Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 1/12/1998
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of January 12, 1998
- Barefoot girl walking on snow
Can't Old Santa bring them what they need? At school they always tell us he does such nice things. Palestine, Essay, 1/17/1998 - Yemen accuses Somali units of attacking a Yemeni island
Yemeni President Aly Abadalla Saleh renewed his call to turn a new page in the political arena in Yemen and called on all political parties and organizations in the government and the opposition to forget the past and concentrate on the future. Yemen-Somalia, Military, 1/17/1998 - Three Israeli soldiers wounded in south Lebanon
The soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire with guerrillas on the edge of an Israeli-occupied border strip in the south. One Hizbullah guerrilla was also killed in the clash with machine-guns and mortars. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/17/1998 - 55 killed in Algeria
Gunman slaughtered 55 civilians in three new attacks in Algeria where around 1,000 people have been massacred in 10 days. Algeria, Military, 1/17/1998 - Israeli-Arab delegation to visit Syria this week
a Palestinian official visited Damascus 3 days ago to discuss with Syrian officials the expected visit to Syria by a delegation of the Israeli-Arabs. Palestine-Syria, Culture, 1/17/1998 - Garaudi appreciates Arab moral support Regional, Culture, 1/17/1998
- Police, people clash in Luxor Egypt, Local, 1/17/1998
- Arab water conference in Cairo during April
The two-day conference will discuss the technology of water resource management and distribution, means of recycling drainage and sewage water to be used for irrigation purposes, and strategies for desalinating water. Regional-Egypt, Science, 1/17/1998 - In Washington, no lunch for Netanyahu
US sources ruled out any potential pressure on Israel but hinted that President Clinton was apparently forced to have his meeting with Netanyahu and accept the fact that he won't have the chance to announce any breakthrough after the meeting Israel-Palestine, International, 1/16/1998 - Formation of defense councils in Yemeni provinces
The head of the Conference Parliamentary Coalition attacked the head of the Reform Coalition for the latter's statements in which he said that the government's budget for the current year aimed at increasing the Yemeni people's poverty. Yemen, Local, 1/16/1998 - Israeli forces demolish house of booby-trap suspect
Israeli forces on Thursday demolished the south Lebanon home of a Lebanese man they suspect was responsible for a booby-trapped video tape which exploded Wednesday, killing an Israeli-allied militiaman and wounding five other people. Lebanon-Israel, Local, 1/16/1998 - Britain for lifting US sanctions imposed on Libya, Iran
A spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that the British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook will seek to convince the US to lift sanctions imposed on Libya and Iran during his visit to Washington on Wednesday and Thursday. Libya, International, 1/16/1998 - Israel decided to stop Palestinians from getting into Palestine
An Israeli official source announced that Israel has decided to stop Palestinians who have not paid their debts to the government or to Israeli individuals from getting into Palestine. Israel-Palestine, Judicial, 1/16/1998 - Israeli general notes escalation of Lebanese resistance
Israeli Chief of staff General Amnon Shahak said Lebanese national resistance operations against the occupation forces in the occupied part of South Lebanon have escalated. Israel-Lebanon, Military, 1/16/1998 - Efforts underway to tackle UAE oil slick
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have begun clean-up operations to tackle a major oil slick that has hit parts of the country's coastline. United Arab Emirates, Local, 1/16/1998 - Britain - Gulf Gulf, Military, 1/16/1998
- Palestine census Palestine, Local, 1/16/1998
- Medical team visits Iraq
Egyptian Minister of Health Dr. Ismail Salaam has agreed to send a medical team to Iraq soon to perform a number of surgeries for Iraqi patients unable to travel abroad for treatment because of UN sanctions. Egypt-Iraq, Health, 1/16/1998 - Europe-Arab dialogue in March
Arab League Secretary General Dr. Esmat Abdel Meguid chaired last week a meeting of a committee formed to explore the future of Arab-European dialogue. 1/16/1998 - Israeli bomb expert killed by Lebanese resistance
Lebanon's Amal movement claimed responsibility for a Wednesday bomb attack that it said killed an intelligence officer in the pro-Israeli Lahd militia and wounded three Israelis. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/15/1998 - Movie star escapes acid attack
A Lebanese driver admitted yesterday that he had been hired by an ex-husband of a famous Egyptian movie star to throw acid at her to avenge her intention to marry another man, police said. Egypt, People, 1/15/1998 - Shooting Israeli military vehicle in Gaza strip
Armed individuals shot at a military vehicle in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian police official said. The vehicle was severely damaged, but no one was hurt. Palestine-Israel, Local, 1/15/1998 - New European leader against Israeli settlement campaign
A British Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday that Britain, currently presiding over the European Union, will lead a new European campaign against the expansion of Israeli settlements. Regional, International, 1/15/1998 - Arab Journalists ask European Union to back up Garoudy
The general trusteeship of the Arab Journalists Union called on all writers' unions to get in touch with similar French and European unions to help Roger Garaudy the "international intellectual philosopher" to support freedom of expression. Regional, People, 1/15/1998 - Algeria - EU Algeria, International, 1/15/1998
- Israel indictment Israel, Judicial, 1/15/1998
- Clinton - Butler Iraq, International, 1/15/1998
- Gulf oil spill United Arab Emirates, Local, 1/15/1998
- Israel extends the imprisonment term of German prisoner
The Judges refused to release the young German man charged with planning a suicide attack in Israel temporarily because the charges filed against him are very serious. Israel, Judicial, 1/15/1998 - Israel obstruct Palestinian mail - new phone code
Israel is deliberately obstructing Palestinian mail and the Palestinian government has prepared a plan to deliver mail among rural Palestinian areas. Palestine-Israel, Local, 1/15/1998 - Muhammad Ali in Rabat Morocco, People, 1/15/1998
- Report from site of massacre in Sahnien, Algeria
Amid these developments, ArabicNews.com sent a reporter to Algeria, who reported on conditions in a village where a massacre recently took place. Algeria, Local, 1/14/1998 - Lebanese lawyers volunteer to defend French author
Lebanon's Bar Association has volunteered to defend a French author who is being tried in Paris for questioning the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust. Lebanon, Judicial, 1/14/1998 - Israel lifts Shabaa siege
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday lifted a 20-day siege of Shabaa in al-Arqoub district in occupied south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/14/1998 - Bishara: Peace is not attainable without Syria 1/14/1998
- Syrian troops to withdraw from Lebanon in due time
The US congressional delegation, currently visiting the region quoted Syrian President Hafez al-Assad as confirming that Syrian troops will withdraw from Lebanon when there is a need for that. Syria, International, 1/14/1998 - Desalination plant closed United Arab Emirates, Local, 1/14/1998
- Lebanese explosion Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/14/1998
- Israeli forces shell South Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/14/1998
- New developments in Sudan: Alsadig Almahdi
Alsadiq Almahdi, the strongest spiritual and political leader in Sudan, stunned everybody, including some of his own Umma party members, when he declared, last week that he has accepted the initiative of the Popular Organization for National Dialogue Sudan, Analysis, 1/13/1998 - Hundreds die, Algeria denies numbers accuracy
Several hundred civilians were burned alive and 117 had their throats cut in two new attacks in western Algeria. Algeria, Local, 1/13/1998 - Truce monitors refrain from assigning blame
A statement issued by the group acknowledged that shells fired by Israeli forces in December had damaged six houses in the village of Majdel Zoun and injured an innocent civilian on January 5. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/13/1998 - Arab committee on weapons- free zone to meet in Cairo
He added that preparing the draft treaty by the Arab states will benefit Arab negotiators with Israel by stressing the existence of Arab consensus on the necessity of making Israel subject its nuclear installations to the guarantees of the International Atomic Energy Agency Regional, Military, 1/13/1998 - Food assistance from Japan to Palestinian refugees
The assistance will be offered through the UN Relief and Works Agency. With this assistance, the total amount of Japanese donations to the Palestinians will reach $323 million. Regional, International, 1/13/1998 - Automatic security at Egyptian Museum
The around-the-clock system includes 190 cameras and burglar alarms in the museum's main halls, entrances and exits, windows and yard. Egypt, Local, 1/13/1998 - Egyptian - Armenian cultural ties
Armenia's cultural minister arrived in Egypt last week for a week long visit during which he will hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Farouk Hosni on cultural cooperation between the two countries. Egypt, Culture, 1/13/1998 - Yemeni-Syrian army relations fostered Yemen-Syria, Military, 1/13/1998
- World war II land-mine exploded in Aswan Egypt, Military, 1/13/1998
- Iraqi poet in a Syrian symposium Iraq-Syria, Literature, 1/13/1998
- Syrian minister passes away Syria, People, 1/13/1998
- Will Jewish settlers shoot Palestinian police in Hebron
Senior police officers in Israel warned recently that the Jewish settlers are very likely to open fire on Palestinian policemen in response to what the settlers claim is harassment from the Palestinian police force serving in the city. Palestine, Local, 1/12/1998 - Lebanon hit by severe snowstorm
A rare snowstorm hit Lebanon over the weekend, holding up hundreds of people in the snow-covered mountains, keeping children away from schools and killing at least one person. Lebanon, Local, 1/12/1998 - Interesting data for researchers: Gap between Palestinians is still there
The poll showed that the majority on both sides support the peace process while the Israelis blame themselves more for missing a number of peace chances in the past. Both sides reflected a considerable amount of hope that peace will eventually be achieved in the region. Palestine-Israel, Culture, 1/12/1998 - Spain restores the tombs of its soldiers in Morocco
Spanish sources said that the Madrid government allocated millions of pesos for the restoration of the tombs of Spanish soldiers in a number of northern cities in Morocco. Morocco, History, 1/12/1998 - Four Iraqis arrested in connection with Taher attack Jordan-Iraq, Local, 1/12/1998
- Farrakhan: Solve Comoran problem peacefully Comoros, International, 1/12/1998