Arabic News Daily Page for 2/22/2001
Daily Edition - Thursday, February 22, 2001
- No fisheries accord with EU, Morocco makes proposals
Morocco and the European Union failed Wednesday to reach a new fisheries accord, but Morocco brought an option of a one-year arrangement for the non-sensitive species for 100 European vessels without compensation. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 2/22/2001 - Three sessions for discussing economic cooperation between D-8 group
Egypt's President Mubarak next Sunday inaugurates the third summit of the developing eight (D-8) group that will be attended by seven heads of state and prime ministers. Regional, Politics, 2/22/2001 - Profit making, major aim of the company; D-8 countries
Experts attended the meeting from all D-8 member-states, representatives of Finbi, the consultant firm entrusted with the task to prepare the International Marketing and Trade Company (IMTC) feasibility study, the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Regional, Economics, 2/22/2001 - Mustafa Kamel Museum, a national edifice
Mustafa Kamel's shrine came back to life where it began to receive its visitors after it had gone through restoration and renovation works. It is one of our national edifices narrating spotlight stories of Egypt's history and its heroes. Egypt, History, 2/22/2001 - Ethiopia accelerates its withdrawal from Eritrea
Ethiopia has accelerated the process of withdrawing its forces from the Eritrean territories at a time when the plan provides for ending border war between the two countries is proceeding progressively. Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 2/22/2001 - Kuwaiti fund extends $65 million loan to Morocco
The Kuwaiti fund for Arab economic development will extend Morocco a $ 65 million loan (20 million Kuwaiti Dinars or 680 million DH) destined to co-finance the construction of a dam in the region of Midelt, some 300 KM to the south east of Rabat. Kuwait-Morocco, Economics, 2/22/2001 - Morocco records annual 30,000 TB cases
Morocco records annually between 27,000 and 30,000 tuberculosis cases, said Dr. Zoubida Bouayad, head of the lung diseases ward in the Casablanca hospital. Morocco, Health, 2/22/2001 - China, the US and air strikes on Iraq
China on Wednesday described the reports which claim there are Chinese workers who support Iraq in maintaining its air defense system in violating the UN embargo imposed on Iraq as an attempt to divert the attention from the US- British attacks against Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 2/22/2001