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Arab contributions to music science
The ethnic blending that occurred during the Umayyad and Abbasid eras brought the music of Arabia into close contact with the musical traditions of other nations.
Regional, Culture, 8/7/1998

Morocco and US operation Smile NGO sign cooperation accord
The U.S. "Smile Operation," a non-governmental medical organization signed lately here a cooperation accord with the Moroccan health department.
Morocco, Health, 8/7/1998

Morocco bans juvenile cephalopod fishing
Morocco, Environment, 8/7/1998

European subsidy for Sudan amounts to $50 million
A Sudanese source said the European Commission decided spend $49.5 million to aid the victims of the famine in south Sudan.
Sudan, Local, 8/7/1998

Exhibition of Egyptain pharaonic treasures in Singapore
The Museum of the Asian Civilizations in Singapore is getting ready to receive and display 115 pieces of pharaonic antiquities from the British Museum in London.
Egypt, Culture, 8/7/1998

Syria confirms readiness for military option
Chief of staff of the Syrian armed forces Lieutenant General Ali Aslan indicated Syria's firm and principled stances in favor of achieving a just and comprehensive peace.
Syria, Military, 8/6/1998

Land dispute behind shooting near Nablus
Israeli intelligence sources believe the attack was instigated by the tough land dispute that has been going on for many years between the Jewish settlers in Yitzhar and the Arab owners of the land, those who live in the surrounding Palestinian villages.
Palestine, Local, 8/6/1998

Israel kills Lebanese civilian in south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday killed a Lebanese civilian whose car was destroyed by a rocket. The car was crossing al-Butoum mount-Zebqin road in the western sector of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/6/1998

Moroccan court jails an Italian for drug trafficking
Morocco, Local, 8/6/1998

Moroccan athletes excel in Stockholm meet
Moroccan Zahra Ouaziz won on Wednesday the 5000 m race of the Stockholm meet clocking the World's best time this year with 14:40.10.
Morocco, Sports, 8/6/1998

Israel exercises along the borders with Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/6/1998

Algerian attackers kill more civilians
Algeria, Local, 8/6/1998

New Palestinian Cabinet announced
The long wait for Palestinian cabinet reshuffle was finally over, but it fell short of meeting the expectations of many Palestinians. The new cabinet was found to be the same as the old one with an addition of ten new ministers, half of whom do not even know what their job will be.
Palestine, Local, 8/5/1998

Death penalty for kidnappers in Yemen
A presidential decree issued on Monday in Sanaa said that death penalty will be implemented from now on against kidnappers in Yemen.
Yemen, Judicial, 8/5/1998

Israel - experimental missiles
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/5/1998

Oman's airforce commander arrives in Tehran
Oman-Iran, Military, 8/5/1998

Syrian, Lebanese Army Day marked in Lebanon
Islamic Charity Projects in south Lebanon on Monday held a mass rally in Tripoli. The rally aimed at marking the army day observed in both Syria and Lebanon on August 1.
Lebanon-Syria, Culture, 8/5/1998

Iranian movies in the international Cairo cinema festival
Egypt, Culture, 8/5/1998

3,911 new classrooms next academic year
Moroccan education minister, Ismail Alaoui, announced Tuesday that 3,911 classrooms will be opened during the upcoming academic year, to start on September 15.
Morocco, Education, 8/5/1998

Continued Israeli aggression against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday shelled the western sector of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli positions in Teir Harfa and Balat shelled Kafra and Yater towns, al-Botoum towns and al-Muraba district.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/5/1998

Egyptian prize in Mubarak's name
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is to issue soon a decision to form a committee of leading intellectuals and artists under the chairmanship of Dr. Jabir Asfour, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council for Culture, to make the executive list for the Mubarak prize for artistic and intellectual innovation recently agreed upon by the people's council and which will be awarded for the first time next year.
Egypt, Culture, 8/5/1998

A successful conclusion to the Jordanian Jerash festival
The Jordanian Jerash Festival of Culture and Art is successfully concluding its today its works and its 17th session.
Jordan-Regional, Culture, 8/5/1998

House demolished again, the saga continues
"The challenge goes on and we will never give up," said Salim Shawamreh hours after Israeli bulldozers leveled for the second time his house in Anata, east of Jerusalem.
Palestine-Israel, Local, 8/4/1998

Earthquake hits north-central province
Morocco, Local, 8/4/1998

Tourism body headquartered in Rabat
The Euro-Mediterranean Tourism Organization will have its headquarters in the Moroccan capital city of Rabat.
Morocco, Tourism, 8/4/1998

Continued attacks against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Monday shelled Kafra town in the occupied part of south Lebanon with heavy artillery. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery also targeted the heights of al-Qatrani, al-Dallfah and al-Daher mountains in the western Bekaa.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/4/1998

Rabbi speaks against immoral Israeli practice, other Israelis help
I, as a rabbi, feel that to destroy homes in this way is to tramp on the Torah and on everything that we hold dear in the Jewish tradition
Palestine-Israel, Local, 8/3/1998

King Fahd hospitalized
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz was admitted to a hospital yesterday, for the second time in six months.
Saudi Arabia, People, 8/3/1998

70 Sudanese dying daily due to famine
Sudanese relief official Hussien El-Abid warned of the aggravation of the miserable situation in Sudan due to the famine there.
Sudan, Local, 8/3/1998

King Fahd in good health condition
Saudi Arabia, People, 8/3/1998

Two arrested in Jordan murder
Jordan, Local, 8/3/1998

Lebanese fishermen detained
Lebanon-Israel, Local, 8/3/1998

ISESCO chief calls on Islamic minorities to set up dynamic cultural ties within societies they live in
The director-general of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Abdelaziz Al Twijri, called on Muslim minorities to establish dynamic cultural relationships within the societies they are living in.
Regional, Religion, 8/3/1998

Moroccan rising star El Kaouch on El-Guerrouj's heels
After Hicham El-Guerrouj won the world senior title in 1500 m last year in Athens, rising star Adil El Kaouch won the world junior title, confirming Morocco's supremacy over the distance.
Morocco, Sports, 8/3/1998

Israel attacks south Lebanese using internationally-banned weapons
Israeli occupation troops on Sunday shelled Hadatha and al-Teiri towns' woods in south Lebanon using internationally-banned phosphorus shells. Lebanese security sources said the enemy bombardment resulted in fires in the woods of the two towns.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/3/1998


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