Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/19/2005
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 19, 2005
- More attacks, explosions in Iraq
Various areas in Iraq witnessed attacks early today that resulted in killing 24 Iraqis and injuring others as well as the killing of two American soldiers in two separate attacks in al-Anbar governorate west of the country. Iraq, Military, 9/24/2005 - Israel killed 19 Palestinians, injuring scores
Witnesses said that Israeli helicopters launched several attacks against sites in Gaza on Saturday at dawn, hours after the escalation of tension following the killing of 19 Palestinians in an explosion during a military parade for Hamas in Jalablia that Israel is accused of carrying out. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/24/2005 - Saudi Arabia asks Interpol to chase wanted
Saudi Arabia asked the International Police ( Interpol) for help in arresting 18 of main wanted persons by it. Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/24/2005 - Puntland detains al-Qaida official
The authorities of Puntland, which declared itself unilaterally independent in northwest of Somalia, announced the detention of one official in al-Qaida organization in the capital Hergeisa. Somalia, Local, 9/24/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak inaugurates world day for illiteracy eradication
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak opens on Saturday celebrations marking the world day of illiteracy eradication. Egypt, Education, 9/23/2005 - End of Tel-Afer military operation against gunmen
An officer in the Iraqi army announced the end of the military operation carried out by the American and Iraqi forces in Tel-Afer city against gunmen, noting that it resulted in killing more than 150 persons. Iraq, Military, 9/23/2005 - Iraqi immigration minister escapes assassination; 8 Iraqis, two Americans killed
Al-Mansour quarters in the capital Baghdad was a stage for the most violent clashes between gunmen who were hiding in a house and the Iraqi forces backed by American soldiers. Five gunmen and three Iraqi security forces members were killed in the clashes. Iraq, Military, 9/23/2005 - Arab Agronomists Union approve recommendations Regional, Local, 9/23/2005
- Iraq's navy is small and evolving
The commander of U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf on September 22 said coalition forces are helping build a new Iraqi Navy. Iraq-USA, Military, 9/23/2005 - Syria and Turkey to divert Jaghjagha River Syria-Turkey, Local, 9/23/2005
- Fire in Iraq's public works ministry
An official in the Iraqi police said that a large fire erupted on Wednesday evening in the building of the Iraqi ministry of public works. The official said that fire fighting cars hurried to the place but gave no further details, and it was not known yet the size of the losses inflected on the ministry. Iraq, Military, 9/22/2005 - Two Algerian soldiers killed
Two Algerian security men were killed and other five injured in a bomb explosion to the south of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 9/22/2005 - Queen Hatshepsut fair travels to US
The king took his sister as wife in order to rule legally but died soon after. Hatshepsut took over the management of the affairs of their young son Tohotmus Ill, the king's successor. Egypt-USA, Local, 9/22/2005 - Syria commemorates Italian excavator
Mohamoud Al-Sayyed said that Paolo Piccorella's research supplied the science of archeology with new discoveries over Assyrians and archeological findings in addition to cuneiform tablets as well stamps at tel Berri in 4000 B.C. which are very important discoveries. Syria-Italy, Local, 9/22/2005 - Nine Americans killed in Iraq
the Sunni Iraqi national dialogue conference announced that a force from the Iraqi ministry of interior detained parliamentarian Ali al-Mashhadani and held the authorities responsible for what might happen to him Iraq, Military, 9/21/2005 - American air force officer killed in Bright Star maneuvers in Egypt
A spokesman for the U.S. military taking part in the Bright Star maneuvers currently taking place in Egypt announced that one officer from the air force was killed and two others injured in a traffic accident. Egypt-USA, Military, 9/21/2005 - Mubarak orders cancellation of recent hike in fees of entry, transit and residence visas for foreigners
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has instructed the ministries and the departments concerned to abide by the provisions of the law that determines foreigners' entry, transit and residence visa fees at various entry points. Egypt, Local, 9/21/2005 - 2007 U.S.A. diversity visa lottery registration to begin october 5 Regional-USA, Local, 9/21/2005
- US offfical killed in Iraq Iraq-USA, Local, 9/21/2005
- Iraqi journalist killed in Karbala
The body of the Iraqi journalist Haidar al-Tamimi was found killed by several bullets in the head, few hours after his kidnapping at the hands of gunmen. Iraq, Local, 9/20/2005 - Saddam Hussein's nephew sentenced to life imprisonment
An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced the nephew of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to life imprisonment over financing armed operations and explosions in Iraq, and he has to be brought before the court on additional crimes later. Iraq, Military, 9/20/2005 - New explosion in Beirut Lebanon, Local, 9/20/2005
- Aleppo is the second Islamic culture capital: mufti Syria-Regional, Local, 9/20/2005
- New threats to attack Iraqi infrastructure Iraq, Military, 9/20/2005
- Continued killing in Iraq
In Basra, Shiite gunmen closed the streets of the city demanding the British forces, which dominate there, to release Sheikh Ahmad al-Fartousi, the commander of al-Mahdi militias which belongs to the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader Iraq, Military, 9/19/2005 - Syrian- German private university opens
Syria's Minister of Higher Education Hani Murtada opened Sunday the Syrian-German Private University of al-Wadi' in Homs governorate. Syria-Germany, Education, 9/19/2005 - Jordanians spend night in streets from earthquake fears
A false rumor on a likely destructive earthquake in Jordan raised fear among the citizens, as thousands of them spent their night in the pavements of streets, according to the Jordanian official news agency Petra. Jordan, Local, 9/19/2005 - On Beirut's explosion Lebanon, Local, 9/19/2005
- al-Thawra: Golden dinar representing Abbassid Khalifa era
The Archeological Department in Daraa Governorate, has discovered a golden Dinar representing the era of the Abbassid Khalifa al-Mu'tasem Billah during the first season of the archeological excavation in al-Omari Mosque site in Ezraa, southern Syria, al-Thawra daily said Sunday. Syria, Local, 9/19/2005 - Gunmen kill four members of Algerian forces
Algerian press sources reported that gunmen killed four members of the security forces in the most recent acts of violence taking place in the country before the referendum regarding the pardon law by the end of September. Algeria, Local, 9/19/2005