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Saudi Arabia reiterates support to Morocco's 2010 world cup bid
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Sports, 10/18/2003

Zayed in London in a private visit
United Arab Emirates, Local, 10/18/2003

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurates new valley library
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, hailed Egypt's success in making the human being the center and target of comprehensive development programs and policies.
Egypt, Education, 10/18/2003

Four American soldiers killed in Karbala, Baghdad
An American military spokesman announced that three American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen were killed yesterday at dawn in an attack targeting them yesterday at dawn in Karbala to the south of Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/18/2003

An explosion on a car in Sidon
Lebanon, Local, 10/18/2003

Two Palestinians killed, five houses demolished in Rafah
A team representing the US Federal Investigation Bureau ( FBI) started investigation in the explosion incident which resulted in killing three Americans in Gaza while two Palestinians were killed and 11 others wounded and five houses were demolished in a new incursion for the occupation forces in Rafah.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/17/2003

Four Jordanians killed by the occupation bullets in Baghdad
A taxi driver and three Jordanian passengers were killed yesterday by the bullets of the American occupation soldiers at a check point in Baghdad.
Iraq, Local, 10/17/2003

Leader of the Islamic Aden army in Yemen surrenders
Yemen's minister of the Interior Rashad Muhammad al-Oleimi said that leader of a presumed terrorist group whose death announced on June 5th is still alive and he had surrendered to the authorities.
Yemen, Local, 10/17/2003

Boldness and courage for a historic change is demanded from France
With the ongoing talks of UN Security Council resolution on Iraq sought by the USA, France should insist that any resolution by the Security Council resolution include text that specifies that "this vote is the last in which a Security Council member can use the veto right."
Regional, Editorial, 10/16/2003

Explosion in Beit Hanoun kills three Americans
Three American security guards were killed and a fourth was injured when an explosive implanted on the roadside in Beit Hanoun town went off in a car procession carrying American diplomats. This was the first incident of its kind in the Palestinian territories since the eruption of the Palestinian Intifada.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/16/2003

Camel racing festival preperations in the Sultanate
A preliminary race of the camel racing festival for privately owned thoroughbred camels was held yesterday in throughout Oman, Oman's news agency ONA reported yesterday.
Oman, Local, 10/16/2003

Morocco's Al Eynaoui in 3rd round of Madrid tournament
Morocco, Sports, 10/16/2003

King decorates Mudawana reform consultative commission members
Morocco, Local, 10/15/2003

Child labor and Development, how UNICEF is addressing this issue
More boys than girls are economically active overall. However, in rural districts as many girls as boys are employed. While child workers in towns and cities work in various manufacturing businesses (textile, furniture, mining, food and beverages), child labor in the countryside is totally dominated by farm work. The vast majority of child workers have dropped out of school; they work long hours as adults do; and children receive very low payment, or nothing at all (50%). In addition to the children being classified as employed following the ILO criterion, the study reveals that about 360,000 children, mostly girls, aged 10-17 have left school and have care taking and housework as their main activity.
Syria, Culture, 10/15/2003

Mrs. Mubarak opens Women and Peace Symposium
Egypt-japan, Culture, 10/15/2003

Morocco launches nationwide anti-illiteracy campaign
Morocco launched Tuesday a nationwide anti-illiteracy campaign titled "Massirat Annour" (March toward light).
Morocco, Education, 10/15/2003

Israel to expel 18 Palestinians from West Bank; invasion of Rafah and buffer zone with Egypt
The Israeli government of Ariel Sharon yesterday escalated the collective punishment against the Palestinians and decided to expel 10 Palestinian administrative detainees from the West Bank to Gaza which witnessed yesterday a new incursion by the occupation forces, which reinvaded Rafah area and demolished more homes in order to establish a buffer zone between Egypt and Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/15/2003

Andaloussiat music festival: call for intercultural dialogue
Andalusian music heritage has influenced different artistic genres in the two Mediterranean shores, namely "Moroccan Nouba," a Moroccan traditional oral music rhythm, and "the Flamenco," a (Spanish) rhythm deeply rooted in Andalusian tradition, said Achaari.
Regional-Morocco, Local, 10/15/2003

Early leftist militant, Mohamed Basri, passes away
Morocco, People, 10/15/2003

Three Americans were killed, attempts to assassinate 4 collaborators including oil minister; Occupation: Saddam is in Tikrit amid his tribe
The Iraqi resistance have during the two past days targeted several Iraqi officials ( collaborating ) with the occupation, especially the minister of oil in the Interim governing council Ibrahim Baher al-Aloum, in a series of failed assassination attempts.
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/14/2003

Two persons killed while trying to sneak to the west of the Jordan river
The Jordanian border guards killed two persons and wounded other two while trying to sneak to the west of the Jordanian river.
Jordan, Local, 10/14/2003

Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
Several Israeli military helicopters on Sunday night flew in the airspace of the occupied Shebaa Farms in south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/14/2003

Yemen detains five convicted persons belongs to al-Qaida
The Yemeni authorities detained five persons suspected to be members in al-Qaida organization. They are of Yemeni and Saudi nationalities.
Yemen, Local, 10/14/2003

Omani Charitable Organisation Cheque for education support
Oman, Local, 10/14/2003

Israeli incursion leaves 1,240 Palestinians homeless, UN agency finds
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/14/2003

ATP Champions Race: Morocco's El Aynaoui still 15th, Arazi climbs to 58th rank
Morocco, Sports, 10/14/2003

Princess Lalla Meryem extends French first lady children protection prize
Morocco-France, Culture, 10/13/2003

Mrs. Mubarak Zinhum housing project classic example of employing voluntary efforts
Egypt, Local, 10/13/2003

France supports Morocco's bid for 2010 world football cup
Morocco-France, Sports, 10/13/2003

Double suicide operation in a hotel in Baghdad kills 6 injures scores
Baghdad was shaken yesterday by a double suicide bombing by two booby trapped cars targeting a hotel inhabited by members of the CIA and American contractors as well as members of the Iraqi Interim Council.
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/13/2003

Al-Assad meets Reformed church delegation in America
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received a delegation of the Reformed Church in America Saturday morning.
Syria-USA, Culture, 10/13/2003

Large explosion in Ein al-Helweh
Palestinian sources said that an unidentified persons threw a bomb in Ein al-Helweh camp -- the largest Palestinian camps in Lebanon, on Sunday early morning.
Lebanon-Palestine, Local, 10/13/2003


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