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Mrs Mubarak reiterates importance of cultural building of individuals
"But the main challenge that faced us in Egypt was rebuilding the public libraries and this was not an easy task. Egypt has 26 governorates and more than 5.000 villages. So we could not depend on governmental institutions. We relied on cooperation between the state institutions and the non-governmental organizations. And we now have a national network for public libraries'', she said.
Egypt, Culture, 6/14/2003

ALECSO thanks Mrs. Mubarak for supporting Arab reading for all project
The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization lauded Friday the of support Egypt's First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, for an "Arab Reading for All" project.
Egypt-Regional, Culture, 6/14/2003

Literacy is a national issue in Morocco, official
Morocco, Education, 6/14/2003

Athletics: Morocco's paramount track star defeated in Ostrava
Morocco, Sports, 6/14/2003

Syrian lecture on protecting environment from pollution
Director General of the Arab encyclopedia board has stressed that the environment protection from pollution is a necessary need for its effects on the society and individual health.
Syria, Environment, 6/14/2003

Tennis: Morocco's El-Aynaoui ousted at Halle
Morocco, Sports, 6/14/2003

Palestinian killed in Gaza, Arafat meets security departments heads
One Palestinian citizen was killed and other 26 wounded including children and women in a new raid launched by Israeli military helicopters on Friday evening against Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/14/2003

Medieval Portuguese sites unearthed in Morocco
Morocco, Local, 6/14/2003

Morocco fully complies with minimum standards for elimination of Persons' trafficking, US report
Morocco fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of persons' trafficking, the US State Department said in a 2003 Report on Trafficking in Persons.
Morocco, Local, 6/14/2003

Twenty-three Mauritanians, injured in failed coup, hospitalized in Morocco
Mauritania-Morocco, Local, 6/13/2003

Mrs. Mubarak arrives in Paris for 'reading for all' in the Arab states
The meeting is due to declare the first project of the reading for all in the Arab states and the publishing of the Arab Family Library under Mrs. Mubarak's sponsorship.
Regional-Egypt, Culture, 6/13/2003

Morocco earmarks $270 mln per year for scientific research (minister)
There are over 15,000 scientists and experts working in scientific research in Morocco, said the minister, underscoring, however, that the number of technicians remains insufficient because of their status that is not "very encouraging."
Morocco, Science, 6/13/2003

Iraq: UN Children's Fund warns of surge in diarrhoeal diseases
Warning that in Iraq diarrhoea is a major killer, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported much higher rates of the disease than this time last year.
Iraq, Health, 6/13/2003

Top Egyptian prizes go to leading engineering
Egypt's 2002 Mubarak prize for sciences went on Wednesday to leading reconstructing Professor Ahmed Moharam Ahmed.
Egypt, Science, 6/13/2003

Mohsen receives award
The Egyptian-American Association in the United States will award the prize of excellence to Egyptian-American scientist Amr Mohsen for his distinguished accomplishments, at a celebration in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Egypt, Science, 6/13/2003

Syrian- Austrian memorandum of understanding signed
Syria-Austria, Education, 6/13/2003

Hamas warns foreigners to leave Israel, threaten Sharon
News reports from the occupied Palestinian territories said that 7 Palestinians were killed at least including one child and other scores wounded when Israeli helicopters fired several missiles targeting a car in Sheikh Ridwan quarters in Gaza, in a new Israeli assassination operation against the Palestinians.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/13/2003

Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
Israeli warplanes yesterday violated the Lebanese airplanes and flew over the capital Beirut. The Hizbullah party fired its anti aircraft artillery against three raiding warplanes.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/13/2003

US expert pleads for highlighting the spirit of Fez in the world
US expert, Katherine Marshall, who is participating in the Festival of sacred music in Fez said it is crucial to guarantee the "glittering of the spirit of Fez in the world" because of the unique character of the festival.
Morocco-USA, Culture, 6/13/2003

Tennis: Morocco's El Aynaoui advance to quarterfinals in halle
Morocco, Sports, 6/13/2003

Nefertiti display angers archaeologists
The Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) was flooded with complaints from Egyptian and foreign archaeologists condemning Queen Nefertiti display at Munich Museum. The museum director broke all rules by mounting the bust of Nefertiti on a nude figure in bronze.
Egypt, Local, 6/13/2003

Volleyball: Morocco in group D of world U-17 championships
The Moroccan national volleyball team was drawn in group D of the world Under 17 championships, to be held next July 5-13 in Suphanburi (Thailand).
Morocco, Sports, 6/13/2003

New group of 12 individuals appear before court in connection with may 16 attacks probe
A new group of 12 individuals involved in the terrorist attacks of May 16 appeared Thursday before the court of appeal of Casablanca.
Morocco, Local, 6/13/2003

Morocco to elaborate children's rights code
A children's rights code is being elaborated by the state secretariat, UNICEF and other partners, state secretary in charge of family, solidarity and social action, Yasmina Badou, said here on Wednesday.
Morocco, Culture, 6/12/2003

Morocco moves to improve detainees' lots
Morocco on Tuesday announced a package of measures part of a large-scale program to improve the lot of its jail population and "humanize" the environment in detention centres.
Morocco, Judicial, 6/12/2003

Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli missile bombardment in Gaza, 16 Israelis were killed in a Palestinian operation in Jerusalem
The Israeli TV said yesterday that at least 16 persons were killed in the suicide operation which targeted yesterday afternoon, an Israeli bus. Israeli rescue forces said that so far 60 persons were wounded many of them in critical conditions.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/12/2003

French mayor in Fez to activate spa cities twinning act
Mayor of the French spa city of Aix-Les-Bains and advisor of French prime minister, Dominique Dord, visited Fez this June 9-11 to reactivate a 1994 twinning agreement between his city and the Moroccan spa town of Moulay Yacoub (near Fez).
Morocco-France, Culture, 6/12/2003

Hawas dismisses Nefertiti's mummy claim by British archaeologist
A senior Egyptian archaeologist described news that a British archaeologist has discovered the mummy of queen Nefertiti, wife of pharaoh Akhenaton who ruled in 14th century BC in a secret room in the valley of kings near Luxor, as 'groundless' yesterday.
Egypt, Local, 6/12/2003

Egypt takes legal measures to claim Nefertiti head
Egypt, Local, 6/12/2003

Queen's tennis tournament: Morocco's Arazi out at 2nd round
Morocco, Sports, 6/12/2003

Moroccan pm receives Alexandria's patriarch pierre vii
Morocco-Egypt, Culture, 6/11/2003

Israel continues every effort to blow up any opportunity for peace
The reason Israel has been called a terrorist state has become clear to some who support the peace efforts between the Palestinians and Israelis, as Israel, with its leader Ariel Sharon, continues to blow up every opportunity for peace, making it clear Israel has no real desire for peace, except for oppression and assassination, highliting the possibility that the only realistic solution to bring Israel to pay attention to respect international law and conventions is by bringing its leader, Ariel Sharon, to trial as a war criminal.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/11/2003

Heads of Islamic associations in the west meet in Austria
Regional, Local, 6/11/2003

Amman's symposium on Iraqi heritage protection
Iraq-Regional, Local, 6/11/2003

Tennis: Morocco's Arazi advances in London Queen's tournament
Morocco, Sports, 6/11/2003

Another group of 18 suspects in Casablanca attacks appear before court
Another group of 18 suspects in last May 16 terrorist attacks of Casablanca appeared before the court of appeal of Casablanca, said the tribunal's general prosecutor, Abdellah Alaoui Belghiti.
Morocco, Local, 6/11/2003

Three Iraqis killed in an ammunition warehouse explosion
Three Iraqis were killed and two wounded in an ammunition warehouse explosion on Monday in al-Dewaneyah city to the south of Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Local, 6/11/2003

Israel reoves settlements, destroys palestinian homes; Hamas considers dialogue
However, there are more than 100 settlements in the West Bank, 60 of which were erected since Sharon assumed the post of the Prime Minister in Israel in 2001. According to international law, all settlements built on an occupied Palestinian lands are considered illegal.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/10/2003

Morocco sees illiteracy as brake to development
Illiteracy is a brake to Morocco's development and a national issue, Moroccan minister in charge of public sector modernization, Najib Zerouali, said.
Morocco, Education, 6/10/2003

Brazilian artist minister, Gil, a major attraction at fez festival
Some 3,000 music-lovers flocked Saturday to the Bab Al-Makina square in Fez, driven by their curiosity to discover the talent of a unique Brazilian singer and... minister, Gilberto Gil.
Morocco, Local, 6/10/2003

Queen Nefertiti's mummy
British archaeologists believe they may have identified the body of one of the most legendary beauties of the ancient world, the Sunday times reported yesterday.
Egypt, Local, 6/10/2003

Over 203,000 candidates to sit for baccalaureate exam
Morocco, Education, 6/10/2003

International music festival to be held in Marrakech
Morocco, Local, 6/10/2003

Halle tennis tournament: Morocco's El Aynaoui in 2nd round
Morocco, Sports, 6/10/2003

Israel demands Palestinian authority act after a joint resistance operation against Israel
The Palestinian Intifada witnessed yesterday an advanced step in its military struggle, as three resistance organizations, the Islamic Jihad movement, al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Fatah movement and the Islamic resistance movement of Hamas took part together in an attack against an Israeli military position near Eres crossing, where four Israeli soldiers were killed and four wounded, while the three Palestinians, executors of the operation were killed.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/9/2003

Sacred music festival starts in Fez
Morocco's Princess Lalla Hasna, Sister of King Mohammed VI, on Friday chaired the opening of the 9th edition of the Fez Sacred Music Festival, held under the theme "From my Soul to Yours, the Art of Transmission."
Morocco, Local, 6/9/2003

Primo Nebiolo Meet: Hicham El Guerrouj wins 3,000m race
Morocco, Sports, 6/9/2003


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