Arabic News Daily Page for 5/21/2001
Daily Edition - Monday, May 21, 2001
- Israeli vandalism in the occupied Arab Golan Heights
The Syrian Arab Republic prepared a memorandum, on the Israeli encroachment on the monumental sites in the occupied Arab Golan Heights, to be submitted to the Fifth Conference of the Arab Archaeologists. Syria-Israel, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Islamic Development Bank gives 30 million dollars to Palestine
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) announced it transferred US $30 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the second batch of a loan to back the PA's budget. Palestine-Regional, Economics, 5/21/2001 - Why do many Germans dream of Egypt?
There is a deep friendship, that goes back in history, for long decades, between the Germans and the Egyptians depending on the mutual admiration exchanged by the two peoples. In a special article for Al-Ahram daily, the German councilor, Gerhard Schroeder, went on to say that many Germans 'dream' of Egypt while many Egyptians 'admire' the German technology and industry. Egypt-Germany, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Qatar donates 60 vehicles for Lebanese internal security
the Qatari official held a meeting end of last week with Lebanese interior minister Elias Al-Murr and informed him that Qatar would donate Lebanon 60 vehicles to enhance internal security nationwide. Qatar-Lebanon, Economics, 5/21/2001 - Morocco picked as chairman of the world former resisters federation's African commission Morocco, Local, 5/21/2001
- Ghanaian president winds up visit to Morocco
President John Kufuor of Ghana left Fez Saturday at the end of a visit to Morocco. President Kufuor paid an official visit to Morocco May 15-16 at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, that was followed by a private visit in Casablanca, Marrakesh and Fez. Morocco-Ghana, Politics, 5/21/2001 - Cairo summit set to boost inter-COMESA Trade
The Ministers were to probe four main issues in preparation for submitting them to the Summit. Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ibrahim Ali Hassan said on the conclusion of senior officials on Saturday, that the four issues would include activating free trade zone and expanding the membership in the region. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 5/21/2001 - Remains of ancient Greek ambassadors found in Alexandria cemetry
Two French researchers from the University of Leon conducted a study, the first of its kind , on the remains of a man and a lady that were kept in ceramic pots hidden at eastern Alexandria cemetery in Al Hadra district. The pots, unearthed l30 years ago, contain the remains of Greek ambassadors in Alexandria during the Ptolemaic age. Egypt, History, 5/21/2001