Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/4/2000
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 4, 2000
- Miniature painting by Moroccan artist enters guinness book Morocco, Culture, 9/8/2000
- Two reserves to protect endangered gazelles and moufflons
Two permanent reserves were created in the province of Boulemane (region of Fez) to accommodate endangered species, particularly gazelles and moufflons. Morocco, Environment, 9/8/2000 - Four persons killed in Algeria by gunmen
The Algerian daily " Liberty" said on Thursday that four persons from one family were assassinated by members of the armed groups on Tuesday night in al-Huseinah, near Ein defleh, 160 Km to the west of Algiers. Algeria, Local, 9/8/2000 - Dolphin Settles in Moroccan Beach Morocco, Local, 9/8/2000
- Moroccan popular art performed in Brussels
"Halqa," one of the oldest art genres in Morocco, will be performed this September 8 through 17 in Brussels which is hosting a Maghreban culture festival. Morocco, Culture, 9/8/2000 - Morocco, a pioneer country in human rights education in Arab states, expert
Secretary general of the "world association of schools as peace instrument," Monique Prindezis, said Morocco emerged as a pioneer in human rights education in the Arab states, for having created a joint commission between the education and the human rights departments to take out all racial and sexist stereotypes from school manuals. Morocco, Culture, 9/7/2000 - Gulf states information officials meet in al-Riyadh Gulf, Culture, 9/7/2000
- Morocco's El Guerrouj still tops IAAF world ranking
With a total of 1,446.70 points, El Guerrouj comes ahead of American Maurice Green who is followed by Kenyan Noah Ngeny. Morocco, Sports, 9/7/2000 - Apparition of Virgin Mary
Assiut-based Saint Mark Church priests council issued statement on apparition of Virgin Mary over the Church steeples. Egypt, Religion, 9/7/2000 - Riadh Al Sonbati: Preserving the identity of Arabic music
Riyadh Al-sonbati is a prominent Egyptian composer and pioneer of Arabic music, who remained in the lime light for almost half a century. Al-Sonbati's talent was quite evident at an early stage of his life. At the age of 18, his intuitive propensity to music was discovered by his father, Mohammed Al-Sonbati, a popular singer and a driot lute player, who was widely admired by the local comunity of his home village of Sonbat in the Delta countryside. Egypt, People, 9/7/2000 - Security in Yemen
The Yemeni police in Sanaa on Tuesday defused a land mine placed in front of a tax office. Should this mine went off it would cause great human and material losses. Yemen, Local, 9/6/2000 - Israel violates the Lebanese borders
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday continued their violations of the Lebanese territories and stealing its soils. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 9/6/2000 - Israel increases the defense ministry budget
Israel's prime minister Ehud Barak has decided to increase the budget of the Israeli defense ministry for the year 2001. Israel, Military, 9/6/2000 - Saudi Arabia to host a seminar on scientific research in the gulf states Gulf, Science, 9/6/2000
- Jordanian cultural event open in Rabat Morocco-Jordan, Culture, 9/6/2000
- Arab strategy conference on increasing agricultural production held in Damascus
The conference decided at the end of its deliberations in Damascus Monday to set up an Arab satellite agency to combat the phenomenon of desertification which is threatening Arab food security. Regional, Agriculture, 9/6/2000 - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar presides over World Islamic Council meetings
Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of al- Azhar and the Chairman of the World Islamic Council for call and relief, inaugurates this morning the 12th conference of the institutional body of the higher Islamic council for call which will be attended by representatives from 65 states and world Islamic bodies as well as a large number of representatives from world call and relief agencies. Regional, Religion, 9/6/2000 - Football: Japan Defeats Morocco in Olympic Friendly Morocco-Japan, Sports, 9/6/2000
- Moroccan movie gets ecumenical prize at Montreal's world cinema festival
"Ali Zaoua," by Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch, has won the ecumenical prize for best movie at the Montreal's world movies festival that closed Monday. Morocco, Culture, 9/6/2000 - Archeologists conduct excavations north of Rabat
According to the archeologists, the Romans had settled in 200 BC in the village where the Thamusida historical site is located and had set a garrison and a fortress, deemed the largest in Mauritania Tangitane after this kingdom was annexed by the Roman Empire. Morocco, History, 9/6/2000 - Horus military route
In spite of the divergent opinions of Egyptologists as regards the beginning of the military route or what is called " The Great Horus Route" illustrated in the battle relief of King Seti I in the columns court of the Karnak Temple, as having 12 fortresses and military compounds, yet they agree upon the route's real existence. Egypt, History, 9/6/2000 - Al Sayeda Zeinab Mosque, between originality and modernization
Of All the great metropolises of the world, Cairo is singled out with a special aroma deeply rooted in its civilization and human heritage. Egypt, History, 9/6/2000 - Ten-day campaign to serve schools and schooling
The Moroccan national education department launched on Monday a campaign dubbed "Ten days at the service of schools and schooling," meant to encourage new admissions and improve schools. Morocco, Education, 9/5/2000 - Palestinian association says 15,000 Palestinian children annually denied education in East Jerusalem
The Palestinian Human rights Monitor said in the latest edition of its report an average of 15,000 Palestinian pupils are prevented every year from attending school in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem), due to the severe shortage in classroom and to the unawareness among parents of the right to free education. Palestine, Education, 9/5/2000 - Tunisia selected to host 2004 African Nations Cup
The Cairo-based African Football Confederation (CAF) on Monday selected Tunisia to host the 2004 African Nations Cup (CAN-2004). Tunisia-Regional, Sports, 9/5/2000 - Jamal Abdul Nasser is of Yemeni origin
An Yemeni historian has stated that the late Egyptian President Jamal Abdul Naser descends from Yemeni origin. Egypt, People, 9/5/2000 - The first Collective wedding in Syria
On Monday the first collective wedding for young Syrian couples was made in the city of Qatana, Damascus countryside province. The wedding was organized by the Islamic charity and education society in collaboration with the ministry of social affairs and labor at the cultural center in the city. Syria, Local, 9/5/2000 - Egypt's mufti warns against paid-for fatwas
The mufti of Egypt, Nasr Farid Wasel, castigated the paid-for fatwas (religious opinion) obtained by telephone Egypt, Religion, 9/5/2000