Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 4/13/1998
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of April 13, 1998
- Iraq - military parade Iraq, Military, 4/18/1998
- South Lebanon Army soldier killed near Jezzine
An Israeli military spokesman on Thursday said one pro-Israel Lahd militia element was killed in fighting on Thursday in south Lebanon. Israeli army radio said an explosive charge was detonated in the military vehicle, which was driven by the soldier in Lebanon's Jezzine district. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/17/1998 - 113 of al-Haj stampede victims buried in Saudi Arabia
some 113 of the pilgrims who were killed in the stampede incident on Mena, 10 Km east of Mecca on April 9 including 58 women were buried In Saudi Arabia. Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 4/17/1998 - Egypt releases five Islamists Egypt, Judicial, 4/17/1998
- Sudanese civil war: a new round of peace negotiations
Towards the end of this month representatives of the Sudanese government are expected to meet with their counterparts in the Sudan's People Liberation Army ( SPLA ) at the Kenyan capital Nairobi to resume peace negotiations Sudan, Reporter's View, 4/16/1998 - Nazik al-Malaika and the search for the self poetry
In 1944, she graduated from the Baghdad faculty of letters, Arabic department with honors. Um Nizar, Nazik's mother, was herself a poet, and her father was a teacher of Arabic grammar in Baghdad secondary schools. He left a twenty volume encyclopedia on Arabic grammar and literature. Iraq, Literature, 4/16/1998 - Saudi - soccer Saudi Arabia, Sports, 4/16/1998
- Most Haj stampede victims buried Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 4/16/1998
- Only three pilgrims of Mena stampede remain under treatment
Saudi Health Minister Osama Bin Abdul Rahman Shabakshi on Wednesday said that only three pilgrims out of 180 wounded in the stampede in Mena during Haj procession are still under treatment in hospitals. Saudi Arabia, Religion, 4/16/1998 - Cohen for modernizing Israeli army
US Defense Secretary William Cohen who is visiting Israel next week in the context of his Middle East tour will meet with his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Mordechai Israel-USA, Military, 4/16/1998 - Four UK jet fighters head for the Gulf Gulf-UK, Military, 4/16/1998
- Moroccan humanitarian aids to Iraq Morocco-Iraq, Health, 4/16/1998
- Joint naval maneuvers between Egypt, US Egypt-USA, Military, 4/16/1998
- Ein Shams pedriatric conference coming Egypt, Education, 4/16/1998
- Cairo University celebrates 90th anniversary Egypt, Education, 4/16/1998
- Syrian higher agriculture council meets on production increase Syria, Agriculture, 4/16/1998
- Two Israeli soldiers wounded in south Lebanon
The detonation operation caused direct hits among members of the patrol, noting that occupation forces were seen evacuating the casualties from the operation site. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/16/1998 - Shbeilat released on bail Jordan, Judicial, 4/16/1998
- Jordanian police crack down on drug users
The amount of drugs seized over the past 20 days included 4.5 kg of heroin, 22 kg of hashish as well as marijuana Jordan, Judicial, 4/15/1998 - Lebanese resistance targets Balat position
Lebanese security sources reported that at 8 p.m. the towns of Maidoun, Shawkin, and Kakat al-Jesser, al-Hamra farm and the Litani riverbed came under bombardment by Israeli positions Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/15/1998 - Algerian arrests Algeria, Judicial, 4/15/1998
- Palestinian leader Qatamesh released Palestine-Israel, Judicial, 4/15/1998
- After performing pilgrimage, Iraqi pilgrims return to Baghdad Iraq-Libya, Religion, 4/15/1998
- Sudanese government drops food from air Sudan, Health, 4/15/1998
- Car explosion in Suleymaniya, Iraq Iraq, Local, 4/15/1998
- Palestine and Hamas head towards reconciliation
In a secret session held in Ramallah, the PLC listened to a report from Palestinian presidential secretary Tayyeb Abdul Rahim on the course of investigation into the Sharif killing Palestine, Local, 4/14/1998 - Algerian forces continue campaigns against Islamist groups
The Algerian daily La Tribune on Monday said that 30 armed extremists and four soldiers were killed over the weekend in a battle in Teiyart Province, 200 Km southwest of the capital. Eyewitnesses said the armed groups were at Abidit farm. Algeria, Local, 4/14/1998 - Qatar-US military training begins tomorrow
Qatar's and US's armed forces will start on Wednesday 12-day "Gulf Hawk" military exercises. Qatar-USA, Military, 4/14/1998 - Israeli, resistance forces clash at Hardoun
Israeli occupation forces bombarded with heavy artillery residential areas inside Majdal Zoun town in the western sector of south Lebanon. Reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli bombardment wounded Lebanese citizen Hussein Ali Mari, 80. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/14/1998 - Israeli police might question Faisal Husseini
Israel said it might summon PLO Executive Committee member Faisal Husseini for questioning with regard to allegations made by one of his bodyguards that he found a gun at his house in Jericho. Palestine-Israel, Local, 4/14/1998 - Syrian patriarch continues visit to Iraq
Patriarch Mara Agnatiuis Zakka Eiwas of the Orthodox - Assyrian church arrived in Baghdad today after he spent four days in the Iraqi city of al-Mawsel. Syria-Iraq, Religion, 4/14/1998 - Saudi scholars - Haj Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 4/14/1998
- Israeli court acquits Hizbullah suspect Regional-Lebanon, Judicial, 4/14/1998
- Cholera kills 28 in Comoros Comoros, Health, 4/14/1998
- Workshop on integrated management of valley waters opens in Damascus Regional, Environment, 4/14/1998
- Troubling questions facing Hamas: militancy and diplomacy
Palestinian presidential secretary Tayyeb Abdul Rahim warned that the Palestinian government would release all the information it has on the death of Sharif if Hamas continued its anti-Palestinian campaign of accusations. Palestine, Reporter's View, 4/13/1998 - One hundred people killed in Algeria during al-Adha festivities
Algerian dailies published on Thursday spoke about the death of more than 100 civilians and Islamists extremists in Algeria during Eid al-Adha celebrations The Algerian security forces said that 52 civilians were slaughtered in attacks against villages and suburbs of Aurzo city. Algeria, Local, 4/13/1998 - Causalities of Haj stampede reached 118 pilgrims
The final statement by the Saudi Health Ministry said today that total number of pilgrims killed in a stampede during the Haj pilgrimage reached 118. In an earlier statement the ministry estimated the number of dead at 107, mostly the elderly and the sick. Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 4/13/1998 - Jordanian police recover car in mystery murder
Jordan police urged Jordanians who have information on the Mercedes or the criminals to contact any police station nationwide. Jordan, Local, 4/13/1998 - Israeli jets raid Lweiseh, al-Tuffah district
Earlier in the day, six raids were carried out by Israeli military jets, targeting the hills of al-Tuffah district Sujud mountain and the surroundings of Lweiseh town and Tasse spring. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/13/1998 - Two international organizations criticize the prevention of Jordan to the peaceful negotiations
The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Human Rights Watch International presented separate protests to the Jordanian government against the denial of access to the press at the trial of Jordanian opposition figure Leith Shbeilat and the ban imposed against peaceful demonstrations in Jordan. Jordan, Judicial, 4/13/1998 - US prize goes to Egyptian al-Azhar professor Egypt-USA, Health, 4/13/1998
- Canada's Defense minister in Kuwait tomorrow 4/13/1998
- Syrian defense minister visits Lebanon. 4/13/1998
- Qatar to build artificial reef Qatar, Science, 4/13/1998
- Islamic Jihad leader released Palestine, Judicial, 4/13/1998
- Hamas arrests Palestine, Local, 4/13/1998
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish leaves hospital Palestine, People, 4/13/1998