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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture decided to open the pyramid of King Cheops to visitors at the beginning of January after a closure that lasted for eight months during which the pyramid was restored and renovated, where the lighting and ventilation systems were changed to electronic control, enhancing the internal environment for the monuments of the pyramid. Meanwhile the director of the Giza Antiquities Authority, Dr. Zahi Hawass, pointed out that for the first time the room of Queen Anfeliad at the bottom of the pyramid was opened to visitors. Go

US forces and British embassies took additional measures fearing terrorist attacks. This is despite the intensive precautions already prevailing in places where US forces are in Kuwaiti and Bahrain. In Cairo, the Egyptian police took intensive precaution to protect the U.S and British embassies, while the police prevented trucks from passing into the street that link the two embassies. Go

The Egyptian Ministry of Public Works decided to raise three nutrition companies for sale at the beginning of the coming year an official source in the ministry told ArabicNews.com today. The source added that the Holding Company for Food will offer the rest of the shares it owns in the Besco Misr and Starch companies, accounting for 51% of each company's shares, for sale to strategic innovators and it will sell the rest of Misr for Milk's factories for a main investor. Go

The number of investment funds registered in the Bahrain stock market reached 51 after Chase Manhattan Bank registered 12 funds in the stock market at one time. In a press statement today the director of stock market, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al-Khalifa told ArabicNews.com that the fact that Chase Manhattan Bank registered this number of funds shows great trust from one of the largest international banks in the Bahrain stock market and that this is related to new government measures that have contributed to reducing the duties on recording and registering these funds. Go

The second conference for Arab businesswomen will be held under the title of "Toward and Arab joint market" from March 9 - 31 in Cairo on the margin of the 32nd session of the Cairo International Market and sponsored by the Arab League. Yomna El-Sheridi, the head of the board of directors of the Egyptian Businesswomen's Assembly told ArabicNews.com that the conference will stress issues surrounding developing joint cooperation among businesswomen inside and outside the Arab states. Go

The Center for the Development of Egyptian exports is organizing a visit to Italy during the coming January in which Egyptian businessmen who want to obtain an Italian commercial partner will participate. Hamdi Salem, the center's chairman, said this visit comes within the bilateral joint agreements between Egypt and Italy as it is also among the center's plan for paying similar visits to the advanced industrial countries in order to market Egyptian exports. Go

Germany has granted Morocco $33 million in financial assistance to help the kingdom carry out water purification projects. The accord was signed Wednesday in Rabat. The German assistance includes a $20 million grant and a $13 loan released under concessional terms. Go

Egyptian official sources expressed fear that the recent US - British strike against Iraq and destruction of the petroleum refinery for exporting oil could obstruct the implementation of the oil-for-food agreement and delay the compensation that is to be sent to those harmed by the Gulf War, of which Egypt is still to receive about $293,000 in compensation under article A for forced departure, as well as $100,000 under article C for compensation of damages caused to possessions. Go

The Arab corporation for satellite communications, ArabSat signed with the Qatari Telecommunications Company, Q-Tel, an agreement that calls for ArabSat's participation in Q-Tel's capital, ArabSat general manager Saad El-Barna said. El-Barna added that the participation in Q-Tel's capital came according to the approval of the general assembly of ArabSat to invest the available opportunities in the Arab market for developing the corporation in investment projects for diversifying the sources of ArabSat's income. Go

Iran and the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the two countries. The signing ceremony was held at the conclusion of the meetings of the sixth session of the joint Omani - Iranian trade and economic committee. Go

The governor of the Saudi Arabian central bank, Hamad Said al-Sayarri, has announced that Saudi Arabia enjoys a strong economy that would enable it to withstand the low oil prices and the economic crisis which affects several countries. Go

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri left Beirut on Wednesday for Cuba via Paris for an official visit during which he will meet with Cuban President Fidel Castro and with high-ranking Cuban officials. Berri is accompanied by Lebanese Parliamentarians Antoine Haddad and Faisal al-Dawoud as well as a media delegation. Go

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday received the secretary of the Libyan people's committee for foreign relations and international cooperation (Foreign Minister) Omar al-Muntasir. Present at the meeting was Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Go

Jordanian opposition parties said on Tuesday they had assigned a judicial committee to sue the Jordanian government and foreign minister because of preventing several national figures and secretarie generals of opposition parties from traveling to Damascus to take part in the works of the Palestinian people's conference on December 12. Go