Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 10/18/1999
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of October 18, 1999
- Over 80% of Moroccan print media journalists observed strike, union Morocco, Local, 10/23/1999
- Yemen takes security procedures to confront any revenge terrorism
Zein al-Abidin Abu Baker al-Mihdar Yemen, Judicial, 10/23/1999 - Continued Israeli attacks against South Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday deported a Lebanese soldier to the outside the Israeli held border zone in South Lebanon after he was suspended for 13 days in al-Khayyam prison. Lebanese military sources said that the Israeli forces deported sergeant Amin Youssef Abi Dihn from the town of Hasbaya through the Zimraya passage in the Western Bekaa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/23/1999 - Israeli military maneuvers in the Jordan Valley Israel, Military, 10/22/1999
- Lebanese president, premier denounce the killing of two Lebanese doctors in Russia Lebanon-Palestine-Russia, Local, 10/22/1999
- Hebron mourns blast victims
Palestinian observers expected Friday that President Yasser Arafat might dissolve the city council of Hebron in response to the tragic blast in an unlicensed factory that manufactured cigarette lighters. Palestine, Local, 10/22/1999 - Lebanese resistance attacks 12 Israeli - SLA joint positions
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday bombarded residential areas in Barachit town in the occupied part of south Lebanon. The bombardment resulted in heavy damage to houses and the electricity grid. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/22/1999 - Jordan receives first shipment of advanced British tanks Jordan, Military, 10/22/1999
- Issuing a document in Algeria to develop inter-Arab sports in Algeria Regional-Algeria, Sports, 10/22/1999
- German ship rescued off Casablanca Morocco-Germany, Local, 10/22/1999
- Belgian drug dealer gets 10 years in jail Morocco, Judicial, 10/22/1999
- Moroccan environment minister in Paris
Moroccan minister in charge of territory planning, environment, urbanism and housing, Mohamed Yazghi, started Thursday a three-day visit to Paris at the invitation of his French peer, Dominique Voynet. Morocco-France, Environment, 10/22/1999 - Handball: Tunisia qualifies for Sydney 2000 Olympics Tunisia, Sports, 10/21/1999
- 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 and its western Bekaa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/21/1999 - Greece to establish institute for archeology studies in Alexandria, Egypt
The Greece association in Alexandria initialed an agreement to establishing a new institute for the archeology sciences in the El-Shatebi area of Alexandria, Egypt, in association with the Greek University Agio to start its activity during the coming academic year to be the core of a university scientific center in Alexandria. Egypt-Greece, Culture, 10/20/1999 - Morocco, Egypt agree to foster environment cooperation
Morocco and Egypt signed in Cairo Tuesday a joint statement on the consolidation of their cooperation in environment matters. Morocco-Egypt, Environment, 10/20/1999 - World major religions to lauch peace call Regional-International, Religion, 10/20/1999
- Maradona in Libya today
The Argentinean football player Diego Armando Maradona arrived today in Tripoli on a visit to Libya at the invitation of Colonel El-Saedi Moammar Gaddafi, deputy chairman of the Olympic committee and head of the Libyan the general union of football. Libya, Sports, 10/20/1999 - Lebanese resistance men retaliated Israeli aggressions
The Lebanese resistance on Tuesday attacked the Israeli occupation positions in al-Debshe and Ali al-Taher in the occupied part of south Lebanon, using machine guns and rockets. The resistance said direct hits were achieved against the two positions. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/20/1999 - Bananas imports jeopardize local produce
"The invasion of the foreign produce is favored by the lack of measures to protect the national production," they said, adding that foreign countries impose custom barriers to protect their local production. Morocco, Agriculture, 10/19/1999 - Moroccan expert gets Arab environment prize
A Moroccan expert has been awarded the prize of the Arab environment ministerial council worth $5,000 for his research study on environment strategy and tourism development in the Moroccan Atlantic city of Agadir. Regional, Environment, 10/19/1999 - Arab environment ministers seek to promote cooperation with European Union
The Arab environment ministers' council entrusted Morocco with establishing contacts with the European Union to initiate an efficient cooperation between the two sides in environment related matters. Regional, Environment, 10/19/1999 - Israel continues attacks against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said the Israeli artillery bombarded the eastern outskirts of al-Mansouri town and the eastern outskirts of Majdal Zoune town and the neighboring valley. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 10/19/1999 - Bright Star 99 press conference
In the presence of the chief of the Egyptian armed forces training authority and heads of the participating Arab and foreign states, a press conference was held on October 16, 1999, in the military media center in Cairo. Regional, Military, 10/19/1999 - Executive bureau of Arab environment ministers meets in Cairo
The executive bureau of the Arab ministerial council for environmental affairs held its meeting on Sunday in the headquarters of the general trusteeship of the Arab League, headed by Saudi Arabia with the membership of the ministers for environmental affairs in Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, and Tunisia. Regional, Environment, 10/19/1999 - The foundation for tomorrow's international politics Regional, Editorial, 10/18/1999
- Moroccan print media to stage strike Morocco, Local, 10/18/1999
- Lebanese resistance men attack Israeli positions in South Lebanon
The Lebanese national resistance men on Sunday attacked Israeli military movements around and inside the two Israeli positions in al-Radar and al-Hardoun in the occupied part of South Lebanon. Lebanon, Military, 10/18/1999 - Palestinian women still seen as inferior by fellow men
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported Saturday that 68 percent of women who have inheritance rights were not to able to achieve those rights. Palestine, Culture, 10/18/1999 - Football: former egyptian keeper made ambassador for Morocco's world cup bid
Former Egyptian keeper, Ahmed Shoubir, was made ambassador for Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. Egypt-Morocco, Sports, 10/18/1999 - Belgian drug dealer arrested in northern Morocco Morocco-Belgium, Judicial, 10/18/1999