Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 10/14/2002
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of October 14, 2002
- Euro-Med conference on child's rights hosted in Morocco
The conference, to be chaired by Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem, sister of King Mohammed VI, will be an opportunity for signatory countries of the United Nations convention on child's rights to devise a 2003 action plan in favor of children. Regional-Morocco, Culture, 10/19/2002 - One Palestinian killed in an attack against an Israeli patrol
A young Palestinian was killed on Friday following clashes with an Israeli patrol near Toughit settlement to the north of Gaza. Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in this operation over which the Hamas movement claimed responsibility while thousands of Palestinians eulogized 8 Palestinians, including two children who were killed in the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Rafah camp. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/19/2002 - Signing of British Evacuation Treaty from Egypt
On October 19, 1954, Egypts President Nasser signed the Evacuation Treaty, which provided for the British Forces' evacuation from Egypt within 20 months. The Egyptian party was headed by President Nasser, while its British counterpart was headed by Anthony Nutting. Egypt, History, 10/19/2002 - Football: Morocco's Raja Casablanca ties with Egypt's Ahly in African league
In a stake-less match Friday in Cairo, Morocco's RAJA Casablanca tied 3-3 with Egypt's Al-Ahly. Morocco-Egypt, Sports, 10/19/2002 - A new Israeli carnage in Rafah, 8 Palestinians killed, 50 wounded
The Israeli forces on Thursday added a new carnage to the series of killings committed on a daily basis against the Palestinians. Eight Palestinians were killed and more than 50 were wounded, most of them are women and children by Israeli shelling that hit a school and Palestinian houses in Rafah camp, in Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/18/2002 - 6.7 tons of hashish seized in northern Morocco Morocco, Local, 10/18/2002
- Address of president Mubarak inaugurating Bibliotheca Alexandria
Here follows is the address by Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Inaugurating Bibliotheca Alexandria with the attendance of heads of states and world figures: Egypt, Education, 10/17/2002 - One Palestinian killed, Israel forces break into Beir Zeit university
Meantime, the Israeli Beit Salim organization for human rights admitted that the Israeli forces assassinated 15 Palestinians during the 4 past months while they were inside their houses according to curfew imposed by the Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/17/2002 - Algeria: Some 13 Fiqh students slaughtered
Some 17 persons in Algeria were killed including 13 students at the school of teaching Koran in the "Triangle of death," in addition to five soldiers who were ambushed, while a court ordered to jail the Berber activist Bal'eed Abriqa; one of the leading figures of Tansiqit al-Aroush. Algeria, Local, 10/17/2002 - Five Israelis wounded in Palestinian operation; continued aggression against Palestinians
Five Israelis were wounded when an explosion took place in an Israeli bus at an Israeli settlement near Beisan in Israel. The Israeli police forces carried out a large - scale inspection campaign in the area. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/16/2002 - The British Red Shoe to be displayed in Damascus, Aleppo
Under the Patronage of the Syrian minister of culture Najwa Kassab Hassan, and The British Council in Damascus, the British "THE RED SHOES" by Kneehigh Theatre Company will be performed in Damascus and Aleppo. Syria-UK, Local, 10/16/2002 - Israeli forces break into Ajleen, leveled lands planted with olive trees
Israeli armored vehicles leveled vast areas of lands planted with olive trees in Absaan town in the West Bank Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/15/2002 - Chinese poet receives Moroccan Argana poetry prize
Chinese poet Bei Dao has won the Moroccan poetry house's international Argana prize for his entire works that "reflect a modernist esthetical consciences of the situation of humans today." Morocco-China, Local, 10/15/2002 - Extinct an-Nuq re-discovered within syrian al Badia by Palmyra FAO project
A relict breeding colony of critically endangered Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita), an insectivorous colonial cliff-nesting bird, was discovered during the spring 2002 by UN-FAO project GCP/SYR/009/ITA within Al Badia. The news has drawn the attention of conservationists and media world-wide. This legendary and iconic bird is in fact also one of the rarest and most critically endangered wildlife species on earth. Syria, Environment, 10/14/2002 - Israeli forces kill three Palestinians, including one child; houses demolished
The Palestinian child Tawfiq Breika ( four year old) was shot and other 25 Palestinians were wounded on Sunday at dawn during the Israeli forces demolishing of two houses on top of their inhabitants while they were sleeping in Rafah which was stormed in by the Israeli forces without warning. The Israeli forces destroyed five houses, three workshops and three agricultural firms. Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/14/2002 - An explosion in Ein al-Helweh camp
Unidentified persons after Saturday midnight threw a bomb in one of the streets of Ein al-Helweh near al- Safsaf quarters. Lebanon, Local, 10/14/2002