Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 5/24/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of May 24, 1999
- King Hassan condoles families of tragic road accident victims
King Hassan II has sent letters of condolence to the families of the pupils who died in a tragic road accident near Casablanca last week. Morocco, Local, 5/29/1999 - France - Libya meeting Libya-France, Culture, 5/29/1999
- UAE considers establishing juvenile court system United Arab Emirates, Judicial, 5/29/1999
- Crown prince is recognized for genuine efforts to reach out to all Moroccans
The Moroccan press paid tribute to Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed for his action in favor of poor and handicapped people. Morocco, Culture, 5/29/1999 - Syrian - Russian health accord
Syria and Russia signed today an accord on medicine and health care, signed by Syrian Deputy Minister of Health Shayesh Yousef and Russia's ambassador in Syria, Viktor Goguitdze. Syria-Russia, Health, 5/29/1999 - North African Arab states will have over 250 million inhabitants in 2025
A new report says that the population of the Arab states in North Africa will likely exceed 250 million inhabitants in 2025 including the most populated states of Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Algeria and the less populated Libya and Tunisia Sudan, Culture, 5/29/1999 - Egyptian state security prosecution investigates fundamentalist delivered by Azerbaijan
The supreme state security prosecution in Egypt started an investigation into a fundamentalist delivered by Azerbaijan to Cairo last year. Egypt, Judicial, 5/29/1999 - Arab backing to Morocco's bid to host 2006 world football cup examined
Arab states' backing to Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World football cup topped talks held here Thursday between Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and head of Oman's Youth and Culture Supreme Council, Sheikh Mohamed Ben Marhoune Al-Maari, who is currently on a visit to Morocco. Morocco-Oman, Sports, 5/28/1999 - Exports of Egyptian oranges expand to new countries Egypt, Agriculture, 5/28/1999
- Israeli occupation forces target civilians in Tabnin village
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday targeted civilians in Tabnin village. The Israeli forces also bombarded several villages adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon, while Israeli warplanes were raiding the western Bekaa areas. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/28/1999 - Moroccan Mohamed Abed El Jabri wins Maghreb culture Prize
Moroccan writer and philosopher, Mohamed Abed El Jabri, has won the 1999 Maghreb culture prize for his outstanding contributions to the Arab and universal cultural heritage. Regional, Culture, 5/28/1999 - Jordan - Syria meeting Jordan-Syria, Sports, 5/28/1999
- Turkish forces kill six armed Kurds Turkey, Local, 5/28/1999
- Hillary Clinton in Morocco end of June Morocco, Culture, 5/27/1999
- King Fahd undergoes eye surgery Saudi Arabia, People, 5/27/1999
- Arab environment ministers meet in Cairo
Syrian Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Abdul Hamid al-Munajid has said that Israel's dumping of thousands of tonnes of toxic wastes in the waters of the Mediterranean is a direct threat to the environment and causes direct and grave damage to these waters. Regional-Syria, Environment, 5/27/1999 - Some 26 killed in Somali confrontation Somalia, Local, 5/27/1999
- Princess chairs closing session of national children rights congress
According to figures released at the congress, around 2 million Moroccan children aged between 6 and 16 years are not going to school while the capacity of non-formal education, a program set forth by the education ministry, barely stands at 35,000 children. Morocco, Culture, 5/27/1999 - More victims of acts of violence in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Khabar said on Wednesday that one person was killed and another four were wounded following two bomb explosions in al-Hasasenah area in Saida province, 437 km from the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 5/27/1999 - Tunis hosts Arab meeting on protecting folklore
A regional Arab meeting opened Tuesday in Tunis to look into ways of protecting folklore heritage in the Arab world. Regional-Tunisia, Culture, 5/26/1999 - Hizbullah party vows continued resistance against Israel
The assistant secretary general for the Hizbullah Party, Sheikh Naeem Qasem, said that the Lebanese resistance will continue against the Israeli occupation forces in south Lebanon until total Israeli unconditional pullback is fully realized. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/26/1999 - Morocco's crown prince distributes clothes and medicine to poor children
Crown prince Sidi Mohammed visited Tuesday three child health centers and distributed clothes and drugs to poor children. Morocco, Culture, 5/26/1999 - ORBIS flying eye hospital in Morocco
The ORBIS flying eye hospital is currently in Morocco's imperial city of Fez to perform several surgical operations on elderly and children. The ORBIS flying hospital, which arrived in Morocco on Monday part of its 1999 program, is a DC-10 jet which has been converted into a self-contained teaching eye hospital. Morocco, Health, 5/26/1999 - Egypt asks travelers to Sudan to vaccinate against meningitis
The department of guidance for travels abroad in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry asked all Egyptian citizens traveling to Sudan to vaccinate against meningitis, outbreaks of which recently occurred in many areas of Sudan due to which tens of thousands were affected. Egypt-Sudan, Health, 5/26/1999 - Moroccan victims of second gulf war will be paid compensations
Morocco has been informed recently by the United Nations that the hundreds of Moroccan nationals, victim of the second Gulf War, will be paid reparations shortly, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily reported on Tuesday. Morocco-Iraq, Local, 5/26/1999 - Bahrain considers measure to stop traffic violations Bahrain, Local, 5/26/1999
- Jordan to revise test Jordan, Education, 5/26/1999
- Dubai to check cars for pollution United Arab Emirates, Environment, 5/26/1999
- Lebanese president meets with Egyptian parliament speaker Lebanon-Egypt, Culture, 5/25/1999
- Morocco ratifies international convention on minimum child-labor age Morocco, Culture, 5/25/1999
- Cheops Pyramid to be opened in days
Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is to open soon the Cheops (Khufu) Pyramid after 13-month closure for comprehensive rejuvenation and treatment of humidity on its walls as well as introducing new ventilation system. Egypt, Culture, 5/25/1999 - UN: Obsolete pesticides pose environmental threat
Unused obsolete pesticides pose an environmental threat to countries in the Near East and Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said yesterday. Regional, Environment, 5/25/1999 - Bahrain ranked 1st in Arab golf championships
In the individual events, Lebanese Ali Mahmoud captured the Arab title after gleaning 300 pts advancing Amerou Abou El Alaa of Egypt and Mustapha El Kherraz of Morocco. Regional, Sports, 5/25/1999 - Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday bombarded al-Mansouri town with internationally-banned shells. According to Lebanese security sources, two Lebanese civilians were wounded as a result of the bombardment. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/24/1999 - Morocco, Senegal sign agreement on integration of handicapped persons
Morocco and Senegal signed in Dakar on Friday a protocol of agreement on cooperation in the integration of handicapped persons. The agreement provides for the exchange of information, experience and strategies related to the protection of handicapped persons and other vulnerable social groups. Morocco-Senegal, Culture, 5/24/1999 - 1999 grain production slumps 42% due to drought
Morocco's Cereal output in 1999 has slumped by 42%, in comparison with the average production of the last five years (6.14 million tons), the ministry of agriculture announced. Morocco, Agriculture, 5/24/1999 - West African countries discuss desertification Regional, Environment, 5/24/1999
- European commission gives Moroccan development associations 4 million ecus Morocco-European Union, Local, 5/24/1999
- Morocco, Netherlands sign agreement on prisoners transfer Morocco, Judicial, 5/24/1999
- Acts of protest in Somalia Somalia, Local, 5/24/1999