Arabic News Daily Page for 12/20/2000
Daily Edition - Wednesday, December 20, 2000
- The hanging Mosque of Mohamed Bey Abou El-Dahab
This mosque is situated facing Al-Azhar Mosque and it was built by Mohamed Bey Abou El-Dahab in 1187 AH (1774 AD). Mohamed Bey was one of the assistants of Ali Bey El-Kabir, Governor of Egypt. Egypt, History, 12/20/2000 - The quarter of Shubra
This quarter was originally a piece of high land in the middle of the Nile covered with water. The word "Shubra" is Coptic and it means a hill or field. Egypt, History, 12/20/2000 - Some 60 persons killed in Algeria within 2 days
The Algerian dailies issued on Tuesday said that a 8 member family were slaughtered on Sunday at the hands of an armed group near Khamis Melyana, 120 Km to the West of the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 12/20/2000