Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 7/5/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of July 5, 1999
- SLA militia approaching its end
News reports from the occupied part of south Lebanon spoke of further collapse and dismembering in the lines of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/9/1999 - Maritime museum for displaying sunken archaeological finds in Alexandria
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni agreed on a plan for developing the maritime museum in Alexandria and converting it to an international museum that would fit the sunken archeology in Alexandria that was recently found. Egypt, Culture, 7/9/1999 - Establishing crocodiles museum in Aswan Egypt, Culture, 7/9/1999
- 28 countries to participate in the fifth Cairo song festival
28 countries agreed on participating in the fifth session of the Cairo International Song Festival, which will be held on August 20 - 28. Egypt, Culture, 7/9/1999 - FAO says no locust spotted in Morocco in June
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization "FAO" said it does not expect any major development in the situation of migrant locusts in Morocco, as no locust was spotted in Morocco in June. Morocco, Environment, 7/9/1999 - Morocco's El-Guerrouj shatters mile world mark
Moroccan field and track star Hicham El-Guerrouj shattered on Wednesday here the mile world record, clocking 3:43.13 in a breathtaking race at the second Golden League meeting of the season. Morocco, Sports, 7/8/1999 - Research institute on medicinal plants to be set up in Morocco
Morocco harbors some 42,000 species of plants, but only 800 are used in the medicine and perfume industries, the official said, noting that the marketing of plants is scoring an increasing progress due to the use of these plants, either traditional or modern, in medicine, cosmetics and others. Morocco, Science, 7/8/1999 - Discovering a rare statue for the sun god Amun
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni yesterday dropped the curtain on a statue of the sun god Amun Ra and his wife Mut whose age is 3,300 years. Egypt, Culture, 7/8/1999 - Egyptian - Danish agricultural agreement Egypt-Denmark, Agriculture, 7/8/1999
- US strikes Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 7/8/1999
- Handicap International to open office in Morocco
Morocco and Handicap International signed here on Wednesday an agreement under which the international non-governmental organization will open an office in Morocco. Morocco, Health, 7/8/1999 - Preparations underway for Casablanca international athletics meet, Aouita says
World track and field legend Said Aouita said on Wednesday that preparations are underway for holding on July 13 an international athletics meeting in the Moroccan metropolitan city of Casablanca. Morocco-International, Sports, 7/8/1999 - Former Lebanese prime minister dies Lebanon, People, 7/8/1999
- Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/8/1999
- Four gunmen killed in Algeria Algeria, Local, 7/8/1999
- Bahrain: al-Jamri to be sentenced today
The Bahrain High Civil Appeal Court sentenced Sheikh Abdul Ameer al-Jamri today to 10 years in prison and a fine of 5,000 Bahraini dinars, Gulf News Agency reported. Bahrain, Judicial, 7/7/1999 - Morocco, Spain to bolster environment protection through debt reconversion
Morocco and Spain have voiced determination to bolster cooperation in matters of environment protection in a decentralized frame and to use the mechanisms of Moroccan debt reconversion to carry out environment protection and lasting development projects. Morocco-Spain, Environment, 7/7/1999 - Morocco's upper house adopts laws on creation of social agency and prisons
Justice minister, Omar Azziman, explained that the draft law was inspired from the principles contained in the government's declaration, mainly a strong commitment to improve living conditions in Moroccan jails Morocco, Judicial, 7/7/1999 - French AIDS-Solidarity Fund donates moroccan AIDS patients ff 1.7 million Morocco-France, Health, 7/7/1999
- Anti-missile laser tested Regional-Israel-USA, Military, 7/7/1999
- Israel bombards outskirts of Majdal Zoun
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday bombarded with heavy artillery the outskirts of Majdal Zoun, Jib Sweid and al-Rahrah towns in the western sector of south Lebanon from their position in Teir Harfa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/7/1999 - Kurdish suicide attacks because of Ocalan's death sentence
18 persons were injured during a suicide attack that was carried out by a Kurdish girl yesterday evening before a police center in one of Turkey's southern cities. Turkey, Local, 7/6/1999 - Israel continues its aggression targeting suburbs of Hadatha and Eita al-Jabal
Israeli heavy artillery on Monday shelled from their positions in al-Qantara, Wadi al-Hajeir and the suburbs of Hadatha and Eita al-Jabal south Lebanese areas. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/6/1999 - UNICEF and British Airways launch campaign for moroccan homeless children
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and British Airways are conducting a fund-raising campaign for Morocco's homeless children. Morocco-UK, Culture, 7/6/1999 - New Turkish incursion into northern Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Military, 7/6/1999
- Al-Assad's trip to Moscow and potential implications Syria-Russia, Analysis, 7/5/1999
- US or UK plane hit by Iraqi missiles, military spokesman says Iraq-USA, Military, 7/5/1999
- Carthage arts festival to open Thursday
The 35th session of the Carthage international festival for the arts is to start on Thursday evening and last until August 19. Tunisia-Regional, Culture, 7/5/1999 - Moroccan wins 5,000 meter race in Saint-Denis meeting, shatters own record
Brahim Jabbour, Morocco, won Saturday afternoon during the Saint-Denis athletics meeting the 5,000 meter race in 13:01.41, shattering his own record of 13:08.86. Morocco, Sports, 7/5/1999 - Moroccan movie opens Tunisian Mediterranean film festival
Moroccan feature movie "Keid Ensa" (Women's malice" was screened on Friday at the opening of the second Mediterranean motion picture festival of Hammamet (70 km from Tunis). Tunisia-Regional, Culture, 7/5/1999 - Eleven bus passengers die in road accident Morocco, Local, 7/5/1999
- Seven gunmen killed in Algeria Algeria, Local, 7/5/1999
- Confrontation between Amal movement and Hizbullah Lebanon, Local, 7/5/1999