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Rome golden gala meeting: Morocco's el-Guerrouj wins mile, Bidouane wins 400 m hurdles
Morocco, Sports, 6/30/2001

An Algerian lives in seclusion for 38 years
The Algerian citizen Muhammad Abu Ghanem( 61 year old) chose to live in dark since 38 years in his tent in Hujeinah village of Mu'asmar province. His only sort of intimation is his brother, one year older than him.
Algeria, Local, 6/30/2001

Patriarch Maximus 5th Hakim dies at 93
Patriarch Maximus 5th Hakim of Antoich and the East for the Greek-Catholic church died in Beirut's Qalb Yasu ( heart of Christ) hospital on Friday at 93 year old.
Lebanon, People, 6/30/2001

Bush appology for American Muslim expulsion from the White House
The White House yesterday apologized for an incident that resulted in a Muslim delegation leaving the White House after one of its members was ejected from the White House.
Regional-USA, Religion, 6/30/2001

Morocco plays decisive world cup qualifier against Egypt
Morocco will play this Saturday evening in Rabat a decisive world cup qualifier against Egypt.
Morocco-Egypt, Sports, 6/30/2001

Slobodan Milosevic puts God on trial
Slobodan Milosevic, the deposed Yugoslav leader accused of starting wars and causing massacres against civilians has been jailed and sent for trial for the crimes he committed against humanity.
Regional, Editorial, 6/29/2001

A funeral for the Egyptian actress Suad Hosni in Cairo
A large funeral was held on Thursday in cairo for the renowned Egyptian actress Suad Hosni who died in London on Friday following along struggle with diseases and depression at 59 year old.
Egypt, People, 6/29/2001

Roman cemeteries in Qana
The Lebanese excavation official at the directorate of antiquities and museums Ali Badawi said that Roman tombs were found on Wednesday near the Lebanese town of Qana in South Lebanon.
Lebanon, History, 6/29/2001

Egypt's Armed forces ready to shoulder the duty of defending father land
Egypt's Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence and Military Production, said that the armed forces shoulder the sacred duty of defending the land and all the sanctities of Egypt and its civilization.
Egypt, Military, 6/29/2001

Mrs. Mubarak follows up developing special needs schools
The meeting took up a plan for developing Cairo governorate schools for children with special needs, which aims at providing educational, health, social and psychological care for those children.
Egypt, Culture, 6/29/2001

France rediscovers Idris Effendi
The program of the festival entitled "The French Love Cairo", to be continued till the end of this month, includes a symposium on the French painter Prisese d'Avennes (1807-1879) known to the Egyptians as Idris Effendi.
Egypt, People, 6/29/2001

IAAF honors Morocco's Said Aouita
Said Aouita was the first athlete ever in history to run the 5000 m race in less than 13 mn, when he covered the distance in Rome in July 1987 in a timing of 12:58.39.
Morocco, Sports, 6/29/2001

Morocco's embassy extends assistance to earthquake victims in Peru
Morocco-Peru, Culture, 6/28/2001

Women and War
" Women and war " is the title of an art exhibition under display at the Damascus International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC's headquarters. It will continue until July 5th.
Syria, Culture, 6/28/2001

Foreign sides are accused in Algerian incidents
The Algerian prime minister Ali Bin Flis has accused foreign sides in contributing to inflaming incidents taking place in al-Kabayel area and several Algerian cities.
Algeria, Local, 6/28/2001

Saudi planes fell down in training
A Saudi Tornado plane crashed on Tuesday evening during a night training operation in the southern area of the region.
Saudi Arabia, Military, 6/28/2001

Suspected belts in Southern Saudi Arabia
Security sides in al-Baha area, southern west of Saudi Arabia had confiscated belts causing cancer and infertility ( among men) from one of the trade centers.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 6/28/2001

Pentagon sends copters and servicemen to movie shot in Morocco
The US department of defense, the Pentagon, said it has sent four Black Hawk copters and some 35 rangers to take part in a movie currently being shot in Morocco.
Morocco, Local, 6/28/2001

Global AIDS fund should be up and running by year's end, Annan says
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan predicted on Wednesday that the global "war chest" he proposed two months ago to fight HIV/AIDS would be up and running by the end of this year.
Regional, Health, 6/28/2001

UN assembly adopts declaration of commitment on HIV/AIDS
The United Nations General Assembly adopted on Wednesday at the end of a three-day special session on HIV/AIDS a comprehensive Declaration of Commitment containing specific timetables and setting out a blueprint for mobilizing a greatly accelerated response to the pandemic.
Regional, Health, 6/28/2001

Morocco, Spain hold 1st joint justice encounter
The first Moroccan-Spanish encounter on justice between the Moroccan supreme court and the general council of the Spanish judiciary authority opened in Rabat Wednesday.
Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 6/28/2001

Two African countries adhere to ISESCO
Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire joined on Wednesday the Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) during the 28th session of the Islamic conference of foreign ministers held in Bamako, Mali.
Regional, Culture, 6/28/2001

Group of Human Rights Abuse Victims Receive Compensation
A group of victims of human rights abuse received on Monday compensations, following a decision by an arbitration and compensation commission to settle a total of 609 cases.
Morocco, Culture, 6/27/2001

An international conference to protect the Arab child
A conference on protecting the child from mal- treatment and negligence will be held in al-Manama on October 20 to 22. It is organized by the Bahraini society for developing childhood in collaboration with UNICEF.
Regional, Culture, 6/27/2001

Ministerial conference calls for struggle against poverty, desertification
A ministerial conference on opportunities for sustainable investment in rainfed areas in western Asia and Northern Africa called for struggle against poverty and desert encroachment and for speeding up economic growth and enhancing food security.
Regional, Environment, 6/27/2001

Some 27 Syrian killed in car collision
Syria, Local, 6/27/2001

Electricity, water continue to be for free in Qatar
Qatar, Local, 6/27/2001

EgyptAir denies US magazine claims on crash probes
Egypt's national carrier yesterday vehemently denied a report carried by a US magazine which claimed that Egyptian investigators, who probed the 1999 crash of an EgyptAir plane, had privately agreed with the US view that suicide was the likely reason for the tragedy.
Egypt-USA, Local, 6/26/2001

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak sponsors Arab Conference for childhood rights
Addressing the meeting, Mrs. Mubarak said the coming stage will witness a detailed action plan of the council in the various governorates.
Regional, Culture, 6/26/2001

Moroccan, Colombian officials review cooperation in culture
Cultural relations between Morocco and Colombia were reviewed here on Tuesday by Moroccan culture minister, Mohamed Achaari, and Colombian peer, Araceli Morales Lopez.
Morocco-Colombia, Culture, 6/26/2001

Moroccan-Spanish first meeting on justice convenes
Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 6/26/2001

Water crisis in Damascus
Syria, Local, 6/26/2001

Rabat hosts ministerial conference on investment in arid areas
A ministerial conference on investment possibilities in areas with arid ecosystems in western Asia and Northern Africa started proceedings in Rabat on Monday.
Regional, Environment, 6/26/2001

Alexandria Library a dream to come true soon
The Great Library of Alexandria, which was probably established by Ptolemy I ( 305-285 BC), was the most important centre of learning in ancient times.
Egypt, Education, 6/26/2001

Moroccan gardener's case submitted to revision court in france
The case of Omar Raddad, who was condemned for the murder of his employer - a murder he has always denied- will be submitted to a revision court which will likely rule the indictment annulment.
Morocco-France, Local, 6/26/2001

Egyptian MPs Turn into Cheerleaders for Soccer Match Against Morocco
A group of 80 Egyptian members of parliament are projecting to travel to Morocco to support their national soccer team in their 2002 world cup heats match Saturday against Morocco.
Egypt-Morocco, Sports, 6/26/2001

International program child labor to be launched
Rabat will host this June 27-29 a national seminar to launch the international program against child labor and examine local plans.
Morocco, Culture, 6/25/2001

Lebanese cultural week in Kuwait
The Lebanese cultural week was opened on Sunday in Kuwait it lasts for five days and includes high ranking cultural activities.
Kuwait-Lebanon, Culture, 6/25/2001

An exhibition of modern Syrian artists at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum 23 June - 2 September 2001
Syria, until 1999, has locally, largely been known for itŐs more ancient cultural artifacts than modern accomplishments for more than 40 years. Middle Eastern politics has, until recently, made this area a land of mystery within the area of Arts and Culture.
Syria, Culture, 6/25/2001

Syria in the eyes of Europe: An exhibition by the European Commission
The way the European writers, researchers, travelers and artists view Syria creates a colorful mosaic which bears testimony to Europe's diversity. An art exhibition on this these will be opened at the Damascus Khan Asaad Pasha on July 4th.
Syria-European Union, Culture, 6/25/2001

State Security Court adjourns Al-Nabaa's Editor-in-chief trial to July 1
The State Security Court Sunday decided to adjourn the trial of Mamdouh Mahran, the disgraced Editor-in-Chief of "Al-Nabaa" and "Akher Khabar" newspaper, till July 1.
Egypt, Local, 6/25/2001

10,000 Women Participated in Casablanca Run-for-Fun Race
Some 10,000 women and young girls aged between 10 and 76 participated Sunday in a 10-KM long run-for-fun race held in Casablanca.
Morocco, Sports, 6/25/2001

Spanish intellectual publishes first translation of Koran in Catalonian
Regional, Religion, 6/25/2001


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