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UN symposium in Beirut examines challenges facing children in the Arab states
A four-day United Nations symposium on children's rights wrapped up Friday in Beirut with a call on the Arab states to reinforce policies ensuring young people's rights to development and social welfare.
Regional, Culture, 4/28/2001
Mrs. Mubarak: Egyptian woman plays important roles in society
Mrs. Mubarak praised Egyptian women role and pointed out that the Women National Council was set up to call for women rights, equality in job opportunities and to assist women to play greater role in society in all domains.
Egypt, Culture, 4/28/2001
Palestinian agriculture sector damaged by Israeli water flow
Palestinian ministry of agriculture announced Friday Palestinian agricultural sector losses due to recent Israeli water flow have reached $ 1.4 million in addition to 173 farms damaged.
Palestine, Agriculture, 4/28/2001
Number of American mosques grows by 25 percent, study
A national Islamic advocacy group on Friday released a major study of the Muslim community in the United States indicating that the number of mosques grew by 25 percent in the past seven years and that mosques are becoming dynamic centers for social and political mobilization.
Regional-USA, Religion, 4/28/2001
Sudan and the kidnappers of the Ethiopian plane
The Sudanese minister of information Ghazi Salah Eddine al-Atabani has said that his country does not intend to hand over the five high-jackers of the Ethiopian plane who surrendered themselves on Thursday evening to the Sudanese authorities.
Sudan-Ethiopia, Local, 4/28/2001
Morocco elected to top position of world telecom body
Morocco's Ahmed Toumi, was elected Thursday first director general of the International Telecommunications via Satellite Organization (ITSO).
Morocco, Local, 4/28/2001
Anti-AIDS summit concludes with call to fight epidemic
The African Summit on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases ended here Friday with the signing of a declaration calling for an expanded effort to combat AIDS.
Regional, Health, 4/28/2001
Jordan: the first woman ambassador since 32 years
A Jordanian official source said on Thursday that the first secretary general of the ministry of Tourism Alya' Hatouq Bouran was appointed as Jordan's ambassador to Belgium to be therefore the first Jordanian to assume a high ranking diplomatic post since more 30 years.
Jordan, Culture, 4/27/2001
Sinai's liberation day
The historical significance of Sinai could be simply ascribed to its unique spot, as it is the eastern gate of Egypt. Sinai has witnessed many wars for defending Egypt; the war between Ramses II and the Hittites, but also attested the oldest Qadsh peace treaty concluded in 1270 B.C.
Egypt, History, 4/27/2001
Al-Assad visits IT exhibition
Syria, Local, 4/27/2001
Saudi Arabia: no place for woman before the wheels of the car
The Saudi minister of the Interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said that he still prevents women to drive a car in Saudi Arabia, stressing that this issue will not be fulfilled (that woman will not be permitted to drive cars.)
Saudi Arabia, Culture, 4/27/2001
Morocco hosts regional conference on human rights education
Rabat is playing host to a regional conference on a strategy to promote human rights education in the Middle East, North Africa region.
Morocco-Regional, Culture, 4/27/2001
Canadian PM meets Moroccan athlete
Morocco-Canada, Local, 4/27/2001
The role of fire in the earth's ecology
The lecture which was illustrated by slides intended to introduce the essential role of fire in the restoration and maintenance of pine forests. For example, some plants will not flower unless they are burned during the growing season; others have seeds stimulated to germinate by smoke.
Regional, Environment, 4/27/2001
Israel: a recession in number of immigrants
Israel, Local, 4/27/2001
Moroccan illegal immigrants arrested in Turkey
Morocco-Turkey, Local, 4/27/2001
Islamic affairs ministers call for mobilization to liberate Palestinian territories
The Executive Council of the conference of ministers of Islamic affairs and habous (endowments) which held its 7th session in Rabat April 25-26 called Arab and Islamic countries to mobilize all available means and potentials to liberate the occupied Palestinian territories and recover the holy shrines.
Regional, Religion, 4/27/2001
Executive council of Islamic affairs ministerial conference meets in Rabat
In an opening address, Moroccan minister of habous and Islamic affairs, Abdelkebir M'Daghri Alaoui, said Islamic countries covered strides in elaborating a strategy meant to explain Islam in all languages and improve its image abroad and have drafted plans to safeguard Islamic heritage.
Regional, Religion, 4/27/2001
Morocco vies for world telecom body top post
Providing data on Morocco's telecom sector, El Maarouf said the country counted 1.5 million phone (fixed and mobile) subscribers in 1998, on the eve of the sector's liberalization. The figure jumped to 5 million in March 2001.
Morocco, Local, 4/27/2001
Saudi- US relations reviewed
Saudi Arabia-USA, Military, 4/26/2001
King Mohammed VI Meets Islamic Endowments Ministers
Morocco-Regional, Local, 4/26/2001
First Africa malaria day marked to spur action on prevention, treatment
The first ever "Africa Malaria Day" was marked widely Wednesday as the United Nations and its partners used the occasion to inform communities about malaria prevention and treatment and to mobilize action against a disease that kills over a million people a year, with nine tenths of the victims in Africa and most under the age of five.
Regional, Health, 4/26/2001
No Mad Cow nor Foot-and-Mouth case in Morocco
Morocco on Tuesday denied the existence of any mad cow or Foot-and-Mouth disease case among its livestock.
Morocco, Agriculture, 4/26/2001
Syria prevents the imports of living livestock, its by- products to avoid Foot-and-Mouth disease
The Syrian ministry of agriculture has issued a decision that provides for banning the entry of living livestock and their products from several Arab and foreign states as from Wednesday ( April 25, 20010) in order to avoid Foot-and-Mouth disease.
Syria, Agriculture, 4/26/2001
Woman and war: the Syrian part of an International campaign
Widowed, displaced, humiliated, raped, women are often forgotten when victims of wars are enumerated: one automatically thinks of soldiers as first row victims of armed conflicts.
Syria, Culture, 4/25/2001
Amnesty International chief lauds Morocco's human rights progress
The AI chief said he was happy to see the progress Morocco made in three years (since the last visit he paid to Morocco in 1998). Several dossiers were settled and several NGOs were created, he said.
Morocco, Culture, 4/25/2001
Court sentenced a man to three years in prison for embezzlement
Oman, Local, 4/25/2001
Ruler of Kuwait meets with British army official
Kuwait-UK, Military, 4/25/2001
Moroccan-Chinese agricultural cooperation probed
Talks focused on the protection and promotion of forest resources and the two sides agreed to trade experts and information on reforestation techniques and struggle against desert encroachment, to conduct joint research and to exchange plants that struggle against soil erosion.
Morocco-China, Agriculture, 4/25/2001
UN agencies warn that Africa's TB cases will grow as HIV spreads
The number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Africa -- already in the millions -- will double over the next decade as HIV continues to spread across the continent, the United Nations warned, calling for a concurrent effort to fight both infectious diseases.
Regional, Health, 4/25/2001
UN development agency appeals for funds to help Palestinian students
With the education of thousands of Palestinian youths at stake, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is appealing for emergency funds to help students in Gaza and abroad to pay university tuition and fees.
Palestine, Education, 4/25/2001
Abuja summit will help end conspiracy of silence on HIV/AIDS, Annan says
As ministerial meetings got under way Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria, in advance of the African summit on HIV/AIDS, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this week's forum would help cast light on the once-taboo subject of the deadly disease.
Regional, Health, 4/25/2001
Golf: Morocco denies fusion of golf trophies
Morocco denied on Monday the fusion of the Hassan II Golf Trophy and the Morocco Open.
Morocco, Sports, 4/25/2001
Morocco, Amnesty International sign cooperation accord
Under the convention, human rights education will be extended not only to teachers and civil servants working in the sector but also to the civil servants in charge of enforcing laws such as magistrates, gendarmerie and police officers and jails staff
Morocco, Culture, 4/24/2001
Address by President Mubarak on the occasion of the liberation of Sinai
In the October war, the Egyptian Armed Forces successfully managed to win the greatest victory, thus re-asserting their ability to accomplish their national mission, reversing balances and dispelling illusions. Through that victory, they imposed a new reality in this part of the world.
Egypt, History, 4/24/2001
Prime minister meets Amnesty International delegation
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, hailed Amnesty International-Morocco's becoming a full-fledged section of the organization.
Morocco, Culture, 4/24/2001
King Mohammed vows to follow up recommendations of African first ladies' summit
Morocco's King Mohammed VI pledged to spare no effort to follow up the recommendations made by the summit of African First ladies, held in Marrakesh April 20-22 under the topic "the little Girl, a Global Movement for Africa's Development."
Morocco, Culture, 4/24/2001
Mrs. Mubarak inaugurates Cairo gardens festival
Egypt, Local, 4/24/2001
More than one billion plastic bags disposed in Moroccan streets
As no recycling is possible, the thrown bags roam across streets and countryside, marring the landscape and blocking the sewage system. Their danger is even more present in the country-side, where the bags, made out of highly toxic material, end up in the stomach of hungry cattle.
Morocco, Environment, 4/24/2001
King Mohammed calls for sound return for Moroccan expatriates
During the meeting that was devoted to the return conditions of the Moroccans settled abroad, the king instructed the members of the Mohammed V foundation to guarantee best conditions to the return of the Moroccan expatriates, and to extend them all necessary aid, at the level of welcome, medical, human, and relief assistance, the spokesman said.
Morocco, Local, 4/24/2001
Athletics: Morocco's el Moaziz wins London Flora marathon
Few months after winning the prestigious Marathon of New York, Morocco's Abdelkader El Moaziz on Sunday bagged the London Flora Marathon.
Morocco, Sports, 4/24/2001
Kuwaiti- British joint defense agreement renewed
Kuwait-UK, Military, 4/24/2001
Tennis: Morocco's Arazi loses Monte Carlo final
Morocco's Hicham Arazi on Sunday lost in three straight sets (3-6, 2-6, 4-6) to Brazil's Gustavo Kuerton in the final of $ 2.95-million masters series tournament of Monte Carlo.
Morocco, Sports, 4/24/2001
Football: Morocco defeats Namibia, remains in world cup race
A second half was enough for Morocco to score three goals against Namibia and maintain their chances to qualify for the World Cup for the fifth time.
Morocco-Namibia, Sports, 4/24/2001
Amnesty International-morocco, granted status of AI section
Amnesty International-Morocco has been granted at a ceremony in Rabat Saturday the status of Amnesty International section to mark the achievement made by its members in the field of promotion and protection of human rights.
Morocco, Culture, 4/23/2001
African first ladies' summit adopts Marrakesh declaration; girls development
The summit of African First ladies, held in Marrakesh April 20-22 under the topic "the little Girl, a Global Movement for Africa's Development" wound up proceedings Sunday with the adoption of the Marrakesh Declaration.
Regional, Culture, 4/23/2001
Kuwaiti, Saudi military cooperation reviewed
Saudi Arabia-Kuwait, Military, 4/23/2001
First Lady Mubarak: increasing family awarness protects against addiction
Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, chairperson of the National Council for Women (NCW), stressed the importance of educating families and increasing their awareness about the phenomena of family violence and cruelty in order to secure protection from addiction.
Egypt, Local, 4/23/2001
Moroccan craftsmen pledge to protect children's rights
Moroccan craftsmen pledged to guarantee and protect the rights to education, medicare and leisure of the children working in their workshops.
Morocco, Culture, 4/23/2001
Cabinet to review initial US report on Egypt Air plane crash in 1999
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to receive two reports from Prime Minster Atef Ebeid on Monday on the economic aspects of the President's European tour and the EgyptAir plane crash off the US east coast in October 1999.
Egypt-USA, Local, 4/23/2001
Bibliotheca Alexandrina hoped to revive the cultural glamour of the ancient city
If the old Alexandria library, the oldest of ancient times, had turned the city into a flourishing cultural centre, hope is revived that the Mediterranean city will assume again its role as a centre of enlightenment in the modern age to become an exporter of Arab culture and recipient of foreign ones.
Egypt, Local, 4/23/2001
Foot-and-Mouth disease in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas said on Saturday that the preliminary figures of the Foot-and-Mouth disease wave in the Kuwaiti farms in " Kabad " district resulted in affecting 250 cows.
Kuwait, Agriculture, 4/23/2001
Al-Oran as a chairman for the Jordanian physicians Union
Jordan, Local, 4/23/2001
ALECSO calls for nominations for its Arab culture award
The Arab League educational, cultural and scientific organization (ALESCO) called on Saturday for nominations for its Arab culture award for the years 2001-2002 regarding the Palestinian issue and Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
Regional, Local, 4/23/2001
Press world cup round to be held in Marrakesh
The first round of journalists and news media World Cup will be held in Marrakesh (320 km south of Rabat) May 27 through June 3.
Regional, Local, 4/23/2001
Rugby: Moroccan team qualifies for African semi-finals
Morocco on Saturday beat Cote d'Ivoire 20 to 18 in Casablanca to qualify for the semi-finals of the African Rugby Cup of Nations this year.
Morocco, Sports, 4/23/2001
Ministers of Islamic affairs meet in Rabat
The Executive Council of the conference of ministers of Islamic affairs and habous (endowments) holds its 7th session in Rabat this week.
Regional, Religion, 4/23/2001
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