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Marrakesh hosts Africa-Asia parliamentary forum
Morocco-Regional, Local, 4/20/2002

One Israeli stabbed to death in Sinai
One Israeli was knifed to death in the Egyptian Sinai. The Israeli private TV explained that the Israeli citizen ( 50 year old) was knifed on Wednesday while walking on the shores near Noube' area on the eastern coast of Sinai.
Egypt-Israel, Local, 4/20/2002

World gala over Egyptian museum centennial anniversary
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni agreed on holding a world gala early November marking the centennial anniversary of opening the Egyptian museum in Tahrir.
Egypt, Local, 4/20/2002

Antiquities to go on show in US, Canada
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has agreed to organize an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities to tour 13 American and Canadian cities starting next month. The "Looking for Eternity" exhibition will display 143 items representing all historical eras, Hosni, also the Secretary General of the Higher Council for Antiquities (HCA), said yesterday.
Egypt, Local, 4/20/2002

15,000 Year-Old Human Skeleton Discovered in Rif Region
A human skeleton aged more then 15,000 years was unearthed in the region of Nador (Rif, northern Morocco), the Moroccan ministry of culture and communication announced.
Morocco, Local, 4/20/2002

Handball: Morocco trounces RD Congo in African championships opener
Morocco trounced RD Congo 39-23 Friday in an opener of the 15th African handball championships, which kicked off the same day in Morocco.
Morocco, Sports, 4/20/2002

New drug to fight cancer and hepatitis
The producer of India's first indigenous Hepatitis-B vaccine, the Hyderabad-based Shantha Biotechnics Private Ltd Thursay launched India's first indigenous recombinant human interferon alpha under brand name 'Shanferon', a drug to fight cancer and viral hepatitis.
Regional, Health, 4/20/2002

Moroccan-Chinese talks on justice reform and cooperation
The Moroccan official briefed his Chinese peer on the justice reforms ushered in by Morocco towards the consolidation of the rule of law.
Morocco-China, Judicial, 4/19/2002

Morocco, India probe education cooperation
Morocco and India probed in New Delhi Wednesday means to upgrade their cooperation in matters of training, particularly in English teaching and information technologies.
Morocco-India, Education, 4/19/2002

Situation is stable in south Lebanon
The personal representative at the UN in south Lebanon Stevan De Mistora has expressed his satisfaction over the stability taking place in south Lebanon. After his meeting with the secretary general of the Lebanese foreign ministry Muhammad Issa on Thursday, Mistora said that south Lebanon has been witnessing four days of stability.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/19/2002

Kidney ablation through four 5-10mm holes
A surgical team of Ibn Tofail hospital in Marrakesh successfully performed a coelioscopic nephrostomy, consisting of the ablation of a diseased kidney through four holes, only five to ten millimeters wide.
Morocco, Health, 4/19/2002

Prince Nawaf leaves hospital
Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/19/2002

Apache planes for Kuwait at USD 1.2 billion
The US defense department has informed the US Congress that it can sell Kuwait A. H- 64 De Apache helicopters at a cost of USD 1.2 billion.
Kuwait, Military, 4/19/2002

Amnesty International Deplores Torture and ill-treatment of ethnic minorities and foreigners in Spain
Amnesty International deplored in a report published this week an increase in the cases of torture and ill-treatment of minorities in Spain between 1995 and 2002, mentioning over 320 cases of race-related ill-treatment against people from 17 different countries, including Morocco, Colombia and Nigeria.
Regional-Spain, Culture, 4/19/2002

Moroccan human rights council re-elected chairman of international committee
Moroccan Driss Dahak, who chairs the Human Rights Advisory Council, has been maintained at the head of the International Committee of Coordination of national human rights promotion institutions.
Morocco, Culture, 4/18/2002

Mrs Mubarak to head delegation to UN session on children
Egypt, Culture, 4/18/2002

Launching fire near Rmeish
A fire sound was heard to the south of the southern Lebanese Rmeish town at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, near the southern Lebanese borders. This sound was followed by flying of the Israeli helicopters and focusing lights at the woods of Rmeish followed by Israeli artillery bombardment mopping up operation, while UNIFIL ran on foot patrols in the region.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/18/2002

UNESCO reveals Israeli crimes against Palestinian antiquities
The Executive Committee of UNESCO International Heritage Center approved referring the draft resolution of condemning Israeli forces aggressions against historic and archeological locations in the Palestinian town to the general conference due to be held in Budapest in June next year.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/18/2002

Assiut Celebrates its National Day
Assiut Governorate, lying about 370 kilometres south of Cairo, is indeed one of the oldest cradles of human civilization.
Egypt, Local, 4/18/2002

Moroccan southern region of Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, Focus of Interest of Several TV Channels
The southern Moroccan region of Oued Eddahab-Lagouira is the focus of interest of several TV channels that are projecting to shoot documentary films on the area.
Morocco, Local, 4/18/2002

Israeli forces renew attacks against the liberated parts of south Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/17/2002

Israeli forces incurred into Toulkarem, continue detention campaigns
The Israeli aggression against the Palestinians continued on Tuesday. The Israeli forces continued storming into the Palestinian cities and towns and assassinated national cadres, while the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon renewed his rejection to the UN resolutions relating to the Arab- Israeli conflict.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/17/2002

Suzanne Mubarak undertakes role to eliminate child labor
Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak was chosen among 10 First Ladies to play a special role in wiping out the worst forms of child labour.
Egypt, Culture, 4/17/2002

A new explosion in Yemen
A huge explosion took place on Tuesday at the headquarters of the civil aviation department in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, resulted in heavy material losses. No human casualties were reported.
Yemen, Local, 4/17/2002

Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for Jarba explosion
A group affiliating to al-Qaeda network led by Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility for the explosion which took place last Thursday in the Tunisian island of Jarba and claimed the lives of 16 persons, according to several Arab sources on Tuesday.
Tunisia, Local, 4/17/2002

Handball: African championships kick off thursday in Morocco
Morocco, Sports, 4/17/2002

New archaeological find in Luxor
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, Chief of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said new archaeological finds were unearthed on the west bank of the River Nile in Luxor, including two huge statues of King Amenhotep III, father of King Akhenaton.
Egypt, History, 4/17/2002

Football: World Stars Play Gala Match in Solidarity with Palestinian People
Arab, African and world stars will play a gala match to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, prey to a savage Israeli invasion.
Palestine-Regional, Sports, 4/17/2002

Casablanca Hosts Arab Conference on Child Labor
The Moroccan city of Casablanca hosts April 17-19 an Arab conference on child labor.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 4/16/2002

King Mohammed installs committee for social welfare promotion of education and training
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, proceeded this Tuesday in the royal palace of Agadir to the installation of the steering committee of the Mohammed VI foundation for social welfare promotion of education and training staff and appointed nine university presidents.
Morocco, Education, 4/16/2002

Israeli forces continue incursions, corpses in Ramullah, evidences of Sharon's crimes
As for the tour of the US secretary of state Collin Powel into the region, observers in Washington said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon through launching the trial balloon of convening a regional conference including Israel and certain Arab states, is considered a maneuver in order to appear as if he is carrying a peace initiative.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/16/2002

Moufaz: Israeli army operations in the West Bank continue
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/16/2002

ISESCO Extends Financial Assistance to Palestinian Monuments Department
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) has extended a financial assistance to the Palestinian department in charge of monuments.
Regional-Palestine, Culture, 4/16/2002

Mubarak addresses conference of Islamic Research Academy
A three-day conference is being held under the title:' This is Islam.'
Egypt, Religion, 4/16/2002

Saint Catherine listed as world heritage site
The UNESCO International Heritage Office decided on Sunday to include on the list of world heritage sites the monumental Saint Catherine in South Sinai governorate.
Egypt, History, 4/16/2002

Morocco extends emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestinian people
Morocco-Palestine, Local, 4/15/2002

Mubarak receives Chinese Official
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday received visiting Chinese Education Minister Chen Zhili Education Minister Hussein kamel Bahaa-Eddin attended the meeting.
Egypt-China, Education, 4/15/2002

Four children victims of a fire in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/15/2002

Lebanese member of parliament dies at 90
Lebanon, Local, 4/15/2002

Trucks laden with relief aid arrive at Rafah checkpoint
Four trucks laden with dairy products and mineral water arrived Sunday at Rafah checkpoint on their way to the Palestinian self-rule areas.
Egypt-Palestine, Local, 4/15/2002

Syria, UNICEF sign master plan of cooperation for 2002- 2006
Alami said that it is a good opportunity that the two sides are meeting to place a new stone in the foundation of the great works carried out in Syria in collaboration between Syrian sides concerned and the UNICEF
Syria, Culture, 4/15/2002

Three Moroccans in Georgetown University Symposium on Arab Novel
Three Moroccan writers participated in a symposium on the Arab Novel: visions of social reality, sponsored by the Arab contemporary studies center of the Georgetown University.
Morocco-USA, Culture, 4/15/2002

Bibliotheca Alexandrina and fostering Arab dialogue with all nations
The library promises an unlimited potential of cooperation between Egypt, the heart of the Arab World, and the West, said the poet Mahdi Bondoq.
Egypt-Regional, Culture, 4/15/2002

France presents Alex. Library with science history museum
France presented the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) with museum of the history of science displaying the development of science from the Pharaonic era until the modern age.
Egypt-France, Local, 4/15/2002

Amenhotep Ill stolen statue to return soon to Cairo
Egypt, Local, 4/15/2002

Kalabsha temple to be opened for visitors in October
Kalabsha temple in Aswan is to be opened to visitors next October when ongoing restorations would be completed.
Egypt, History, 4/15/2002

Arabic music institute hosts AbdulWahab's museum
Work is at full swing at the premises of the Arabic music institute in downtown Cairo to be ready for the inauguration of late composer and singer Mohamed Abdul Wahab's museum.
Egypt, Culture, 4/15/2002

Morocco-Born Khannouchi Wins London Marathon, Breaks Record
Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi broke his own world record for the London Marathon, overtaking long-distance track star Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat in the last 2 miles.
Morocco, Sports, 4/15/2002

Tennis: Morocco's el Aynaoui wins Hassan ii open, becomes world no 8
Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui on Sunday beat defending champion Guillermo Canas of Argentina 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday to win the US$ 381,000 clay-court Grand Prix Hassan II Open, and climb to 8th rank on the World ATP standing of this week.
Morocco, Sports, 4/15/2002


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