Arabic News Daily Page for 6/16/2001
Weekend Edition - Saturday, June 16, 2001
- Palestinian demonstrations against Tenet document
News reports from the occupied Palestinian territories said that thousands of Palestinian demonstrated on Friday in protest of the "George Tenet document," and burnt American and Israeli flags and chanted slogans commemorating the continuity of the Intifada. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/16/2001 - OAU stresses need of doubling commitment to protection of African children
Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Secretary General Salem Ahmed Salem stressed the necessity of doubling the commitment to the protection of African children and exerting utmost efforts to eradicate violations of children's rights and any abuses against them. Regional, Culture, 6/16/2001 - UNSC holds expanded consultations on Council's style of work
UN Security Council (UNSC) members held expanded consultations with non-members at the council on its style of work and its non-democratic practices. Regional, Politics, 6/16/2001 - Beijing willing to cooperate with Alexandria library
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Yang Wen Chang has voiced China's interest in securing a large presence at the Alexandria Library in due proportion with the depth of the Chinese civilisation, considering the library's status as an institution showcasing the different world cultures. Egypt-China, Local, 6/16/2001 - Most operations at Rabat child hospital made by video-surgery
Some 70 percent of operations are currently made by video-surgery at the Rabat child hospital, said Fouad Attaybi, a child surgeon. Morocco, Health, 6/16/2001 - Indian Business Delegation In Morocco Shortly
A delegation of Indian businessmen will pay a visit to Morocco June 24-27 to explore opportunities of partnership and means to bolster trade exchanges, announced India's ambassador in Rabat, Indrajit Singh Rathore. Morocco-India, Business, 6/16/2001