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Two Spaniards arrested in Morocco with about 10 tons of cannabis
Morocco-Spain, Local, 7/17/1999

Morocco hosts congress of International Federation of Amateur Theater
The International Federation of Amateur Theater opened Friday its 24th congress in Morocco's Atlantic coastal city of El-Jadida to discuss a number of issues germane to ways to promoting amateur drama and enhancing partnership between world playwrights.
Regional-Morocco-International, Culture, 7/17/1999

Morocco attends world conference on the peaceful use of outer space
Morocco will take part in the 3rd world conference on the peaceful use of outer space (UNISPACE III) due in Vienna, Austria on July 19-31.
Morocco-International, Science, 7/17/1999

Shahin heads the arbitration committee of Alexandria cinema festival
World-famous Egyptian director Yousef Shahin agreed to accept the chairmanship of arbitration committee of the international competition at the Alexandria International Cinema Festival, which will be held from September 15 - 30.
Egypt-International, Culture, 7/16/1999

Luxor to host international tourism and environment symposium in November
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism started preparing to organize an international symposium for tourism and environment that is to be convened in Luxor at the end of November.
Egypt, Environment, 7/16/1999

UNIFIL investigates Israeli theft of Lebanese soil, attacks continue
Israel continued its attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon, while the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia entered six villages in south Lebanon and arrested several men and women under the pretext of investigating them.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/16/1999

Poisonous gases warehouse explodes near Tel Aviv
Israel, Local, 7/16/1999

US - Iraqi no-fly zone clashes continue
Iraq-USA, Military, 7/16/1999

Mauritian Inventor Wins Africa Award 99
A Mauritian inventor, Jerome Carcasse, has won the gold medal for the best African inventor for 1999 in the junior category.
Mauritania, Science, 7/16/1999

Stone age tools, paintings found in Egypt's Red Sea caves
An Egyptian-Belgian archaeological mission has found a cave with remains dating back to 7,000 BC at al-Qoseir on Egypt's Red Sea coast, Egyptian al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Friday.
Egypt, Culture, 7/16/1999

Morocco Benefits from five Euromed audiovisual projects
The projects, worth over 20 million euros to be financed by the "Meda program," seek to enhance cooperation ties and exchange of experiences between the two banks of the Mediterranean basin in motion picture, co-production, distribution and archiving.
Regional-European Union, Culture, 7/16/1999

Israel continues aggression against south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/15/1999

Morocco calls for forum of Moroccan, Spanish agriculture operators
The call that was first launched during the meeting held last April 20 in Madrid between the Moroccan and Spanish agriculture ministers was renewed on Wednesday in Rabat at a meeting between Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Jesus Posada, and Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Habib Malki.
Morocco-Spain, Agriculture, 7/15/1999

French official for increasing pensions paid to foreign soldiers
French President Jacques Chirac met on Wednesday with a group of Moroccan war veterans who took part in the French military parade that marks France's national day in Paris and were invited to attend the traditional garden party held at the end of the parade.
Morocco-France, Culture, 7/15/1999

Morocco launches vaccination campaign against hepatitis-b
Morocco launched Tuesday a nationwide vaccination campaign against Hepatitis-B Virus (HBV) affecting between 780,000 and 1.3 million Moroccans.
Morocco, Health, 7/15/1999

Cairo appeals court ends receivership on lawyers' syndicate
Egypt, Judicial, 7/14/1999

37 Lebanese and Israeli complaints to the April Understanding committee
the Israeli occupation forces shelled, using heavy artillery several areas in the al-Tuffah district, reinforced their positions in Hasbaya and expanded the roads from Zamraya until Eable al-Saqqi in order to facilitate the theft of Lebanese soil for the Israeli settlements according to reports from the south. The previously stolen top soil has yet to be returned to Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/14/1999

More US strikes against Iraq
Iraq-USA, Military, 7/14/1999

Israeli authorities confiscate West Bank endowment lands
Palestine-Israel, Local, 7/14/1999

US accusations against Egyptians of having links with Bin Laden
A US federal court has accused two Egyptians who were arrested last Sunday in London of having collaborated with Osama Bin Laden in the two explosions that took place in August 1998 and targeted the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Regional-UK, Judicial, 7/14/1999

Israeli-allied militia member wounded in south Lebanon
Lebanese resistance forces on Monday destroyed an Israeli military vehicle in south Lebanon. In a statement released on Monday, the Lebanese resistance said that one of its groups monitored the Israeli mechanized reinforcements to al-Tebe position and attacked them with rockets and machine-gun fire.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/13/1999

Around 150 world athletes in Casablanca first international meeting
Some 150 international athletes, including 65 women, will participate in the 14-discipline first athletics meeting of Casablanca, to kick off this Tuesday at the Mohammed V Stadium of Casablanca.
Morocco-International, Sports, 7/13/1999

Mauritania, Senegal cooperate in struggle against granivorous birds
Mauritania and Senegal are projecting to launch shortly the second phase of their joint cooperation program in struggle against granivorous birds in the border region of the Senegal river valley.
Mauritania-Senegal, Agriculture, 7/13/1999

Rabat hosts international youth solidarity rally
Rabat is hosting this July 21 through 28 an international youth solidarity rally held at the initiative of the Moroccan scouts association (SHM).
Morocco-International, Culture, 7/13/1999

Morocco's Al-Aynaoui in world top 30 tennis players
Moroccan tennis player Younes Al-Aynaoui became this week the first Moroccan to accede to the top 30 players of the world.
Morocco, Sports, 7/13/1999

Three people killed in road accident
Morocco, Local, 7/13/1999

Some 400,000 persons face starvation in Somalia
Somalia, Local, 7/13/1999

Return of festival for Alexandrias of the world
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism decided to reorganize the festival "Alexandrias of the World," in which cities that carry the name of Alexandria all over the world participate, after a halt of seven years due to financial and administrative problems.
Egypt-International, Culture, 7/12/1999

King Hassan dedicates new military hospital in Rabat
Built over 25 hectares, the new facility has a capacity of 755 beds and includes four buildings with four stories each. The hospital has a surgery ward, medical and technical wings, a reeducation service, a VIP clinic, a mosque, a medical club and accommodation blocs.
Morocco, Health, 7/12/1999

Crusaders in Jerusalem
The British daily Sunday Telegraph said on Sunday that hundreds of European Christians will visit the city of Jerusalem on a mission to apologize for what the Crusaders had done in Jerusalem 900 years ago.
Regional, Culture, 7/12/1999

Arabic the second compulsory language in Israel
Israel, Education, 7/12/1999


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