Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/3/2002
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 3, 2002
- On the collapse of Zeizoun dam
The London- based al-Hayat daily said in it Friday's issue that the possibility that persons are involved in wasting the public funds in Syria as a result of the collapse of Zeizoun dam has increased after 8 former Syrian officials were arrested for investigation and the fleeing of the chairman of al-Ghab branch in the Orentos basin Hussein Alloush and his family since the collapse of the dam. Syria, Local, 6/8/2002 - Israeli forces break into Jenin, Toulkarem
The Israeli forces broke again into Jenin by tanks and opened fire on the Palestinians and also carried out a campaign of arrest and detention. The Palestinians confronted the Israeli campaign and detonated several explosives. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/8/2002 - Morocco extends humanitarian assistance to Syria following dam collapse
Morocco has extended humanitarian assistance to Syria following the collapse of the Zeyzoun dam that killed twenty-two persons, left hundreds homeless and caused serious material damage. Morocco-Syria, Local, 6/8/2002 - US peace corps general manager in Morocco next week
The first peace corps volunteers came to Morocco in 1963, in accordance with a Morocco-US agreement. Since then, over 4,000 volunteers served in Morocco teaching English, giving various vocational training courses and extending other social services. Morocco-USA, Culture, 6/8/2002 - Arab festival opens in Addis Ababa
The Ethiopian Arab Festival opened in Addis Ababa Friday, with the participation of culture and arts representatives from Qatar, Morocco, Kuwait, Yemen and Sudan. Regional-Ethiopia, Culture, 6/8/2002