Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 8/26/2002
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of August 26, 2002
- Israel storms Jenin; Yaloun threatens to exterminate Palestinians
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday one again stormed into Gaza camp and violent confrontations erupted with the citizens who hurried to defend themselves and houses. The confrontation resulted in wounding four Palestinians including two children, while an Israeli military source admitted that three Israeli soldiers were wounded in the confrontation. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/31/2002 - Marrakesh International Film Festival, an opportunity of dialogue, cultural exchange
The festival will pay tribute to David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Elephant Man, darkened Room) at a ceremony to be attended by French cinema icon Catherine Deneuve. Francis Ford Coppola, Moroccan actor Mohamed Hassan El Joundi and the Indian movie Laagan, in the person of Amir Khan, producer and actor of film willalso be honored. Morocco-Regional, Culture, 8/31/2002 - Hizbullah resumes Shebaa confrontation, wounded three Israeli soldiers, Washington interferes
In its first operation since 4 months, the Lebanese Hizbullah party attacked once again in the Shebaa farm, targeting two Israeli positions in al-Sammaqa and Rweisat al-Alam, direct hits were achieved as three Israeli soldiers were wounded. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/30/2002 - Israel kills five Palestinians, four from one family, Hamas vows revenge
Rami Shamlakh, the neighbor of the bombarded Palestinian family said "an Israel tank stormed into our area while opening fire in all directions and one house was at least hit by four shells." Officials at the central hospital in Gaza said that four members of al-Hajeen family were killed in the Israeli raid. They are Rweida ( 55 year old) and her two sons ( Ashraf 23 year old ) and Nuha ( 17 year old and a relative to the family ( Muhammad, 20 year old). Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/30/2002 - Arab states agree on transcription of Arabic in Latin alphabet
The Arab states agreed in Berlin on the rules of transcription of Arabic alphabet into Latin, on the sidelines of the two-week UN conference on geographic names standardization. Regional, Culture, 8/30/2002 - Lebanese resistance attacks two Israeli positions Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/30/2002
- Israeli forces bombard south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/30/2002
- Morocco's Steeplechaser Boulami Tests positive for EPO, Claims Innocence
Moroccan Steeplechase world champion Brahim Boulami tested positive for the banned endurance-enhancer EPO, the governing body of world athletics announced Thursday in a note sent to the Moroccan royal athletics federation (FRMA). Morocco, Sports, 8/30/2002 - Wounded, killings, in Western Sudan Sudan, Local, 8/29/2002
- Libya - Tunisia health cooperation agreement
A minute of meeting was signed on Tuesday evening for the fourth meeting of the Libyan- Tunisian joint health committee. Libya-Tunisia, Health, 8/29/2002 - Two Palestinians shot by Israel, new incursions for Gaza, Jenin, Halhoul
The Israeli forces yesterday launched a land and air attack against the coast of Gaza and occupied most of it, and broke into al-Sheikh Ajloun village using scores of tanks and armored vehicles backed by Apache planes, isolated Gaza from its coast and besieged the headquarters of the Palestinian preventive security department. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/29/2002 - Egypt invites environment ministers to nature reserve conference
Egypt's Minister of State for Environment Mamdouh Riyad invited his counterparts, currently attending the world summit for sustainable development in Johannesburg, to attend the international natural reserve conference. Egypt-Regional, Environment, 8/29/2002 - Israel continues breaking in operations, arrests two leaders of the people's front
The Israeli forces on Tuesday arrested 11 Palestinians in the course of a campaign of arrest that covered on Tuesday Ramullah and Baqa al-Gharbeyah and Qalqilya. Among the arrested Palestinians is Ali Jaradat the official spokesman of the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the member of its political bureau Bashir al-Kheiri. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/28/2002 - Suzanne Mubarak inaugurates talented people center Egypt, Local, 8/28/2002
- Israel renews violations of the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/28/2002
- Luxor Temple main entrance reopened
Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, decided the formation of a committee to be chaired by the head of Egyptian Monuments Division archaeologist Sabri Abdel Aziz for making the final arrangements for opening the new entrance of Luxor Ttemple, which is the same ancient entrance during the pharaonic era. Egypt, Local, 8/28/2002 - Israeli forces break into Jenin by tanks and helicopters, demolish homes
The Israeli forces on Monday broke by tanks into Jenin and its camp, and carried out a campaign of arrest and large scale detentions amid intensive fire. Among the detainees were Jamal Abu al-Haija one of the members of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas and his aide Islam Jarrar. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/27/2002 - Johannesburg World Summit: Arab League to Present Document on Sustainable Development in Arab Countries
The Arab League will present a document on sustainable development in Arab countries to the world Summit of Johannesburg held August 26-September 04. Regional, Environment, 8/27/2002 - 8 persons killed in building collapse in Jabal Ali, Dubai
Some 8 workers died and other 19 wounded, five in critical conditions on Sunday morning as one of the ceilings of an iron building collapsed in a position under construction for the second phase project of an electricity generation station and water desalinization ( Station K) in Jabal Ali, Dubai. United Arab Emirates, Local, 8/27/2002 - Morocco's Hicham El-Guerrouj wins mile race at London meet Morocco, Sports, 8/27/2002
- More than 38,000 Moroccans Live in Andalusia Morocco-Spain, Local, 8/27/2002
- Riyadh interrogates Saud al-Rasheed after he had surrendered himself Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 8/26/2002
- Israeli forces kill Arab youth; admit to robbing Palestinian houses before burning them
While one Palestinian young man was shot by the Israeli bullets in Jenin and other three wounded when an Israeli on foot patrol opened fire randomly against the Palestinians in one of the city's market, an Israeli force stormed into Marqa village near Jenin and arrested three of its citizens. The Israeli force also stormed into Salfeit town and arrested five Palestinians under the charges that they are members of the Palestinian activists. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/26/2002 - Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Al-Qaida cell discovered in Oman
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat said Sunday quoting American sources that a cell that belongs to al-Qaida organization in Oman was discovered and its members were arrested. Oman, Local, 8/26/2002 - Al-Deyar: Bombs found near American embassy in Beirut
The Lebanese daily al-Deyar said on Sunday that a Mercedes car including three young men stopped at a crossing situated in front of the American embassy just 200 meters in Dubyet Oker area on Saturday evening ( 10.30 p.m.). Lebanon, Local, 8/26/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 8/26/2002
- Lebanese archbishop passed away Lebanon, Local, 8/26/2002