Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 7/5/2004
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of July 5, 2004
- Mrs. Mubarak wins certificate of appreciation Egypt, Local, 7/9/2004
- Al-Tawhid Wal- Jihad threaten to kill two Bulgarians Iraq, Local, 7/9/2004
- Mubarak restores back constitutional authorities after arriving in Cairo
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak restored back, as soon as he arrived in Cairo, all his constitutional authorities he had given provisionally to the prime minister Atef Obeid as he underwent back surgery in Germany. Egypt, Local, 7/8/2004 - One al-Qassam leader killed, Israeli forces invade Gaza, the West Bank
One leading figure in Ezz Eddine al-Qassam group, the military wing of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas was killed by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces today at dawn in Beit Hanoun to the north of Gaza. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/8/2004 - An intermediate quake hit Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine
The Lebanese people felt today at 5.35 a.m. an intermediate quake which also hit Jordan and Palestine. Regional, Local, 7/8/2004 - With American presence and absence of the main convict, trial for 6 Yemenis accused of blowing up USS Cole warship started
The elementary criminal court held in Sanaa yesterday the first session of trial of persons accused in blowing up the American warship USS Cole, amid tough security measures and in the absence of the main person convicted and in the presence of American investigators representing the US justice department. Yemen-USA, Local, 7/8/2004 - Lausanne meeting: El Guerrouj first in the 1500 meters
Four time 1500m world champion, Moroco's Hicham El Guerrouj, won with difficulty on Tuesday the first place in the 1500m race in 3.32:20, in the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne (Super Grand Prix). Morocco, Sports, 7/8/2004 - Mubarak leaves hospital today
The spokesman for " Germany's Munich " Orto Centrum Monkhin " hospital said yesterday that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will leave today the hospital where he is spending a recovery period after he underwent back surgery on June 24th. Egypt, Local, 7/7/2004 - Six Palestinians killed, Quartet resumes meetings
News reports in Palestine said that two Palestinians were killed yesterday by the fire of the occupation forces at Kisovim crossing in Gaza and the occupation forces alleged they were armored and explosives were found with them. Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/7/2004 - Official Source denies new fees for Arab arrivals Syria-Regional, Local, 7/7/2004
- Mubarak returns back by the end of the week
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed yesterday from his hospital in Munich where he is spending a recovery time after the surgery he underwent on his backbone, his activity by meeting with the German foreign minister Yushka Fischer and discussed with him conditions in the Middle East and the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, according to a statement by the ministry. Egypt, Local, 7/6/2004 - One Israeli soldier was killed in an attack for al-Aqsa forces in Nablus
One Israeli soldier was killed and two others wounded in an attack which targeted the occupation patrol to the west of Nablus claimed by Al-Aqsa martyrs group of the Palestine national liberation movement ( Fatah). Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/6/2004 - AL begins testing for employment in the AL
For the first time in its history, tests started yesterday at the headquarters of the Arab League among contesters to occupy the vacant posts in the organization. Regional, Local, 7/6/2004 - American embassy in Manama abrogates national day celebrations
The American embassy in al-Manama abrogated the celebrations of July 4th celebration which were due yesterday because of security fears. Bahrain-USA, Local, 7/5/2004 - Egyptian transport minister dies of a heart attack
The Egyptian minister of transport Hamdi al-Shayeb died on Saturday evening following a sudden heart attack. Egypt, Local, 7/5/2004 - Spanish government refuses to declassify Moroccan intelligence reports on Casablanca attacks
The Spanish government has refused to hand over to the parliamentary committee investigating last March terrorist attacks in Madrid reports by foreign secrete services, including the reports by the Moroccan intelligence department on the Casablanca attacks of May 2003, an official source said. Morocco-Spain, Local, 7/5/2004 - Athletics: Moroccan El Guerrouj beaten for first time since 2000
Hicham El Guerrouj's 29-race unbeaten streak in the 1,500 meters ended in Rome Friday at the Golden Gala meet when the Moroccan finished eighth. Morocco, Sports, 7/5/2004