Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 11/2/1998
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of November 2, 1998
- Arabs, Muslims take proactive stance against Hollywood movie
"There are two kinds of Islam in America -Hollywood's version and the real thing. We are inviting moviegoers to local mosque open houses so they may learn more about the reality of the American Muslim community," he said. Regional, Religion, 11/7/1998 - Israel escalates aggressions against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Thursday continued attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon and its western Bekaa. Lebanese security sources said that the Israeli artillery positioned in al-Zafata on Thursday afternoon bombarded al-Tuffah district, and Habboush river area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/6/1998 - Arab health ministers meet in Cairo on boosting Arab pharmaceutical industry
The First meeting of the higher committee of the Arab Drug Committee of the Arab health ministers on Wednesday began at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. Regional, Medicine, 11/6/1998 - Increasing number arrested for Muslim Brotherhood ties in Egypt
After arresting Sheikh Rakoh Hamam, the head of Islamic educational assembly, accused of holding symposiums for the Muslim Brotherhood group aimed at enlisting new members and detaining Ayman Fahmi El-Sayed from El-Sharkia governorate, the number of those who are arrested in the case of Muslim Brotherhood increased to 30. Egypt, Judicial, 11/6/1998 - Israel sentences two Syrian Golan youths to two years imprisonment Syria-Israel, Judicial, 11/6/1998
- Demonstrations in Egyptian universities
Hundreds of students from Egyptian universities organized a demonstration protesting a decision issued by Cairo University to exclude them from student union elections. Egypt, Local, 11/5/1998 - Seminar on Islam and human rights declaration next week in Geneva
A seminar on "the universality of Human Rights: Islamic perspectives on the Universal declaration of human rights" will be held in Geneva on November 9-10. Regional, Religion, 11/5/1998 - Attack kills two from Israeli-allied militia
The Pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia on Wednesday cut off the Jezzine area, closed Bater and Kafar Falous crossings, and cut off the road between Jezzine and Marjioun where Israeli occupation and pro-Israeli leaders are located. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/5/1998 - Blind persons will undergo special training
Blind persons will undergo a special training which will facilitate their way into the job market, Moroccan employment minister, Khalid Alioua told Wednesday here Moroccan MPs. Morocco, Culture, 11/5/1998 - Book fair opens in Casablanca Morocco-Regional, Culture, 11/5/1998
- Moroccan public health sector goes on strike next week Morocco, Local, 11/5/1998
- Resistance escalated in south Lebanon against occupation forces
Lebanese security sources said that several towns and villages were shelled by Israeli artillery. Israeli airplanes carried out intensive raids over the Nabatieh and al-Tuffah districts Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/4/1998 - Workshop for rural leaders in renewable energy
The Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) is holding in Tehran (Iran) this November 3-11 a workshop on the use of renewable energy sources. Regional-Iran, Science, 11/4/1998 - Oman gets dialysis facility Oman, Health, 11/4/1998
- Moroccan Carrier's Office in Saudi Arabia Robbed Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Local, 11/4/1998
- Some 9,000 Moroccan kidney patients need dialysis or transplant
Some 9,000 people suffering from kidney diseases, including 80% poor persons, need dialysis or transplant, said Moroccan Health Minister Abdelouahed El Fassi. Morocco, Health, 11/4/1998 - Lebanese military judicial authorities try Lebanese Forces' members Lebanon, Judicial, 11/4/1998
- 80 Coptics lodge claim against Sunday Telegraph
By the authorization of a lawyer, about 80 Coptics lodged a compensation claim against the British newspaper Sunday Telegraph for publishing false news on the persecution of Coptics in Egypt. Egypt, Judicial, 11/3/1998 - Lebanese resistance escalates attacks against Israeli troops
Lebanese resistance forces on Monday foiled an attempt carried out by an Israeli commando force to advance to the axis of Western Bekaa. Lebanese security sources said a group of Lebanese fighters confronted the Israeli force. Clashes erupted between the two sides. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/3/1998 - US doctors at Syrian children's hospital
The Damascus University's children hospital on Monday opened a three-day advanced pediatric life support course. Lecturing in the course is a US medical team led by Dr. Muhammad Salim al-Wattar from Los Angeles, California. Syria-USA, Health, 11/3/1998 - Oman - health certificates Oman, Health, 11/3/1998
- Moroccan official attends in Spain conference on women and migration
Moroccan Secretary of State for Cooperation Aicha Belarbi is attending in Barcelona, Spain, a seminar on women and migration in the West Mediterranean countries. Morocco-Spain, Culture, 11/3/1998 - Egyptian police kill two Islamists Egypt, Local, 11/3/1998
- Kuwait hosts international energy conference Kuwait, Science, 11/3/1998
- Mubarak expresses astonishment that Netanyahu's report accuses Egypt of torturing Coptics 11/2/1998
- Saudi - Egyptian air, marine joint maneuvers
Saudi and Egyptian naval forces on Saturday concluded five days of joint air and naval maneuvers in the Red Sea. The Egyptian news agency said that that seven warships, four Egyptian and three Saudi, and F- 16 jet fighters took part in the maneuvers, which were called "Murjan four." Egypt, Military, 11/2/1998 - Moroccan geneticists identify gene of rare hereditary disease
A team of Moroccan genetics searchers have identified the location, on the Human genome, a gene responsible of a rare genetic form of a hydrotic ectodermic dysplasia. Morocco, Science, 11/2/1998 - Prisonment sentences given to bombers in Qatar
A Qatari court on Sunday sentenced ten Qataris accused of bombing a governmental building in October 1996 to imprisonment. Qatar, Judicial, 11/2/1998 - Muslim theologians and women organizations debate women's rights and duties in Islam
Chairman of the council of Rabat and Sale Theologians, Pr. Abbas Jirari, tackled the issue of scarfs worn by muslim women and said attitudes related to this phenomenon are a baseless intellectual and social archaism meant to associate Islam with a certain dressing fashion and disseminate a negative image of Islam as restricting women's rights. Regional-Morocco, Culture, 11/2/1998 - Morocco holds colloquy on illiteracy
Morocco will host on November 13-14 a colloquy on "illiteracy in Morocco: Diagnosis and Alternatives." Regional, Education, 11/2/1998 - Islamists before Egyptian court
The Egyptian state security court on Saturday started an inquiry into 28 Muslim Brotherhood members under charges of reviving the group's activities by attracting groups of Egyptian youths. Egypt, Judicial, 11/2/1998 - Renowned Moroccan Andalucian Music Star Passes Away Morocco, People, 11/2/1998
- Islamic culture ministers hold 2nd meeting in Rabat
The second Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers is due to be held in Rabat this November 12-14 to consider the implementation of the Islamic world cultural strategy. Regional-Morocco, Religion, 11/2/1998 - Algeria gets top prize at film cinema festival
At the 17th cinema festival of Carthage which wound up Saturday, the highest reward, the Golden Tanit, was won by Algerian Bourlem Guerdouj for his movie "Vivre au Paradis" (living in Paradise), while the silver tanit went to an Egyptian movie-maker and the bronze tanit was grabbed by a Malian. Regional, Entertainment, 11/2/1998 - Morocco concerned over forest depletion
The Moroccan secretary of state in charge of environment warned against the depletion of the Moroccan large forest of Mamora (north of Rabat) which plays a key role in social and economic fields. Morocco, Environment, 11/2/1998 - Morocco and Mali agree to foster cooperation in sports fields Morocco-Mali, Sports, 11/2/1998
- King Hassan II receives Saudi official Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Culture, 11/2/1998
- Lebanese resistance forces attack Israeli positions
Lebanese resistance forces on Sunday attacked an Israeli military position in the Debseh area in the occupied zone of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/2/1998