Saudi Arabia, People, 7/18/1997 - Australian appeals jail term for drugs
An Australian air stewardess held in the United Arab Emirates on drug charges since March has appealed against a four-year jail term imposed on her last month, an Australian diplomat said on July 15. United Arab Emirates, Local, 7/18/1997 - Witchcraft can grow money
Dubai police arrested three Cameroonian men who took money from people on the pretext that they could use witchcraft to make it grow, newspapers reported on July 15. United Arab Emirates, Local, 7/18/1997 - Tamraz witness forgets facts
The endurical military court resumed on July 16 the trial of fugitive Lebanese-American businessman Roger Tamraz and three alleged accomplices on charges of passport fraud in 1987. Lebanon, Local, 7/18/1997 - Marriage law reform for equality and interfaith
Sweeping changes to existing marriage laws were proposed on July 16 by Beirut MP Ghassan Matar in a bid to narrow the gap between men and women in society and allow for wedlock across the confessional divides. Lebanon, Culture, 7/18/1997 - Two Lebanese hurt in rocket attack
Two Lebanese civilians were wounded on July 15 when the Iranian-backed Hezbullah fired Katyusha rockets at the Israeli-occupied border zone in South Lebanon, he added. Lebanon-Israel, Local, 7/18/1997 - Overdue debt results in kidnapping
Government employee Emad Hassan, 26, confessed in Qalubia to kidnapping his business partner's daughter-in-law in a bid to force him to pay an overdue debt, a police source said. Egypt, Local, 7/17/1997 - Tannoura troupe performs in Athens
The celebrated "Tannoura" talk arts troupe arrived on Thursday in the Greek capital, Athens, to take part in the 11th Mediterranean Talk Arts Forum. Egypt, Culture, 7/17/1997 - Tomorrow in another hotel, we'll drown or burn another child
In one of Cairo's biggest hotels, a mysterious murder took place. A Kuwaiti family said at 2:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, their 4-year old child was found dead on the floor in his underwear. Egypt, Local, 7/17/1997 - Children sexually exploited in Israel
About 1700 female minors are sexually exploited each year in Israel according to a report by the Association for the Defense of the Child, Haaretz newspaper reported on July 15. Israel, Local, 7/17/1997 - The Seven Wonders Of Egypt
A team from Japanese television is currently shooting a film on Egypt's seven wonders, the Guiza pyramids, the river Nile, Clipart, King Tutankhamen, the Luxor temples, the secrets of ancient Egyptian women and wisdom of ancient Egyptians. Egypt, Culture, 7/17/1997 - Saddam delivers important speech today
Saddam would talk about the relationship between his country and the United Nations. Iraq, Local, 7/17/1997 - The Seven Wonders Of Egypt
A team from Japanese television is currently shooting a film on Egypt's seven wonders, the Guiza pyramids, the river Nile, Clipart, King Tutankhamen, the Luxor temples, the secrets of ancient Egyptian women and wisdom of ancient Egyptians. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/16/1997 - Egyptian Oriental Music Takes France by Storm
When the late, legendary singer Om Kolthom performed in Paris, she was resoundingly successful not only among the Arab immigrants who flocked to her concerts, but also among the French people, officials and media. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/16/1997 - Islam not enemy to West
Today, the 9th International Islamic conference entitled "Islam and the West: Past, Present and Future" ends its session after 4 days of discussions. Egypt, Religion, 7/16/1997 - Investigation committee on Israeli bridge collapse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netaynyahu announced a team has been formed to investigate the death of two Australians and injuries to 43 others when a bridge at the biggest Israeli sports stadium collapsed amidst a Jewish sporting event's opening ceremonies. Israel, Local, 7/16/1997 - Gulf War Syndrome: A sting in the tail
In the U.K. the Labor government stated that a new research program on the mysterious diseases suffered by ex-Gulf war soldiers is to start. Kuwait, Medicine, 7/16/1997 - Suha Arafat intervenes over dispute
Suha Arafat, the wife of the Palestinian leader, has promised to intervene in a dispute between rival factions of the Russian Orthodox church over a monastery in Hebron, press reports said on July 12. Palestine, Religion, 7/16/1997 - Occupation troops storm children's camp in Golan
Israeli troops on July 11 stormed into a children's summer camp near the town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan. Syria, Local, 7/16/1997 - Woman shoots Riggae rapist
An unidentified man was shot to death when he tried to rape a Kuwaiti woman in the Riggae area duing the afternoon of July 12. Kuwait, Local, 7/16/1997 - Bomb death toll rises to 21 in Algiers market blast
A bomb exploded in a crowded market in Algiers on July 14 killing 21 people and wounding about 40, Algerian state-run radio said, quoting a security forces statement. Algeria, Local, 7/16/1997 - Few Hours Before Peace talks In Congo Egypt, 7/16/1997
- Circumcision: Not Again!
Efforts to issue a Health Ministry ban on female circumcision in Egypt seem to be fruitless after one year of hot discussions and controversies. Egypt, Medicine, 7/16/1997 - Dead man in morgue comes alive, another dies
Two hospital employees were frightened to death when they heard a dead man in the morgue calling for help. Egypt, People, 7/15/1997 - Terrorists kill 2 children in Algeria
Two child shepherds were found with their throats slit in the Bougara area, south of Algers, the Algerian newspaper El Watan said yesterday. Algeria, Local, 7/15/1997 - Garang says rebels ready to take Juba
Sudan People's Liberation Army leader John Garang said forces operating in an alliance with exiled northern rebels had made firm gains in the latest fighting. Sudan, Local, 7/15/1997 - Fresh problem in Egyptian Actors Association
Budding actress Gihan Nasr, who was catapulted to stardom after playing leading roles in many TV serials, has caused a fresh problem in the trouble-plagued Actor’s Association. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/15/1997 - Terrorist Kill 8 Civilian In Algeria
Terrorists killed eight family members in Algeria in the latest reported attack against civilians this week, an Algerian newspaper said today. Algeria, Local, 7/15/1997 - AL-Azhar University to host seminar on Muslim women
Al Azhar University will hold a symposium tomorrow on the education of Muslim women regarding religious principles and social traditions. Egypt, Religion, 7/15/1997 - Two killed in SLA revenge bombardment
Two civilains were killed and a third wounded on July 14 when artillery shells fired by the South Lebanon Army (SLA) crashed into the village of Berti, 10 km east of Sidon, signaling an alarming expansion of the war to areas previously untouched by the conflict. Lebanon, Local, 7/15/1997 - Confrontations in occupied lands escalate, 600 arrested
Palestinian youths in the town of Hebron threw several bombs at Israeli soldiers. In Ramalla, youths hurled bottles at an Israeli settler and an Israeli military vehicle. Palestine, Local, 7/15/1997 - Ban female circumcision
The Egyptian government will not allow female circumcision in hospitals despite a court ruling which declared a ban on the practice null and void, health minister Ismail Sallam said in remarks published on July 11. Egypt, Medicine, 7/15/1997 - 15 Iraqis drowned in the Aegean
Turkish navy and coast guard ships searched on July 11 for any survivors from a boat that sunk in the Aegean Sea earlier this week, killing at least 14 Iraqi illegal immigrants being smuggled to Greece. Iraq, Local, 7/15/1997 - Syrian festival in Canada
The Syrian-Canadian Union in Montreal city and the Syrian-Canadian Women's Union in Toronto will hold a Syrian festival next October. Syria, Culture, 7/15/1997 - Islam-West forum opens today
Cairo has set the scene to host a landmark gathering on "Islam and the West" set to open today under the patronage of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, seeking to deepen Islamic-Western communication on the world's second largest religion. Egypt, Religion, 7/14/1997 - Daqamsa faces sentencing on July 19
Brigadier Mamoun al-Khasawneh set the date after an expert witness said under Jordanian law army private Ahmed Daqamsa had "diminished responsibility" for his actions because he suffered from personality problems. Jordan, Local, 7/14/1997 - Tel Aviv growing increasingly isolated
"Monte Carlo" radio said Israel is undergoing a growing isolation in the international arena despite America's unlimited support for Tel Aviv's policy against just peace and international resolutions. Israel, Local, 7/14/1997 - Over 30 Palestinians wounded by Israeli live bullets
A Radio Orient correspondent in the occupied lands has disclosed that more than 30 Palestinians were wounded on July 11 during the confrontations which erupted in Hebron between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youth. Palestine, Local, 7/14/1997 - Morocco to try German for huge cocaine haul
Morocco said on July 11 it would try four Colombians and a German for smuggling six tons of pure cocaine, which local experts estimated was worth 1.5 billion US dollars. Morocco, Local, 7/14/1997 - Two Israeli soldiers injured in South Lebanon
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on July 13 when Lebanese resistance men rocketed their outpost in South Lebanon, pro-Israeli militia sources said. Lebanon, Local, 7/14/1997 - Silence over sacrilege condemned by Fadlallah
A campaign by Jewish fundamentalists slandering the prophet Mohammed and the Virgin Mary came under heavy fire from Muslim clerics. Israel, Religion, 7/14/1997 - Gulf money comes first in the politics of sport
The eighth Pan Arab Games, Lebanon's largest sporting tournament ever, kicked off Saturday with more than 1,600 athletes from around the Arab world participating in an event that has become mired in controversy on both the Lebanese and regional front. Regional, Sports, 7/14/1997