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Israeli forces broke into al-Am'ari camp, destroy houses, warns against resistance
The Israeli forces yesterday at dawn broke into al-Am'ari camp in Ramullah and cordoned the house of the Palestinian "martyr" Wafa' Idris, the first Palestinian woman in the Palestinian Intifada in order to destroy the house.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/4/2003

Statue of Ramses's wife discovered near Cairo
A 100-tonne statue of a wife of pharaoh Ramses II, was discovered near Cairo, Egypt's Culture Minister Faruq Hosni told reporters Thursday.
Egypt, Local, 1/4/2003

UAE aids for Niger
United Arab Emirates-Niger, Local, 1/4/2003

Mykerinos pyramid to re-open to visitors
The smallest of the three Great Pyramids of Giza is to reopen to visitors at the start of January after being closed for a year for restoration, Egypt's antiquities office said Tuesday.
Egypt, Local, 1/4/2003

Israel kills six Palestinians, demolishes16 houses; Katsav admits failure to suppress Intifada
The Israeli President Moshe Katsav has admitted the failure of the Israeli government to suppress the Palestinian Intifada. In a statement to the Israeli military radio yesterday, Katsav said that Israel has to pursue what he called a new strategy to settle this matter which he called the Israeli "left and right" had not succeeded in finding solutions for. He said that it is the right time for Israel to proceed in the rightful track.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/3/2003

Israeli bombardment of south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday at dawn bombarded the heights of al-Saddanah and the southern outskirts of Burket al-Naqqar in south Lebanon, using 155 mm caliber shells.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/3/2003

Trial of 9/11 suspect resumes in Hamburg
According to them, Motassadeq can't be judged because he simply knew the authors of the Twin Center attacks, much less because he traveled to Afghanistan for training and arms handling.
Regional-Morocco, Local, 1/3/2003

Sudan stops requiring exit visas
The Sudanese general department for immigration and transport as from yesterday ( January 1st ) ended exit visas for Sudanese citizens who want to leave the country through air, land and sea crossings.
Sudan, Local, 1/2/2003

Israel marks new year by demolishing two Palestinian houses
Israel marks the new year by demolishing two Palestinian houses, incursions in the West Bank and Gaza as the year 2002 was catastrophic for the Palestinians with more than 8000 Palestinians getting detained by Israel.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/2/2003

Joint Israeli, US, Turkish maneuvers
Israel-Turkey, Military, 1/2/2003

Moroccan committee decries human cloning
The Moroccan Committee of Ethics of Casablanca on bio-medical research on Tuesday decried human cloning as a "crime against humanity."
Morocco, Health, 1/2/2003

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, one under bombardemnt
we asked about the reason for kidnapping they said he will be questioned and returned back." Al-Rahabi added "we followed the soldiers walking to the "industrial area" where the Israelis used to take Palestinians and found Omran dead with bleeding from his head, nose and back.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/1/2003

Copts' celebration of birth of Jesus Christ
All Coptic feasts come after a period of fasting. A Coptic fasting means going without food completely for a part of the day, according to one's strength.
Egypt, Religion, 1/1/2003

Anniversary of Dawlat Abiad, first Egyptian actress
The first Egyptian actress, wife and lifetime partner of Egyptian theater pioneer George Abiad, Dawlat Abiad was born on January 29,1884, with the maiden name of Dawlat Habeeb Boutros Qasabgi.
Egypt, People, 1/1/2003

Dry spell leaves over 11 million Ethiopians facing severe food shortages
A prolonged dry spell that led to a poor harvest in many parts of Ethiopia now threatens to leave more than 11 million people facing serious food shortages and possible starvation, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP).
Ethiopia, Local, 1/1/2003

Israeli soldiers kill Three Palestinians; continue demolishing houses
The Palestinian Jamal Zabarou ( 30 year old) was shod dead by the Israeli bullets when fire was opened at a group of Palestinians in Nablus, while another Palestinian was killed in an assassination operation carried out by the Israeli soldiers to the east of Gaza and a third Palestinian was killed in Jenin as he approached an Israeli military check point.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/31/2002

Three American doctors killed in Yemen
A Yemeni official said yesterday that an armed Yemeni man killed by bullets three American doctors and wounded a fourth in a hospital run by Christian men of religion to the south of Yemen before he was arrested.
Yemen-USA, Local, 12/31/2002

Arab-American Associations Urge Support to 3 Congressmen lawsuit filed against the US government
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), has called for supporting a motion by three American congressmen against unlawful arrests of large numbers of people, especially in Los Angeles, as they came forward to voluntarily comply with new "special registration" requirements.
Regional-USA, Local, 12/31/2002

Sharon calls army to intensify assassinations; Palestinian child shot by Israeli soldiers
Palestinian child Abdul Karim Salamah ( 11 year old) was shot dead by the Israeli soldiers bullets in Toulkarem and other two were wounded in Rafah. One of them is an AP photographer in Rafah.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 12/30/2002

Some 13 Sudanese arrested over selling Uranium
The Sudanese security authorities on Saturday brought 13 persons for trial at a criminal court as they were arrested at Riyadh quarters in Khartoum displaying a piece for Uranium for sale at a price of 5 million dollars.
Sudan, Local, 12/30/2002

Syrian premier confers Arab School Supervising Commission for IT delegation
Syria-Regional, Science, 12/30/2002


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