Arabic News Daily Page for 6/21/2001
Daily Edition - Thursday, June 21, 2001
- Some 20% of the Israeli settlers want to leave the West Bank and Gaza
An opinion Poll issued on Wednesday in Jerusalem said that one settler out of five in the West Bank and Gaza thinks of returning back to live in Israel, because of the deteriorated security conditions. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 6/21/2001 - UN food agency teams up with US university to help close digital divide
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched on Wednesday a new initiative to close the digital divide between rich farmers in developed countries and poor rural communities in developing countries through the use of technologies that can increase food production. Regional, Economics, 6/21/2001 - UN anti-AIDS effort enlists Coca-Cola to curb spread of epidemic in Africa
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS-based in Geneva) announced on Wednesday a partnership with The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation to bring new impetus to the battle against the virus, the United Nations reports on its website. Regional, Health, 6/21/2001 - Arab information ministers conclude their Beirut's session
The council of the Arab ministers of information on Wednesday concluded its 34th session which was held in Beirut and attended by 22 Arab states. Regional, Politics, 6/21/2001