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Italian Professor highlights ancient Syrian cultural heritage
"We want to cooperate with Syria, as a Mediterranean state to establish a peaceful future in which we highlight our cultural heritage," said former Italian director general of cultural properties Francesco Sisinni in a statement to ArabicNews.com.
Syria-Italy, Culture, 3/11/2000

Women customs officers first batch graduation
Morocco, Culture, 3/10/2000

Albanian archbishop visits Damascus
Archbishop Anistasius of Tirana and the Whole Albania for the Greek Orthodox church arrived in Damascus on Wednesday evening on a visit which will last for five days.
Syria-Albania, Religion, 3/10/2000

Morocco's citrus fruits exports increase by 18 percent
Morocco exported up to March 1st 393,000 tons of citrus fruits recording an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year.
Morocco, Agriculture, 3/10/2000

Bourguiba in good health conditions
Medical sources in Tunisia stated that health condition of former President Habib Bourguiba has greatly improved
Tunisia, People, 3/10/2000

Olympic games: Egypt, Morocco in decisive match in Cairo
Morocco will play Sunday in Cairo a decisive preliminary match for the football tournament of the 2000 Olympic Games of Sydney, Australia.
Egypt-Morocco, Sports, 3/10/2000

Morocco in Cote d'Ivoire international judo tournament
Morocco will participate in an international judo tournament, to start this Friday in Cote d'Ivoire's city of Abidjan.
Morocco, Sports, 3/10/2000

Israeli raids against south Lebanon
The Israeli warplanes on Thursday renewed their raids against the hills and heights of al-Tuffah district in south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/10/2000

Hot winds and exceptional drought in Morocco, small farmers's debt written off
Hot winds, coming from the south, are sweeping all over Morocco's western regions, causing unusual high temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius for an average of 19 degrees in this period.
Morocco, Agriculture, 3/9/2000

Owner of building that collapsed gets five-year prison sentence
Morocco, Local, 3/9/2000

Moroccan women to march for their rights
Like other women across the world, Moroccan women will stage next Sunday a march in downtown Rabat.
Morocco, Culture, 3/9/2000

Belgian-luxemburgian committee to back Morocco's world cup bid
Morocco-Belarus, Sports, 3/9/2000

King Mohammed receives Moroccan official pilgrims delegation
King Mohammed VI received here Wednesday the members of the official delegation of Moroccan pilgrims who will head for Saudi Arabia to perform pilgrimage.
Morocco, Religion, 3/9/2000

FIFA congratulates Morocco after inspectors' visit
The world football governing body (FIFA) congratulated Morocco for the sound organization of the visit by a FIFA inspectors delegation to Morocco last February.
Morocco, Sports, 3/9/2000

A Group of Kosovars will be Part among Moroccan Pilgrims
Morocco has decided to take in charge the pilgrimage cost of a number of Muslims from Kosovar and to integrate them among the Moroccans who are performing this year the pilgrimage rituals in the Islamic holy shrines in Saudi Arabia.
Morocco, Culture, 3/9/2000

Aggressions continue against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday continued to carry out acts of terrorism and oppression inside the occupied part of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/9/2000

More killing in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Aseel on Wednesday said that the Algerian security forces killed six gunmen from a besieged armed group in an apartment in one of the suburbs of Oran.
Algeria, Local, 3/9/2000

Golf: Mohammed VI challenge kicks off
The first Mohammed VI Golf Challenge was kicked off this Wednesday at the Royal golf links of Dar Es-salam in Rabat with golfers from 24 nations participating.
Morocco, Sports, 3/8/2000

Eid al-Adha dates set
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 3/8/2000

Saudi Arabia invites 500 Thai Muslims to perform pilgrimage
The number of Thai Muslims invited to attend the Hajj (pilgrimage) as the guests of the Saudi Arabian government this year has increased to 500
Saudi Arabia-Thailand, Religion, 3/8/2000

Islamic Scientific Committee good for Islamic nations' development, Pakistani official
Regional, Science, 3/8/2000

Rabat declaration maps common desertification indicators
Participants to the emergency general assembly of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) held in Rabat March 6-7 adopted the Rabat Declaration, mapping out a common initiative defining drought and desertification indicators.
Morocco-Regional, Environment, 3/8/2000

More than one ton of chira sized in northern Morocco
Morocco, Local, 3/8/2000

Three SLA militia members killed in south Lebanon
Lebanese resistance retaliated for Israeli bombardment of south Lebanon villages by killing three members of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militias in two operations in the occupied part of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/8/2000

Security forces killed three gunmen in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Youm said on Tuesday that the security forces killed three gunmen of the armed groups in El Bayadh province, 638 km from the capital, Algiers.
Algeria, Local, 3/8/2000

Libya backs Morocco's World Cup bid
Libya has voiced backing to Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
Morocco-Libya, Sports, 3/7/2000

800 ancient prices chosen to be displayed in Alexandria Library
Egypt, Culture, 3/7/2000

Rabat hosts Sahara Sahel Observatory general assembly
The works of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) extraordinary general assembly opened in Rabat Monday under the chairmanship of Moroccan Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea-Fisheries Habib El Malki.
Regional-Morocco-Africa, Environment, 3/7/2000

Morocco's odds to host World Cup are strong, Algeria says
"Morocco has strong odds to win the bid to host the World Cup, and Algeria backs this historic initiative by the Moroccans," Algerian Youth and Sports Minister Abdelmalek Sellal told the press before leaving Morocco.
Morocco-Algeria, Sports, 3/7/2000

Starting moving Hepes Temple in the Egyptian oasis
The executive steps started for moving Hepes Temple in Kharga city in the Egyptian area of Wadi El-Gedeed.
Egypt, Culture, 3/7/2000

Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
On Monday morning the Israeli artillery bombarded the outskirts of Hadatha and Eita al-Jabal towns in occupied south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/7/2000

Arab Sports Union meets in Marrakesh
Regional, Sports, 3/7/2000

More than one ton of Chira Seized
Morocco, Local, 3/7/2000

Children come across world war ii bomb in Morocco
A bomb dating back to World War II was discovered Sunday near the city of Kenitra (50 km north of here).
Morocco, Local, 3/7/2000

Morocco's al-Aynaoui in Bogota open second round
Morocco, Sports, 3/7/2000

Morocco's Lahlafi wins French cross-country championship
Morocco, Sports, 3/7/2000

Moroccan boxers warm up in Algeria
Morocco-Algeria, Sports, 3/7/2000

Morocco celebrates immolation feast March 17
Morocco, Religion, 3/7/2000

Saudi oil minister confers with Polish minister
Saudi Arabia-Poland, Environment, 3/6/2000

King Mohammed hails army for defense and construction
King Mohammed VI, Commander in Chief and chief of staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, supervised Saturday a military parade at the headquarters of the Southern Zone Command.
Morocco, Military, 3/6/2000

Sit-in strike to demand freedom of movement for Palestinian journalists
The Palestinian journalists in the West Bank organized a strike at the military occupation barrier in El-Ram village located between Jerusalem and Ramallah under the title "Freedom of movement for the Palestinian journalist."
Palestine-Israel, Local, 3/6/2000

Moroccan former female athletes in world conference
Three former Moroccan female athletics stars will attend an international conference on women and sports, to open doors this Monday in Paris.
Morocco-International, Sports, 3/6/2000

Israel continues striking South Lebanese areas
The Israeli forces on Sunday bombarded several towns in south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the occupation artillery bombarded the outskirts of Majdal Soloum, Qibreiha, Toulin, al-Salwqi valley and al-Qeseyeh valley.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/6/2000

Messengers of God find refuge in Egypt
Early, last month, a conference on "Media role in the dialogue of religions" was held under the sponsorship of the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, based at the School of Oriental Studies of the University of London.
Egypt, Religion, 3/6/2000

Former football star, Dolmy, made ambassador for Morocco's 2006 bid
Former star of the Moroccan football, Abdelmajid Dolmy, was made ambassador of Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
Morocco, Sports, 3/6/2000

Four people killed in traffic accident
Morocco, Local, 3/6/2000

Moroccan woman gives birth to quadruplets
Morocco, Local, 3/6/2000

Morocco, Niger discuss cooperation in struggle against desertification
Cooperation between Morocco and Niger in the struggle against desert encroachment, environment protection and agriculture in general was discussed at a meeting in Rabat.
Morocco-Niger, Environment, 3/6/2000

Fighting in Somalia
It was announced on Sunday in Mogadishu the killing of some 17 Somalis in confrontations that took place between the warring groups during the weekend vacation.
Somalia, Local, 3/6/2000


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