Arabic News Daily Page for 12/29/2001
Weekend Edition - Saturday, December 29, 2001
- Israeli violations intensively observed by UNIFIL Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 12/29/2001
- Major French Bank launches investment projects in Egypt
France's ambassador to Egypt Francois Dopffer announced that the French Agriculture Credit Bank will launch investment projects in Egypt and a delegation will visit Cairo on January 19 for talks with officials and businessmen for this purpose. Egypt-France, Economics, 12/29/2001 - Mrs. Mubarak opens Umm Kalthoum museum
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak described the late legendary singer Umm Kalthoum as a wonderful example of Egyptian women struggle. Egypt, Local, 12/29/2001 - Mubarak receives UNESCO Chief
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday received UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsura in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh. Egypt, Local, 12/29/2001 - $158 million in Iraqi oil sold last week under 'oil-for-food' program
Over the last week, $158 million of Iraqi oil was sold under the oil-for-food program, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenue to purchase humanitarian relief, according to the United Nations office running the effort. Iraq, Economics, 12/29/2001 - UN agency calls for safeguards to protect fish stocks in developing countries
Citing new research, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on Thursday warned that developing countries that open up their waters to foreign fishing fleets may lose far more than they gain. Regional, Economics, 12/29/2001