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Rabat hosts exhibition on Arab philosopher Averroes
An art gallery in Rabat is hosting this March 11-28 an exhibition on Averroes and his times as part of the commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the demise of the great Arab philosopher and physician.
Regional, Culture, 3/13/1999
Arafat decides to halt death sentence against Hamas members
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat decided to suspend the judgment issued by the Palestinian state security court to execute Major El-Attar and the life sentences handed down to two other young men in the issue of killing Refat Gouda.
Palestine, Local, 3/13/1999
Arab experts meet to promote children's rights
A hundred Arab experts started on Friday a meeting here to ponder means to promote Arab children's rights and spread human rights culture in the Arab World.
Regional, Culture, 3/13/1999
Morocco competes with Nigeria, Ghana in bid for 2000 African nations cup
Morocco is competing with Nigeria and Ghana to host the 2000 African Nations Cup of Football that the African Football Confederation (CAF) withdrew from Zimbabwe.
Morocco-Africa, Sports, 3/13/1999
No Moroccan pilgrim has applied to visit al-Quds after pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
Morocco said no Moroccan pilgrim has so far registered to visit al-Quds Asharif (Jerusalem) after pilgrimage to Islam's holy shrines in Saudi Arabia.
Morocco, Religion, 3/13/1999
Over 170 kg of Chira seized in Morocco
Morocco, Judicial, 3/13/1999
Moroccan U-20 football team beats USA in second friendly
Morocco-USA, Sports, 3/13/1999
UNICEF - Sudan slavery
Sudan, Local, 3/13/1999
Modern and traditional medicine meet in Dakar over AIDS
Traditional healers complained that they are being ignored in the fight against the disease.
Regional, Health, 3/12/1999
2 million pounds for Arab cinema festival in Cairo
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture has agreed to subsidize the first Cairo Arabic cinema festival with 2 million pounds, where the festival's program includes offering monetary prizes for the best films.
Egypt-Regional, Culture, 3/12/1999
Nile countries to discuss water problems in April
Regional, Environment, 3/12/1999
U.S. Operation Smile Flying Hospital lands in Morocco to operate on Moroccan children with facial deformities
The Flying Hospital of the U.S Operation Smile is currently on the ground at the international airport of Casablanca to operate on Moroccan children suffering from facial deformities.
Morocco-USA, Health, 3/12/1999
10 million pounds for rebuilding parade road of Pharaonic celebrations in Luxor
The Egyptian government dedicated 10 million pounds for the first stage of rebuilding the parade road of Pharonic relations in Luxor known as "the Ram's road," which links El-Karnak and Luxor temples at a distance of 2,400 meters.
Egypt, Culture, 3/12/1999
Hariri replaces Beirut airport with Damascus airport in his flights
The Beirut office of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said that he decided not to use the Beirut airport from now on and to replace it by the Damascus airport after his private cars were prevented from reaching the stairs of his private plane.
Lebanon, Local, 3/12/1999
16.4 percent of Moroccan households are led by women
In Morocco, 16.4 % of households are led by women, according to the findings of a national survey conducted in 1997-98 by the statistics department.
Morocco, Culture, 3/12/1999
Bahrain - prayers
Bahrain, Religion, 3/12/1999
UAE divers' deaths
United Arab Emirates, Local, 3/12/1999
Iraq - explosions
Iraq-UN, Local, 3/12/1999
Moroccan movie gets prize at African cinema festival
The Moroccan movie "Femmes et...Femmes" by Said Chraibi was awarded the UNICEF prize for the promotion of woman during the latest festival for African cinema "FESPACO" held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from February 27 through March 6.
Morocco-Africa, Culture, 3/12/1999
Administrative board of multi-cultural foundation holds meeting in Seville
The Foundation of Three Cultures that was set up at the initiative of Morocco held the first session of its administrative board here recently.
Morocco-International, Culture, 3/12/1999
Moroccan clubs start contests in three African cups
Three Moroccan leading clubs will start as of this weekend competing in three African cups.
Morocco-North Africa, Sports, 3/12/1999
Morocco in Difficult Olympic Preliminary Heats Group
3/12/1999
Syria signs environmental documents with UNDP
Documents were signed and exchanged on Wednesday between the Syrian Ministry of State for Environment Affairs and the United Nations Development Program with the objective of carrying out three projects in the area of eliminating gases damaging the Ozone layer in the industrial sector.
Syria-UN, Environment, 3/11/1999
Lebanese resistance mounts operations
Israeli occupation troops on Wednesday shelled, using heavy artillery the outskirts of Kafra and Yater towns, al-Assi - al-Butoum road and the Jib Sweid area in the western sector of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/11/1999
Saudi minister of defense is due to visit Iran next month
Saudi Arabia-Iran, Military, 3/11/1999
More killings in Algeria
Algeria, Local, 3/11/1999
German traveler starts international bicycle tour from Syria's Palmyra
The ancient city of Palmyra (the place of Palms) in Syria has stood at the cross roads of many civilizations and had seen many ancient visitors on horses, camels and caravans is seeing a visitor of a different kind.
Regional-Syria-Germany, Culture, 3/10/1999
Three Israeli soldiers wounded in south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday shelled several areas in Hasbaya and the western Bekaa, said Lebanese security sources. The sources added that more than 30 missiles fell over the Lebanese areas, especially in Maimass crossing and the hills of al-Daher mountain.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/10/1999
Violence continues in Algeria
Algerian security forces killed four members of the armed groups in the outskirts of Saad, in al-Jafla province. The Algerian al-Alam al-Seyasi (political world) paper said that the Algerian forces arrested three armed group members on Monday on the road between Wahran and the city of Saad.
Algeria-Madagascar, Local, 3/10/1999
Israel - settlers
Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/10/1999
Environment protection fair held in Casablanca
A fair on environment protection dubbed "Enviro Maroc 99" is being held in Casablanca this March 8-10. The fair, co-sponsored by Morocco and Germany, is the first of the kind ever held in the kingdom.
Regional-Morocco, Environment, 3/10/1999
Women's World Day: prime minister sets up body to promote women's status
Youssoufi said a society in which women do not enjoy civil, social and political rights on an equal footing as men will not be able to achieve socioeconomic development.
Morocco, Culture, 3/9/1999
Palestinian police try to ease the situation in Gaza
Deputy chairman of protective security body of Palestine in Gaza strip, Colonel Rashid Abu Shabak, headed a meeting with reporters to clarify the situation following the killing of a captain in the Palestinian protective security forces during February.
Palestine, Judicial, 3/9/1999
King Hassan II advocates new educational system matching training to employment
This new system, the king pointed out, must mainly ensure equality of chances to all and dispense fundamental knowledge to all Moroccans to relieve them from the grips of ignorance, spare them illiteracy and endow them with a basic education so that they will be useful to themselves, to their relatives and to their homeland.
Morocco, Education, 3/9/1999
The first direct air flight for Gaza strip pilgrims
The chairman of the Palestinian Aviation Authority, Maj. Gen. Fayez Zeidan, said that the first direct flight for pilgrims from the Gaza Strip took off on Monday from Gaza International Airport to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Palestine, Religion, 3/9/1999
Bar assocation: Barsoumian can be prosecuted
Lebanon, Judicial, 3/9/1999
Palestinians, settlers clash
Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/9/1999
Agadir hosts international workshop on safeguard of bald ibis
Experts from several Arab and European countries are currently meeting in the southern Moroccan city of Agadir to examine means of safeguarding the endangered bald ibis.
Morocco-International, Environment, 3/9/1999
European Union to renovate Arabian monuments
Regional-European Union, Culture, 3/9/1999
King Fahd's first wife dies
Saudi Arabia, People, 3/9/1999
Israel continues provocative raids over Lebanon
The Lebanese citizen, Zeid Youssef Sriwi ( 47), was expelled from his village, Hasbaya, said the Lebanese security officials who asked not to be identified, adding that Sriwi was freed a week earlier from the Israeli-run al-Khiam prison within the security zone, where he was held for 13 months. It was not known why he was jailed.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/9/1999
Some 16 military men killed in Algeria
Algeria, Local, 3/9/1999
PKK confirms, Turkey denies downing of plane
Turkey, Military, 3/9/1999
Morocco's government pledges to revise women's rights
The UAF Chairwoman, Latifa Jbabdi, explained that the legal status of Moroccan women, who are considered by the law as minors throughout their life, marks a wide gap between Morocco's yearning for modernity and the reality.
Morocco, Culture, 3/8/1999
OIC countries hold workshop on pesticides on Monday
They will discuss the complaints that most of the pesticides used today are non-selective toxic chemicals, which cause serious environmental problems. Ecological and agricultural sustainability has become a key consideration in present day agriculture.
Regional, Agriculture, 3/8/1999
Moroccan journalists union opposes normalization with Israel
Morocco, Culture, 3/8/1999
Morocco wins one silver medal, ranks 20th in world indoor athletics championships
Female Athlete Zahra Ouaziz saved Morocco's honor during the Baebashi's World indoor championships in Athletics, when she won a silver medal on 3000 m allowing her country to rank 20th among world teams.
Morocco, Sports, 3/8/1999
Members of Palestinian El-Khalas party released
The secretary general of the Islamic party El-Khalas, Yehie Mousa, said that Palestinian police released members of the party's political bureau after being detained for more than 10 hours, yet another 16 remained detained.
Palestine, Local, 3/8/1999
Settlers - land grab
Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/8/1999
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