Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 8/23/2004
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of August 23, 2004
- Yemen raises the state of security alert in precaution of attacks
The Yemeni military and police forces raised the degree of security alert after the arrival of information on the intention of a foreign group to infiltrate into Yemen and carry out destruction acts. Yemen, Local, 8/27/2004 - Morocco sends aid to Mauritania to fight locusts
Morocco sent Wednesday to Mauritania 50,000 litres of pesticide, 10 individual sprayers and three airplanes to help the west African country fight locust swarms that have been wrecking havoc on the vegetation and crops for several weeks. Mauritania-Morocco, Local, 8/27/2004 - El Guerrouj elected to IOC panel
Moroccan Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj was elected Thursday member of the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a term of eight years. Morocco, Sports, 8/27/2004 - Canadian Mohawk dancers to perform at Imilchil Music festival in Morocco
Canadian Mohawk dancers and singers of the Quebec Saint Laurent River Kahnawake tribe will perform at the music festival of Imilchil, 500 km south-east of the Moroccan Capital, scheduled on August 26 through 28. Morocco-Canada, Local, 8/27/2004 - Morocco's El Guerrouj Olympic champion
Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj won in Athens Tuesday an Olympic title in the 1500m race after two failed attempts in Sydney and Atlanta. Morocco, Sports, 8/26/2004 - Rev. Jesse Jackson visits HIV infected children in Libya
The American Civil Rights advocate, Rev. Jesse Jackson and his accompanying delegation visited Wednesday morning the Contagious Diseases Center in Benghazi, where he saw the state of the Libyan children infected with HIV virus Libya-USA, Local, 8/26/2004 - UN seeks urgent aid to stop African locust crisis from becoming full-scale plague
Although the global community has responded to a United Nations appeal to help west and northwest African countries fight the current locust crisis, the situation remains dramatic and more international aid is urgently needed to prevent a full-scale plague, the UN Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) warned today. Mauritania, Local, 8/26/2004 - Gunmen kill 7 troops in Algeria
Five military men and two police men were killed in an ambush implanted by gunmen for a patrol of security forces to the east of the Algerian capital on Tuesday late evening. The ambush also resulted in wounding 13 members of the patrol. Algeria, Local, 8/26/2004 - New method to improve analysis quality of radioactive elements invented by Moroccan scientists
A new method to improve the analysis quality of radioactive elements in various types of samples, by using solid state nuclear tracks detectors (SSNTD) was invented in Morocco by Abdeslam El Harti and Hicham Maaouni of the "Centre d'etude de recherche et d'analyses des radioelements (CERDAR). Morocco, Science, 8/26/2004 - New Syrian metallic coins are in circulation
The Central Bank of Syria is to put into circulation new coins starting from August 28 to meet citizens demands and the public interest. The new currency of 25, 10, 5 Syrian pound denominations will be distributed side by side with the currently circulated coins of the same denominations, Governor of Central Bank of Syria Mohammed Bashar Kabara announced Wednesday. Syria, Local, 8/26/2004 - Moroccan couple arrested in Spain after relative suffocated to death in their car trunk
A couple of Moroccan nationals, living in Germany, was sent to prison Tuesday in Algesiras, Southern Spain, after a relative was found dead in their car trunk last weekend, Spanish police said. Morocco-Spain, Local, 8/26/2004 - Ibn Tulun Mosque renovation completed
Egypt's Ministry of Culture has concluded the renovation project of Ahmad Ibn Tulun Mosque in old Cairo at L.E. 13 million. Egypt, Local, 8/26/2004 - Morocco foils attempt of 53 Sub-Saharans to illegally immigrate to Europe
Authorities in the southern Moroccan city of Laayoune foiled Monday the attempt of 53 Sub-Saharan illegal immigrants to cross over to the Canary Islands, local authorities said. Morocco, Local, 8/26/2004 - Egyptian antiques exhibition in France
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif approved an exhibition of the Egyptian antiquities in France on the fringes of the 9th Egyptology Conference due on 6-12 September 2004. Egypt-France, Local, 8/26/2004 - American forces build up near Imam Ali shrine
News reports coming from Najaf said that the city will witness in the coming hours a great attack to be jointly conducted by the American and Iraqi forces against the fighters of al-Mahdi army in Najaf. Iraq-USA, Military, 8/25/2004 - King Mohammed VI chairs children and youth ceremony
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, chaired this Tuesday at the sports compound of Ifrane (Middle Atlas Mountains) the national "youth and childhood" ceremony that crowns the "2004 holidays for all" national program. Morocco, Culture, 8/25/2004 - Occupation army invades Nablus, detains leader of al-Aqsa group
The Israeli occupation army yesterday renewed its invasion of Nablus city to the north of the West Bank and imposed curfew, while the Israeli military vehicles were deployed intensively in several areas of the city. Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/25/2004 - National plan for facing population explosion issue
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Mohamed Awad Tagulddin said that his ministry is adopting a comprehensive national plan to face the population issues during the next stage. Egypt, Local, 8/25/2004 - Abu-Zeid: Nile flooding probably higher than average this year
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mahmoud Abu- Zeid stressed that the Nile flooding will probably be higher than average this year, according to observation stations and satellites which have reported heavy rain on the Ethiopian Plateau. Egypt, Local, 8/25/2004 - Over 30 ha of forests destroyed by fire near Tangier
Some 35 hectares of forests were burnt by a violent fire that broke out Monday night in the rural locality of Maslawa (15 km from). Morocco, Local, 8/25/2004 - Morocco's Benhassi makes it to semi finals of 1,500 women in Athens
Moroccan athlete Hasna Benhassi made it on Tuesday to the semi finals of the 1,500 women race at the Olympic stadium of Athens. Morocco, Sports, 8/25/2004 - Keftaro for religious guidelines
Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro and the delegation of the Islamic Scholars Assembly in Lebanon headed by Sheikh Ahmad al-Zein discussed Monday means of coordinating efforts of the employees in the fields of religious education and guiding. Syria-Lebanon, Religion, 8/24/2004 - Electricity supplies cut in Bahrain
Governmental sources said that the electricity cut which hit the country was because of works of maintenance carried out by the Bahrain Aluminum company ALBA. Bahrain, Local, 8/24/2004 - Arab participation at the Frankfurt International Book Exhibition
Arab participation as an honorary guest in Frankfurt International Book Exhibition is a prominent event and an opportunity for the Arabs to show their civilized role through the history. Regional-Germany, Local, 8/24/2004 - Athens 2004: Morocco's El Guerrouj in finals
Quadruple 1,500m world champion, Hicham El Guerrouj, moved Sunday to the finals of the 1500m race. Morocco, Sports, 8/24/2004 - Coexistence between democracy and Islamic Shoura developed through time, Tazi
Coexistence between democracy and Islamic Shoura (consultation) has developed through time, as shown by the relations between the Moslem world and European countries, and the various treaties they signed, said here Professor Abdelhadi Tazi before the 13th session of the conference of the "Al-Beit" foundation for Islamic thought. Regional, Religion, 8/24/2004 - Women 800m : Benhassi gives Morocco first medal at Athens Morocco, Sports, 8/24/2004
- Some 12 Nepalese kidnapped in Iraq, a threat to Salvador, air, artillery bombardment on al-Najaf
The American tanks and planes yesterday bombarded positions for the fighters of al-Mahdi army in the surrounding of Imam Ali shrine in the northern part of Najaf city today at dawn, the American forces also exchanged fire with al-Sader supporters deployed in the area according to witnesses. Iraq, Military, 8/23/2004 - Cairo festival says ciao to Avati
The 28th Cairo Film Festival (Nov. 3 - Dec.10) is going "Italiano" with director-writer Pupi Avati planned as jury head. Egypt, Local, 8/23/2004 - Islamic conference warps up deliberations in Jordan Regional-Jordan, Local, 8/23/2004
- Athens 2004: Three Moroccan women athletes make it through to 800m race semis Morocco, Sports, 8/23/2004