Arabic News Daily Page for 5/14/2002
Daily Edition - Tuesday, May 14, 2002
- Corpses of couple killed in Belgium repatriated to Morocco
The corpses of a Moroccan couple shot dead last week in the locality of Scharbeek, in Brussels by a Belgian man -- said to be a racist -- were repatriated on Sunday to Morocco where they will be buried. Morocco, Local, 5/14/2002 - Africans trained on textile industry in Casablanca
The training aims to foster the Arab-African cooperation ties, especially in the industrial field, the Arab Fund said in a release. Morocco-Regional, Economics, 5/14/2002 - Egyptian cinema mourns Saladin's departure
Egypt's cinema community last week was devastated by the death of great movie actor Ahmed Mazhar. He was 83. Nicknamed, the "knight of Egyptian cinema", Mazhar is well remembered for his mesmeric performances in dozens of feature films and TV dramas. Egypt, People, 5/14/2002 - US asks for report on stolen Egyptian antiquities
The New York Attorney asked Zahi Hawas, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), to set up a committee of Egyptian archaeologists to provide a report to the American court next week on the value of stolen pieces. Egypt, Local, 5/14/2002 - Meeting in cairo to fight trans-border crime
Arab Juridical experts started in Cairo Monday a meeting to discuss a draft inter-Arab agreement on trans-border crime fighting. Regional, Judicial, 5/14/2002 - Japan backs water supply project in Moroccan region
The Japanese government gave Monday the rural commune of Sekoura (Ouarzazate region) an assortment of furniture worth some US$3.3 million, to back a water supply project. Morocco-Japan, Economics, 5/14/2002 - Spanish police arrest 60 Moroccan illegal immigrants
The Spanish police arrested this Monday a group of 60 Moroccan illegal immigrants who had just arrived to the beach of Tarifa (extreme south of Spain), in the second operation of the kind after a group of 92 Moroccan and sub-Saharan illegal immigrants were also arrested Sunday. Morocco-Spain, Local, 5/14/2002 - Eight NATO ships anchoring in Casablanca
A group of eight ships, forming the NATO anti-mine force in southern Europe, is presently anchoring in the port of Casablanca. Morocco, Military, 5/14/2002 - Five Chinese nationals arrested in Morocco with fake Japanese passports
Five Chinese nationals, travelling with fake Japanese passports, were arrested by the illegal emigration squad in Casablanca. Morocco, Local, 5/14/2002