Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/21/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 21, 1999
- Arab common market: Border hostilities an impediment to trade, part 4
Before we move on in this series on the Arab states' common market to address the more direct issues affecting the creation of such a market, it is necessary to deal with issues that at first may seem unrelated to the subject at hand. One such issue is the set of conflicts between some Arab states regarding border disputes. Regional, Analysis, 6/26/1999 - Hungarian minister of agriculture visits Morocco Morocco-Hungary, Agriculture, 6/26/1999
- Princess launches environment protection campaign
Princess Lalla Hasna (youngest daughter of King Hassan II) launched on Thursday a national environment protection campaign and announced that a prize will be awarded to the cleanest beach in Morocco. Morocco, Environment, 6/26/1999 - Moroccan coastal city prepares largest fish dish Morocco, Local, 6/26/1999
- Increasing immigration of Arab scientific personnel abroad
The Arab Labor Organization, affiliated to the Arab League, warned of the seriousness of increasing immigration of Arab technical and scientific personnel to foreign countries. Regional, Science, 6/25/1999 - Saudi Prince in Morocco to Read out Poems and Exhibit Paintings Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Culture, 6/25/1999
- Morocco calls for contributions to Kosovo children refugees
Morocco has initiated a large donation campaign to children refugees of Kosovo and has called Moroccan citizens to make donations at a special bank account opened at Bank-Al Maghrib (Morocco's central bank). Morocco, Culture, 6/25/1999 - Aden court to deliver judgment on accused Brittish terrorists Yemen, Judicial, 6/25/1999
- Tough security measures in Sidon, Fatah leaders unite in Ein al-Helweh
The repeated security incidents in Sidon and its surroundings have pushed the Lebanese security forces and army to intensify their barriers there on Wednesday. Lebanon, Local, 6/25/1999 - Illegal immigrants' boat wrecks off Morocco's shores Morocco-Spain, Local, 6/25/1999
- Prince Sultan air base opened in al-Kharaj
Under the patronage of the Saudi defence minister and second deputy premier, Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, on Tuesday Prince Sultan air base in al-Kharaj province (70 km to the north of Riyadh) were opened. Saudi Arabia, Military, 6/24/1999 - Mubarak opens Islamic affairs higher council conference
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called upon the Islamic states to maintain economic cooperation and counter world economic blocs. He stressed that comprehensive development is the only way for the Islamic world to get out the current bottleneck. Regional, Religion, 6/23/1999 - Mortality rate increases in Iraq
The number of deaths among the Iraqi citizens as a result of the imposed sanctions since 1990 until last May reached some 2,159,807 citizens. Iraq, Health, 6/23/1999 - Two SLA soldiers killed in south Lebanon
News reports from south Lebanon said on Tuesday that two soldiers from the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militias were killed when an explosive charge went off as they were driving on the Markaba road in the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/23/1999 - Ethiopian Falasha Jews in Israel
The operation to transport Ethiopian Falasha Jews who live in Ethiopia's al-Kawara district started on Tuesday. Israel-Ethiopia, Local, 6/23/1999 - Two Moroccan tennismen qualify for Wimbledon second round Morocco, Sports, 6/23/1999
- Trying Israeli spies before an Iranian revolutionist court Iran, Judicial, 6/23/1999
- Miss Morocco competes in world model contest Morocco, People, 6/23/1999
- Leader of Moroccan National Democratic Party passes away Morocco, People, 6/23/1999
- Jordan faces unprecedented drought Jordan, Agriculture, 6/23/1999
- Al-Nasera to host fourth world clergy conference Regional, Religion, 6/23/1999
- Arab Israeli Knesset member Azmi Bishara injured
Azmi Bishara, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, was injured when members of the Israeli police shot him with rubber bullets during an Arab demonstration near Tel Aviv. Israel, Local, 6/22/1999 - Kuwait bans imports of Belgium meats
The state of Kuwait has announced that it has boycotted all kinds of meats and dairy products, their byproducts and the foodstuffs which have in their ingredients livestock products of Belgian origin. Kuwait-Belgium, Health, 6/22/1999 - Moroccan remote sensing experts meet NASA peers in Rabat
Experts from the Moroccan Royal Center for Remote Sensing (CRTS) held here Tuesday a meeting with peers from the US National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) on cooperation in desertification control and environment protection. Morocco, Science, 6/22/1999 - Cholera prevails in Baghdad districts
It was said yesterday in Baghdad that cholera largely prevailed in some of the Iraqi capital's areas and in some other governorates. Iraq, Health, 6/22/1999 - Israel bombards south Lebanon areas
Israeli occupation forces on Monday bombarded the suburbs of Barachit and Hadatha towns, and the bombardment resulted in damaging several houses in Barachit. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/22/1999 - Cohen: US will continue attacks on Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 6/22/1999
- Sudan denied rebel gains in fighting Sudan, Military, 6/22/1999
- North-western African anti-locust commission opens meeting in Rabat
The 22nd session of the north-western African commission for the control of locusts opened here Monday a four-day meeting with the participation of the five member countries. Regional, Agriculture, 6/22/1999 - Moroccan, Spanish justice departments agree to foster cooperation Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 6/22/1999
- Some 14 gunmen surrender themselves in Algeria Algeria, Local, 6/21/1999
- Morocco donates Kosovo refugees food assistance Morocco-Yugoslavia, Culture, 6/21/1999
- A marriage crisis in Iraq Iraq, Culture, 6/21/1999
- Moroccan princess chairs charity show for homeless children
Princess Lalla Hasna, the Moroccan king's youngest daughter, chaired here end of last week a charity event held by the Moroccan association of homeless children "SOS Villages" which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Morocco, Culture, 6/21/1999 - 11th international conference for Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs to start tomorrow in Cairo
Works of the 11th international conference of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs are to start tomorrow under the title, "Toward a civilizational project for the Islamic world's renaissance." Regional, Religion, 6/21/1999 - US jets continue strikes against Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 6/21/1999
- 120,000 children fighting in Africa Regional-Africa, Culture, 6/21/1999
- Japan grants Moroccan handicapped children $ 40,263 Morocco-Japan, Culture, 6/21/1999