Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 7/4/2005
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of July 4, 2005
- Attacks continued in Iraq
Medical and military sources reported that 8 persons including three gunmen were killed while the bodies of 6 persons were found killed by bullets to the head in Musil city to the north of Baghdad on Friday. Iraq, Military, 7/9/2005 - OIC countries concern about Polio
The Foreign Minister of Turkey included a statement of polio in his address at the recent conference of the Organization of the Islamic Conference OIC held in Yemen.. He said: "Before departing Turkey for Yemen, the Director of the World Health Organization approached us to convey to the Secretary General and the member states the appeal of the WHO for cooperation. WHO is concerned about the difficulties faced in the fight against polio in some of the OIC countries. We believe that OIC can and should adopt a more active stance in combating this dangerous epidemic." WHO and UNICEF did attend the conference and made remarks calling for more support in the Plenary. Regional, Health, 7/9/2005 - Four killed in attack in east Algeria
Four persons were killed including military men at the hands of armed Islamists near Teizi Azo city in Kbyle area to the east of Algiers. Algeria, Local, 7/9/2005 - Plan to blow up Iraq's ministry of interior stopped
The Iraqi minister of the interior announced the detention of members of what he called a secret organization linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi "intending to blow up the whole of the Iraqi Ministry Of Interior." Iraq, Military, 7/8/2005 - Syrian security forces arrest pursued persons of terror group Syria, Local, 7/8/2005
- Mrs. Mubarak heads Women's Economic Empowerment Forum Egypt, Local, 7/8/2005
- Scores killed in Iraq
Armed insurgents continued on Wednesday in various parts of Iraq, resulted in killing or injuring scores of Iraqis. The last victim was one Iraqi police officer, while other ten were reported wounded following gunfire opened on their vehicle in Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 7/7/2005 - Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/7/2005
- Continued attacks in Iraq
Two sisters were killed in bombardment by mortar shelling to the north of al-Ramadi city in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad. The side which fired the mortars was not identified. Iraq, Military, 7/6/2005 - Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air-space Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/6/2005
- Pakistani diplomat attacked in Iraq
A procession carrying the Pakistani diplomat to Iraq was exposed to an armed attack in Baghdad. It is the second attack of its kind which targeted a prominent diplomat within hours and the third within three days. Iraq, Local, 7/6/2005 - Al-Qaida claims responsibility for kidnapping Egyptian ambassador in Iraq
Al-Qaida organization in Mespotamia claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the Egyptian ambassador in Iraq Eyhab al-Sharif while operations targeted foreign diplomats in Iraq were escalated. Iraq-Egypt, Military, 7/6/2005 - Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air-space Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/5/2005
- Al Qaeda frontman in Saudi Arabia killed in Riyadh
Al-Qaeda frontman in Saudi Arabia Moroccan Younes Hayari was killed Sunday in clashes with security forces, said Saudi press agency SPA, quoting an official in the Interior Ministry. Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/5/2005 - UN suspends food shipments to Somali tsunami victims after ship is hijacked
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has suspended all shipments of humanitarian assistance to Somalia following the hijacking of a chartered vessel carrying food aid for 28,000 tsunami survivors, the first time in the agency's history that a ship carrying relief food has been commandeered. Somalia-UN, Local, 7/5/2005 - Moroccan princess received by Japanese Imperial couple Morocco-Japan, Culture, 7/5/2005
- Timitar Festival kicks off in miscegenation of cultures
At the opening ceremony, the festival aficionados sampled an exceptional menu as the African, Arab and Amazigh cultures met in a unique moment of cultures symbiosis. The Amazigh, or free men, were the inhabitants of most of North Africa before the Arab era. Morocco, Local, 7/5/2005 - Athletics grabs three gold medals to save Morocco in Almeria
Athletics grabbed three gold medals to save the honour of Moroccan sport at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria held June 24 to July 3. Morocco, Sports, 7/5/2005 - Damascus, Ohio Universities Cooperation Syria-USA, Education, 7/5/2005