Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 7/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of July 29, 2002
- Five Palestinians killed including a 85- year old woman, three houses demolished, expulsion continues
The witness said that the Israeli military men ordered me to head for Jabbour's house to tell him he is cordoned and he has to surrender," adding "I obeyed the orders and Jabbour accepted to surrender himself. He went into the street and immediately the soldiers opened fire on him just from two meters distance." But the Israeli army said he was killed while trying to escape. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/3/2002 - Sudan nine persons killed in Jouba
The Sudanese daily Akhbar al-Youm ( News of today) said on Friday that nine persons including one woman were killed and others wounded during a fire exchange in one of the markets of Jouba, a major city in southern Sudan. Sudan, Local, 8/3/2002 - High temperatures led to large fires in Lebanon, great losses
Fires which erupted in several Lebanese areas resulted in damaging large areas of fruit and afforested trees, due to the high increase in temperatures which in the coastal area and 48 in the Bekaa. Lebanon, Local, 8/3/2002 - Non-Governmental Organizations honor dinner with the king Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002
- Nature reserves in Siwa and New Valley officially decreed
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid decreed that the nature reserves in Siwa, Marsa Matrouh Governorate, besides the New Valley be officially established. Egypt, Environment, 8/2/2002 - Two Palestinians homes demolished by Israeli forces
The Israeli forces on Thursday broke into several villages and towns in the West Bank and Gaza included Jaba, and Beit Jala where two houses were demolished, one of which was owned by Palestinian Hazem Atta Youssef. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/2/2002 - Large fire in the Golan
A large fire erupted on Wednesday afternoon in an Israeli settlement in the Golan that extended to cover more than 20,000 dunnums of natural pastures and fruit trees. Syria-Israel, Local, 8/2/2002 - Dutch globe-trotter ends in Casablanca campaign for Moroccan disabled children
The 32-year old man, who says he has fallen in love with Morocco which he had visited as a tourist, has been preparing for four years his challenge to raise funds for the "Save the Children UK-Morocco program." Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002 - King Mohammed receives two terminally-ill children Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002
- Morocco's Samira Bensaid Wins Best Arab Song Prize
The prize for the "Best Arab Song" went to Morocco's Samira Bensaid Tuesday for her "Youm Wara Youm (day after day)" at Sharm El-Sheikh festival "Video Clip Song Oscar." Regional-Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002 - Five Moroccans drowned among 13 found off southern Spanish coast
Five out of the 13 people who drowned Thursday trying to enter Spain clandestinely are believed to be Moroccans, said a Spanish security source. Morocco-Spain, Local, 8/2/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate Lebanon's airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/1/2002
- Two new Syrian ambassador for Britain, France, German, Libyan ambassadors accredited in Damascus Syria, Local, 8/1/2002
- Tunisia, Algeria follow Morocco's medal lead in Africa Junior Championships Maghreb, Sports, 8/1/2002
- Toronto Masters Series: Morocco's El Aynaoui goes to 2nd round Morocco, Sports, 8/1/2002
- Seven Israeli settlers, 100 wounded in a Palestinian attack
A Palestinian attack carried out on Wednesday against the Hebrew university in Jerusalem resulted in killing seven persons and wounding other 100, 7 of them in critical health conditions, according to Israeli sources which said that other Israelis collapsed from the shock of the explosion. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/1/2002 - Queen Elizabeth II visits a mosque for the first time
Queen Elizabeth II took off her shoes upon entering Scnothorpe mosque in northern Britain, where the queen visited a mosque for the first time in her rule which has lasted 50 years. Regional-UK, Local, 8/1/2002 - New chairman for the Israeli Mossad Israel, Local, 8/1/2002
- Lebanese tragedy as Ahmad Mansour kills 8 of his colleagues
Detailed reports said that "office boy" Ahmad Mansour had prepared the instruments of his crime and entered the building of the Teacher's Union Fund and opened fire at his colleagues Lebanon, Local, 8/1/2002 - Algerian army not confirming or denying killing of Abu Turab
Algerian news reports on Tuesday talked about the killing of the new leader of the armed Islamic group Rasheed Abu Turab. An event that if true, is considered a tough blow for the group whose former leader Antar al-Zawabri was also killed in February. Algeria, Local, 7/31/2002 - Islamic resistance rejects cease fire, Palestinian operations continue
On the other hand, the Islamic resistance movement Hamas announced on Tuesday its rejection to any proposal to cease fire Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/31/2002 - Iraq to sue French company over AIDS polluted blood
Iraq has prepared a new list including names of victims of blood polluted by the HIV, the AIDS causing virus, delivered by the Merieux French company to Iraq in 1986. Iraq-France, Local, 7/31/2002 - Two Germans working for World Vision kidnapped in southern Sudan
The German foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it has formed a crisis unit for releasing two of its citizens working in the World Vision organization, kidnapped by the rebels in Southern Sudan. Sudan-Germany, Local, 7/31/2002 - Palestinian areas live worst Israeli siege conditions, Palestinian shot, child wounded
The Israeli tanks on Monday bombarded houses in Beit Lahia, resulted in wounding one child while the Israeli bulldozers were demolishing the town's yields and lands. One Palestinian youth was killed immediately when the Israeli soldiers opened fire at him. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/30/2002 - Somalia killings, wounded in violent clashes
Eye- witnesses said that at least 15 persons were killed and 40 wounded in violent fighting that took place in Beedawa town, southern Somalia. Somalia, Local, 7/30/2002 - Egyptian professor to renovate ancient mosque of Hala Sultan
Professor Saleh Lamei Mostafa, the world famous Egyptian specialist in preserving ancient buildings who was appointed by the the United Nations Office for Project services (UNOPS) to head up the team restoring Hala Sultan Tekke, one of the most revered sites of Islam, has recently reported significant progress in the initial phase of the restoration work. Egypt, Local, 7/30/2002 - Moroccan Coach Named Head of IAAF's Member Federations Services Department
Moroccan Abdelmalek Lahbil was appointed this month head of the Member Federations Services Department of the International Athletics Associations Federation. Morocco, Sports, 7/30/2002 - Al-Rai al-Am: US toughens visa measures in Jordan
The Jordanian daily al-Rai al-Am said on Monday that the American embassy in Amman started to toughen measures provided to grant entry visas to the US. The embassy decided to leave undetermined the period set to reply to a visa application approval; the embassy had previously a one month period to approve or deny a visa application. Jordan-USA, Local, 7/30/2002 - Israeli settlers attack kill two Palestinians, wounds 11 Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/29/2002
- Israel bombard south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/29/2002
- A new Jordanian passport Jordan, Local, 7/29/2002
- Oldest Royal administrative building unearthed near Sphinx
The building includes a silo to store quotas given to bakeries. The mission also found the oldest bakery that was used to make sun-backed bread. The same kind of bread is still eaten in some villages in Upper Egypt till now. Egypt, History, 7/29/2002