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Youssoufi calls Moroccan civil society associations to be an influential force
Representatives of Moroccan Non-governmental organizations, meeting in Rabat Friday, called for the reinforcement of their institutional frame for a better action.
Morocco, Culture, 2/16/2002
Eid greetings between relatives in Syria, Turkey
Turkish officials said on Friday that Eid (holiday) greetings between relatives in Syria and Turkey will be made at "Bayladagh Kassab" Gate for the first time in coincidence with meeting of relatives at the border Bab al-Hawa Gate.
Syria-Turkey, Local, 2/16/2002
Mrs. Mubarak probes national plan for education
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will head the technical consultative committee of National Council for Childhood and Motherhood to probe the steps of setting up a national plan for education of girls which will be applied in Giza, then in seven governorates, as a first stage.
Egypt, Education, 2/16/2002
Terrorists arrested in Yemen
Officials at the US FBI said that five out of the 17 persons whose names stated by the FBI in the warning against a possible terrorist act against the US are actually held in Yemen.
Yemen, Local, 2/16/2002
SCA receives 17,000 archeological pieces from citizen
The SCA received 17,000 pieces of antiquities that were in the possession of one citizen, who decided to cede them for the Culture Ministry to provide maintenance and restoration.
Egypt, Local, 2/16/2002
New archeological find in Ain Shams
"A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed a coloured sarcophagus of the cemetery foreman that dates back to King Bsmatik II of the 28th Dynasty," said SCA Secretary-General Gaballah Ali Gaballah.
Egypt, History, 2/16/2002
Algeria: three persons were killed in a bomb explosion
Algeria, Local, 2/15/2002
Israel to expand naval activities
Sources at the Israeli Knesset unveiled a secret report prepared by the foreign affairs and security committee of the Knesset recommending to introduce fundamental changes in the Israeli naval forces in order to expand its activities in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.
Israel-Regional, Military, 2/15/2002
One person accused of being a member in al- Qaida blew off himself in Sanaa
The Yemeni police said that one Yemeni suspected to belong to al-Qaida organization has detonated himself on Wednesday evening as the police forces were chasing him in Sanaa.
Yemen, Local, 2/15/2002
Rainfall levels sharply below average
Rainfall levels in Morocco since the start of the new farming season are sharply below average after almost two months of dry weather, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday.
Morocco, Agriculture, 2/15/2002
Presumed killer of Spanish reporter arrested
The police arrested Thursday a young Moroccan, presumed killer of the Spanish reporter, Jos? Luis Percebal, found last Tuesday afternoon dead in his house in downtown Rabat.
Morocco, Local, 2/15/2002
Media conference in Jordan
A conference on the new media and the change in the Arab states will be held on February 27th in Amman and will last for three days attended by Arab and foreign experts in the area of information and its techniques.
Jordan, Local, 2/15/2002
Lahoud: independent and fair judiciary preserves the law and institutions
President of the Lebanon, General Emile Lahoud, confirmed this week that the impartial, independent and fair justice is the one which preserves the state of law and institutions and ensures its success
Lebanon, Judicial, 2/14/2002
King Mohammed: social organizations are a wealth to a nation
The king lauded associations as "genuine national wealth." The variety of the associations' fields of action and their suggestion power make of them inevitable partners for the achievement of the progress and modernization to which Morocco aspires
Morocco, Culture, 2/14/2002
Friday, February 22nd is the first day of Eid al-Adha
Regional, Local, 2/14/2002
Mrs Mubarak stresses progress of Arab women
Referring to the problems of Arab women, Mrs Mubarak said that they were the same as those faced by women worldwide. "But the main problem is women's role in making decisions - Arab women still do not enjoy the same level of decision-making as women in other parts of the world,"
Regional, Culture, 2/14/2002
Monitoring stations on the Saudi border to check nuclear leakage
The chairman of the city of King Abdul Aziz for Sciences and Technologies has stated that Saudi Arabia has placed monitor station on all its borders in order to depict any nuclear leakage that might take place from the neighboring states.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 2/14/2002
Israel bombards South Lebanese areas
One Israeli tank positioned at al-Sammaq position inside the occupied Shebaa farms in South Lebanon fired three shells on Wednesday morning targeted Saddana mountain.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/14/2002
Some 40 pilgrims from the Emirates killed in a coach accident
Some 40 pilgrims were killed, most of them are of the Pakistani nationality when a truck collided with a coach carrying 60 pilgrims coming from the United Arab Emirates at al-Bathaa border point to the east of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Local, 2/14/2002
Some 5,000 Syrian saplings to the Jordanian university
The Jordanian state run Hashimite university on Wednesday celebrated the arbor day and on this occasion some 5,000 saplings of pistachio and other kinds of fruit trees were planted, offered as a present by the Syrian ministry of agriculture.
Jordan-Syria, Culture, 2/14/2002
Demiri on transport projects
There are a number of states that try to destroy coral reefs in the Red Sea, a US company was chosen to monitor navigation in Suez Canal, foreign companies were denied to operate in Ras Sidr, said Minister of Transport, Dr. Ibrahim Al Demiri.
Egypt, Environment, 2/14/2002
OIC-EU dialogue ends
Knowledge of one another through communication and cooperation for the promotion of common universal values such as those enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights instruments was considered to be main means to support coherence and solidarity, and to avoid racial, religious and cultural prejudices.
Regional, Culture, 2/14/2002
Swiss excavating team unearths Roman temple in Aswan
A Swiss excavating team has recently unearthed a Roman temple called Domitan in the heart of the old city of Aswan, after a year long excavation scheme.
Egypt, History, 2/14/2002
More than 4000 pieces salvaged from ancient sunken cities off Alexandria
Egypt owns two thirds of the world's submerged antiquities besides one third of ground antiquities, a fact which increases the value of human heritage owned by Egypt, said Ibrahim Darwish Director of The Submerged Antiquities Administration at a symposium sponsored by the Royal Jewellery Museum.
Egypt, History, 2/14/2002
Additional sum may give impetus to Akhmim Temple project
Undoubtedly President Mubarak's decision to allocate LE5 million in addition to the LE5 million already channelled by the Supreme Council of Antiquity (SCA) to start the project for unearthing the Akhmim Temple in Upper Egypt gives a strong push to the project, which has almost come to a complete halt.
Egypt, History, 2/14/2002
Goiter increased among Palestinian children by 6 % because of lack of iodine
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that Palestinian children are suffering from a disease called goiter.
Palestine, Health, 2/14/2002
Street children in Arab states, a growing phenomenon, study
A specialized study warned against the growing phenomenon of street children in the Arab states and stressed the importance of elaborating different programs, policies and laws to combat and prevent this phenomenon
Regional, Culture, 2/14/2002
FBI director meets key local Arab, Muslim leaders
FBI Director Robert Mueller has met with key leaders of Arab, and Muslim organizations in the United States, according to a February 13 Department of Justice press release.
Regional-USA, Local, 2/14/2002
Renowned Syrian musician quits Syria again
Syrian renowned pianist Dr. Ghazwan al-Zarkli has decided to leave his country once again and return back to Germany after he was dismissed by the current minister of culture Najwa Qassab Hassan.
Syria, Local, 2/13/2002
Maghreban physicians set up paediatrics surgery body
Maghreb, Health, 2/13/2002
Calls for fraternity between peoples, religions
The minister urged for an action program to deepen debate on issues posed and for starting a sincere dialogue to bridge the divide between peoples and religions and reach harmony and fraternity.
Regional-European Union, Culture, 2/13/2002
UNESCO endorse Moroccan princess's proposals for Palestinian children and meeting on children security and protection
The annual meeting of UNESCO's goodwill ambassadors held here this Feb.12-13 endorsed tow proposals tabled by Princess Lalla Meryem, eldest sister of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, on the holding in Morocco of an enlarged meeting on Children safety and protection in the Euro-Mediterranean area and beyond and on the creation of a medical, psychological and social support for Palestinian children.
Regional, Culture, 2/13/2002
Popular politician ousted from leadership after anti-Muslim remarks
Although the Dutch have a long history of accepting refugees and of tolerance for other cultures, Fortuyn tapped into a vein of subsurface anger with his 1997 book "Against the Islamization of our Culture."
Regional-Netherlands, Culture, 2/13/2002
Ashcroft distances self from Anti-Islam statements
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft on Monday distanced himself from remarks attributed to him by columnist Cal Thomas, who quoted Ashcroft as saying that "Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him."
Regional-USA, Local, 2/13/2002
Islamic' European Dialogue Forum opens in Istanbul
Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer, who officially opened the forum, said there must be a definition for the term of terrorism, one that will be free of double standards.
Regional-European Union, Culture, 2/13/2002
American-Arab anti-discrimination committee meets FBI director
Other issues addressed during the hour-long meeting included the developments concerning the September 11 criminal investigation, and civil liberties concerns including the recent Department of Justice initiative to criminally pursue 6,000 Arab men wanted for deportation.
Regional-USA, Local, 2/13/2002
Int'l antiquities conference to open at the Opera House
The Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni will open on Saturday the International Conference for the Restoration of Islamic Antiquities.
Regional-Egypt, Local, 2/13/2002
Qatar to host IAAF I Grand Prix meeting in May
Qatar will organize next May 15 the third meeting of the IAAF I Athletics Grand Prix, said Tuesday chairman of the Qatari federation, Colonel Dahlan Al-Ahmad.
Qatar, Sports, 2/13/2002
Jesus' Video to be shot in Ouarzazate
German director Sebastian Niemann will start the shooting of his TV-film "Jesus' Video" on February 25 in the south-eastern city of Ouarzazate before carrying on the shooting in Casablanca.
Morocco, Local, 2/13/2002
Engine failure behind Ukrainian plane crash in Morocco
Ukraine said Tuesday that an engine failure could be behind the crash last week of a Ukrainian cargo plane in the mountains of southern Morocco in which all eight crew members were killed.
Morocco, Local, 2/13/2002
Football: Morocco hosts L.G cup
Morocco will host next March 1-3 the 7th edition of the L.G Cup, organizers announced on Tuesday.
Morocco, Sports, 2/13/2002
Spanish reporter found dead in his house in rabat
A Spanish reporter, Jose Luis Percebal, was found on Tuesday afternoon lying dead in his house in Rabat, police sources said.
Morocco, Local, 2/13/2002
Death penalty to Raed Hijazi in Jordan
When Hijazi heard the sentence he screamed:" the Jews do not sentence to deathÉ You are worse than the Jews. You are worse than Sharon. He kills the Palestinians in Palestine and you kill Muslims here."
Jordan, Local, 2/12/2002
Lebanese judiciary starts Sharon's trials on Wednesday
The Lebanese judiciary will tomorrow consider the case filed against the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon and his foreign minister Shimon Peres over the crimes they committed in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Local, 2/12/2002
2nd Marrakesh cinema festival slated for next September
The 2nd Marrakesh international film Festival will be held from September 18-22, said French film critic Daniel Toscan Du Plantier, who chaired the 1st edition's executive committee.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 2/12/2002
5200-Year- old tomb unearthed in khazendaria mountain
A supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed a rock-hewn tomb in the Khazendaria area in Sohag that dates back to the 5th Dynasty (320o B.C.). SCA Secretary-General Gaballah Ali Gaballah said the tomb has a 2.5-metres-high entrance in its west side.
Egypt, History, 2/12/2002
Morocco moves to rehabilitate Kasbahs in Tafilalet
Morocco has launched a large-scale program to rehabilitate Kasbahs and similar ancient architectural sites in the south.
Morocco, Local, 2/12/2002
Five inmates flee Kenitra prison
Five prisoners, convicted to heavy terms of 21 to 30 years prison sentences, fled on Sunday the Kenitra prison after breaking the metal wire mesh of their cell.
Morocco, Local, 2/12/2002
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem calls for promotion of poor children's rights
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem, sister of King Mohammed VI, on Monday called on good-will ambassadors to double efforts to promote and protect the rights of children of poor families.
Regional, Culture, 2/11/2002
Syrian- British higher education, IT cooperation boosted
The desire to maintain closer partnership relations between Syria and Britain has been evident in the help given by the British side to boost these relations, especially in the area of information technology (IT) and higher education.
Syria-UK, Culture, 2/11/2002
Swedish Official Lauds Morocco's Pledge to Consolidate Democracy
Swedish minister of democracy and civil service, Britta Lejon, lauded Morocco's pledge to consolidate the ongoing democratization process.
Morocco-Sweden, Culture, 2/11/2002
Foreign students evacuated from Yemen
An official at the Yemeni ministry of the interior said on Sunday that among students the Yemeni authorities intend to evacuate are six Americans, 6 Britons, 7 French and several Pakistani and Somalis and others from various nationalities.
Yemen, Local, 2/11/2002
Six Algerians from one family assassinated by gunmen
An Algerian official source said on Sunday that six members from one family were killed and one woman was wounded on Saturday evening by an armed group men in Bouqra near Bufariq, in al- Mateika plain, 35 Km to the south of the capital Algiers.
Algeria, Local, 2/11/2002
Arab E-Economy conference opens in Beirut
Regional, Local, 2/11/2002
Archaeological committee inspects king Ramses' temple in Akhmim, Sohag
Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Gaballah Ali Gaballah, led an archaeological team to inspect the site where the temple of King Ramses II was recently excavated in Akhmim, Sohag in Upper Egypt.
Egypt, History, 2/11/2002
Tennis: Morocco Rolled out from Davis Cup
Morocco was rolled out Sunday from The Davis cup following a 2-3 loss to Spain in a first round match played in Zaragoza.
Morocco, Sports, 2/11/2002
Tangiers Hosts 1st Mediterranean Tourism Forum in May
Regional-Morocco, Local, 2/11/2002
Kuwait holds 2nd camel race championship
Kuwait, Culture, 2/11/2002
Commander of Armed Islamic Group assassinated in Algeria
The commander of the Armed Islamic Group in Algeria Antar al-Zawabri on Friday was killed by the Algerian security forces in Boufark to the south of the capital Algiers.
Algeria, Local, 2/11/2002
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