Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 8/23/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of August 23, 1999
- A fair for Egyptian archeology in France Egypt-France, Culture, 8/28/1999
- Tennismen in International Tournament of Beirut Regional, Sports, 8/28/1999
- Two killed in Algeria in bomb explosion
A bomb explosion in Malyana city in the Algerian province of Ain Defla resulted in killing two citizens and wounding seven. Algeria, Local, 8/28/1999 - Morocco gains four medals at World Athletics Championships
Moroccan woman athlete Zahra Ouaziz gained silver at the 5,000 m race held Friday at the ongoing 7th World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain. Morocco, Sports, 8/28/1999 - King Mohammed grants distinction to pilot of hijacked plane
King Mohammed VI received on Friday Tarik Bennani, the pilot of a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane which was hijacked on Wednesday night to the Spanish city of Barcelona. Morocco, Local, 8/28/1999 - Mossad agent arrested in Lebanon
Lebanese judge Rashid Muzher on Thursday released a memorandum of suspension against a lieutenant in the Lebanese army, Hussein Ali Oleyan, for spying for Israel in collaboration with his mother and wife. Lebanon, Judicial, 8/27/1999 - Tunisian minister of culture to visit Egypt on Monday
Tunisian Minister of Culture Abdelbaki Hermassi is to start a five-day visit to Egypt on Monday, during which he will hold talks with Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Honsi on enhancing cultural relations between Egypt and Tunisia. Tunisia-Egypt, Culture, 8/27/1999 - Morocco and Spain cooperation contributed to happy ending of hijacking
The excellent cooperation between the Moroccan and Spanish security departments contributed to the happy-ending of the hijacking of the Moroccan airliner, Spanish media said on Thursday. Morocco, Local, 8/27/1999 - International initiative to pluck out malaria, polio before the end of 2000
A report released by the World Health Organization yesterday warned of the spread of the poliomyelitis in Iraq, and the Kondoz province of Afghanistan, as well as the spread of malaria in the Caucasus region. Regional, Health, 8/27/1999 - New Israeli medical team to Mauritania
A medical source in Nouakchott said on Wednesday that a new Israeli medical team has been in the city since August 24 in the context of cooperation between Israel and Mauritania. Mauritania-Israel, Health, 8/27/1999 - Lebanese resistance retaliates for Israeli aggression
A Lebanese resistance group on Wednesday attacked a force for the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia at the headquarters of SLA contingent no. 80 in the al-Jamouseh area that was carrying out fortification works. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/26/1999 - Moroccan king congratulates El Guerrouj for his victory in Spain
King Mohammed VI has congratulated Moroccan athlete, Hicham El-Guerrouj, for his triumph Tuesday in Seville where he won the 1,500 m world title for the second consecutive time. Morocco, Sports, 8/26/1999 - Increasing deaths in Iraq as a result of the embargo
A statement released by the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that 10,047 Iraqis including 7,297 children under five died during July because of diseases such as diarrhea, breathing problems and malnutrition. Iraq, Health, 8/26/1999 - Hijacker of Moroccan airliner surrenders, all passengers and crew safe
A man who hijacked on Wednesday night a plane of the Moroccan flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc, surrendered to the police security this morning after releasing all the passengers. Morocco, Local, 8/26/1999 - Nezha Bedouane offers Morocco another medal at World Athletics Championships
Moroccan woman sprinter Nezha Bedouane won a silver medal Wednesday in the 400-m hurdle race held at the ongoing 7th World Athletics Championships in Seville, Spain. Morocco, Sports, 8/26/1999 - Morocco's exports of early fruits, vegetables up 31% in 1998-99 season Morocco, Agriculture, 8/26/1999
- Over 63,000 Moroccans get Belgian citizenship in past 12 years
Some 36,157 Moroccans have obtained Belgian nationality during the past twelve years, says a report released by a Belgian center. Morocco-Belgium, Culture, 8/26/1999 - Violence continues in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Alam al-Seyasi said that a bomb went off on Tuesday in one suburb in Algiers, but no human casualties were reported. Algeria, Local, 8/26/1999 - Israel to rebuild Turkish naval base destroyed by earthquake Turkey-Israel, Military, 8/25/1999
- Morocco's champ El Guerrouj wins world title again in Spain
Morocco's field and track star, Hicham El-Guerrouj, won on Tuesday in Seville (Spain) the 1,500 m world title for the second consecutive time, confirming his supremacy in the distance. Morocco, Sports, 8/25/1999 - Tunisian youth delegation to conclude visit to Egypt
35 young men and women will conclude their visit to Cairo on Sunday by visiting El-Fayoum city, where they will check industrial and social development projects as well as public service projects in which the youth of El-Fayoum are participating, a statement issued by the Tunisian information bureau in Cairo said. Tunisia-Egypt, Culture, 8/25/1999 - Continued Israeli aggressions against south Lebanon
News reports from south Lebanon said that the leadership of the Israeli occupation forces tried in vain to bring back the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia to the triangle of Kafer Houna, al-Rayhan, from which they had withdrawn after heavy strikes from the Lebanese resistance. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/25/1999 - Jordanian - Lebanese agricultural talks
Jordanian-Lebanese talks started on Monday in Amman between delegations from the ministries of agriculture in the two countries, during which discussions centered on evaluating the exchange of agricultural products between the two countries and means of developing agricultural ties. Jordan-Lebanon, Agriculture, 8/24/1999 - Further Israeli aggressions against Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance on Monday attacked Israeli forces at the headquarters of battalion 80 of the pro-Israeli militia in al-Jamouseh position. The resistance said one of its groups carried out the attack, inflicting hits on the Israeli forces. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/24/1999 - On the two French hostages in Yemen
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced that the Yemeni authorities know the identity of the kidnappers of a French couple that was abducted in Yemen and that there is no need to have fears over them. Yemen, Local, 8/24/1999 - Morocco's Younes El-Aynaoui Moves to 2nd round of US Long Island Open Morocco, Sports, 8/24/1999
- Morocco wins first medal at the world athletics championships
Young Moroccan athlete Ali Ezzine offered Morocco on Monday its first medal at the world athletics championships currently being held in Spain. Morocco, Sports, 8/24/1999 - Prince Faisal's death, a loss of a humanitarian and for the Arab youth
Losing Prince Faisal Bin Fahd is a big loss for the Arab states, as he had an effective role in the development of sports in the Arab states as well as because of his humanitarian stances in the Arab states. Saudi Arabia-Regional, People, 8/23/1999 - Moroccan coast-guards seize drugs in Spanish boat Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 8/23/1999
- Iraq defuses bombs
The Iraqi News Agency said on Sunday that the Iraqi civil defense forces defused some 63 "grape" bombs dropped by US and British planes against an electricity generation station in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Tourism, 8/23/1999 - Trial in Yemen for killers of seven citizens
Trial procedures started on Saturday in Yemen for the man who is accused of killing seven persons at the beginning of this month in Sanaa. Yemen, Judicial, 8/23/1999 - Continued Israeli raids against south Lebanon
Israeli jets on Sunday afternoon raided the strategic hills of al-Tuffah district which overlook the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the raiding planes fired air-to-surface missiles on al-Rayhan hills, but no casualties were reported. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/23/1999 - Moroccan Raja soccer club beats Ghana's hearts of oak Morocco, Sports, 8/23/1999
- Moroccan athletes El-Guerrouj and El-Kouch qualify to 1,500 m world championship final
Moroccan athletes Hicham El Guerrouj and Adil El-Kouch qualified Sunday for the 1500 m world championship final scheduled for next Tuesday in Seville, Spain. Morocco, Sports, 8/23/1999