Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 7/10/2000
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of July 10, 2000
- EU's youth projects in Morocco reviewed in Morocco
Moroccan youth and sports minister, Ahmed Moussaoui, met in Rabat Wednesday with Lucio Guerrato, head of the European delegation in Morocco. Morocco-European Union, Culture, 7/15/2000 - WWF Identifies 13 Endangered Areas in the Mediterranean
The conservation organization, World Wild Life Fund (WWF), released on Thursday results of a new study highlighting the 13 most important areas in need of protection in the Mediterranean sea, and urged governments to commit to the protection and sustainable management of at least 10% of the surface of marine and coastal areas in the region over the next 10 years. Regional, Environment, 7/14/2000 - NATO's Mediterranean dialogue objectives ought to be explained
Morocco's Foreign affairs secretary of state Taieb Fassi Fihri said the Kingdom wished more explicit objectives for NATO's Mediterranean dialogue and called for joint definition of these objectives. Morocco, Military, 7/14/2000 - King Mohammed meets US delegation over Middle East university project
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Thursday in Rabat a US delegation in charge of the project to set up a Middle East University, Morocco having been picked as one of the host countries. Morocco, Education, 7/14/2000 - 45,000 Egyptian scientists immigrate in 50 years Egypt, Science, 7/14/2000
- Arab scouts summer camp in Saudi Arabia
The Moroccan National Scouts Federation will be taking part in the 24th Arab scouts summer camp slated for this July 19-30 in Taef, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Culture, 7/14/2000 - Moroccan surgeons stage cataract surgery campaign in Kosovo
A cataract surgery campaign was launched in Mitrovica Wednesday, part of cultural, social and medical activities held by the Moroccan committee of support to Kosovo. Morocco, Culture, 7/14/2000 - Morocco's Moudrik gets gold in long jump in Algiers' African athletics championship Morocco-Algeria, Sports, 7/14/2000
- Three persons killed in road accident
Three persons were killed Wednesday in a road accident between Tangier and Asilah (northern Morocco). Morocco, Local, 7/14/2000 - Belgian mothers demonstrate over displacement of their children by Moroccan husbands
A group of Belgian mothers Tuesday demonstrated in front of the Moroccan embassy in Brussels to claim their right to custody and visit of their children who were displaced by their former Moroccan husbands. Morocco, Culture, 7/13/2000 - On the Syrian population growth
The central bureau for statistics in Syria said that the annual population growth in Syria decreased during the years between 1994- 1999 to reach 2.7% after it was during the 1970s and the 1980s 3.35% and 3.3% respectively. Syria, Local, 7/13/2000 - UN report on Egypt's landmines problem
The UN report issued on Tuesday, focused on landmines problem and its adverse impact on the humanitarian, social and economic environment in Egypt. Egypt, Local, 7/12/2000 - Saudi Arabia denies purchasing of Euro fighter jets
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday denied that its has been negotiating with the British government and the Defense system company BIA to buy the European fighters ( Tycoon) and " Hawk " training planes. Saudi Arabia, Military, 7/12/2000 - A Saudi princess in an official post
The Saudi official news agency reported on Monday said that a Saudi princess was appointed on Monday in the post of assistant secretary at the ministry of education. It is the highest administrative post assigned to a woman in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 7/11/2000 - Marrakech gets university hospital
Marrakech will soon get its own school hospital, extending over 70,000 m2 with a capacity of 870 beds for all medical specialties. Morocco, Education, 7/11/2000 - Barak's situation before the dramatic events in Israel
The dramatic events in the Israeli political arena dominated the most decisive development in the peace process in the Middle East as the situation of the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak become too weak due to his governing coalition breaking up. Israel-Palestine, Reporter's View, 7/11/2000 - Baalbak International festival begins in Lebanon
Festivals that comprised all the Lebanese cities began in which international bands and singers are participating. Lebanon, Culture, 7/11/2000 - Moroccan judo team tops Tunis african junior championships Tunisia-Morocco, Sports, 7/11/2000
- Algeria beats Morocco in 5,000m race Morocco, Sports, 7/11/2000
- Imam Muhammad Abdou the Innovator of the nation's thought
Imam Muhammad Abdou was a pioneering innovator of the intellectual revival movement in Egypt and the Arab East in the 19th century enlightenment. He was also one of the Islamic intellectuals who rejected conventionalism, believed in openness to other cultures and the innovation of thoughts and social, political and religious reform. Egypt, People, 7/11/2000 - Casablanca RAJA takes on paris PSG in friendly
Casablanca's "RAJA" football club takes on Wednesday at home Paris' "PSG" in a friendly game, one of the last practice-matches of "PSG" before the French Season opening end of July. Morocco, Sports, 7/11/2000 - Fire destroys hundreds of hectares of alfa and oak trees in north-eastern Morocco Morocco, Environment, 7/10/2000
- Death sentence support for Kuwait's governor during Iraqi invasion
The Kuwaiti court of appeal supported yesterday the death sentence verdict against the suspect Alaa Hussein. Alaa Hussein headed what is called the temporary government that formed by the Iraqi government during its occupation of Kuwaiti in 1990. Kuwait-Iraq, Judicial, 7/10/2000 - Nato's Seminar on Maritime Security
The regional command of Nato in south-Atlantic, based in Portugal is holding this July 10-12, its annual seminar on maritime security, with the participation of several countries. Regional, Military, 7/10/2000 - Morocco's Boulami wins 3000M Steeplechase in Nice meeting
Moroccan athlete Brahim Boulami won on Saturday the 3000-m steeplechase race at the meeting of Nice (France) which is part of the IAAF grand prix. Morocco, Sports, 7/10/2000 - Tunisia Hosts Africa's Athletics Championships in 2002 Tunisia, Sports, 7/10/2000
- Football: Morocco defeats Algeria in world cup preliminary heats Algeria-Morocco, Sports, 7/10/2000