Arabic News Daily Page for 4/13/2004
Daily Edition - Tuesday, April 13, 2004
- Islamic Jurisprudence-Forum opened at Damascus's al-Assad library
Syria's Minister of Islamic Trusts ( Waqf ) on Monday opened at al-Assad Library in Damascus the first Islamic forum on "Jurisprudence Between Renovation and Abuse" hosted by the Abul Nour Foundation in cooperation between the Ministry of Islamic Trusts and the World Islamic League (WIL). Regional-Syria, Religion, 4/13/2004 - King Mohammed sends message to Mali's president
Morocco's Prime Minister Driss Jettou is to deliver a message from King Mohammed VI to Mali's president Amadou Toumani Toure, announces a press release from the Prime Minister's office. Morocco-Mali, Politics, 4/13/2004 - Some 11 Russians were kidnapped, 7 Chinese released in Iraq
News reports in Moscow said quoting an official in the Russian world company for energy services that some 11 Russian working in the company's branch in Baghdad were kidnapped. The reports added quoting the Russian official that two Iraqis from the guards of the building might have been killed during armed confrontations with the kidnappers. Iraq, Politics, 4/13/2004 - Moroccan-American FTA, best ever concluded agreement with USA, Minister
The recently concluded Moroccan-American Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is the "best agreement ever concluded with the United States," insisted, in Tangiers Saturday, Moroccan minister of industry, commerce and telecommunications. Morocco-USA, Economics, 4/13/2004 - One security man, one armed Islamist were killed in a chase in al-Riyadh
News reports quoted witnesses as saying that they saw two bodies one of them is for a security man and the second was for a man who was chased by the security forces. They said they also saw four wounded security men following confrontations with chased people in one quarters to the west of the capital Riyadh on Monday evening. Saudi Arabia, Local, 4/13/2004 - Tennis: Morocco's Mouhtassine advances 30 places
Moroccan tennis player Bahia Mouhtassine advanced by 29 places in the WTA women standing where she holds the 218th position. Morocco, Sports, 4/13/2004 - Tennis: French Loit wins Morocco's Tennis Grand Prix
Top-seeded Emilie Loit of France won her first career WTA Tour singles title Sunday, beating Ludmila Cervanova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 at the $ 100,000 Grand Prix of HRH Lalla Meryem. Morocco, Sports, 4/13/2004