Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 4/10/2000
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of April 10, 2000
- Saudi Arabia negates signing new weapons deals
Saudi defense and aviation minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz said that his country does not intend to sign new weapons transactions at the current time. Saudi Arabia, Military, 4/15/2000 - Morocco scored remarkable human rights progress, Robinson
Morocco has scored remarkable progress in matters of human rights defense and promotion, Ms. Mary Robinson, United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner, said. Morocco, Culture, 4/15/2000 - Egyptian men of letters against normalization with Israel
Men of letters and intellectuals taking part in the 7th conference of Dumyat's men of letters have expressed their total rejection to normalization with Israel. Egypt, Culture, 4/15/2000 - Lebanese cultural week in Cairo Egypt-Lebanon, Culture, 4/15/2000
- Talented Students Conference recommends setting up talented care centers
The National Conference for Talented Students held under the chairmanship of Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak called on NGOs to support the Ministry of Education's efforts for talented students. Egypt, Education, 4/15/2000 - UNESCO says education is vital for development
UNESCO is collaborating with governments to identify solutions to crises, which hinder the progress of Africa's education systems, the organization's director general, Koichiro Matsuura, said Friday. Regional, Education, 4/15/2000 - Ancient Egyptian lived in south-western Sahara
The Egyptian-German archeological mission has realized an important discovery which proves that the ancient Egyptian had lived in the area currently known as the "Great Sea of Sands" in the southwest of Egypt, in the prehistoric period, or five thousands years ago; it had been a rainy area. Egypt, History, 4/15/2000 - Jordan imports gazelles from Australia to establish a natural protectorate Jordan-Australia, Environment, 4/14/2000
- Study at French university in Cairo to begin in two years
Francios Dobair, France's ambassador in Cairo, said that studies in the French university in Cairo will commence within two years and that 3,200 male and female Egyptian students who have graduated from the secondary schools will be allowed to resume their studies at the university. Egypt-France, Education, 4/14/2000 - Half million Iraqi children die from the economic embargo
Iraq on Thursday officially announced in a report it had submitted to the human rights committee at the UN in Geneva that almost half a million Iraqi children have died because of the embargo imposed on it since 1990. Iraq, Health, 4/14/2000 - Founder of Moroccan Jews World Rally passes away
David Amar, founding president of the Moroccan Jews World Rally, passed away Monday in Switzerland at the age of 79. Morocco, People, 4/14/2000 - Germany seizes 450 kg of cannabis smuggled in from Morocco
German customs agents have recently seized in Emmerich, western Germany, 450 kg of cannabis smuggled in from Morocco. Morocco-International, Local, 4/14/2000 - Maghreb, Sahel countries to set up anti-locust committee
Delegates from nine western and northwestern African countries held a meeting in Rabat earlier this week to discuss the legal and technical aspects of a draft accord setting up a committee to combat the migratory locust in the Sahel and Maghreb regions. Maghreb, Environment, 4/14/2000 - Illegal alien-smugglers clashes kill one in northern Morocco
Violent clashes Monday night between members of a group of sub-Saharan illegal aliens and smugglers killed one and maimed 13 in Fnideq, in the northern province of Tetuan. Morocco, Local, 4/14/2000 - Tennis: Morocco's Arazi in Hassan II Grand Prix quarterfinal
Morocco's Hicham Arazi made it Thursday to the quarterfinal of the $350,000 Hassan II Grand Prix, currently played in Casablanca. Morocco, Sports, 4/14/2000 - Morocco's Kannouchi forerunner in London Marathon
Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi is given as the top candidate to win Sunday's London Marathon. Morocco, Sports, 4/14/2000 - Morocco to play Davis Cup match against Chile in Morocco
The International Tennis Federation's Davis Cup Committee has ruled that Chile will play a Davis Cup playoff match against Morocco in Casablanca. Morocco-Chile, Sports, 4/14/2000 - Morocco, Italy sign agriculture cooperation accord
Morocco and Italy concluded Wednesday in Rome a cooperation agreement providing for the exchange of expertise in agricultural matters. Morocco-Italy, Agriculture, 4/13/2000 - Fire opened in Kuwait against an empty Huseineyeh
In an attack, the second in less than one week linked to religious intentions, unidentified persons on Tuesday at dawn opened their fire on a Husseineyeh (a religious place dedicated to the prophet's grandson, al-Hussein) for the Shiites in Kuwait. No human casualties were reported. Kuwait, Local, 4/13/2000 - Fifth international human rights workshop opens in Rabat
The fifth international three-day workshop on national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights opens in Rabat Thursday under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI. Morocco-International, Culture, 4/13/2000 - Israel continues aggression south Lebanon
The Israeli forces on Wednesday continued their aggressions against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon and the western Bekaa. The attacks resulted in damaging several houses of Lebanese civilians and cutoffs in electricity. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/13/2000 - ISESCO, Islamic Development Bank support Arab Islamic education in Chad
Chad signed on Monday a tripartite memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). Regional, Religion, 4/12/2000 - One student killed, six wounded at the Saint Joseph University
One Lebanese university student was killed on Tuesday and other six of his colleagues were wounded in the explosion of a bomb the killed student was playing with on Saint Joseph University's premises. Lebanon, Local, 4/12/2000 - The state, religion, and the individual in public life Regional, Analysis, 4/12/2000
- Moroccan women's tae-kwondo team in world cup competitions Morocco, Sports, 4/12/2000
- French citizen arrested for drug trafficking Morocco, Local, 4/12/2000
- Tennis: Morocco's Players Move to Moroccan Open Second Round Morocco, Sports, 4/12/2000
- Twenty gunmen surrender in Algeria Algeria, Local, 4/12/2000
- Scientist Ben Jaffel shares his views on science and technology in the Arab states
All around me, students, just one student from Algeria, another from Tunisia, another from another country-- I mean they are really very bright. They can do a wonderful job. They have plenty of energy. So why not use our resource? And we have plenty of resources-- money, infrastructure, we are close to each other. I mean the countries are close and are not far from each other. We can start from Morocco down to Syria or Iraq or any of our countries and we can have common scientific background for all these countries. And it is unfortunate, but we are not using this. Regional, Science, 4/11/2000 - Debate on Moroccan women's rights in Brussels Morocco, Culture, 4/11/2000
- Amman hosts a conference on Arab - American relations Jordan-USA, Culture, 4/11/2000
- Brazil hosts meeting on rights of Muslim communities and minorities
The Committee of Experts stemming from the Organization of Islamic Conference and entrusted with elaborating a plan of action for safeguarding the rights of Muslim communities and minorities in non OIC member states will convene its second meeting in Brazil April 17-19. Regional, Religion, 4/11/2000 - US, Saudi Arabia discuss early warning system
U.S.Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen spoke on US - Saudi relations and was joined by Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia-USA, Military, 4/11/2000 - Morocco's banana producers set up federation
banana producers voiced determination to take up the globalization challenge and to protect the sector that scored tremendous progress over the past years and that provides more than 250,000 jobs. Morocco, Agriculture, 4/11/2000 - Israel attacks south Lebanese areas
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday early morning continued intensive artillery bombardment against southern Lebanese towns. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/11/2000 - India, Tunisia sign extradition treaty
India and Tunisia signed recently an extradition treaty to make cooperation between the two countries in suppression of crime more effective, The Press Trust of India PTI said. Tunisia-India, Judicial, 4/10/2000 - City halls staff to go on 72-hour strike April 11-13 Morocco, Local, 4/10/2000
- Fifty people arrested for throwing stones at vehicles
Fifty young people were arrested Sunday after they demonstrated and threw stones at passing vehicles on the Rabat-Kenitra national road near the Sidi Taybi rural community. Morocco, Local, 4/10/2000 - Two SLA soldiers wounded in attacks by Lebanese resistance
Two members of the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army militia were wounded on Sunday when a bomb exploded near their patrol, SLA sources reported on Sunday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/10/2000 - Football: Morocco's Hajji in World Team Morocco, Sports, 4/10/2000
- Two Arabs make far reaching discoveries about outer space
What we found is that we defined the outer boundaries -- the outer frontiers -- of the solar system. Regional, Science, 4/10/2000 - 20 million dirham cost to establish UAE wing in EXPO 2000 fair
The United Arab Emirates' government decided to make an estimated budget of 50 million dirhams to establish the UAE's wing at the EXPO 2000 fair that will be held in the German city of Hanover between July and October. United Arab Emirates-Germany, Culture, 4/10/2000 - Eleven die in road-accident near Tangier Morocco, Local, 4/10/2000
- Tennis: Morocco qualifies for Davis Cup play offs
Morocco defeated Ukraine 3-2 over the weekend here, booking ticket to the Davis Cup World Group Play offs, next July. Morocco, Sports, 4/10/2000 - Morocco defeats Gambia in world cup preliminary heat match
Morocco started its quest of a 6th qualification for the World Cup finals with an away victory 1-0 against Gambia Sunday in Banjul. Morocco, Sports, 4/10/2000 - Armed groups commit new carnage in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Bilad said on Sunday that the Armed Islamic Group slaughtered seven shepherds in al-Baghayteh area of the Chlef district, east of the capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 4/10/2000