Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 6/21/2004
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of June 21, 2004
- Syrian police arrest mentally unbalanced women attacker
A Senior police officer in Damascus on Thursday announced the arrest of a suspect attacker who had targeted 7 young ladies during half a month period. Syria, Local, 6/25/2004 - For security measures, Kuwait starts imprint system for arrivals
The Kuwaiti authorities started the implementation of " the imprint " system upon entering the country in the framework of new security measures aiming at controlling Kuwait's entrances and discovering persons sneaking to it. Kuwait, Local, 6/24/2004 - 84% of Morocco's beaches meet quality standards (survey)
83.71% of Morocco's beaches meet quality standards according to a survey conducted on some 86 beaches. Morocco, Environment, 6/23/2004 - Morocco's atomic studies center cost over $77 million so far
Morocco's center of atomic studies in Maamora (near Rabat) has cost 700 million DH (over US$ 77 million) so far, said minister of education, higher education, executives training and scientific reseach, Habib El Malki. Morocco, Science, 6/23/2004 - Al-Assad visits China's Great Wall Syria-China, Local, 6/23/2004
- Eight Iraqis were killed, occupation forces admit the killing of four soldiers
The American occupation forces announced that two members of the Iraqi national guards were killed and other 14 injured in an attack by explosives that took place yesterday in Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 6/22/2004 - Four persons are killed, Yemeni police besiege a scholar
News reports in Sanaa said that hundreds of the Yemeni security forces are besieging a village in Saadah governorate. 250 Km to the north of the country, to force a clergy man called al-Sheikh Hussein Bader Eddine al-Houthi to surrender himself after it had detained several of his students and followers. Yemen, Local, 6/22/2004 - Large explosion in the electricity distribution center in Algiers
News reports in Algeria said that a strong explosion yesterday hit " SonelGas station" for the distribution of electricity and natural gas in al-Hameh quarters in the downtown of Algiers." Algeria, Local, 6/22/2004 - Over 3 tons of Chira seized in Nador
The Royal Gendarmerie seized at the end of last week 3,700 kgs of Chira concealed in a farm in Bouareg (15 Km from Nador). Morocco, Local, 6/22/2004 - Islam rejects murder of innocents, mutilation of bodies
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Sunday said that Islam shuns those who mutilate bodies and kill innocent people, pointing out that the Islamic faith preaches justice and mercy even with enemies. Regional, Religion, 6/21/2004 - More Palestinians are killed in confrontation with Israeli forces
A jailed activist from the Palestinian Jihad resistance group who broke out of an Israeli prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah and was recaptured hours after his escape, Israeli occupation sources said. Palestine-Israel, Military, 6/21/2004 - Israel bombards a position for the Hizbullah party in south Lebanon
The Israeli warplanes on Sunday evening bombarded a position for the Hizbullah party in al-Teira area in south Lebanon near the borders with Israel. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/21/2004 - Algerian security kills the leader of al-Salafeyah group for call and fighting
The Algerian authorities said the security forces were able to killed the leader of al-Salafeyah group for call and fighting Nabil Sahrawi and three of his main aides in the context of a campaign against the armed organization which is supected to have links to al-Qaida organization. Algeria, Local, 6/21/2004