Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 29, 2003
- Mrs. Mubarak attends rural women's day in Qena Egypt, Culture, 10/1/2003
- Israel destroys 25 homes
Israeli occupying forces (IOF) invaded Rafah city and demolished 25 houses, wounding four Palestinians in the process Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/1/2003 - Algeria: assassination of the self- defense leader in al-Qabael area
The Algerian security forces said that armed Islamists assassinated yesterday the chairman of the self- defense group in Teizi Ozo province in al- Qabael area (110 Km to the east of the capital.) Algeria, Local, 10/1/2003 - Al-Azhar launches project to rescue manuscripts
For centuries, Al-Azhar, the cradle of Islamic learning, housed one of the world's largest collections of Islamic manuscripts. Regional-Egypt, Religion, 10/1/2003 - Conference on the role of Quran in disseminating education for all
Parliamentarian and Director of the Center of Islamic Studies Mohammad Habash left Damascus today for New York to take part in today's UNINCEF-sponsored Conference on "The Role of the Holy Quran in disseminating Education for All." Regional-Syria, Religion, 10/1/2003 - Tunisians sentenced to imprisonment over terrorism accusations in Belgium
A Belgian court issued a ten year imprisonment sentence against the former Tunisian football player Nizar al-Trabulsi and six year for Tareq al- Maroufi in the framework of a trial including 23 accused persons tried on charge of being members in al-Qaida organization and of carrying out terrorist acts. Tunisia-Belgium, Local, 10/1/2003 - US soldiers attacked in Baghdad
One American soldier was strongly wounded yesterday when a bomb went off as an American military convoy was running on a bridge near Beirut circle to the north of Baghdad, while one Iraqi was killed and other 4 wounded during clashes with the occupation soldiers after which 11 Iraqis were arrested in Sameraa to the north of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 10/1/2003 - Mubarak inaugurates first stage of the second underground line Egypt, Local, 10/1/2003
- Al Jamahirya: Inter-Arab movie produced by Libya
A group of actors from the Arab states will star in a serial titled "Al Oukhtoubout" produced by a Libyan company, reports Libyan paper "Al Jamahirya." Regional-Libya, Local, 10/1/2003 - US scholarships for success program expands in Morocco
The US Government has expanded its financial support to the "Scholarships For Success" program which gives 100 additional Moroccan rural girls the opportunity to attend secondary school by establishing dormitories, the US embassy in Rabat said. Morocco-USA, Education, 10/1/2003 - Twin girls sentenced to Five year imprisonment
The Moroccan twin girls who stood trial for charges of terrorism under the new anti terror law, were sentenced, on Tuesday, by the Court of Appeal in Rabat to five year imprisonment; Iman and Sanaa Laghriss (14) stood trial under this new law enacted after the May 16 terrorists attacks in Casablanca that left 45 people dead including the 12 suicide bombers. Their alleged accomplice, Hakima Rajlan also 14, was acquitted. Morocco, Local, 10/1/2003 - Egypt retrieves seven statues, falcon-shaped Horus mummy
Egypt retrieved seven monumental statues from Italy that were seized by authorities in an Italian woman's house. Egypt, Local, 10/1/2003 - Saudi Arabia: releasing al-Ghamidi wife, daughter
Saudi Arabia's authorities yesterday released the wife and daughter of one of the 19 suspects who carried the Riyadh attacks in May this year, Bandar al-Ghamidi. Saudi Arabia, Local, 9/30/2003 - Israel arrests a mother and five daughters and dynamites a house in hebron
The Palestinian IPC news agency said today "Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and wounded six Palestinian citizens and arrested a mother and her five daughters after blowing up their house in Al Tabaqa village ofÊ Hebron on Tuesday...The house of Mahmoud Nassar Yousef Hamdan, 23, has been dynamited today morning by the Israeli occupation forces in Al Tabaqa village in Doura town, south west of Hebron. Hamdan has been killed by Israeli fire in the illegitimate Jewish settlement of Negohot late Friday." Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/30/2003 - L'Opinion: French tourism experts support Moroccan candidacy to host world soccer cup
The French association of Tourism experts and scientific researchers (AFEST) expressed "total and official" support to Morocco's bid to host the 2010 world soccer cup. Morocco-France, Sports, 9/30/2003 - Tennis: Morocco's El Aynaoui, Araziazi participate in Moselle open Morocco, Sports, 9/30/2003
- Syrian annual Book Exhibition opens today
The 19th book exhibition opens today in Syria Tuesday with some 428 publication houses from 21 Arab and foreign states, several regional and international organizations are taking part in the exhibition. Syria-Regional, Local, 9/30/2003 - Scores of African illegal immigrants arrested near Moroccan-Algerian borders
A hundred and forty illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been arrested during the late 48 hours in the outskirts of Oujda (East, near the Algerian border), announced, here Monday, the Royal county police. Morocco-Algeria, Local, 9/30/2003 - After Le Monde, RFI, La Razon publishes clarification on convicted moroccan
"Hicham Mandari has never been an adviser to (the late) king Hassan II, nor was he brought up at the royal palace under the aegis of the king," said Friday Spanish daily "La Razon" in a clarification published by Marti and Associates, a firm of Lawyers and economists, on behalf of Morocco. Morocco-Spain, Local, 9/29/2003 - Rabat court delivers verdicts in several terrorism cases
The criminal chamber of the Rabat appeal court delivered Saturday morning verdicts in several cases involving people sued for terrorism charges, under the anti-terrorism law. Morocco, Local, 9/29/2003 - Syrian Awqaf minister confers with Sweden educational delegation Syria-Sweden, Education, 9/29/2003
- Syrian- Swedish conference for Psychological, Neural sciences Syria-Sweden, Health, 9/29/2003
- Over 150 sub-saharan illegal immigrants arrested in Taza Morocco, Local, 9/29/2003