Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/2/2003
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 2, 2003
- The Independent calls Britain to seek moroccan champ support
"The Independent" columnist, Alan Hubbard, calls Britain to pay court to former Moroccan champ, and member of the International Olympic Committee, Nawal El Moutawakel, and obtain her support in hosting the 2012 games. Morocco-UK, Culture, 6/4/2003 - Israeli forces release 91 Palestinian prisoners, arrest 10 others
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday released 91 Palestinian detainees most of them are administrative prisoners with the exception of Ahmad Jebera ( Abu al-Sukkar) who has been jailed since 1975. However, the occupation forces carried out new breaking in and arrest campaigns in the cities of the West Bank and Gaza that resulted in wounding scores of Palestinians, arresting scores and destroying one house. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/4/2003 - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee elects new president
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) announced Monday that former U.S. Representative Mary Rose Oakar will take over the Presidency of the organization starting this June 15, 2003. Regional-USA, Local, 6/4/2003 - Yemen destroys more than 2000 landmines Yemen, Local, 6/4/2003
- Moroccan athlete wins 800m race in Hengelo grand prix meeting Morocco, Sports, 6/4/2003
- Four Moroccans arrested in Saudi Arabia, Saudi official
A Saudi official source unveiled the identity of four Moroccans, two men and two women, arrested last week in Medinah, Saudi Arabia, with another group of Saudi citizens for suspicion of involvement in the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Local, 6/4/2003 - Morocco contemplates creation of special waste centre
The national center for special wastes elimination, that Morocco plans to set up, will cost 100 million dirhams, nearly $ 10 million. Morocco, Environment, 6/4/2003 - Canada abrogates a flight for Canada Air to Lebanon
The Canadian airline establishment "Air Canada " yesterday announced that the Canadian government withdrew from it, for security reasons, permission to carry out the only direct flight between North American and Lebanon. Lebanon-Canada, Local, 6/4/2003 - Explosive went off in a Hizbullah ambulance
Eye-witnesses and security sources said that an explosive went off in an ambulance for the Hizbullah party in the border Lebanese village of Kafer Kalla and resulted in wounding its driver in the first incident of its kind targeting members of the Hizbullah party since the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000. Lebanon, Local, 6/4/2003 - Gender and development: A bid to encourage and enable gender- responsive program development
Gender issues have for long been given top priority as a heated debate with efforts concentrated to explain its various concepts regarding gender roles; gender training, gender equality and gender planning. Highlighting this issue on the need to increase the capacity for the integrated efforts of both man and woman for developmental partnership. UNICEF's Damascus office has organized 3 workshops to Gender sensitize the officers from various walks of life and to provide knowledge on gender mainstreaming Syria-Regional, Culture, 6/3/2003 - UNICEF praises great progress made by Morocco in children's rights
UNICEF representative in Morocco, Maie Ayoub Von Kohl, praised on Monday "great progress" made by Morocco in children's rights, underlining the need to reinforce coordination of actions for children in the country. Morocco, Culture, 6/3/2003 - Israel tighten siege measures, hold hundreds of people at check points
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday tightened the siege imposed on the cities and towns of the West Bank and Gaza and intensified its measures on check points which cut and divide the Palestinian areas, in contradiction to reports already published on alleviating siege measures and providing facilitation to the Palestinians. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/3/2003 - European film days in Damascus
The Syrian National film Organization, of the Syrian ministry of culture in cooperation with the Greek Presidency of the EU opened on June 2nd "the European Film Days in Damascus." Syria, Culture, 6/3/2003 - Alwan: Some 35 Sudanese looters killed Sudan, Local, 6/3/2003
- EU commissioner praises Morocco's initiative of research assessment
European Commissioner of research, Philippe Busquin, praised Morocco's initiative to summon European experts to evaluate its national research system in a conference held last May 26-27 in Rabat, calling Europe to support the kingdom's efforts in innovation and development in the field. Morocco-European Union, Education, 6/3/2003 - Football: Wydad, Raja Casablanca advance in African cups
Morocco's Wydad and Raja Casablanca advanced to the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Cup Winners (C-2) and the African Confederation (CAF) Cup (C-3), respectively. Morocco-Regional, Sports, 6/3/2003 - Two boats carrying four American soldiers disappeared in Gulf waters
The American navy said yesterday that two small boats carrying four American soldiers and at least 3 civilians disappeared on Sunday in the waters to the north of the Gulf. Iraq-USA, Local, 6/3/2003 - The politics of terrorism is very bad politics
In a trend to the serious breaches of due process and respect for civil liberty that are taking place worldwide under the active promotion of the United States of America, many countries are being pushed, willingly and few unwillingly, on such a path in using terrorism to increase government powers to monitor citizens activities and have powers to intimidate and coerce Regional, Analysis, 6/2/2003 - Israel kill three Palestinians, symbolic lift of closure on West Bank and Gaza
The Israeli occupation forces said, three days before the al-Aqaba summit which will bring together the US President George W. Bush, the Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, that it had alleviated blocking measures imposed on the Palestinian territories. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/2/2003 - Two policemen, one Islamist killed in a chase in Saudi Arabia
Two Saudi policemen were killed on Saturday when a suspected "terrorist" threw a mortar at them while they were chasing him in an incident in which two of the chased men were killed. Saudi Arabia, Local, 6/2/2003 - African champions' league: Raja of Casablanca cruises to quarter final Morocco-Regional, Sports, 6/2/2003
- God Horus, Akhenaton's head arrive from US Egypt, Local, 6/2/2003
- Algeria requests postponement of pan-Arab games
Algerian minister of youth and sports, Mohammed Allalou, officially requested on Friday the postponement to next year of the 10th pan-Arab games, following the earthquake that rocked Algeria. Regional-Algeria, Sports, 6/2/2003 - Suspects in casablanca attacks appear before court
A new group of seven suspects directly involved in the Casablanca terrorist attacks of May 16th was brought before the prosecutor of the Casablanca court of appeals, says general prosecutor, Abdallah Alaoui Belghiti, in a press statement. Morocco, Local, 6/2/2003 - Four killed, 9 wounded in a clash between two tribes in Sanaa
A security source in Sanaa reported yesterday that four persons were killed and other 9 injured in Sanaa in a fire exchange between members of two tribes. Yemen, Local, 6/2/2003 - Member of Fatah movement assassinated in Ein al-Helweh camp
A Palestinian source in Ein al-Helweh, Lebanon, announced yesterday that a member in the Fatah movement, led by the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, was killed on Saturday evening by bullets in Ein al-Helweh camp for the Palestinian refugees. Lebanon, Local, 6/2/2003