Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/12/2005
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 12, 2005
- Mrs. al-Assad visits regional conference of mentally disabled
Syria's First Lady Asmaa Al-Assad visited last night the first regional conference on the special Olympic for Individuals Mentally Disabled and attended part of the conference third-day deliberations, a Syrian newspaper said today. Syria-Regional, Culture, 9/17/2005 - Syria opens the first center to cut industrial pollution
A Center to cut industrial pollution was opened yesterday in Old Damascus city to spread awareness among industrialist and increase their ability to deal with pollution. Syria, Environment, 9/17/2005 - 30 killed in various attacks, explosions in Iraq
The deputy leader of al-Touz police Lt. Hussein Ali Rashid said that the Iraqi police was able to arrest one Saudi men wearing an explosive belt intending to carry out a second explosion. Iraq, Military, 9/17/2005 - One American soldier was killed in Iraq
the acting governor of Tel-Afer district Maj. Gen Najm Abdullah said that the military operation by the government against the city had caused ethnic cleansing. Iraq, Military, 9/17/2005 - Pope Shenouda III: Syria is the cradle of civilization Egypt-Syria, Religion, 9/17/2005
- Scores killed in explosions against policemen in Baghdad
Scores of Iraqis were killed on Thursday in a series of new explosions that shook the Iraqi capital Baghdad and targeted in particular members of the Iraqi policemen. Iraq, Military, 9/16/2005 - Nearby American attacks on Iraqi cities, 200 Iraqis killed in 48 hours
The US forces are preparing to launch air raids and land attacks at cities in the west of Iraq. This was in the course of its search for the leader of al-Qaida organization in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who vowed to expand his bloody attacks which inflected during the past 48 hours in killing more than 200 persons and injuring 600 just in Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Military, 9/16/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak opens saturday new branch of NCW in Minya Egypt, Local, 9/16/2005
- Jeddah: women permitted on chamber of commerce board
For the first time in the history of the Kingdom, the Saudi Arabian authorities permitted businesswomen, members in the chamber of commerce and industry in Jeddah, to be nominated for the elections for membership of the chamber's board, due to take place in November. Saudi Arabia, Culture, 9/15/2005 - Sheikha Hossa stresses importance of awareness for handicapped individuals issues
Special reporter to the United Nations Committee for Social Development highlighted Wednesday importance of the first regional conference on handicapping saying it gives mentally handicapped persons a spotlight. Syria-Regional, Culture, 9/15/2005 - Damascus and Oklahoma Universities to Boost Cooperation Syria-USA, Education, 9/15/2005
- Better Life For Mentally Handicapped conference
Under the patronage of Syria's Frst Lady, Asmaa al-Assad, the first Regional Special Olympic Symposium for Individuals Mentally Handicapped was opened Tuesday under the motto "a better life for individuals mentally handicapped." Syria, Culture, 9/14/2005 - Confrontations continued in Tel-Afer
As a result of these clashes which erupted since days, many are warning against a humanitarian crisis in the area from where huge number of citizens fled to escape the confrontations. Iraq, Military, 9/14/2005 - Bombardment of Green Zone in Baghdad
Gunmen in Iraq on Tuesday bombarded the Green Zone and other areas in the center of the Iraqi capital. Iraq, Military, 9/14/2005 - Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers
One young Palestinian died on Tuesday because of wounds he had after the Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire at young Palestinians which resulted in wounding other five near Hebron in the West bank. Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/14/2005 - Japan participates in Reading for All festival Egypt-Japan, Local, 9/14/2005
- Jaafari visits Tel-Afer
The Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Monday visited Tel-Afer in an unannounced visit to the city which has been exposed to a wide military attack launched by more than 6,000 Iraqi soldiers with the support of 4,000 American soldiers to clear it from gunmen. Iraq, Military, 9/13/2005 - Iraqi parliamentarian procession attacked
In the context of other field developments in Iraq, the Iraqi ministry of interior announced the killing of one person and injuring of others in an attack targeting the procession of Ahmad al-Safi, member of the Iraqi parliament and the representative of the Shiite religious figure, Ayatullah Ali al-Seistani in Karbala. Iraq, Military, 9/13/2005 - Islamic trusts minister meets archbishop of Salzburg
Syria's Minister of Islamic Trusts (Waqf), Ziaduddin al-Ayyoubi, discussed on Monday with the Archbishop of the Austrian city of Salzburg, Alois Kothgasser and the accompanying delegation the role of religions in fostering ties of amity and fraternity in the world for the welfare of humanity and civilization. Syria-Regional, Religion, 9/13/2005 - 11 Somali emigrants killed while sailing to Yemen
He said that three days after sailing they food supply finished. He added "we have eaten what we could pick from the sea after our food expired and 61 of us died of hunger." Somalia-Yemen, Local, 9/13/2005 - God, synagogues and occupation
Israel has ended its occupation of the Palestinian area know as the Gaza Strip. This, after some 38 years of brutal military occupation. But Israel is leaving behind Synagogues, and the Palestinian are so hurt from all these years of occupation, that they do not want to see any remnant of such occupation. Palestine-Israel, Editorial, 9/12/2005 - American, British soldiers killed
In Baqouba, north of Baghdad, one member of Deyali governorate council was injured and three of his guards were injured in a failed assassination attempt on Sunday morning. The attack on Majuid is one in the series of attacks against members of the governorate's council, the last of which was in June. Iraq, Military, 9/12/2005 - Iraq's Tel-Afer to be free from armed elements
The American army announced that its current military operation which is launched by the American and Iraqi forces in Tel-Afer city near the Syrian-Iraqi borders against gunmen will be completed before the middle of the current month. Iraq, Military, 9/12/2005 - 81 persons injured in a fire in Sharjah
Some 81 persons were injured, three of them were greatly hurt, after a huge fire erupted on Sunday morning in three warehouses containing chemicals in the industrial zone in Sharjah Emirate, in the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates, Local, 9/12/2005