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US President congratulates the Islamic world on the fall of Ramadan
Regional-USA, Religion, 11/17/2001

'Reading For All' example to be followed
Egypt-Regional, Education, 11/17/2001

An international symposium lauds Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak's efforts
Egypt, Culture, 11/17/2001

Less than 1000 Moroccans live in Portugal
Morocco-Portugal, Local, 11/17/2001

Israeli-Palestinian conflict inflicting mental harm on region's children: UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF voiced concern for the children being killed and injured in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, noting that surveys have shown that youngsters in the region were experiencing more emotional problems than a year ago.
Palestine, Health, 11/17/2001

Tunisian rescue men head for Algeria
A Tunisian official source announced that Tunisian rescue men were sent on Wednesday to Algiers to help in the rescue operation following the floods which resulted in killing 651 persons and wounding other 318 by the beginning of last week in Algeria.
Tunisia-Algeria, Local, 11/17/2001

Syrian actor humanitarian efforts commended
The Sudanese ministry of health and the UNICEF commended the efforts made by the renowned Syrian actor Dureid Lahham, who is the good intention ambassador of UNICEF to the Middle East and North Africa for his active participation in the 9th Sudanese national campaign to eliminate children's polio in Sudan.
Sudan-Regional, Culture, 11/17/2001

Yemen: Measures to prevent sneaking of Afghani Arabs
A Yemeni official said on Friday he will suspend offering entry visas to the country at the airport for all who carry American and European passports for three months in order to close the door before the Afghani Arabs who carry such passports.
Yemen-Afghanistan, Local, 11/17/2001

Mubarak exchanges congratulations with Arab leaders
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday exchanged congratulations with a number of Arab leaders on the occasion of the advent of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Egypt-Regional, Religion, 11/17/2001

King Mohammed congratulates Muslim world leaders over holy month advent
Morocco's King Mohammed VI sent messages of congratulations to the heads of state of the Muslim world on the occasion of the advent of the fasting and prayer month of Ramadan.
Morocco-Regional, Religion, 11/17/2001

Alexandria's submerged antiquities for tourist diving
The European Institution for Maritime Antiquities, working in cooperation with the Egyptian Department of Submerged Antiquities, has finished its annual mission at underwater sites near Alexandria.
Egypt, Local, 11/17/2001

Tolerance is key to peace and fight against terrorism, UN officials say
Commemorating the International Day for Tolerance, United Nations officials stressed that respect for diversity was crucial to securing peace and winning the battle against terrorism.
Regional, Culture, 11/17/2001

Syria celebrates 31st anniversary of the Correctionist Movement
Syria, Local, 11/16/2001

Today is the first day of Ramadan
Regional, Religion, 11/16/2001

Ramadan starts saturday in Morocco
Morocco, Religion, 11/16/2001

Rainfall prayers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/16/2001

Prince Talal's awards concentrate on people in need
Regional, Local, 11/16/2001

Al Ghamrawi mosque to be put on tourist map of Beni Sueif
Egypt, History, 11/15/2001

Greek find in Alexandria
Egypt, History, 11/15/2001

Floods victims in Algeria tolled 651
An official Algerian source said on Wednesday that some 651 persons including 604 in the capital Algiers were killed because of the bad weather conditions which hit the north of Algeria on Saturday.
Algeria, Local, 11/15/2001

EU urgent aids to Algeria
The European Union on Wednesday offered 750,000 Euro as an urgent aid for Algeria following the floods which invaded Algeria recently.
Algeria-European Union, Local, 11/15/2001

The Pope called for helping Algeria
Pope John Paul II has addressed a call to the international community to support Algeria which was hit recently by floods.
Algeria-Vatican, Local, 11/15/2001

Draft law to ban black plastic bags production and use
The Moroccan government has drafted a law project to ban the manufacturing and use of black plastic bags, said minister of territory development, urbanism, housing and environment, Mohamed El Yazghi.
Morocco, Environment, 11/15/2001

Roman finds unearthed near Kafr AL Dawar
The first item to be found was a rectangle shaped building which turned to be part of a winery built with red brick and roman cement covered with an alabaster layer.
Egypt, History, 11/15/2001

King Mohammed congratulates Moroccan diplomat for election chairwoman of UNESCO executive committee
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Wednesday at the royal office in Rabat, Morocco's delegate to the UNESCO, Ambassador Aziza Bennani, who has just been elected chairwoman of the executive council of the international organization.
Morocco, People, 11/15/2001

WB backs Morocco's judiciary reforms
The World Back is backing the Moroccan judiciary and judicial reforms project and extended Morocco last April US$ 5.3 million to help it materialize the project.
Morocco, Judicial, 11/14/2001

Algerian presidency lauds moral and material support of Morocco
The Algerian presidency lauded the moral and material support extended by King Mohammed VI who supervises personally emergency aid granted to floods-stricken Algeria.
Algeria-Morocco, Local, 11/14/2001

Moroccan foundation finances community school in senegal
Chairman of the Moroccan BMCE foundation, Othmane Benjelloun, and Senegal's first lady, Viviane Wade, who chairs the "education and health foundation" launched on Tuesday construction of a rural community school in Mbissao, a small Senegalese locality.
Morocco-Senegal, Local, 11/14/2001

Moroccan Teachers' Strike Successful, Union Says
The first day of the two-day strike staged by the education sector was successful with a participation rate of nearly 100 percent, said the national education union, affiliated to the CDT trade union (Confederation Democratique du Travail).
Morocco, Education, 11/14/2001

Moroccan team coach confirms he will honor his contract till the end
The Portuguese coach of the Moroccan football team, Humberto Coelho, put an end Tuesday to speculations about his departure from Morocco, asserting that he turned out a Saudi offer to coach the Saudi team that has been qualified to the 2002 world football cup and that he would remain with the Atlas Lions to honor his contract.
Morocco, Sports, 11/14/2001

Moroccan, Korean think tanks to establish partnership
The Moroccan think tank, Centre Marocain de Conjoncture (CMC) and the Korean Institute For International Economic Policy (KIEP) are projecting to establish partnership in economic research.
Morocco-South Korea, Local, 11/14/2001

Drugs in Israel
A survey recently made in Israel disclosed the increase in the number of drug- addicting cases in the lines of the Israeli soldiers inside their camps.
Israel, Local, 11/14/2001

Syrian aids to the victims of floods in Algeria
Syria-Algeria, Local, 11/13/2001

The Palestinian camps in Lebanon
Lebanon, Local, 11/13/2001

On Usbat al-Ansar
Lebanon, Local, 11/13/2001

The 6th conference on history of Bilad al-Sham, part 2
In a statement to ArabicNews on the sideline of the 6th International Conference on the History of Bilad al-Sham concluded in Damascus on November 12, British researcher Alison McQuitty of the of the CBRL Visiting Research Fellow said that this conference is a very important event because it brings together historians and archaeologists who are all trying to describe and analyze the past.
Syria, History, 11/13/2001

Moroccan delegation hands over urgent humanitarian aid to Algeria
A Moroccan delegation, comprising head of the royal office, Mohamed Rochdi Chraibi, and advisor to the king and member of the Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation administrative board, Zoulikha Nasri, arrived on Monday in Algiers to hand over an emergency humanitarian aid extended by Morocco to Algeria that was hit by severe floods over the weekend.
Morocco-Algeria, Local, 11/13/2001

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar: Islam is religion of peace, justice, tolerance
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, said that Islam is the religion of peace, justice and tolerance. He added that terrorism, in all its forms, is rejected by Islam.
Egypt, Religion, 11/13/2001

Discovery of ancient cemetery in Beheir govern orate
An Egyptian archaeological expedition announced yesterday the discovery of a Roman era cemetery in the district of Beheira Govemorate.
Egypt, History, 11/13/2001

Alexandria Library restores city's former glory
"The new Alexandria Library has restored the Mediterranean city's international prestige and become a beacon of culture and civilization," library Director Ismail Serrag el-Din said yesterday.
Egypt, Local, 11/13/2001

Tennis: Morocco's Bahia Mouhtassine Wins Dream Land Tournament in Cairo
Moroccan tennis player Bahia Mouhtassine won Sunday the Dream Land Tournament ITF women's circuit in Cairo after she defeated in the final Slovak Gabriela Volekova in two sets to one 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Morocco, Sports, 11/13/2001

Moroccan football federation denies departure of Moroccan team coach
Secretary general of the Moroccan Royal Football federation (FRMF), Karim Alem, on Monday denied news reports that the Portuguese coach of the Moroccan team, Humberto Coelho, would leave Morocco to coach the Saudi team that has been qualified to the coming world football cup.
Morocco, Sports, 11/13/2001

Mrs. Mubarak inaugurated Arab women's summit
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Sunday the Arab women's extraordinary summit. that will run for two days.
Regional, Culture, 11/12/2001

Morocco's Higher Education Minister Visits Teheran
Morocco-Iran, Education, 11/12/2001

Moussa lauds efforts of Mrs. Mubarak to realize Arab women's aspirations
Regional-Egypt, Culture, 11/12/2001

Popular movement party holds 9th congress, re-elects Laensar secretary general
Morocco, Local, 11/12/2001

ICRC Director General :We are not a humanitarian agency for one block or the other
" I came in the ME area, at this time especially because of what happened on the 11th of September in the attacks in New York and Washington in order to explain the position of ICRC after these events," said Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC Paul Grossierder in a statement to Arabic News.
Regional, Culture, 11/12/2001

Tunisia's First Lady calls for activating women's social role
In her speech at the extraordinary Arab Women's Summit Mrs. Leila Ben Ali First Lady of Tunisian, called for setting a prize "for the best Arab media production depicting the important role of women in society."
Tunisia-Regional, Culture, 11/12/2001

King Mohammed issues instructions to send emergency aid to Algeria
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has issued instructions to the Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation and the Moroccan government to send emergency humanitarian aid to Algeria struck by heavy floods that left over 500 people dead.
Morocco-Algeria, Local, 11/12/2001

King Mohammed condoles Algerian president over casualties of floods
King Mohammed VI has sent Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a message of condolences and sympathy following the heavy casualties of floods that hit Algeria over the weekend.
Morocco-Algeria, Local, 11/12/2001

The 6th International conference on the history of Bilad al-Sham
The sixth international conference on the History of Bilad al-Sham was held on November 10-12 in Damascus. It was held in co-operation between the University of Damascus and University of Jordan.
Syria, History, 11/12/2001

Some 19 Yemenis are still held in the US following September attacks
Yemen-USA, Local, 11/12/2001

Tunisia: Bin Ali opens a seminar on civilizations
Tunisian president Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali opens today an international seminar on " dialogue of civilization." It is organized by the Tunisian government in collaboration with the Islamic Organization for Education, Sciences and Culture ISESCO.
Tunisia, Culture, 11/12/2001

The Image of the American West in contemporary Literature
At the initiative of the Damascus University English for Specific Purposes Center ( ESPC) and the American Cultural center in Damascus, a lecture was read on November 1st at the ESPC headquarters by Dr. Anthony Boyle; A US Fullbright and Researcher Faculty of Arts, English Department, Baath University, Homs.
Regional, Culture, 11/12/2001

Three Inmates Flee from Kenitra Prison
Morocco, Local, 11/12/2001

Swedish ship wrecks off Mohammedia: woman missing
Morocco, Local, 11/12/2001

Roman city unearthed in Beheira
"A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed a residential city that dates back to the Roman era," said SCA Secretary-General Gaballah Ali Gaballah.
Egypt, History, 11/12/2001

Moroccan killed in Johannesburg by armed thieves
A Moroccan national living in South Africa was killed end of last week by a group of thieves who shot him in the heart as he was driving his car.
Morocco, Local, 11/12/2001


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