Arabic News Daily Page for 5/11/2001
Daily Edition - Friday, May 11, 2001
- Arab stock union to form unified Arab stock market
"A pan-Arab stock exchange would be a magnet, not only attract Arab investors but foreign capital as well," said Al-Rukaibi. Regional, Economics, 5/11/2001 - Donors reaffirm support for UN relief agency serving Palestine refugees
Major donors and host governments on Thursday voiced their strong backing for the work of the main United Nations agency providing relief to Palestine refugees, at the end of an informal meeting in Amman, Jordan, aimed at reviewing past efforts and future challenges. Palestine, Economics, 5/11/2001 - HIV/AIDS depletes rural labor force in many African countries, FAO warns
Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS in the 10 most affected African countries are projected to reduce the labor force by as much as 26 per cent by 2020, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Regional, Economics, 5/11/2001 - Morocco, Saudi Arabia sign media cooperation program
Morocco and Saudi Arabia signed in Rabat Thursday a media cooperation program meant to enlarge the scope of cooperation between the audio-visual and written media. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/11/2001 - Mediterranean ministerial forum convenes 8th session in Tangiers
The Mediterranean forum, which held its first meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1994, is an informal forum for consultation and dialogue between these Mediterranean countries. Regional, Politics, 5/11/2001