Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 11/10/2003
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of November 10, 2003
- Israel continues land-bulldozing campaign against Palestinians Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/15/2003
- Laureus Sports awards: Morocco's El Guerrouj nominee Morocco, Sports, 11/15/2003
- Record 6.3 tons of drugs seized in Tangiers port Morocco, Local, 11/15/2003
- The seperation wall annexes 250 hectares, Israeli forces expel Palestinians from West Bank to Gaza
The occupation forces yesterday started building a new part of the separation wall near Ramallah where it will annex some 250 hectares of Palestinian lands, while the Israeli army expelled during the past 24 hours Palestinians from the West Bank to Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/14/2003 - US soldier killed in Baghdad, Rome to keep forces in Iraq despite al-Naseryah explosion
The Italian defense minister Antonio Martino considered that the hand which carried out the explosion that targeted the headquarters of the Italian forces is the same that carried out September 11, 2001 against the USA. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/14/2003 - Morocco expresses reservations about World Bank report on justice reform
The Moroccan government has expressed some reservations about a report of the World Bank on the assessment of the judicial and juridical system in the kingdom, saying it contains "observations and conclusions that do not reflect reality." Morocco, Judicial, 11/14/2003 - US charity donates $ 18,500 to Moroccan associations
US Charity "The American International Women Club of Casablanca", donated on Monday US$ 18,500 (185,000 DH) to 12 Moroccan associations active in children, family, and handicapped persons fields. Morocco-USA, Local, 11/14/2003 - Israel destroyed Thursday morning five Palestinian houses in the refugee camp of Rafah Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/13/2003
- 'Equal opportunities education' policy by 2005
An equal opportunities policy for education will be in place by 2005, Egypt's Minister of Education said yesterday. Egypt, Education, 11/13/2003 - With Saudi officials, Ben Ali inaugurates one thousand seat al-Abidin mosque in Carthage
The architecture glimpses of the mosque were inspired from the Arab- Islamic architecture and comply with the architectural trend of the religious monuments in Tunis which is very abundant in Carthage. The mosque's courtyard is opened to 48 doors of craved woods. Tunisia-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 11/13/2003 - Bremer stresses risks hindering authority transfer; 18 Italians killed and several Iraqis in Nasereyah attack
Some 18 Italians were killed and several Iraqis in an attack in Nasereyah. The number of victims of the booby trapped car attack against the headquarters if the Italian forces in Nasereyah, to the south of Iraq, increased to 18 persons of whom 15 were soldiers. This is the greatest loss inflicted in the lines of the Italian army since the second world war. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/13/2003 - Americans were about to kill Iraqi Governing Council member, mistakenly
Member of the Iraqi Interim Governing council Muhammad Baher al-Oloum survived death yesterday when the American forces opened fire at his car and this resulted in wounding his driver. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/13/2003 - Justice department mulls partnership with enterprises to employ prisoners
Justice Minister, Mohammed Bouzoubaa, said his department is probing establishing partnerships with economic operators to create jobs for prisoners. Morocco, Culture, 11/13/2003 - Morocco's fm conveys message from King Mohammed to World Bank president Morocco, Local, 11/13/2003
- Morocco-designed giant red ribbon to be unrolled at London town hall
A giant red ribbon designed by five Moroccan stylists will be unrolled at London's town hall next December 1st, to mark the world anti-AIDS day. Morocco-UK, Local, 11/13/2003 - Morocco cut by 90% trachoma prevalence among children, health experts
Pfizer has announced a major effort to eliminate the blinding eye condition by the year 2020. The target date was set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The highly contagious disease affects 150 million people around the world, and is the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. Morocco, Health, 11/13/2003 - New attack on occupation headquarters in Baghdad; Sanchez: 5,000 detainees including 20 al-Qaida members
Commander of the American (US) forces in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez yesterday warned against the possibility of increased attacks against the American forces in Iraq. He disclosed that his forces arrested ( 20 foreign fighters ), noting that they are carrying the Syrian, Sudanese, Yemeni and Egyptian nationalities. This came at a time when attacks escalated against the Iraqi police especially in al-Basra where 6 Iraqis were killed in a bomb explosion. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/12/2003 - Palestinian Supreme Judge arrested by Israel, Two Palestinian Children Die of wounds
"Two Palestinian teen boys died of wounds they sustained by Israeli fire as three others were wounded, while scores of others Êwere arrested in several cities of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and Liath Mazen Subeih, 15, died Wednesday of his wounds he sustained last Saturday in Barqeen town of Jenin by the Israeli occupying soldiers, Palestinian medical sources confirmed," the Palestinian IPC news agency reported yesterday. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/12/2003 - Occupation denies existence of foreign fighters in Tikrit; warn citizens of 'additional measures' to halt resistance
The American occupation forces in Iraq yesterday continued its campaign against areas in northern Baghdad and its west where breaking in and detention operations were killed. Iraq-USA, Military, 11/11/2003 - Riyadh bombers disguised as security men
A Saudi security source said that persons believed to be members of al-Qaida organization were disguising in the uniform of Saudi Arabia security soldiers were the individuals who on Saturday evening blew up al-Mahya complex in Riyadh which resulted in killing and wounding scores of people. Saudi Arabia, Local, 11/10/2003 - First women to give Ramadan religious lecture says she was picked for academic criteria
Morocco's Rajaa Naji Mekkaoui, who was the first woman ever to give one of Ramadan religious lectures in the presence of King Mohammed VI, said she was chosen on the basis of scientific and academic criteria. Morocco, Religion, 11/10/2003 - Palestinian killed, Qrei government gets out of the bottleneck
The Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qrei has announced that he had completed the formation of the new government and he will submit it to the parliament for ratification later this week. Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/10/2003 - Turkish minister describes visit to Damascus as a success Syria-Turkey, Health, 11/10/2003
- Al-Assad confers London University rector Syria-UK, Local, 11/10/2003
- WB president impressed by King's amendments to Family Law Morocco, Local, 11/10/2003
- Locust situation in Morocco calm, official Morocco, Local, 11/10/2003