Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/14/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 14, 1999
- Earth jolts in Morocco's eastern region Morocco, Environment, 6/19/1999
- Moroccan Justice Minister in Spain this Weekend Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 6/19/1999
- Hillary Clinton dedicates surgery ward at Fez maternity hospital
US First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, dedicated on Thursday a surgery ward at the Fez maternity hospital. Morocco, Culture, 6/18/1999 - Discovering 9 thousand years old sun observatory in Toshka Egypt, Culture, 6/18/1999
- Morocco's 9th Golf Open Starts in Agadir Morocco, Sports, 6/18/1999
- US bombs Iraqi radar Iraq-USA, Military, 6/18/1999
- Judgement handed down against Islamic Group members
The Egyptian Supreme Court issued yesterday its judgments in the issue of reviving the regulation of Islamic Group known as El-Motanzah. Egypt, Judicial, 6/18/1999 - Maghreban students and youth adopt program of action
The Secretariat general of the union of Maghreban students and youth adopted in Algiers earlier this week the program of action for the coming year. Algeria, Culture, 6/18/1999 - African fencing union meets in Morocco Morocco-Africa, Sports, 6/18/1999
- Several Moroccan Athletes at Golden League First Round
Fourteen Moroccan athletes will participate on June 30 in the Oslo meeting, which will mark the first stage of the IAAF 8-meeting Golden league. The Moroccan armada is headed by Nezha Bidouane, the 400 m woman world hurlder champ, who made the best world performance of at the Athens meet on the same distance. Morocco, Sports, 6/18/1999 - Italian sailors killers sentenced
Algerian security forces killed one member of the Armed Islamic Group in al-Karkara town in Skeikda province. The Algerian daily al-Khabar said on Wednesday that the armed groups killed one old man and burnt one house in Awlad Jebeyeh town in Skeikda province. Algeria, Local, 6/17/1999 - Morocco's 400 m hurdler makes best world performance in Athens Morocco, Sports, 6/17/1999
- Morocco hosts international TB-control conference
An international meeting will be held in Morocco this June 29 through July 1 to look into the progress made in the struggle against tuberculosis which kills annually around three million persons in the world. Morocco-Regional, Health, 6/17/1999 - US, Qatari military exercises Qatar-USA, Military, 6/17/1999
- Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
Israeli forces on Wednesday bombarded al-Arid al-Kabeer area located between the towns of Qelaweyah and Burj Qelaweyah. News reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli artillery bombardment was coupled with intensive flights by the Israeli war planes at low altitude over the central and western sectors in addition to sorties conducted by the Israeli reconnaissance planes. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/17/1999 - Israeli forces shelled the towns of al-Mansouri and Merohen
Lebanese resistance forces on Tuesday launched a series of operations against Israeli troops in the occupied part of south Lebanon. In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said a resistance group attacked the Israeli Belat position and direct hits were achieved. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/16/1999 - Fighting continues between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Battles continued on Tuesday between Ethiopian and Eritrean forces on the western front of the borders between the two countries for the sixth straight day. Eritrea-Ethiopia, Military, 6/16/1999 - Handball tournament ends Egypt-International, Sports, 6/16/1999
- Ghana hosts african meeting on AIDS
A five-day African meeting opened Tuesday here to strengthen the preventive capacity of African countries in responding to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). North Africa, Health, 6/16/1999 - Three Moroccan tennismen in britain's Wimbledon grand slam Morocco, Sports, 6/16/1999
- NASA delegation in Morocco next Week Morocco-USA, Science, 6/16/1999
- Some 13 Sudanese die of thirst Sudan, Local, 6/16/1999
- One Lebanese resistance man killed in south Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance announced on Monday the death of resistance fighter Emad Hussein Haidal Ahmad. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/15/1999 - Arab rescue bodies meet in Morocco Regional-Morocco, Culture, 6/15/1999
- 30,000 TB cases are reported annually in Morocco
Around 30,000 Tuberculosis (TB) cases are still recorded annually in Morocco despite the serious efforts made by the competent authorities to eradicate the plague, a senior Moroccan health official said lately at a regional meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) held in Lebanon. Morocco, Health, 6/15/1999 - Inaugurating Carthage international festival for arts on July 8 Tunisia, Culture, 6/15/1999
- Syrian, Japanese military cooperation highlighted Syria-Japan, Military, 6/15/1999
- Ten gunmen surrendered themselves to security forces in Algeria Algeria, Local, 6/15/1999
- Aden court begins final arguments in British terrorist issue
Yemeni judicial sources said that the preliminary court of El-Tawahi in Aden will resume the coming of its sessions on 22 of current June, in the issue of the terrorist plan, in which five British and French suspects are indicted on charges of planning a series of violent actions, bombing vital buildings and assassinating officials. Yemen, Judicial, 6/14/1999 - Tantawi, Shenuda take part in a religious dialogue at Vatican
Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Al Azhar's Sheik, along with Coptic Pope Shenuda III are to take part in a conference for dialogue between the religions that is to be held in October, after receiving invitations from Pope John Paul II. Regional-Egypt-Vatican, Religion, 6/14/1999 - Moroccan emigrant jailed for drug trafficking offenses Morocco, Judicial, 6/14/1999
- Lebanese resistance forces attack Israeli positions
Lebanese resistance forces on Sunday attacked an Israeli position in al-Qantara inside the occupied strip of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/14/1999