Arabic News Daily Page for 1/5/2002
Weekend Edition - Saturday, January 5, 2002
- L.E 15 billion allocated to subsidize oil products this year
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said the oil products will be subsidized this year by LE 15 billion as a result of prices difference between the local and international ones in addition to the current high dollar exchange rate. Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Palestinian ambassador denies kidnap of PLO member from Egypt
Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Zohdi al-Qedra denied on Thursday reports that Gawid al-Ghasin, Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member, was kidnapped in Cairo. Egypt-Palestine, Local, 1/5/2002 - ISESCO holds international colloquy on image of Islam in western media
The Islamic Educational, scientific and cultural organization (ISESCO/based in Rabat) will hold this January 9-10 an international colloquy to study means to correct the image of Islam in the western media. Regional, Religion, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's electric and electronic exports drop by 4.9% in 2001
Morocco's exports of electric and electronic devices reached 5.6 billion Dirhams (US$ 487 Mln) by the end of October 2001, recording a drop of 4.9% compared to 2000. Morocco, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's El Aynaoui qualifies to semi-finals of Doha tennis tournament
Morocco's sixth-seeded Younes Al Aynaoui advanced on Wednesday night to semi-finals of the Doha tennis tournament, an ATP fixture worth US$ 1.0 million. Morocco, Sports, 1/5/2002 - Tennis: Morocco's Arazi cruises to semi-finals of Adelaide's tournament
Morocco's Hicham Arazi qualified on Friday to the semi-finals of Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide, an ATP fixture endowed with a US$ 357,000 prize. Morocco, Sports, 1/5/2002 - Zinni confers with Sharon
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon on Friday in al- Negev met with the US special envoy to the Middle East Anthony Zinni. The meeting was attended by the Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres and the Israeli war minister Benjamin Bin Aliazer. Palestine-USA, Politics, 1/5/2002