Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 3/8/2004
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of March 8, 2004
- Human rights to be taught in universities
Egypt's Universities Supreme Council is to discuss during its coming meeting, teaching human rights curriculum in the Egyptian universities. Egypt, Education, 3/13/2004 - Three small Pyramids at Nubia entrance Egypt, Local, 3/13/2004
- New 5 magnitude quake reported in Al-Hoceima region Morocco, Local, 3/13/2004
- A mass grave found in a southern Lebanese town Lebanon, Local, 3/13/2004
- Many Syrian sport fans killed in playground-riots Syria, Sports, 3/13/2004
- Senegalese president on Friday in morocco to receive Honoris Causa Doctorate Morocco-Senegal, Local, 3/12/2004
- Renowned Lebanese musician, Poet died at 88 Lebanon, People, 3/12/2004
- Court grants provisional freedom to four defendants in drug lord case Morocco, Judicial, 3/12/2004
- Two Iraqis, nine Iraqis were killed in different clashes in Iraq; Governing council: Saddam's trial will be purely Iraqi
The rotating president of the Iraqi governing council Muhammad Baher al-Oloum said yesterday that the trial of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will be made inside Iraq by Iraqi judges and in an Iraqi court without foreign intervention. Iraq-USA, Military, 3/11/2004 - Six Palestinians killed, Egypt bridges views between Israelis, Palestinians
One Palestinian was killed yesterday by the Israeli forces when they opened fire at teenagers throwing stones at the soldiers to the south of Bethlehem, thereby the number of Palestinians killed yesterday increased to five. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/11/2004 - Japanese Grant for Syrian for Deaf and Mute society
The Syrian Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Mrs. Siham Dello, and the Japanese Ambassador in Damascus Azusa Haiachi on Wednesday signed an agreement of grants upon which the Japanese government is to grant assistance estimated at $ 218,674 for the Societies of Deaf and Mute in the Syrian governorates of Hama, Lattakia and Raqqa. Syria-Japan, Local, 3/11/2004 - International journalist federation relocates MENA office in Morocco
The international federation of journalists (IFJ) has decided to relocate its regional office for the Middle east and North Africa to Morocco. Morocco-Regional, Local, 3/11/2004 - Beirut's Arab Parliamentary Symposium concluded Regional-Lebanon, Local, 3/11/2004
- New 4.9 magnitude quake reported in al-Hoceima region Morocco, Local, 3/11/2004
- Morocco's education ministry enters in partnership with civil society for human rights education
The Moroccan education and youth ministry and a group of human rights-advocacy non-governmental organization signed a package of agreement to promote human rights education in Moroccan schools. Morocco, Education, 3/10/2004 - Four Iraqis killed in Musil; Baghdad: American soldier killed
A spokeswoman for the American occupation army said that one soldier from the first troops contingent was killed and another wounded yesterday when a bomb went off on the road to the north of Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 3/10/2004 - First international poetry meeting in Marrakesh early April Morocco-Regional, Local, 3/10/2004
- Tourists receive Ahmos I, Ramses I
Luxor, once a capital of the ancient Pharaonic civilization under the name Thebes, yesterday received more than 5,000 Egyptian and foreign tourists to celebrate the return of the mummies of King Ahmos I, who defeated the Hyksos, and King Ramses I. Egypt, Local, 3/10/2004 - One Yemeni sentenced for 20 years imprisonment over attacking American restaurants in Lebanon
A Lebanese military court sentences to 20 year imprisonment with labor, one Yemeni who was convicted of carrying out a series of attacks by bombs against branches for American take-away food restaurants and planning for attacking the American embassy in Beirut. Lebanon-Yemen, Local, 3/9/2004 - Spirit of Fez festival starts itinerary in 17 us cities
Part concert tour, part peace mission, the Spirit of Fez Festival is an ecumenical lineup of musicians from the Middle East and the United States who perform music from Muslim, Jewish and Christian traditions across 11 centuries. It also features women's voices: the Algerian Jewish singer Francoise Atlan, the seven-woman Hadra des Femmes de Taroudant from Morocco and the Anointed Jackson Sisters gospel singers from North Carolina. Morocco-USA, Culture, 3/9/2004 - Tennis Standing: Morocco's Arazi leaves first 20 ranks
Morocco's tennis player has left the first 20 ranks at the 2004 ATP tour Champions' race standings issued on Monday. Morocco, Sports, 3/9/2004 - Al-Sherif: Illiteracy, overpopulation high on Egypt's agenda Egypt, Local, 3/9/2004
- Israeli forces incur in the West Bank, 14 Palestinians killed
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday incurred in Yabad town to the north of the West Bank. Palestinian security sources said the Israeli occupation broke into the town by 15 jeep cars backed by a helicopter and a reconnaissance plane and imposed embargo in the town which is situated to the east of Jenin. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/8/2004