Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 11/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of November 18, 2002
- Three Israeli soldiers killed, wounded in a Palestinian operation, Israel re-invades Bethlehem, kills three Palestinians
Three Palestinians including two boys and one police man and other two were wounded in large scale breaking in operations carried out by the Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/23/2002 - Famine, drought in Mauritania
Mauritania's commission for food security stressed on Thursday that the country needs more that 72,000 tons of cereals during 2003 in order to prevent famine from almost one million persons who will face very difficult conditions in January and February of 2003. Mauritania, Local, 11/23/2002 - Bomb went off in a popular cafe in Ein al-Helweh camp Lebanon, Local, 11/23/2002
- Morocco vows to generalize, promote quality education
Jettou said the government will activate a reform of the sector in accordance with the National Education and Training Charter and adapting higher education to job market requirements. Morocco, Education, 11/22/2002 - Delegation of Children Parliament Meets Moroccan Officials
The speaker of the House of Representatives said the children parliament needs to diversify its activities and take an efficient part in promoting awareness on children rights and on the society's duties towards children. Morocco, Culture, 11/22/2002 - Some 11 Israelis killed, 47 wounded in a Palestinian operation in Jerusalem
the group said that this operation came in the framework of retaliating to the Israeli crime and in revenge for killing its leader Salah Shehadah. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/22/2002 - Sunken oil tanker: pollution of moroccan coasts unlikely, state secretary
The pollution threat of the oil tanker Prestige, which sank off the Spanish coast Tuesday, is unlikely to affect Morocco, the Moroccan secretariat of state in charge of environment said. Morocco, Local, 11/22/2002 - Algeria: nine persons killed in a bomb explosion, armed men attack
A security source in the Algerrian capital, Algiers, said that six persons were killed and other two were wounded yesterday morning in a bomb explosion in Masela area, southern east of the capital. The source said that this bomb detonated when a rental car was running on road linking Ein reish area to Masela. Algeria, Local, 11/22/2002 - American nurse killed in Sidon, an armed Islamist is a suspect
Security officials in Sidon, south Lebanon, said that a suspected armed man killed an American woman working as a missionary by firing three bullets at a charity center for health care in Sidon in south Lebanon. Lebanon, Local, 11/22/2002 - Egypt launches home computer campaign
Egypt's Minister of communications and information technology, Ahmed Nazif announced the start of the 'computer in every home' in collaboration with the Egyptian company for communications, Misr bank and several local computer firms. Egypt, Education, 11/21/2002 - Amnesty International Morocco section holds 2nd caricature contes Morocco, Local, 11/21/2002
- Israel shoots Palestinian child, destroys university facilities
One Israeli force broke into Hebron university and confiscated the electronic equipment and scientific documents and destroyed the offices of the teaching staff and burnt the furniture of the sciences faculty under the pretext that the executors of al-Khalil operation studies at that university. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/21/2002 - Saudi Arabia: armed man set fire in a Mc Donald's restaurant
The Saudi news agency said yesterday that an unidentified person set fire yesterday in a McDonald's restaurant which is close to an American military base in Saudi Arabia and then fled away. Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/21/2002 - 'Crown of Mosques' much altered
The Mosque of Amr Ibn Al Aas, Egypt's oldest, is to be reopened in the last week of Ramadan after four years of restoration work. Egypt, Local, 11/21/2002 - Football: Morocco expresses intention to bid for 2010 world cup
The Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has notified FIFA (the World football governing body) of Morocco's intention to bid for hosting the 2010 World Cup. Morocco, Sports, 11/21/2002 - Dubai hosts first Arab information, networks conference next december
The Arab organization of industry and mining development (OADIM) will hold in Dubai next December 15-17 the first Arab conference on information and networks. United Arab Emirates-Regional, Local, 11/21/2002 - American planes strike southern Iraq Iraq-USA, Military, 11/20/2002
- Jordan arrests Majd al-Shameylah Jordan, Local, 11/20/2002
- Israeli forces break into Toulkarem, five Palestinians were killed, 15 wounded
The Israeli forces yesterday bombarded by tanks shells the city of Gaza and this resulted in wounding three Palestinians. The Israeli forces also launched a campaign of arrest which targeted scores of Palestinians in Jenin, Nablus, Toulkarem, Hebron, Abu Dbeis and al-Khuder after these forces inspected their houses and damaged them. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/20/2002 - Powell hosts iftar for American Muslims
Powell pointed out that "extremism and violence are our greatest enemies, our greatest foes. We must not listen to the siren song of the bigots and extremists who cloak themselves in false spirituality in an attempt to divide and to weaken us." Regional-USA, Religion, 11/20/2002 - Scores of Israeli tanks invade al-Teira, damage properties of Palestinians
Backed by scores of armored vehicles, tanks and helicopters the Israeli occupation forces yesterday stormed into the al-Teira quarters to the west of Ramullah, inspected the houses and damaged them and installed road barriers and check points. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/19/2002 - Great pyramid comprises 1 million rocks Egypt, Local, 11/19/2002
- Al-Walid Bin Talal donates half a million for CAIR campaign in the USA
The office of the Saudi prince al-Walid Bin Talal announced in a statement it issued yesterday that it offer a donation of USD half a million to finance a campaign organized by the Council of the Arab- Islamic relations CAIR in the USA in order to defend Islam in the American society. Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 11/19/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/18/2002
- Israeli forces escalate measures in Hebron; Sharon, Mofaz call for intensifying settlements
Supported by the Israeli army, more than 800 Israeli settlers attacked houses of the Palestinians in Hebron and opened fire and also burnt several trade shops Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/18/2002