Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 11/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of November 3, 2003
- Religious lecture for the first time given by a woman
For the first time in the history of Morocco, a woman has given a religious lecture at the traditional lectures organized every Ramadan (fasting month) by the king of Morocco. Morocco, Religion, 11/8/2003 - Violence against women has bad effect on development, minister Baddou Morocco, Culture, 11/8/2003
- King Mohammed visits construction site of visually-impaired center
Morocco's King Mohammed VI visited Friday the construction site of a socio-educational center for the visually-impaired. Morocco, Local, 11/8/2003 - One persons killed, 8 injured in clashes in Riyadh; Two wanted persons blew up themselves in Mecca
Two armed men blew up themselves in Mecca yesterday when the Saudi Arabian security forces were chasing them, hours after the killing of one armed Islamists and wounding 8 police members during clashes in Riyadh in which bombs were used and a military chopper took part. This indicated that the volume of security challenges facing the Saudi authorities is much more than expected. Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/8/2003 - Syrian expatriates minister meets Venezuela delegation
Syria's Expatriates Minister, Butheina Shaaban on Thursday reviewed with Chairman of Fe-Arab Venezuela, Abdullah Nassr Eddin and an accompanying delegation means of activating intellectual, economic and social activities of Fe-Arab America's institutions and branches. Syria, Local, 11/8/2003 - Turner's UN Foundation awards $104 million in grants this year Regional-UN, Local, 11/8/2003
- Fayyad considers the emergency government as illegal, two Palestinians were killed
Palestinian finance minister Salam Fayyad considered that the existence of the Palestinian emergency government chaired by Ahmad Qrei after the end of its term of office is "illegal;" while two Palestinians were killed and a third was wounded by the bullets of the occupation forces in Nablus and Toulkarem. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/8/2003 - Attacks against occupation, a strike in Najaf; Talibani visits turkey and criticizes Syria
The Kurdish leader Jalal al-Talibani who assumed the rotating presidency of the provisional governing council in Iraq announced he will be visiting Turkey to discuss the crisis of sending Turkish forces to northern Iraq and to purify the atmospheres. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/6/2003 - First Euro-Mediterranean higher education management school to be created in Ifrane
The first Euro-Mediterranean higher education management school in a south Mediterranean country will be created in Ifrane (Atlas mountain). Regional-European Union, Education, 11/6/2003 - Israel: Hizbullah had implanted explosives inside our lands
Israel yesterday evening accused Hizbullah of implanting a series of explosives near the border fence inside Israel. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 11/6/2003 - International prize for new energy technologies awaded to Morocco
The Moroccan National Electricity Office (ONE) was awarded recently in California an International prize in recognition for its contribution in developing thermal-solar energy technologies and supporting clean and sustainable energy. Morocco, Science, 11/6/2003 - Riyadh accuses al-Qaida of being behind Mecca clashes
Saudi Arabia's interior minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said that Saudi security forces foiled what he had called a terrorist attack by members of al-Qaida organization targeting worshippers of al-Omra ( smaller al-Haj rituals ) in Mecca. Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/5/2003 - Tantawi, Zaqzouq, Shenouda attend National Unity Iftar banquet Egypt, Religion, 11/5/2003
- Sudanese minister to give 3rd Ramadan religious lecture tuesday Sudan-Morocco, Religion, 11/5/2003
- Surgeon extracts 15kg tumor from patient's belly Morocco, Local, 11/5/2003
- Camel sold for RO. 110,000 Oman, Local, 11/5/2003
- Saudi women activists call for woman's right to citizenship
Saudi Arabian women activists fighting for improving conditions of woman in the kingdom have called for recognizing women in Saudi Arabia as citizens with full rights and stressed their right to get back their rights before thinking of any political reforms in the country. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 11/4/2003 - Islamists killed in clash with Saudi police
Saudi Arabia's TV said that the police killed two Islamists in a clash that took place in Mecca yesterday and foiled what it called a terrorist plot. Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/4/2003 - American occupation rejects release of 37 Jordanians in Iraq
Some 37 Jordanians detained by the American occupation forces in Iraq urged the Jordanian government to work for releasing them. Jordan-Iraq, Local, 11/4/2003 - Bush rejects withdrawal from Iraq; Explosions in Baghdad and two attacks in Kerbalaa
The Iraqi capital Baghdad was shaken yesterday by a series of explosions which seemed to have hit the headquarters of the American forces there. The explosions were followed by mortars from the west bank of Tigris river aimed atat the headquarters of the American administration situated in a large complex that used to be one of the former palaces of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/4/2003 - Escalation of resistance; Iraqi killed in attack on deputy governor
Iraqi medical and security sources said that one Iraqi civilian was killed and other 15 wounded in an explosion that targeted an official near Baqouba in Deyali governorate to the north east of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/4/2003 - Israeli occupying force attack international peace ativists
An Israeli occupying force, accompanied by a bulldozer, broke yesterday into the West Bank city of Qalqilia and detonated a Palestinain-owned house then bulldozed it completely, the Palestinian news ageny IPC reported. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/4/2003 - Mrs. Asmaa and Mrs. Mubarak meet on Arab women organization founding Syria-Egypt, Local, 11/4/2003
- Morocco's top tennismen finish 2003 with better ATP ranking
Moroccan tennismen, Younes El Aynaoui and Hicham Arazi, are set to finish 2003 with a better ATP ranking after they improved their race standing compared to 2002. Morocco, Sports, 11/4/2003 - Danish woman dies in shipwreck north of Rabat Morocco-Denmark, Local, 11/4/2003
- 16 American soldiers killed in downed helicopter in Baghdad
In what was described the "bloodiest days" for the American forces in Iraq, one US helicopter was downed in Baghdad's suburbs and the incident resulted in killing 16 soldiers and wounding other 20. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/3/2003 - US official in Saudi Arabia to supervise entry visas
Asa Hutchinson, US Under Secretary of Border & Transportation Security for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will head for Saudi Arabia within days to supervise special amendments on offering entry visas to the USA in order to prevent the entry of "extremists." Regional-USA, Local, 11/3/2003 - Real problem of drug trafficking is in countries north of Mediterranean, minister Morocco-European Union, Local, 11/3/2003