Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 4/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of April 28, 2003
- 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli massacre, demolishing, damaging 93 houses
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday committed brutal acts which claimed the lives of 17 Palestinians including three brothers from Abu Hein family and two children, while more than 40 others were wounded when scores of Israeli tanks incurred yesterday at dawn at al-Shuje'eya quarters in Gaza under the cover of the Israeli military helicopters opening fire intensively at the homes of Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/3/2003 - Future of Islamic world depends on education promotion, pan-Islamic agency Regional, Culture, 5/3/2003
- Tomb number 65 in Valley of Kings for refurbishment
After restorations, which will include some of the finest examples of paintings and inscriptions from the Book of the Dead/Amduat, are completed, the tomb will be open to the public for the first time since it was discovered in the early 20th century, making it the 65th site open to visitors. Egypt, Local, 5/3/2003 - UN launches ethics and integrity program for staff
At a time when major organizations around the world are taking a closer look at corporate governance issues, the United Nations Thursday launched its own initiative to mainstream ethics and integrity throughout its family of agencies and funds. Regional-UN, Local, 5/3/2003 - Thousands of Iraqi children will die unless they are made top priority, UNICEF
The UN said yesterday: Thousands of Iraqi youngsters will die and hundreds of thousands more will be injured, fall prey to disease, suffer abuse and exploitation or fall behind in school, unless all involved in shaping the post-war future make the battle to protect children the number one priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned today. Iraq, Health, 5/3/2003 - Patient dies of respiratory pathology, no link with SARS, health department says
The Moroccan Health Department on Friday said that a patient died the same day of a respiratory pathology in a Casablanca private hospital, denying any link with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) disease. Morocco, Health, 5/3/2003 - 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli invasion of Gaza, Hebron
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday escalated operations in the cities of the West Bank and Gaza and killed in the few past hours 15 Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/2/2003 - Land mines leave four Iraqi children injured every day
The spokesman for the UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs in Iraq, Ali Hamati, stressed yesterday in Amman that between three to 4 Iraqi children are injured every day because of land mines, according to a study conducted in the governorate of Karkouk ( Northern Iraq). Iraq, Local, 5/2/2003 - One American was wounded in a fire launched in a Saudi base Saudi Arabia-USA, Local, 5/2/2003
- Football: Morocco loses friendly to Cote-D'Ivoire Morocco-Cote d'Ivoire, Sports, 5/2/2003
- Jordanian police officer killed at Amman's airport
A Jordanian official yesterday announced that a police officer at Amman's airport was killed in a bag explosion at an inspection point in one of the airport's pavilions. Jordan, Local, 5/2/2003 - Israeli artillery bombards surrounding of Kafer Shouba, Shebaa farms
The surrounding of Burket al-Naqqar in south Lebanon was hit yesterday by mortars fired by the Israeli occupation positions in Rweisat al-Sammaqa which overlook the area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/2/2003 - Marrakesh conference raises us$ 21 million for African Virtual University
The International conference convened here on April 28-29 to raise funds for the African Virtual University (AVU) collected US$ 21 million out of the US$ 76 million necessary for the implementation of AVU's action program, said here on Tuesday the University's Chancellor Sheik Modibo Diarra. Morocco-Regional, Education, 5/1/2003 - Abu Mazin rejects terrorism, illegal arms, Palestinian operation in Tel Aviv kills and wounds scores of Israelis
The Palestinian resistance retaliated to the Israeli aggressions and the commitment made by the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas to halt the armed conflict by implementing a "suicide attack" near the American embassy in Tel Aviv that resulted in killings and woundings of scores of Israelis. Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/30/2003 - Football: Morocco play trial match against Cote D'ivoire Morocco, Sports, 4/30/2003
- UN opens new food corridor into Iraq but dirty water threatens 'potential calamity'
United Nations relief agencies today reported the opening of a fifth food corridor into Iraq, the imminent return of more international staff and the dispatch of emergency medical supplies, but warned that rapidly dwindling chlorine supplies in the south could leave water untreated within weeks, with "potentially calamitous" results. Iraq-UN, Health, 4/30/2003 - Fez sacred music festival, when the soul becomes a communication vector
Artists, singers and music groups from Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia will flock to the rendez-vous, which has become a landmark cultural venue with a fame going well beyond Morocco's borders. Morocco, Local, 4/30/2003 - Chadian higher education minister arrives in Marrakesh Morocco-Chad, Education, 4/29/2003
- Mauritania's president meets U.N. Sahara official Mauritania, Local, 4/29/2003
- Muslims in andorra ask for Bishop help to build mosque
The Muslim community of Andorra, comprising Moroccans mostly, is projecting to ask for the help of Bishop Loan Marti Alanis, in his capacity as co-prince of Andorra, to build a mosque in this tiny state, nestled on the roof of the Pyrenees mountains, between Spain and France. Regional-Andorra, Religion, 4/29/2003 - A Palestinian Youth Dies of Wounds in Rafah, IOF Imposes a Curfew on Qalqilya City
The Palestinian governmen said Sunday that a Palestinian civilian youth died early Saturday of wounds he sustained on 20th April by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during the bloody aggression on the city of Rafah, south of Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said.Ê Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/29/2003 - Police authorities deny torture allegations on union member
The Chief of the regional security in Safi city (300 km south Rabat) denied torture allegations on trade union member, Rachid Chraii, arrested on April 22nd "for abetting civil disorder and involvement in trying to prevent the police from arresting a drug trafficker." Morocco, Local, 4/29/2003 - African virtual university designed to give added-value to higher education in Africa, Moroccan official
The African virtual conference is braced to give an added-value to higher education in Africa by helping to overcome geographic obstacles and putting new information and communication technologies at the service of integration objectives, said Monday Moroccan higher education minister Khalid Alioua. Regional-Morocco, Education, 4/29/2003 - Camel reduction project
The Committee supervising the camel reduction project in Dhofar Governorate held a seminar here today under the auspices of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamoud al-Ma'amari, Wali of Mirbat. Oman, Local, 4/29/2003 - French crew win Moroccan Aicha des Gazelles Rally
A French crew, made up of Christiane Girca and Isabel Beaumont, driving a Mitsubishi L 200, won the famed female Moroccan endurance desert rally of Aicha des Gazelles. Morocco-France, Sports, 4/29/2003 - Israeli warplanes continue violations of the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes yesterday renewed its violations of the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty and were intercepted by the Lebanese national forces anti warplanes means. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/29/2003 - Fire exchange and explosions in Ein al-Helweh
Sources at the Ein al-Helweh camp said that a security guard was wounded yesterday when an unidentified gunman opened fire at the offices of al-Saeqa Palestinian organization in the camp which is situated in south Lebanon. Lebanon-Palestine, Local, 4/29/2003