Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/18/2001
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 18, 2001
- Armed Forces keep up with world development Egypt, Military, 6/24/2001
- Algeria Honors Mrs. Mubarak for her efforts in childhood field Egypt, Culture, 6/24/2001
- Official source refutes reports on alleged police-Copt showdown
An Egyptian official source Thursday dismissed as baseless claims that 220 Egyptian Christians had been injured during an alleged confrontation with police in Cairo on Wednesday. Egypt, Local, 6/24/2001 - Journalists union kicks out Nabaa's editor-in-chief
The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate Council decided late Friday to strip Al-Nabaa Editor-in-Chief Mamdouh Mahran and his son Hatem Mahran, a journalist, of the syndicate's membership Egypt, Local, 6/24/2001 - Saudi prince donates one million dollars for mosque in Lisbon
Saudi prince Salmane Ibnu Abdelaziz, governor of the Riyadh region, announced on Friday a US$ one million donation to carry on construction works at a mosque, started in 1985. Saudi Arabia-Portugal, Religion, 6/24/2001 - Arab actress Suad Hosni died at 58
Renowned Egyptian actress ( of Syrian origin from al-Baba family) Suad Hosni died in London on Friday afternoon following a long journey of sufferings with diseases that prevented her from continuing her artistic activities since 10 years. Egypt, People, 6/24/2001 - Total of 609 human rights abuse cases settled
An independent arbitration and compensation commission has definitively settled a total of 609 human rights abuse cases and total compensations concerning 376 of these cases were paid to rightful claimants, the Moroccan human rights advisory council (CCDH) announced this Friday. Morocco, Culture, 6/22/2001 - Pope Shenouda urges Copts to stay calm, refrain from protests
Egyptian Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, urged Copts to stay calm and refrain from protests. Egypt, Local, 6/22/2001 - Delegation from french human rights advisory commission visited Morocco
A delegation from the French national human rights advisory commission paid a three-day visit to Morocco last week for talks with members of the Moroccan Human rights advisory council (CCDH). Morocco, Culture, 6/22/2001 - Moroccan journalists launch 4-million signature petition for children
The 4-million petition for children called "Say yes to Children" was launched in Rabat on Thursday by the Moroccan press club, as part of preparations for next September's UN general assembly extraordinary session on children. Morocco, Culture, 6/22/2001 - Moroccan scouts hold internet campaign on Palestinian children's protection
Moroccan scouts will stage Sunday an internet campaign on the protection of Palestinian children. Morocco-Palestine, Local, 6/22/2001 - King Mohammed dedicates scientific research ship
The ship, endowed with state-of-the-art equipment, can conduct a wide array of scientific and technical studies on oceanography and fish stocks. Morocco, Science, 6/22/2001 - Egyptian Press Council to file lawsuit to cancel Al-Naba'a license
The Supreme Council of the Press decided to file a lawsuit immediately with the State Council's Administrative Court demanding cancellation of Al-Naba'a newspaper publishing license. Egypt, Local, 6/22/2001 - Rabat Festival Kicks Off
The 7th edition of the Rabat festival kicked off Thursday by a music concert. Morocco, Local, 6/22/2001 - IAAF Honors Morocco's Said Aouita
Said Aouita, the athlete who challenged any logic, was the first athlete ever in history to run the 5000 m race in less than 13 mn, when he covered the distance in Rome in July 1987 in a timing of 12:58.39. Morocco, Sports, 6/22/2001 - Premier chairs meeting on Moroccan expatriates' holidays home
Morocco's premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, chaired on Tuesday a meeting of the commission in charge of supervising the travel and stay conditions of Moroccan expatriates who spend their holidays in Morocco. Morocco, Local, 6/21/2001 - UN anti-AIDS effort enlists Coca-Cola to curb spread of epidemic in Africa
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS-based in Geneva) announced on Wednesday a partnership with The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation to bring new impetus to the battle against the virus, the United Nations reports on its website. Regional, Health, 6/21/2001 - Omani elderly dies at 130 year-old
Omani elderly Ali al-Nu'mani died on Tuesday at 130 year old and survived for more 300 persons including his children and grand- children. Oman, Local, 6/20/2001 - 10,000 women participate in Casablanca run-for-fun race
Some 10,000 women aged between 15 and 75 will participate in the 10-KM long run-for-fun race on road next Sunday in Casablanca. Morocco, Local, 6/20/2001 - Scientific research to focus on bio-diversity protection, official
The official who was addressing the first congress of the Moroccan biological diversity association in Rabat Tuesday warned that the country's natural resources are threatened by pollution, human behavior, drought and desert encroachment. Morocco, Environment, 6/20/2001 - Some 13 soldiers killed in Algeria Algeria, Local, 6/20/2001
- Court orders confiscation of Monday's edition of Al-Nabaa newspaper
A Cairo court issued an injunction yesterday at the request of the State Security Prosecution to prevent the independent weekly newspaper 'Al-Nabaa' from publishing any further material about the scandalous sexual orgies of a bishop in Upper Egypt. Egypt, Local, 6/19/2001 - Parliament denounces Al-Naba'a newspaper's reports
Bishop You'anes, spokesman of Pope Shenouda, told a mass of Copts on Monday morning at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Abasia district in Cairo: There is no reason to deal with the issue impulsively, especially after the state adopted immediate positive measures to appease the situation, realise social peace and maintain national unity. Egypt, Local, 6/19/2001 - Six policemen wounded in Copts demonstrations in Egypt
Six policemen were wounded in a demonstration for thousands of Christian Copts during their protest on Sunday in Cairo over a news report in the Egyptian weekly al-Nabaa claiming that a Coptic monk had sexual relations with a married woman. Egypt, Local, 6/19/2001 - 'Reading For All' Festival starts summer activtes
The Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak announced the opening of the "Reading For All" festival of this year. Egypt, Education, 6/19/2001 - King Mohammed appoints head of environment foundation Morocco, People, 6/19/2001
- Arab Red Cross, Red Crescent associations meet in Rabat Morocco, Local, 6/19/2001
- Morocco, UNICEF launch 4-million signature petition for children
The Moroccan observatory of children rights (ONDE) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) are expecting to collect four million signatures in a petition circulated to promote children rights. Morocco, Culture, 6/19/2001 - Coordination between Russia and Israel
Russian and Israeli experts at the 44th International Exhibition for aviation and space currently held in Aborje, the outskirts of Paris on Sunday reached a coordination in the program for manufacturing air complexes for long-range radar monitoring known as "A. 50. A" which will be provided to the transport plane type " Elle 76 TD." Israel-Russia, Military, 6/19/2001 - Supreme water and climate council holds 9th session June 21-22
The Moroccan supreme council on water and climate holds its 9th session in the southern Atlantic city of Agadir June 21- 22. Morocco, Environment, 6/19/2001 - Egypt, Cote d'Iovoire tie 2/2 Egypt, Sports, 6/19/2001
- Casablanca University, UNESCO agree to create chair on migration and human rights
The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) and the Casablanca Hassan II-Ain Chock university signed on Monday an agreement for the creation of a UNESCO university chair on migration and human rights. Morocco, Education, 6/19/2001 - OIC decries aggressions against Muslims in Myanmar
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has denounced aggressions perpetrated by extremist Buddhists against Muslims in the Republic of Myanmar. Regional-Myanmar, Religion, 6/19/2001 - Saudi Arabia in the international committee for the use of outer space Saudi Arabia, Local, 6/18/2001
- City discovered off Alexandria coast
Startling discoveries from the submerged city of Heracleion were reported in Alexandria June 7 by French archaeologist Franck Goddio, who had made the sensational discovery of the city a year ago. Egypt, History, 6/18/2001