Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 11/10/1997
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of November 10, 1997
- Israel security and Iraq crisis with Egypt center stage
Two days ago, there was a meeting between President Hosni Mubarak and his top aids to launch intensive consultation with the Iraqi government and the UN with the aim of defusing the showdown between Baghdad and the world organization. Iraq-Israel, Analysis, 11/15/1997 - Islamic scholars ask Islamic countries to confront US and help Iraq
The Egyptian Mufti, Nasr Al Din Farid, criticized the US practices against the Arabs and the Muslims and added that it is trying to impose its policies by force. Regional, Religion, 11/15/1997 - Oman buys 20 British Challenger tanks
Oman signed a contract with the British Vickers company to buy 20 Challenger-2 tanks. The contract will also supply Oman with the accompanying support, spare parts and training of personnel. Oman, Military, 11/15/1997 - Lebanon rejects Canadian call land mine ban treaty
"We know that there are always good reasons given to the military use of land mines. But we forget that 90 percent of victims are civilians, mainly children, women, farmers and workers. They're the ones who pay the price," Axworthy said. Lebanon, Military, 11/15/1997 - Meguid inaugurates 4th conference of the Arab Tongue
Experts in the Arabic language from the Arab world will attend the conference, which is going to discuss the status of the Arabic language in the upcoming century. Regional, Culture, 11/15/1997 - US consulate in Alexandria transformed into national museum
Hosni said that the museum will contain antiques found in the Mediterranean sea in addition to other groups from the Islamic, Christian and Greek eras. Egypt, Culture, 11/15/1997 - Spain arrests cocaine smugglers off Morocco
Members of an international net in the drug smuggling trade and who were involved in the biggest attempt to smuggle 6 tons of cocaine which were found on board a ship Morocco, Local, 11/14/1997 - Time is gold
Time is gold. Maybe this is why we have a great poverty rate in Lebanon… People over here seem to think they have all the time in the world. Lebanon, Short Essay, 11/14/1997 - Palestinian hospitals to have capability for open heart operations
The Palestinian Hospitals will carry out open heart operations for the first time in the Gaza Strip next January by Egyptian and Palestinian surgeons. Palestine, Medicine, 11/14/1997 - Palestinian boy brain dead Palestine, Local, 11/14/1997
- Anjouan secession Comoros, Military, 11/14/1997
- Bahrain warplanes Gulf Region, Military, 11/14/1997
- Madeleine Albright on the Stage in Jordan, Abdel Nasser and Sadat in Cairo
The US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with the mentor of the Hamas movement Sheikh Ahmed Yassin for the first time on the stage Jordan, Play Review, 11/14/1997 - British warplanes on alert Regional, Military, 11/14/1997
- Asylum chief sentenced Egypt, Judicial, 11/13/1997
- Cleansing campaign
Giza's government has adopted a new plan to clean up the main historical sites and monuments in the area. Egypt, Local, 11/13/1997 - US is calling for a UN security council Iraq, International, 11/13/1997
- World Trade Center bombing Regional, International, 11/13/1997
- Terrorist attack in Upper Egypt
A group of armed terrorists attacked a deluxe tourist train. The terrorists opened fire on the train which led to three deaths of a policeman, a guard and a civilian. Egypt, Local, 11/13/1997 - More violence in the south Lebanon, Military, 11/13/1997
- Maronite archbishops meeting
The meeting resulted in the refusal of appointments, even limited, in municipal and mayoral elections. Lebanon, Religion, 11/13/1997 - 41 killed and wounded in new Algerian massacre
28 civilians were killed and 13 have been wounded in massacres and bomb attacks in the last week in Algeria. Algeria, Military, 11/13/1997 - Military rule in part of Lebanon
The cabinet will today declare the Bekaa a military zone, after consultation with Damascus. All police and security forces will be put under the command of army chief General Emil Lahhoud. Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997 - Israel put terms for Lebanon pullout
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in remarks published yesterday that Israel would immediately withdraw from south Lebanon if guerrilla groups there were dismantled and other conditions were met. Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997 - A war-shattered family on both sides of the border
the boy lay on the ground while part of his brain was out of the skull, but none of the soldiers approached him to offer help Palestine, Local, 11/12/1997 - Saudi Arabia 1 - Qatar 0 Saudi Arabia, Sports, 11/12/1997
- Israeli planes attack Palestinian base near Beirut
The raiding jets fired one missile at the base, belonging to guerrillas of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a radical group which opposes the Middle East peace process. Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997 - Hussein Jordan, Medicine, 11/12/1997
- The Monitoring Committee's Meeting Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997
- Iraq unfazed, Arab strategic rift with US exposed
In a major shift of emphasis in the Iraqi-US showdown, the US has backed off of its earlier rhetoric and seems to be adopting less hawkish statements against Iraq. Iraq, International, 11/11/1997 - Bethlehem demonstrators, Israeli soldiers clash Palestine, Local, 11/11/1997
- Most comprehensive sanctions in history Iraq, International, 11/11/1997
- Algerian day in France Algeria, International, 11/11/1997
- Musicians and dancers in a pharaohnic tomb
The tomb is one of the most magnificent tombs to be discovered recently, as it contains beautiful colors and unique pictures drawn on the walls. Egypt, History, 11/11/1997 - Algerian children killed by bomb
Four children died on Thursday when a booby-trapped house blew up in Sidi Lakhdar area in Tlemecan, some 250 miles west of Algeria. Algeria, Military, 11/10/1997 - Israel strikes again
The monitoring committee is meeting today to examine two Lebanese complaints concerning attacks on Ain-Buswar and explosions in Nabatieh. Lebanon, Military, 11/10/1997 - Abdul Rahman not allowed to talk about politics
Abdul Rahman declined to talk about any political issues after the prison administration threatened to disconnect the call if he talked about any political points. Egypt, International, 11/10/1997 - Egyptian spy petition and accuses Israeli spy of getting him involved Egypt, Judicial, 11/10/1997
- Gaza: a rapid improvement that moves slowly
Everyday in Gaza there is something new completed. All renovation works seem to be taking place round the clock Palestine, Local, 11/10/1997 - Kurd fighting in Iraq Iraq, Military, 11/10/1997
- Yemeni tribesmen release Russians Yemen, Local, 11/10/1997
- Forging Palestinian certificates of origin to export Israeli citron
The Palestinian Minister of Agriculture accused high officials in his ministry of forging certificates of origin which were used in exporting Israeli citron to Jordan. Palestine, Agriculture, 11/10/1997 - 36 terrorists to begin trial Egypt, Judicial, 11/10/1997