Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 8/5/2002
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of August 5, 2002
- Two Palestinians shot by the Israeli forces
Two Palestinians were shot by the Israeli bullets on Friday, while the Israeli forces continued its incursion into Toulkarem camp and Beit Lahia and broke into several houses and arrested several Palestinians including Ibrahim Dahmas one of the Hamas movement cadres in Qalqilya. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/10/2002 - King Fahd leaves Geneva tomorrow for Marbaya
The Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz will leave tomorrow Switzerland for the Spanish Marbaya resort after he had spent two months in Geneva. Saudi Arabia, Local, 8/10/2002 - Israeli maneuvers in the Lebanese occupied Shebaa farms
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday carried out military maneuvers in the Lebanese occupied Shebaa farms in which it used live ammunition and artillery. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/10/2002 - Athletics: Morocco's Boulami wins 3000 m steeplechase gold medal at African championships Morocco, Sports, 8/10/2002
- Two Yemenis killed in an explosion in Sanaa
Sanaa has recently witnessed a series of explosions that targeted houses and offices of officials in the political security department Yemen, Local, 8/10/2002 - Israeli airline refuses to transport 20 Arabs carrying Israeli nationality
The Israeli airliner al-Al on Thursday refused to transport 20 Israeli-Arab passengers of from Cairo airport after they had defended one passenger woman attacked by security men in the said Israeli airline. Egypt-Israel, Local, 8/10/2002 - Algeria: several alcohol clubs were destroyed
Several "drinking clubs" were on Thursday exposed to stealing acts during violent acts that erupted following the funeral of a young man who was assassinated on Wednesday evening al- Qala city in al-Taref state to the east of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 8/10/2002 - Egyptian professor gets UNESCO awards for international musical prize
The UNESCO decided to grant its international prize for music this year to Essam Al Mallah, professor of nations' music at Munich university and head of Oman Centre for Traditional Music in Masqat. Oman, Local, 8/10/2002 - Works in Aswan suspension bridge end by late August
Works in the Aswan suspension bridge over River Nile will finish up by the end of this month. Egypt, Local, 8/10/2002 - Epic of Muslim Conqueror of Spain Screened in Morocco
A Syrian serial relating the epic of Abderrahmane Al-Dakhil, or the Eagl of Kuraich, started to be screened in the Moroccan imperial city of Fez. Morocco, Local, 8/9/2002 - Algeria: six persons killed in two attacks
The Algerian dailies issued on Thursday said that five persons were killed while one was wounded on Tuesday evening by an armed group in Gleizan's quarters to the west of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 8/9/2002 - International Amnesty to investigate Yemen for 138 arrested on charges of terrorism Yemen, Local, 8/8/2002
- Algeria: Six armed Islamists killed, 16 arrested Algeria, Local, 8/8/2002
- Amnesty International condemns Israel's high court ruling authorizing collective punishment
Amnesty International condemned a decision of the Israeli High Court of Justice that will allow demolition, without the right to judicial review, of homes belonging to families of people who are believed to have carried out attacks against Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/8/2002 - Israeli forces shot 6 Palestinians, leaders in Hamas, al-Aqsa
Special units in the Israeli army backed by warplanes shot on Wednesday the Palestinians Ziad Daas, one of the cadres of al-Aqsa martyrs group in Toulkarem and his assistant Muhammad Kerka. This was during a breaking in operation of the city during which other two Palestinians were shot, others wounded many in critical health conditions. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/8/2002 - Israel's supreme court allow house demolition; two Palestinians killed
the supreme Israeli court issued a decision permits the Israeli army to demolish 42 houses for Palestinians under the pretext of resisting Israel. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/7/2002 - Israel arrests Hamas official in Jenin
The Israeli army on Sunday arrested the official for the Hamas movement in Jenin, the West Bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/6/2002 - Four persons wounded in clashes in Ein al-Helweh, Lebanon
A Palestinian source said on Monday that four persons were wounded on Sunday evening in a fire exchange that took place between Palestinian Islamists in Ein al-Helweh camp for the Palestinian refugees near Sidon, the largest of Southern Lebanese cities. Lebanon, Local, 8/6/2002 - On the occasion of UAE's 36th national day anniversary
The United Arab Emirates UAE today Monday celebrates the investiture day. The day which marks the assumption of power by United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi Emirates in 1966. United Arab Emirates, Local, 8/5/2002 - Lebanese defense means intercept the Israeli warplanes Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/5/2002
- Some 12 Israeli soldiers killed in Palestinian operations
The Palestinian resistance men on Sunday carried out a series of operations against Israeli military targets that resulted in killing and wounding tens of them, mostly soldiers. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/5/2002 - Germany: second hostage in southern Sudan released Sudan-Germany, Local, 8/5/2002
- Saleh returns back from a medical treatment trip in Germany Yemen, Local, 8/5/2002
- Pharaoh’s beer in Japan!
A Japanese brewery company produced beer based on a recipe Writhen in Hieroglyphic 4400 years ago. Egypt-Japan, Local, 8/5/2002 - Some 60,000 Israelis ask for German nationality
A report by the German embassy in Tel Aviv issued today by the German Der Spiegel magazine says that the number of Israelis seeking the German citizenship tolled 60,000, an unprecedented increase since the official opening of the embassy in 1965. Israel-Germany, Local, 8/5/2002