Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/6/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 6, 1999
- Kuwaiti minister to visit South Korea
It was announced on Friday in Seoul that Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Salem al-Sabah will visit South Korea on Monday to discuss military cooperation between the two countries in the first talks of their kind between the two countries. Kuwait-South Korea, Military, 9/11/1999 - Two Moroccan women Tae-Kwondo champs qualify for olympic games-2000 Morocco, Sports, 9/11/1999
- Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater concludes today
The party concluding the eleventh session of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater is to be held tonight. Egypt, Culture, 9/11/1999 - A youth delegation from Poland concludes visit to Egypt Egypt-Poland, Culture, 9/10/1999
- Illiteracy in the Arab world
Illiteracy in the Arab states is still a persistent problem, where the number of illiterate among adults above 15 year old is 65 million, representing a percentage of 43% (32% among men and 56% among women). Regional-Lebanon, Education, 9/10/1999 - US warplanes continue attacks against Iraq
A statement by the US European command said that US warplanes patrolling the northern Iraq "no-fly zone" today " dropped precision-guided-munitions (PGMs) on an air-defense-warning site south of the city of Mosul. This site is part of the integrated-air-defense-system (IADS) that has been regularly attacking coalition aircraft." There was no indication of whether the site was inside the so-called "no-fly zone." Iraq-USA, Military, 9/10/1999 - Continued Israeli bombardment and new resistance operation
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday continued their bombardment of areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon, and the Lebanese resistance, in retaliation attacked a position of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia, scoring direct hits. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/10/1999 - Sheikh Fadlallah receives treatment in Beirut Lebanon, People, 9/9/1999
- Two million Moroccan children suffer from anemia
Two million Moroccan children (35%) suffer from anemia caused by iron shortage, according to a survey conducted by the Moroccan Health Ministry. Morocco, Health, 9/9/1999 - Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday continued their attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/9/1999 - Former Moroccan leprous exhibit carpets in Paris
Paris is hosting this September 7 through October 4 an exhibition of carpets made by Moroccan patients who suffered from leprosy. Morocco-France, Culture, 9/9/1999 - Israel's population is over 6 million
The central bureau for statistics in occupied Jerusalem said in a statement released before the celebration of the Jewish new year which starts on Friday that Israel's population reached 6.145 million.. Israel, Culture, 9/9/1999 - Morocco removed from US African horse plague list
The US Agriculture Department announced that Morocco has been removed from the list of countries affected by the African horse plague, said a communique of the United States embassy in Rabat. Morocco-USA, Agriculture, 9/9/1999 - Morocco's El-Guerrouj Shatters 2,000-m World Record
Moroccan track and field star Hicham El-Guerrouj shattered Tuesday the 2,000 m world record at the Berlin athletics meet, part of the IAAF Grand Prix and Golden League. Morocco, Sports, 9/8/1999 - ISESCO calls for fighting illiteracy
The Islamic Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) has called for doubling efforts for fighting illiteracy on all its levels. Regional, Education, 9/8/1999 - Israel continues bombardment of south Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance on Monday night attacked the Sujoud and al-Debsheh positions of the Israeli forces and their militia allies in the central sector of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/8/1999 - Lebanese physicians observe strike today
The chairman of the Lebanese Dentists Union announced on Tuesday that some 8,000 doctors will observe today a strike in opposition to the release of a military judicial sentence against three civilian physicians under charges of "neglect," in the death of a military man. Lebanon, Judicial, 9/8/1999 - Four Egyptian Islamic extremists killed
Egyptian security forces killed yesterday four members of the extremist Islamic movement El-Gamaa El-Islamia. The officials said the four men were killed when security forces entered an apartment where they were hidden. Egypt, Local, 9/8/1999 - Syrian, Jordanian academics meet in Damascus
A meeting was held on Sunday at Damascus University between the university's president, Abdul Ghani Ma' al-Barid, and the president of the Jordanian al-Beit University, Muhammad Bekheit. Syria-Jordan, Culture, 9/7/1999 - Lebanese resistance escalated
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday reinforced their positions in the occupied area of Hasbaya in the eastern sector of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli forces deployed into Hasbaya during the past hours military reinforcements, including Merkava tanks and some 70 soldiers. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/7/1999 - Ottoman ammunition found in southern Jordan
Jordanian archaeologists have found some 76 shells of an old artillery belong to the Ottoman era, dating back to almost one hundred years inside a castle built by the Crusaders in At Tafilah, southern Jordan. Jordan, Culture, 9/7/1999 - Violence continues in Algeria
The Algerian dailies published on Monday said that Algerian gunmen, some of them disguised as policemen, killed nine persons at false roadblocks near the capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 9/7/1999 - Egyptian president slightly wounded in assassination attempt Egypt, Local, 9/6/1999
- Beirut to host next Francophone summit meeting
The secretary general for the group of French-speaking states (the Francophonic states), Butrous Butrous Ghali said that the Lebanese capital, Beirut, will host the next summit meeting of the group in the year 2001. Lebanon-International, Culture, 9/6/1999 - Alexandria cinema festival refuses Palestinian film financed by Israel
The administration of the 15th Alexandria International Cinema Festival, which is to take place on September 15 - 22, excluded the Palestinian film "Segal Ekhtifaa" (Disappearance Record), directed by Ilya Soliman. Egypt, Culture, 9/6/1999 - Morocco sets up neurogenetics lab
Morocco has set up a neurogenetics laboratory destined to develop research and studies in the field. Morocco, Science, 9/6/1999 - Morocco puts focus on youth in Francophone summit
Morocco defended at the 8th Francophone summit which closed in Canada Sunday the cause of youth, calling for a strategy enabling the youth to enter the 3rd millennium with trust and hope and to face globalization challenges. Morocco-Regional, Culture, 9/6/1999 - A sneeze rescued him from the grave
A Saudi man has come back to life after being in a coma, as he sneezed after he was already put in the grave. Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/6/1999