Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 5/29/2000
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of May 29, 2000
- Morocco in Rome 12th world military horse riding
A Moroccan military horsemen team led by Colonel Liazid Charrat, is currently in Italy to participate in the 12th world military horse riding championship which opened in Rome Thursday. Morocco-Italy, Sports, 6/3/2000 - Holy Family route, opened in Egypt
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid attended on Thursday opening of the "Holy Family Route" celebrations held under the Bible-inspired title of "Blessed be My People of Egypt". A musical ceremony was held in front of Virgin Mary Church which overlooks the Nile in Maadi district. Egypt, Culture, 6/3/2000 - Golan weddings in ICRC photo exhibition
The weddings of Syrian women to the Golan started in 1983 and number of so far registered marriages since between 1990-2000 are 54. Marriages often happen between young men who have come from the occupied Golan to study in Syrian universities, and young women whose parents had left the Golan because of the war and the occupation and have settled in Damascus more than thirty years ago. Syria-Israel, Culture, 6/3/2000 - Ancient Greek city discovered under Alexandria waters
The French-Egyptian Archaeological Mission discovered the Greek city of Herculium under Alexandria sea. The Mission, led by French Franc Godeo, found the lost city of Herculium the second Greek city found under the water of Alexandria. Egypt, Culture, 6/3/2000 - Sudanese serial killer allegations are baseless, says official news
Bani Al-Aarith Primary Court has continued hearings against Mohammed Adam Omar who is accused of killing and raping a number of women at the Faculty of Medicine of a Yemeni university. Yemen, Local, 6/3/2000 - Movies in Paris biennial Arab cinema festival
Two Moroccan movies will be screened at the 5th Paris Biennial Arab cinema festival scheduled this June 30 through July 9 at the Arab World Institute in Paris. Regional, Culture, 6/3/2000 - Morocco to participate in archives and films international federation congress
Morocco will participate in the 56th congress of the international federation of archives and films scheduled in London June 4-9. Morocco, Culture, 6/3/2000 - OIC calls for release of hostages in southern philippines
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has appealed to the Government of the Philippines to exert its utmost in order to reach a peaceful solution to the issue of hostages that he described as "a humanitarian issue." Regional, Religion, 6/2/2000 - Moroccan fishing trawler hailed by Spanish navy Morocco-spain, Local, 6/2/2000
- Tunisia bids for African Nations Cup CAN-2000 Tunisia, Sports, 6/2/2000
- Heavy rains cause collapse of 50 houses in Zagora province Morocco, Local, 6/2/2000
- Ebeid inaugurates Virgin Mary's Tree development project Egypt, Culture, 6/1/2000
- Morocco surprised by Qatar's decision not to vote for Morocco
Moroccan youth and sports minister, Ahmed Moussaoui, said Qatar's decision not to vote for the Moroccan candidacy to host the 2006 world soccer cup finals is "surprising." Morocco-Qatar, Sports, 6/1/2000 - ISESCO and UNESCO sign cooperation program
The Islamic education, scientific and cultural organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) and the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) signed Wednesday in Paris a cooperation program. Regional, Education, 6/1/2000 - Tennis: Hicham Arazi makes it to Roland-Garros third round
Moroccan tennisman Hicham Arazi qualified Wednesday for the third round of Roland Garros ousting in the process the Austrian Markus Hipfl in three sets to two (6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1). Morocco, Sports, 6/1/2000 - Captain Adib appears june 7 before supreme court Morocco, Judicial, 5/31/2000
- Minister of endowment and Islamic affairs of Qatar meets Moroccan peer
Moroccan endowment and Islamic affairs, Abdelkebir Alaoui M'daghri, had talks in Rabat on Tuesday with visiting minister of endowment and Islamic affairs of Qatar, Ahmed Abdellah Al Marri on means of upgrading bilateral cooperation in the field of endowment and Islamic affairs. Morocco-Qatar, Religion, 5/31/2000 - Sit-in before Spain's consulate in Tetuan to protest violation of immigrants' rights Morocco-Spain, Culture, 5/31/2000
- Inter-cultural dialogue, only alternative to violence
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak Tuesday took part in a celebration marking the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian Institute for Islamic studies in Madrid. Egypt, Culture, 5/31/2000 - Information day on substances depleting ozone layer in Casablanca
An information day will be held in Casablanca on June 6 to sensitize cold chains industrialists to the danger of the ozone layer depleting substances and to inform them on new substitution technologies. Morocco, Environment, 5/31/2000 - Railway office signs partnership agreement with UNICEF
The Moroccan railway office "ONCF" and the United Nations Children Fund "UNICEF" signed on Tuesday a partnership convention to channel their efforts and create new dynamics for children rights. Morocco, Culture, 5/31/2000 - Morocco, France pass police and security agreements
Moroccan Interior Minister Ahmed El Midaoui and French peer Jean-Pierre Chevenement signed in Paris Tuesday two cooperation agreements in matters of police, civilian protection and security. Morocco-France, Judicial, 5/31/2000 - Yemeni students take Sanaa university officials to court over serial killer
The general Union of Yemeni Students announced on Tuesday in Sanaa that its has filed a lawsuit against officials at Sanaa university accusing them of "negligence." A situation which permitted Sanaa's " killer" who killed 16 women in Yemen including 8 women students. Yemen, Local, 5/31/2000 - Military agreement between Romania, Israel
Romania's defense minister Surin Verdi and the Israeli deputy defense minister Afream Seneh on Monday in Bucharest signed a military cooperation agreement. Israel-Romania, Military, 5/31/2000 - Virgin Mary Church in Maadi overlooking River Nile Egypt, History, 5/31/2000
- No more than 500 cardiologists in Morocco
The number of cardiologists practicing in Morocco does not exceed 500 practitioners, including 200 working in state hospitals, said chairman of the Moroccan cardiology association, Abdellatif Lakhssasi. Morocco, Health, 5/31/2000 - Oman attacks women and child nutritional deficiency through awareness
Oman’s Ministry of Health last week organized its fifth annual symposium in the national plan for woman and child care dealing with food and nutrition. Oman, Health, 5/31/2000 - Islamic bank holds symposium in Indonesia Regional, Religion, 5/31/2000
- Omar Kabbaj unanimously reelected on top of ADB Regional, People, 5/31/2000
- Syrian information minister confers with Arab news agencies federation chief Syria, Culture, 5/30/2000
- Qatar denies morocco vote for world football 2006 cup Morocco-Qatar, Sports, 5/30/2000
- Serial killer confesses in Yemen Yemen, Local, 5/30/2000
- Moroccan artist Latifa Tijani to participate in UN conference on women 2000
The Islamic educational and cultural organization (ISESCO) is sponsoring the participation of Moroccan artist Latifa Tijani in the United Nations conference on "women 2000, gender equality, development and peace in the 21st century" scheduled this June 5-9 at UN headquarters in New York. Morocco, Culture, 5/30/2000 - Moroccan and Canadian women to initiate smart partnership
About fifty Moroccan women operating in various fields arrived here Sunday to participate in the first Moroccan women forum scheduled for May 30-June 2 in Quebec. Morocco-Canada, Culture, 5/30/2000 - Morocco proposes candidate to top organization of Islamic conference
Morocco has presented a new candidate, Abdelilah Belkziz, to the position of secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Conference in replacement of former Moroccan prime minister Azeddine Laraki. Regional, Religion, 5/30/2000 - New archaeological find in Abu Qir
An Egyptian-French archaeological mission discovered a city under water 4 kilometers of Abu Qir coastal port in Alexandria. Egypt, Culture, 5/30/2000 - Early interference association for children with special needs Oman, Culture, 5/29/2000
- Symbolic women court denounces violence against girls
Violence against girls was strongly denounced by the 5th women court held in Casablanca on Saturday by the Moroccan Women Action Union and the centers of assistance to women victims of violence. Morocco, Culture, 5/29/2000 - About 22% of Moroccan women married without their consent, study Morocco, Culture, 5/29/2000
- Child parliament session winds up
The second session of child parliament closed works on Saturday under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Meryem, sister of King Mohammed VI. Morocco, Culture, 5/29/2000 - Moroccan cost guards arrest 36 Africans trying to sail to Spain illegally Morocco, Judicial, 5/29/2000
- Moroccan athlete in Seville meet
Morocco's track and field star, Hicham El Guerrouj, will take part next June 9 in the Seville meet, Spain, part of the IAAF fixtures. Morocco, Sports, 5/29/2000 - Yemeni demonstration against woman serial killer
Some 10,000 Yemeni students demonstrated on Sunday demanding prosecution of officials who turned a blind eye on the misdeeds of Sanaa's serial killer who admitted raping and killing 16 women in Yemen. Yemen, Local, 5/29/2000 - Two leading Moroccan clubs ousted at African cups
Two leading Moroccan clubs, Raja and Wydad Casablanca, were ousted Sunday from the African champions league and the African Confederation CAF Cup. Morocco, Sports, 5/29/2000