Arabic News Daily Page for 5/23/2001
Daily Edition - Wednesday, May 23, 2001
- Islamic cultural centers in Latin America wind up meeting in Buenos Aires
The heads of Latin America Islamic cultural centers and associations recommended, at the closing of their first meeting held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the setting up of a regional Waqf (Islamic endowments) foundation and a body to gather all associations in Latin America. Regional, Religion, 5/23/2001 - UN health agency's governing body ends session with call for a global AIDS fund
The governing body of the World Health Organization (WHO), which ended its annual session in Geneva Tuesday, urged for the establishment of a global fund on HIV/AIDS and health and called for collaboration with the private sector in providing antiretroviral therapy and other medicines for the pandemic. Regional, Health, 5/23/2001 - ADF Approves $ 12.65 Million in Loan for Mauritania
The Abidjan-based African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of about $ 12.65 million to finance Mauritania's fiscal adjustment program, reports the panafrican news agency "PANA." Mauritania-Regional, Economics, 5/23/2001 - Euro-Mediterranean Virtual University Projected for 2002
A Euro-Mediterranean virtual university will be set up at the beginning of 2002, announced in Rabat Tuesday chairman of the Mediterranean network of engineers' schools, Philippe Zanin. Regional, Education, 5/23/2001 - Maghreban union, best warrant to stability in the region
Mauritania and Tunisia have asserted that the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) is the best warrant to stability and development in the region. Maghreb, Politics, 5/23/2001 - Arab meeting on environment held in Rabat
The meeting is discussing a set of issues related to the projected Arab free trade area, trade and environment as well as the impact of the Abu Dhabi declaration on Arab action in the field of environment. Regional, Environment, 5/23/2001