Arabic News Daily Page for 8/9/2001
Daily Edition - Thursday, August 9, 2001
- Banks exchange offices compete to lure customers
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) hailed the Egyptian government's recent measures taken to address the foreign exchange market, affirming that they will boost the competitiveness of Egypt's economy and raise exports and the country's rate of growth. Egypt, Economics, 8/9/2001 - Security Council informal meeting focuses on regional approach to Africa's conflicts
A regional approach to dealing with conflicts in Africa topped the agenda of a Security Council informal meeting on Wednesday. Regional, Politics, 8/9/2001 - Morocco launches tender for purchase of 80,000 tons of soft wheat
Morocco has launched a tender for the purchase of 80,000 tons of soft wheat. The first arrivals are expected in September and the second batch would arrive by October. Morocco, Economics, 8/9/2001 - Africa's basketball championship: Morocco wins over Mali, but no change in ranking
The Moroccan basketball team snatched a victory Wednesday over Mali 88-83 at the fourth day of the African basketball championships held in Morocco August 4-12. Morocco, Sports, 8/9/2001 - US agency grants morocco's drinking water office $ 400,000
The US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) extended Morocco's ONEP (National Office of Drinking Water) a $400,000 grant to finance a feasibility study on the use of ozonation in water treatment and filtration by active coal. Morocco-USA, Economics, 8/9/2001 - Moroccan gets silver medal at 3,000m steeple chase at Edmonton
Moroccan athlete Ali Ezzine won on Wednesday the silver medal at the 3,000 m steeple chase of Edmonton's world athletics championships. Morocco, Sports, 8/9/2001 - Edmonton world championships: Morocco's Bidouane wins gold at 400m hurdles race
Morocco's athlete Nezha Bidouane become on Wednesday the world champion of the 400m hurdles race when she run the distance in 53'34," making the world best performance of the year. Morocco, Sports, 8/9/2001