Arabic News Daily Page for 5/29/2001
Daily Edition - Tuesday, May 29, 2001
- Foreign debts on decline
Darsh noted that Egypt has reached an agreement with Germany whereby the German side has given up part of its debt service for five years to the tune of $ 212 million to be used in development purposes. Egypt, Economics, 5/29/2001 - African Forum discusses rights of African children
Addressing the forum, Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Salim Ahmad Salim said that the Convention of the Rights of the Child in Africa was drafted in 1998 and sponsored by the 26th African summit. Regional, Culture, 5/29/2001 - Malaysia calls OIC members to honor joint decisions
Malaysia has urged fellow members in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to honor decisions adopted jointly and mainly the latest OIC resolution to sever ties with Israel "because of the Zionist regime's aggression against Palestine." Palestine-Malaysia, Politics, 5/29/2001 - Senegalese president supports fusion of OMEGA and Mbeki's Plan for Africa
Senegalese president, Abdoulaye Wade, said he supports a fusion between his own "OMEGA" plan and the South African president Thabo Mbeki's plan to save Africa Senegal-Regional, Politics, 5/29/2001 - Italian economic mission in Morocco by mid-June
An Italian economic delegation from the central region of Umbria will visit Morocco next June 18-21 to explore partnership and foreign investment opportunities in the kingdom, the Italian foreign trade institute announced. Morocco-Italy, Economics, 5/29/2001 - Euro-Mediterranean trade ministers hold informal meeting in Brussels
Euro-Mediterranean trade ministers hold this Tuesday an informal meeting in Brussels to discuss ways of promoting regional cooperation and giving momentum to trade in the frame of the Barcelona Process. Regional-European Union, Politics, 5/29/2001