Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/28/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 28, 1999
- A cinema meeting for the Mediterranean Sea in Tunis
The Tunisian city El-Hammamat is currently hosting for a week the second cinema meeting for the Mediterranean states in which 23 films from 13 countries located on the Mediterranean Sea basin are participating. Tunisia-Regional, Culture, 7/3/1999 - Algeria welcomes Moroccan renowned singer Algeria-Morocco, Culture, 7/3/1999
- One Nigerian hanged in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Nigeria, Judicial, 7/3/1999
- A workshop for supporting women's role in Lebanon
The economical and social committee for West Asia affiliated to the United Nations organized in its headquarters in the Lebanese capital a two-day workshop for supporting the women's role in Lebanon. Lebanon-UN, Culture, 7/2/1999 - Establishing new 10 Egyptian museums
The supreme council for archeology in Egypt agreed on a plan to establish new ten museums in Egypt's different governorates by the year 2004. Egypt, Culture, 7/2/1999 - Egyptian medical mission visits Palestine
An Egyptian medical mission is currently visiting Palestine at an invitation from Fathi Arafat, chairman of the supreme health council. Egypt-Palestine, Health, 7/2/1999 - World Wildlife Fund calls for the protection of ten Mediterranean forests
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called on Mediterranean countries to undertake urgent action to safeguard ten forests that are seriously threatened by degradation in the Mediterranean basin. Regional, Environment, 7/2/1999 - Unique spearhead unearthed in Bahrain
A Bahraini excavation team has recently unearthed at the Hamad city site a spearhead, that dates to Delmon civilization. It is made in bronze and is 23 cm long and 6 cm wide. The instrument is considered one of the weapons used by people of Delmon (ancient Bahrain) in their wars. Bahrain, Culture, 7/2/1999 - US continues strikes on northern Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 7/2/1999
- Developing countries to freeze production and consumption of CFCs
The UN Environmental Program announced Thursday the end of the 10-year grace period granted to developing countries on the signing of the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. Regional-International, Environment, 7/2/1999 - Jordan: Daily's chief editor in custody
Jordanian security forces have arrested the chief editor of the Jordanian independent daily al-Arab al-Youm, Shaker Shaker al-Jawhari. Jordan, Local, 7/1/1999 - Pope John Paul II is keen to visit Damascus Regional-Syria, Religion, 7/1/1999
- Moroccan premier leaves hospital Morocco, People, 7/1/1999
- Early vegetable exports up, citrus fruit exports down
Morocco's exports of early vegetables during the current agricultural campaign have recorded up to May 31, 1999 a 33% increase, with exports totalling 387,000 tons, compared to 292,000 tons the previous campaign. Morocco, Agriculture, 7/1/1999 - Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday continued their attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said Israeli artillery positioned in al-Zafatta bombarded on Wednesday afternoon the Aqmata area in al-Tuffah district, using 155 mm shells. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/1/1999 - Arafat in good health
Renowned Jordanian neurological doctor Ashraf al-Kurdi asserted on Wednesday that the health condition of Yasser Arafat is "good" and that he does not suffer from Parkinson's disease. Palestine, People, 7/1/1999 - Jordanian population close to five million Jordan, Culture, 7/1/1999
- Egyptian Opera House overview
* The old Cairo Opera House was inaugurated on 1/11/1869. The inauguration was attended by Khedive Ismail, Empress Eugenie whose husband was Napoleon the third, king of Austria, and the crown prince of Prussia. Egypt, Culture, 7/1/1999 - Health talks between Libya, Chad
The secretary of the Libyan people's committee for health and social insurance (minister of health), Hetowish Faraj Hetowish, met on Monday night in Tripoli with Chad's health minister, currently visiting Libya. Libya-Chad-Belgium, Health, 6/30/1999 - Syrian Jews return to Damascus
The French Magazine Marian Ann has said that Syria permitted its Jews in 1994 to leave the country. More than 3,000 Syrian Jews left for the US, but many of them returned to Syria. Syria, Culture, 6/30/1999 - King Hassan II receives governor of Saudi region
King Hassan II received Tuesday at the royal palace of Skhirat (40 km south of Rabat) Prince Khaled Al-Faysal Ibn Abdelaziz, governor of the Saudi region of Al-Assir. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Culture, 6/30/1999 - Moroccan surgeons succeed lung reimplantation, a first Morocco, Health, 6/30/1999
- Syrian artist Fateh al-Muddares dies at 77 Syria, People, 6/30/1999
- Morocco elected vice-president of world sciences conference
Morocco was elected vice-president of the world sciences conference, currently being held in Budapest, Hungary. Morocco, Science, 6/30/1999 - Two armed group members sentenced to death in Algeria Algeria, Judicial, 6/30/1999
- Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
In a statement, Lebanese security sources said that Israeli artillery on Monday at noon bombarded the outskirts of the towns of Majdal Zoun and al-Mansouri, as well as the neighboring valleys, the suburbs of Zebqin, al-Buttoum Mount. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/29/1999 - US donates to Yemen
The United States Agency for International Development is contributing $500,000 to the Yemeni government to improve reproductive health services. Yemen-USA, Health, 6/29/1999 - Saudi defense minister confers with British military chief Saudi Arabia-UK, Military, 6/29/1999
- King Hassan II visits prime minister in hospital
King Hassan II visited Prime Minister Abderrahman Youssoufi who is convalescing at Ibn Sina Hospital in Rabat following a minor surgery on the head performed last week. Morocco, People, 6/28/1999 - Lebanese resistance retaliates for Israeli attacks
Lebanese resistance forces on Saturday night attacked an Israeli force in Kasarret al-Aroush in the occupied strip of south Lebanon, using machine guns and rockets. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/28/1999 - Napoleon Bonaparte's descendants witness retrieval of three cannons from sunken French fleet
Count and countess De Bonaparte, grand children of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte arrived yesterday in Alexandria to witness the retrieval of pieces there of Napoleon's fleet, which was sunk in the sea in the French defeat in the maritime battle of Abu Keir at the hands of the British in August 1798. Egypt-France, Culture, 6/28/1999 - Two Moroccans win races in British Gateshead meeting
Moroccan world champion Nezha Bidouane won Sunday the 400 meter hurdles in the athletics Gateshead meeting, covering the distance in 55.18.2. Morocco, Sports, 6/28/1999 - China to produce first textbooks on Islam
China plans to compile a series of textbooks to help the country's estimated 20 million Muslims improve understanding of Islam which has existed in the country for 1,300 years. Regional, Religion, 6/28/1999