Arabic News Daily Page for 7/16/2001
Daily Edition - Monday, July 16, 2001
- American pop culture impact on Arabs measured
A study, conducted by Egyptian Magda Saleh, finds that despite the ubiquity of American pop culture in Arab societies, it remains fundamentally superficial. Regional-USA, Culture, 7/16/2001 - Egyptian fatwa forbids curing with Quran
Head of the fatwa (religious opinion) committee at al-Azhar mosque of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Abu Al-Hassan has rejected the idea of using the Quran (Islam's holy book) in witch crafting of soaking written holy verses in water or burning them to be used as a treatment for patients. Regional, Religion, 7/16/2001 - Giza-6th of October city railway, opened
Egyptian Minister of Transport Ibrahim el-Demiri witnessed Yesterday the setting in operation of the railway line from Giza to the 6th of October City. Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2001 - Arabs, Africans to coordinate on WTO
Arab and African meetings will be held in Cairo this month to discuss and coordinate stances on the agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference, to be held in Qatar next November 9. Regional, Economics, 7/16/2001 - Seven Arab states exempt Palestinian goods from taxes
Seven Arab states on Sunday decided to exempt Palestinian goods from taxes in accordance with the resolutions of the recent Arab summit in this respect Regional-Palestine, Economics, 7/16/2001