Arabic News Daily Page for 1/9/2002
Daily Edition - Wednesday, January 9, 2002
- New archaeological find in Menya leads to discovering Ptolemaic city
A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission in tandem with a Cairo University mission unearthed in Al-Bahnasa area Menya, a three-metre high statue of Osiris, an ancient Egyptian god, that dated back to the Ptolemaic era, the 2nd century BC. Egypt, History, 1/9/2002 - Ancient Museum to be inaugurated in Matrouh next June
The Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Matrouh agreed to set up a museum for ancient antiquities at km 98 of Alexandria highway, Marina, North Coast. Egypt, Local, 1/9/2002 - Moroccan model should be taken as example by several countries, French ambassador
French ambassador in Morocco, Michel de Bonnecorse, who has ended his six-year assignment in the kingdom, said Morocco should be taken as an example by several countries, owing to the wisdom, continuity and solidity of its options. Morocco-France, Politics, 1/9/2002 - Mediterranean academy opens southern branch in Marrakesh
The Mediterranean academy, based in Naples, Italy, opened on Monday its southern branch in Marrakesh to serve as a space for dialogue between Mediterranean peoples and cultures. Regional, Local, 1/9/2002