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30 killed, 36 wounded in explosion at Algerian market
The new "prince of the armed Islamic group" Rasheed Abu Turab vowed to continue the extremist line of his predecessor Antar Zabrawi and others of the leaders of this group until the foundation of the Islamic state in Algeria. In the statement on the occasion of his appointment he said "no dialogue, no reconciliation. Rather blood, blood and the sword is the deciding element."
Algeria, Local, 7/6/2002

Israeli forces demolish three positions for Palestinian security; acts of detention
The Israeli tanks and armored vehicles demolished three positions for the Palestinian security near Khazza town in Gaza and arrested four citizens from al-Rahat village and al-Shweika district in Toulkarem and 18 Palestinians from al-Sheyoukh village, Areiha, Bethlehem, Nablus and Qalqilya.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/6/2002

Jordan denies importing contaminated wheat from Germany
Jordan has denied to have imported wheat from Germany in the year 2000 containing remains of pesticides, stressing that since 1997 until the present time it had not imported any wheat from Germany.
Jordan, Local, 7/6/2002

Africa needs green growth to fight pollution
Africans are likely to suffer increasing pollution, ill-health and loss of farmland unless the continent adopts "clean" technologies and the world does more to fight global warming, the United Nations said on Thursday
Regional, Environment, 7/6/2002

UN, OIC institutions hold coordination meeting July 9-11
Regional, Education, 7/6/2002

Khouribga African cinema festival kicks off next week
The 8th Khouribga African Cinema festival will be held July 14-21.
Regional-Morocco, Local, 7/6/2002

Israel continues aggression against Palestinians
The Israeli forces on Thursday morning arrested 13 Palestinians from al-Lid city in the territories of 1948 under the pretext of resisting the Israeli forces which demolished their houses.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/5/2002

Israel continues violations in South Lebanon
The Israeli forces on Thursday continued their aggressions and violations of the Lebanese airspace, while an Israeli car carrying security members passed into al-Ghajar occupied town.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/5/2002

Aida to return to the pyramids
It is a classic love story of a couple caught in the turbulence of conflict. With Egypt and Ethiopia at war, the commander of the Egyptian army, Radames, falls in love with Aida, the daughter of the Ethiopian king, setting the stage for a tragic ending.
Egypt, Local, 7/5/2002

Authorities take steps to retrieve Hapi
The statue of Hapi, god of the Nile, went missing along with nine other pieces in 1990. With the help of photographs of the temple before and after the theft, the Egyptian authorities supported their claim to the piece when it was up for auction in New York.
Egypt, Local, 7/5/2002

$250 million, costs of removing 23 million mines in Western Desert
The national committee on removing mines in the Western Desert finalized hammering out a strategy to remove 23 million.
Egypt, Local, 7/5/2002

Mubarak calls for new education policies to cope with labor market
The Minister of Education said that facilities are under consideration to provide easy loans to needy students to help them finish their studies and repay the loans after they graduate.
Egypt, Education, 7/4/2002

Childhood National Council discuss child labor, street children
"On the issue of child labour, Mrs. Mubarak said that child labour should be eliminated on the long run which requires drawing up policies to poor families and employers," she said.
Egypt, Culture, 7/4/2002

More than 97% of Moroccan 6-year olds to be schooled next fall
More than 97% of six year old children in Morocco will be schooled next fall, in comparison with 37% between 1997 and 1998, Moroccan minister of education, Abdellah Saaf, said.
Morocco, Education, 7/4/2002

Israel continues break in and detention practices in West Bank, Gaza
An Israeli military force has broke into al-Rafideyah village near Nablus and launched a vast detention campaign and similar acts were conducted against Beit Annan village near Ramullah.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/4/2002

Lebanese national resistance forces intercept Israeli planes
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/4/2002

Queen fought for equal rights; French archaeologists reinterpret hieroglyphics in a pyramid
An Egyptian queen who fought 4000 years ago for equal political rights with men was granted the supreme honor of a pharaonic burial, French archaeologists said yesterday.
Egypt, History, 7/4/2002

Sarcophagus jigsaw puzzle for archaeologists
The American Research Center will be carrying out a series of projects including the restoration of the sarcophagus of Ramses VI in the Valley of Kings near Luxor.
Egypt, Local, 7/4/2002

Moroccan basketball federation denounces Arab union's decision to freeze its membership
Chairman of the Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation (FRMBB), Noureddine Benabdenbi, denounced here Tuesday the decision by the chairman of the Arab Basketball Union to freeze the membership of some federations, including the Moroccan FRMBB.
Regional-Morocco, Sports, 7/4/2002

Information sciences museum dedicated in Rabat
Morocco, Education, 7/3/2002

Sudan the longest tableau in the world
Sudan, Local, 7/3/2002

Survey finds physical punishment still common practice in Moroccan schools
Physical punishment remains a common practice in Moroccan schools as 85% of polled pupils said they have been beaten by their teachers, despite the fact that the practice is banned in schools.
Morocco, Culture, 7/3/2002

Israel continues detention, breaking in acts against Palestinians, unemployment rising
Barghouthi stressed that poverty rate totaled 72% with an unemployment rate that exceeds 63%. He added that even those who work can not be afforded because the Palestinian establishments they work for have been destroyed by the Israeli forces in their continued aggressions against the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/3/2002

Nigerian Arrested with Over One kilogram of Morphine in His Stomach
A 20-year old Nigerian national was arrested recently in the airport of Casablanca in the possession of 1.19 Kg of Morphine.
Morocco, Local, 7/3/2002

Israeli forces destroy nine houses in Rafah, break into Salfeit
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stressed that his army will continue the campaign against the Palestinians and he refused to permit his foreign minister Shimon Peres to make contacts with Palestinian figures whether being inside or outside the occupied Palestinian territories. Sharon said:" the Israeli army will stay in the Palestinian territories for a long time " in order to restore back calm.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/2/2002

Andalucian government projects to construct library in Mali to preserve manuscripts on Muslim presence in Andalucia
The Andalucian government is projecting to finance the construction of a library in Timbuktu, Mali, to preserve some 3,000 manuscripts related to the Muslim presence in Andalucia (southern Spain).
Regional, History, 7/2/2002

Egypt: re-trials of 50 men accused of homosexuality
The Assembly of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) reported last week that it has been informed that the verdicts of 50 men accused of being homosexual were cancelled by President Hosni Mubarak, and that the men will now face re-trials beginning on July 2nd, 2002.
Egypt, Culture, 7/1/2002

Riyadh: two explosives under the cars of one American, one British
Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/1/2002

Yemen: an explosion near a security official's house
A booby trapped car went off on Sunday near the house of a security official in Sanaa. No casualties were reported.
Yemen, Local, 7/1/2002

Two Sudanese- made tanks in a military parade show
A military parade with all types of weapons was shown on Sunday in Khartoum marking the 13th anniversary of the national salvation revolution in Sudan in the presence of the Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh and officials from Arab and friendly countries.
Sudan, Military, 7/1/2002


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