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Originally published January 25, 2000

Cairo book fair opening tomorrow
The Cairo International Book Fair is starting tomorrow the activities of its 32nd session at the fairsgrounds in Nasr City in Cairo with the participation of 85 Arab and foreign states that are represented by 3,700 publishers. Egypt, Culture, 1/25/2000
Toshka attracts more investors
The Toshka development project is still attracting more international investors, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid said. Egypt, Economics, 1/25/2000
IIF optimistic as to investment prospects in Morocco
"The Institute of International Finance" (IIF) voiced optimism as to the inflow of foreign investment into Morocco and stressed major changes operated under King Mohammed VI. Morocco, Economics, 1/25/2000
Winners of Paris-Dakar-Cairo Rally celebrated their victory at Giza Pyramids Plateau
Frenchman Richard Sainct rode his motorcycle to victory. Oscar Gallardo of Spain was second, 30 minutes behind the winner. Jimmy Lewis of Costa Mesa finished third. Regional, Sports, 1/25/2000
Cairo hosts 'Education for all' conference
Under the patronage of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, deliberations of the regional Arab conference on "Education for all" started on Monday. It was attended by the Arab ministers of education and UNESCO's director general. Regional, Education, 1/25/2000
Jordan fights drug trafficking
The director of the drug trafficking fighting department in Jordan, Tayel al-Majali, has announced that his department has seized during the last three years amounts of drugs hidden between pages of the Holy Koran and the Bible as well as in cows' stomachs. Jordan, Politics, 1/25/2000
Egyptian peace movement delegation visits Tel Aviv
A delegation from the Egyptian peace movement is heading to Tel Aviv to convene a series of meetings concerning organizing an international conference by the international alliance Copenhagen declarations. Regional, Politics, 1/25/2000
$116 million for relatives of victims in EgyptAir crash Egypt, Local, 1/25/2000
Gunmen killed in Algeria
The Algerian armed forces have killed nine gunmen from the armed groups during vast mopping-up operation carried out in the al-Ramka area, where another five gunmen were arrested. Algeria, Local, 1/25/2000
Pollution in Negev
According to an Israeli report on pollution in Israel, a lake for drinking waters in al-Negev district in south of Israel was polluted. Regional, Environment, 1/25/2000
IDB Allocates $202 Mln to Finance Islamic Development Ventures
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has allocated some $ 202 mln to finance 14 new ventures in the member countries and number of trade operations between Islamic countries. Regional, Economics, 1/25/2000

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