Tomb number 65 in Valley of Kings for refurbishment
After restorations, which will include some of the finest examples of paintings and inscriptions from the Book of the Dead/Amduat, are completed, the tomb will be open to the public for the first time since it was discovered in the early 20th century, making it the 65th site open to visitors.
Egypt, Local, 5/3/2003
Apicorp discusses Arab joint petroleum projects
The Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (APICORP) holds its annual meeting with Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ibrahim Hadad attending.
Regional, Economics, 5/3/2003
Al-Qabas: Arabs mull revamping major institutions
A group of Arab states are in intense contacts to mull inter-Arab relations and the role of the Arab League (AL) in view of dramatic regional and international changes including the fall of the Iraqi regime, a Kuwaiti daily reported yesterday.
Regional, Politics, 5/3/2003
USAID reopens mission in yemen
USAID's Yemen office, under the direction of Douglas Heisler, will also support the country's decentralization policy and democratic institutions by providing training for local government officials and assisting with elections.
Yemen-USA, Politics, 5/3/2003
Larson says U.S. helping iraqis reclaim their future
The United States is working closely with the Iraqi people, the United Nations and other donor nations to help Iraqis "reclaim their future and rebuild their country" says Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Alan Larson.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/3/2003
U.S., Australia to help rebuild Iraq's farm sector
The United States and Australia will jointly help rebuild agricultural production, the food delivery system and the agriculture ministry in Iraq, says J.B. Penn, U.S. under secretary of agriculture for farm and foreign services.
Iraq-USA, Economics, 5/3/2003
Annan appoints four experts to investigate violations of Somali arms ban
The UN said yesterday: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a four-person expert panel to investigate violations of the arms embargo against Somalia.
Somalia-UN, Politics, 5/3/2003
UN launches ethics and integrity program for staff
At a time when major organizations around the world are taking a closer look at corporate governance issues, the United Nations Thursday launched its own initiative to mainstream ethics and integrity throughout its family of agencies and funds.
Regional-UN, Local, 5/3/2003
Thousands of Iraqi children will die unless they are made top priority, UNICEF
The UN said yesterday: Thousands of Iraqi youngsters will die and hundreds of thousands more will be injured, fall prey to disease, suffer abuse and exploitation or fall behind in school, unless all involved in shaping the post-war future make the battle to protect children the number one priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned today.
Iraq, Health, 5/3/2003
Morocco chairs IDB meeting on challenges to WTO ministerial meeting
Morocco chaired in Geneva Wednesday a meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on the major challenges and stakes of the coming ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to be held in Cancun (Mexico).
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 5/3/2003
Arab tourists earned Morocco $260 million in 2002
Arab tourists who visited Morocco in 2002 earned the country's treasury some 2.6 billion Dirhams (US$ 260 million), said Secretary General of the Moroccan Tourism Office (ONMT), Ayachi Aalla.
Morocco-Regional, Economics, 5/3/2003
Patient dies of respiratory pathology, no link with SARS, health department says
The Moroccan Health Department on Friday said that a patient died the same day of a respiratory pathology in a Casablanca private hospital, denying any link with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) disease.
Morocco, Health, 5/3/2003
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