Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/27/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 27, 1999
- Trial for two Kuwaiti women writers accused of spreading libertarianism
A Kuwaiti count will consider on November 10 a case against two Kuwaiti women writers, namely Lila Alothman and Alia Shoaeb, accused of spreading libertinism and abusing religious values. Kuwait, Culture, 10/2/1999 - GCC joint military exercises
The naval forces of the six Arab Gulf Cooperation Council member states started today joint maneuvers in the Gulf using live ammunition under the name "The Solidarity of the Six." The maneuvers will last until October 15. Gulf, Military, 10/2/1999 - Symposium in Rabat to commemorate Al-Quds liberation from crusaders
The Islamic Scientific Educational and Cultural Organization (ISESCO, based in Rabat) is holding in Rabat this Saturday an academic symposium on the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Regional, Culture, 10/2/1999 - Arab stands in Frankfurt book fair larger this year
The Arab stands at the Frankfurt International Book Fair will be larger this year, a statement by the fair's management said on Friday. Regional, Culture, 10/2/1999 - Theater festival in Shareka in coming March
Shareka Emirate decided to organize its second theater festival between 20th- 27th of coming March with participation of 8 countries which are Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunis, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, and (UAE) which is the state which organizes the festival. United Arab Emirates, Culture, 10/1/1999 - Israel strikes civilian houses in south Lebanon
Israeli raids and artillery bombardment in south Lebanon on Thursday resulted in damaging several houses of civilians, especially in Zouter East. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/1/1999 - Arab conference for water resumes in Beirut: 18% of Arab states under water poverty line
The international Arab conference for water, currently being held in Beirut, stated that the Arab area accounts for most of the area in the world water poverty, as 80% of its countries live under the water poverty line. Regional, Environment, 9/30/1999 - Syrian olive cultivation booming
An international course on advanced technologies applied on olive tree cultivation concluded its deliberations in Damascus on Wednesday. The director of the Syrian olive bureau, Mufeed Kheizran, said in his debate that the olive cultivation process has been improved on the international level as well as in the Mediterranean region. Syria, Agriculture, 9/30/1999 - Music shows to alleviate poverty
Three major music shows will be simultaneously held on October 9 in New York, London and Geneva as part of a poverty alleviation program designed by the UNDP and supported by the largest Internet equipment provider company CISCO Systems. Regional-International, Culture, 9/30/1999 - One SLA militia member killed; Israel trains SLA on prisoner torture
AP said that the Israeli army admitted in a 15-page written testimony, signed by the commander of the Israeli military operations, Gen. Dan Haloutz, and submitted to the Supreme Court in Israel that Shin Bet agents visited Khiam prison and trained SLA militia members there as well as holding periodical training for them in Israel on torture methods. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/30/1999 - Egyptian minister of culture receives international musician and director Jean Michael Jarre
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received yesterday the famous international musician and director Jean Michael Jarre, who arrived in Cairo on Monday in a four-day visit with an invitation from Hosni, as the final arrangements for Egypt's celebration of the new millennium took place which will be made under the title "12 dreams for the sun," directed by Jarre. Egypt, Culture, 9/29/1999 - Six Iraqis wounded in US air raids Iraq-USA, Military, 9/29/1999
- Rain fell on Al Fujayrah, UAE United Arab Emirates, Environment, 9/29/1999
- Arab formative art exhibition opens in Beirut
An exhibition of modern Arab formative art opened on Monday in Beirut, the cultural capital for the Arab world for the year 1999, and with the participation of a number of Arab formative artists. Regional, Culture, 9/29/1999 - Morocco ready to share its water management experience
Morocco is ready to share its experience in matters of soft water management with small island countries, part of South-South cooperation. Morocco-International, Environment, 9/29/1999 - Israeli strikes continue against south Lebanon
News reports from the occupied part of south Lebanon spoke about Israeli moves on the front lines of the Hasbaya axis after Israeli army officers took Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militias out of the front positions, especially from Ein Qenya, Zaghla and Zemraya. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/29/1999 - Violence continues in Algeria Algeria, Local, 9/29/1999
- Ancient tomb found in Egypt Egypt, Culture, 9/29/1999
- Suzanne Mubarak: Egypt making progress for children
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak said Egypt has made progress in child care, protection, and development . "But there are also illegal practices that should stop," she added, saying that 1989 -1999 is the decade for the Egyptian child in Egypt, which focuses attention on priorities relating to children. Egypt, Culture, 9/28/1999 - SLA senior official killed by Lebanese resistance
The chief of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia's intelligence in the central sector of the Israeli occupied sone of south Lebanon, Fawzi al-Saghir (45), was killed on Monday when the Lebanese resistance detonated a roadside bomb on Monday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/28/1999 - Rabat hosts colloquium on Jerusalem next saturday
A colloquium on Al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be held in Rabat next Saturday in commemoration of the anniversary of the liberation of the holy city by Salahadin Al Ayoubi. Regional, Culture, 9/28/1999 - 551 Syrian antiquities roving Switzerland, Canada, the US
With the advent of the third millennium, Syrian antiquities and unearthed finds will be shown to the world in a roving exhibition. The exhibition will be held under the title " Syria: Land of Civilizations." Syria, Culture, 9/28/1999 - Exhibition on Islamic Art in New York Regional, Religion, 9/28/1999
- El-Asadeyat meteors will fall on the Arab states starting on November 15
Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries as well as North Africa will witness in mid-November the natural phenomenon known as the El-Asadeyat meteors, which occurs only once every 23 years. Regional, Science, 9/28/1999 - International sciences council holds assembly in Cairo
The International council of sciences started on Monday an assembly conference in Cairo with the participation of experts from 69 states, including six Arab states, as well as representatives of International organizations. Regional, Science, 9/28/1999 - Butterfly population in Sudan dwindles
Sudanese zoologists affirm that the decrease in the number of butterflies that has been observed in the country is an indicator of environmental deterioration Sudan, Environment, 9/28/1999 - Palestinian Christians distance themselves from pro-Israel cults
Groups of Christian cults, some of which are strongly pro-Israel, have started to arrive in Jerusalem not only to mark the end of the second mellinium but to prepare for the arrival of Jesus Christ, whom they sternly believe will return by the end of this year. Palestine-Israel, Local, 9/28/1999 - Increase in Moroccan seed purchases
Idris El-Esawi, the spokesman of the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Maritime Fishery, said yesterday that his country bought 1.3 million tons of seeds from the international market Morocco, Agriculture, 9/28/1999 - Iraqi sources assure US shelling of Al Faw
The Iraqi military stated that US jets shelled civilian sites near Al Faw city in southern Iraq and raided service establishments in Basra city and that these jets were coming from Saudi airspace. Iraq-USA, Military, 9/27/1999 - UNESCO begins school construction in Iraq Iraq-UN, Education, 9/27/1999
- Israeli forces strike Lebanese towns
The Lebanese national resistance front has announced that resistance forces ambushed an Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia mechanized patrol at 4 p.m. Sunday on the road to Barachit position. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/27/1999 - Collective wedding party in Kuwait Kuwait, Culture, 9/27/1999
- Tennis: Morocco ousts Poland, accedes to Davis Cup group i Morocco, Sports, 9/27/1999
- Moroccan arrested with 120 kg of cannabis Morocco-Belgium, Judicial, 9/27/1999
- Drunk Passenger Forces Plane To land Morocco, Local, 9/27/1999