Arabic News Daily Page for 2/15/2001
Daily Edition - Thursday, February 15, 2001
- A study to increase investments in Egypt
The investment committee formed inside the economic committee in the national party in Egypt has completed a study on ways of the foreign investment flow to Egypt and improving the conditions in stumbled establishments. The study has reached several measures that can be reached in order to encourage the flow of capital flows into the Egyptian economy. Egypt, Economics, 2/15/2001 - Egypt, Russia talks boosted
Asked whether Ivanov's projected meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Cairo during the latter's tour of the region would dwell on the latest developments in the region or would it deal with other issues, the Russian official said the meeting will deal with all issues of mutual interest, including the current situation in the region. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Indonesian President confers with Israeli official
Indonesia's foreign minister Elwei Sheab on Wednesday unveiled that Indonesia's President Abdul Rahman Waheed met by the beginning of January this year with an official in the Israeli government. Israel-Indonesia, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Preparations for UN Conference on Least Developed Countries Gain Momentum
Momentum is building for the adoption of concrete measures to help bolster the world's poorest economies, as the second preparatory meeting for this May's United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries wrapped up its recent session in New York. Regional, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Preparations of a new anti-terrorism convention continue at UN headquarters
Against the backdrop of increasing incidents of terrorist acts worldwide, an ad hoc committee of the United Nations General Assembly is meeting this week in New York to further develop a new anti-terrorism treaty that will strengthen the existing network of conventions dealing with the problem, reported the UN news center. Regional, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Morocco, Equatorial Guinea agree to foster parliamentary cooperation
Morocco and Equatorial Guinea agreed to foster cooperation in parliamentary fields. Morocco-Equatorial Guinea, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Morocco rejects expulsion of undocumented immigrants from Spain
Moroccan justice minister, Omar Azziman, told the Spanish private radio Cadena Ser that Morocco rejects the expulsion of undocumented immigrants, although it encourages the voluntary return of immigrants to their country Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/15/2001