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Originally published February 18, 1999

Israel bombards south Lebanon, besieges the coasts
Lebanese security sources said that an Israeli gunboat approached al-Mansouri coast and opened random fire on the region. Lebanon, Military, 2/18/99
Speaker of the Moroccan house of representatives in Budapest
Talks focused on cooperation prospects between the Moroccan and Hungarian legislative bodies, the Sahara issue, the Middle east peace process and the next Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary conference due in Stuttgart this year. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/99
Staffers at US Congress visit Moroccan southern city
A group of staffers at the US congress, currently visiting Morocco, visited Tuesday the Moroccan southern city of Laayoune where they visited the socioeconomic projects carried out in the city. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/99
Moroccan premier and UNESCO chief call for fair international relations
Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and UNESCO director general, Frederico Mayor, called Wednesday in Rabat for fair international relations and for the respect of human values. Morocco, Politics, 2/18/99
Children vaccines absent from moroccan market, says professional
Essential children vaccines are not found in the Moroccan market since last December and this shortage worries parents and complicates the work of pediatricians, said president of the Moroccan pediatrics society. Morocco, Health, 2/18/99