Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 10/23/2000
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of October 23, 2000
- King Mohammed calls for national program to fight handicap
"We urge all the components of our civil society (…) as well as the mass media to join your Foundation to launch a comprehensive national program to foster awareness to the need of prevention and early treatment to halt the handicaps," the king said. Morocco, Culture, 10/28/2000 - Youssoufi calls for Maghreb women-cancer strategies
Breast and uterus cancers are two major threats to Maghreb women requiring a new dynamic for early detection and limitation and Maghreban strategies to fight the diseases, said premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Morocco, Health, 10/28/2000 - Al-Kofa, where al-Mutanabi, al-Kindi and Jaber bin Hayan were born
Celebrations started on Thursday in the city of al-Kofa, 150 Km to the south of Baghdad to mark the 14th centuries of the city's foundation at the hands of the Muslim Arab leader Saad Bin Abi Waqqas. Iraq, History, 10/27/2000 - Morocco,UNICEF health and child-protection cooperation probed
Health minister Thami Khyari met here UNICEF representative to Morocco Olivier Theo Degreef to probe means to enhance bilateral cooperation, says a department release. Morocco, Culture, 10/27/2000 - Moroccan association demand revealing circumstances of Bin Baraka's disappearance
A Moroccan rights orgnization urged the authorities in Rabat to reveal the circumstances of the disappearance of the late Moroccan opposition member El -Mahdi Bin Baraka who was kidnapped and assassinated in Paris in 1965. Morocco, Culture, 10/27/2000 - Restoring the historical sites related to the the prophet's kins
Next November will witness the beginning of a new project to restore historical sites related to the Prophet's kins. The project will be shared by the Ministry of Tourism, Cairo Governorate, and Cairo University teaching staff. This project follows the first phase of restoring historical sites related to the Holy Family. Thus, the religious tolerance of the Egyptian people is highlighted. Egypt, History, 10/27/2000 - The first Saudi women to assume a high post at the UN
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan has appointed Mrs. Thuraya Ahmad Obeid as an executive director for the UNDP, as an unprecedented choice for a Saudi women for such a remarkable post at the UN organization. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 10/26/2000 - Yemeni president: An Egyptian person behind U.S destroyer bombing
The Yemeni president Ali Abdu Allah Salleh said that the primary results of the investigation in exploding the U.S destroyer "USS Cole" confirm that the doer is Egyptian and it is believed that he had another person with him. Yemen, Local, 10/26/2000 - Israel asks the US for US $ 800 million as urgent aid
Israel has asked the US urgent aids estimated at US $ 800 million to finance a special missile- station for anti- missiles in Israel. Israel, Military, 10/26/2000 - Dental-care roving unit for needy children
A dental-care roving unit will be touring, as of this week, orphanages and associations in charge of needy children throughout the kingdom. Morocco, Health, 10/25/2000 - Saudi foundation donates Malaysian university $ two million
The Prince Sultan Abdul Aziz Charity Foundation has donated $ 2 million to the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) Saudi Arabia, Religion, 10/25/2000 - Spain's national ballet makes first appearance in Rabat Morocco, Culture, 10/24/2000
- Sectarian violence in Egypt Egypt, Local, 10/24/2000
- Car explosion in al-Dale
A booby-trapped car exploded on Monday in al-Dale’ city located to the north of Sanaa. No human casualties were reported. Yemen, Local, 10/24/2000 - Floods send 123 households out in the cold Morocco, Local, 10/24/2000
- Morocco acts to protect historic manuscripts
Moroccan culture and communication minister, Mohamed Achaari, announced on Monday his department will allocate part of the culture-support fund budget to purchase old manuscripts. Morocco, History, 10/24/2000 - International gold keys union holds 2004 congress in Morocco
The World congress of the International Gold-Keys Union will convene in 2004 in Morocco, announced in Erfoud the chairman of the hotel concierge association of Morocco and head of the union's Africa zone Abdelkader Quenni. Morocco, Local, 10/24/2000 - First Arab congress on environment winds up
The first Arab congress on environment held in Rabat October 19-21 recommended in its Rabat declaration the conducting of a study to assess environment management systems in the Arab world. Regional, Environment, 10/23/2000 - Sudanese campaign to eliminate Polio Sudan, Health, 10/23/2000
- Moroccan born racer wins Chicago marathon Morocco, Sports, 10/23/2000
- Algerian authors gets German libraries peace prize
Algerian author and director, Assia Djebbar, received on Sunday the German libraries peace prize at the world book and publishing fair. Algeria, People, 10/23/2000