Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 11/23/1998
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of November 23, 1998
- Lebanese resistance forces kill two Israeli occupation soldiers
Lebanese resistance forces on Thursday night attacked an armored Israeli vehicle which was carrying out fortification operations in the surroundings of al-Qaba position on the Lebanese borders with occupied Palestine. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said its forces achieved direct hits during the attack. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/27/1998 - Highlights from Cairo's 22nd film festival
The 22nd Cairo International Film Festival opened on Wednesday, and on Thursday the festival's films started to be screened in 14 Cairo cinema houses. Egypt-Regional, Culture, 11/27/1998 - Five thousands Iraqi children died in October
The Iraqi Health Ministry said on Thursday that more than five thousand children under the age of five died in October because of the UN embargo imposed on Iraq. Iraq, Health, 11/27/1998 - Morocco and Romania step up university cooperation Morocco-Romania, Education, 11/27/1998
- Algerian cultural week in Paris Algeria, Culture, 11/27/1998
- Spanish policeman rapes Moroccan girl in occupied Mellilia
A spanish policeman raped a young Moroccan girl in Mellilia, a northern Moroccan city still occupied by Spain, "Mellilia Hoy" daily reported. Morocco-Spain, Local, 11/26/1998 - Rain deficit may effect Moroccan economy
Moroccan agricultural circles expressed fears that the draught Morocco has been witnessing since summer would cause "a catastrophe which may hit coming seasonal agricultural crops." Morocco, Agriculture, 11/26/1998 - Some 510 AIDS cases reported in Morocco up to last June
Some 510 AIDS cases had been reported in Morocco up to last June, while the number of HIV-infected people is estimated between 5,000 and 6,000. Morocco, Health, 11/26/1998 - First Arab children's dentistry conference opens in Damascus
Syrian Health Minister Muhammad Eyad al-Shatti on Wednesday opened the first Arab conference of children's dentistry and the first scientific conference of the Syrian Society of Children Dentistry. Syria-Regional, Health, 11/26/1998 - Some 90 percent of Moroccan children are vaccinated
The vaccination campaigns staged annually in Morocco during the months of October and November helped immunize 90 percent of Moroccan children against deadly diseases. Morocco, Health, 11/26/1998 - French frigate to visit Kuwait Kuwait-France, Military, 11/26/1998
- Egypt - Algeria - Morocco share M-Net prizes for African cinema Regional, Entertainment, 11/26/1998
- Bahraini Emir returns home Bahrain, People, 11/26/1998
- Bahrain - Fire Bahrain, Local, 11/26/1998
- UAE building collapses before demolition United Arab Emirates, Local, 11/26/1998
- Syrian youth sentenced to imprisonment by Israeli court Syria-Israel, Judicial, 11/26/1998
- Two killed in a bomb explosion in Algeria Algeria, Local, 11/26/1998
- Israeli land troops commander in Ankara Israel-Turkey, Military, 11/26/1998
- Confrontation with Israeli forces continues in south Lebanon
Israeli occupation troops shelled a number of towns and villages in the central sector of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/26/1998 - Contract signed regional agricultural organizations
A signing ceremony was held on Tuesday in Damascus between the Arab Center for the Study of Arid Zones and Dry Areas (ACSAD) and the Regional Center for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (CARDNE) to strengthen relations between the two centers in the service of the region's member states. Regional, Agriculture, 11/25/1998 - Morocco moves to fight violence against women
"The statistics are the visible part of the iceberg," he said, "because there exist many cases of violence that the victims do not dare talk about publicly due to some socio-cultural reasons." Morocco, Culture, 11/25/1998 - More US military reinforcements in the Gulf
A spokesman for the US naval forces said on Tuesday that the US aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and other five escorting warships had joined the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Gulf. Gulf-USA, Military, 11/25/1998 - Arab social affairs ministers meet in Cairo
The Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers started its 18th session here on Tuesday to discuss a set of social issues in the Arab world such as childhood, family care, and women. Regional-Egypt, Culture, 11/25/1998 - Israeli - Palestinian clashes Palestine-Israel, Local, 11/25/1998
- Cairo hosts Awqaf and Arab Islamic affairs ministers meeting
Works of the fifth executive council for the Islamic affairs and al-Awqaf ministers started in Cairo on Tuesday in the presence of al-Awqaf ministers from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Gambia, Kuwait, and Egypt as well as several ambassadors concerned. Regional-Egypt, Religion, 11/25/1998 - Moroccans called upon to donate one working day to Al-Quds fund
The Moroccan association of support to the Palestinian struggle calls all Moroccan citizens to donate the income of one working day to "Bait Al-Mal Al-Quds" (Jerusalem fund). Morocco-Regional, Culture, 11/24/1998 - Five sentenced to death in absentia in Algeria Algeria, Judicial, 11/24/1998
- Izzat Ibrahim escapes assassination attempt Iraq, Local, 11/24/1998
- Israeli films are not permitted in Cairo International Film Festival
Renowned Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmi, who is also chairman of the Cairo International Film Festival which will start its retrospectives of its 22nd session on November 25 in Cairo, said he will not "permit Israel to penetrate into the festival." Egypt-Israel, Culture, 11/24/1998 - European cinema festival will be held in Beirut and Tripoli
A European cinema festival, including showings of Euro-Med co-productions, will be held in Beirut and Tripoli on December 3-15. Lebanon, Culture, 11/24/1998 - Israeli soldiers wounded as they continue attacks against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces and their aliied South Lebanon Army militia renewed their attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of the western Bekaa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/24/1998 - King Hassan receives French mayor Morocco-France, Culture, 11/24/1998
- Egypt prevents Israeli from traveling, accusing him of smuggling drugs
Egyptian Attorney General Ragaa El-Arabi decided to prevent an Israeli citizen from traveling, accusing him of smuggling drugs. Egypt-Israel, Judicial, 11/24/1998 - Morocco sets up environment action plan
A national environment action plan, aimed at ensuring the integration of ecological concerns in the economic and social development, was presented over the weekend in Rabat. Morocco, Environment, 11/23/1998 - Omani police arrest murder suspects Oman, Local, 11/23/1998
- Former Iranian president: Islam does not bar organ transplant
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told a Seminar in Tehran Sunday that Islam sees no problem with organ transplant Regional-Iran, Religion, 11/23/1998 - Tunisian olympic club wins Arab cup Tunisia, Sports, 11/23/1998
- Egypt wins African Basketball championships for 3rd time in a row Egypt, Sports, 11/23/1998
- Morocco's al-Aynaoui wins tournament in Argentina Morocco, Sports, 11/23/1998
- Tarawneh: King Hussein is completely recovered Jordan, People, 11/23/1998
- Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
Israeli 105 tank shell hit the house of Lebanese citizen Muhammad Nasser in Haris town in the western sector and exploded in one of the house's rooms. Meanwhile, the Lebanese resistance announced the death of one of its fighters in confrontation with the Israeli occupation forces in the surrounding of Beer Klab position on Friday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/23/1998