Arabic News Daily Page for 7/4/2001
Daily Edition - Wednesday, July 4, 2001
- Arab committee meets on fighting desertification
Works of the second meeting of the committee to run the program to fight desertification, increasing the green area and supporting the desert environmentally started on Monday at the premises of the Arab league. Regional, Environment, 7/4/2001 - International symposium inter-civilizational dialogue in a changing world
"Inter-civilizational Dialogue in a Changing World" is the theme of an international symposium to be held in Rabat July 10-12. Regional, Culture, 7/4/2001 - IDB transfers 30 million dollars to Palestine
The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) transferred on Monday US$ 30 million, representing the third installment of an US$ 180-million loan approved by last March Arab summit. Palestine-Regional, Economics, 7/4/2001 - ALECSO to hold upcoming session in Morocco
He also proposed that the upcoming session also examines proposals related to financial resource, Arab science and internet. He said the Organization should conduct study on the history of Arab science. Regional, Education, 7/4/2001 - BSA says software piracy drops by 5 points in Morocco
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) said the piracy rate in Morocco lost 5 points between 1999 and 2000, from 65% to 60% while worldwide the rate has progressed by 1 point to reach 37%. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2001 - World military championship: two first ranks go to Moroccan athletes in 10,000 m women race
Morocco's athlete Zhor El Kamch won on Tuesday the gold medal in the 10,000 meter women race, followed by countrywoman Amina Derkaoui at the world military athletics championship going on here. Morocco, Sports, 7/4/2001