Arabic News Daily Page for 1/31/2002
Daily Edition - Thursday, January 31, 2002
- Forming an Arab lobby to address the West is a must
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday underlined the necessity of forming an Arab lobby that could address the West with the diction they could understand. Regional, Politics, 1/31/2002 - Work in Toshka makes progress
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mahmoud Abu Zeid said that work in Toshka achieves continuous progress. Egypt, Economics, 1/31/2002 - Pharaonic tombs unearthed in southern Egypt
Five rock-hewn tombs have been unearthed in southern Egypt, said an Egyptian official Wednesday. Egypt, History, 1/31/2002 - Excavations at Borg Al Arab lead to discovery of important find
An Egyptian excavating team has recently reported finding an important tomb while conducting excavations at Borg Al Arab area near Alexandria. Egypt, History, 1/31/2002 - Plan to put Wadi Al Natroun monasteries on tourist chart
Wadi Al Natroun at the governorate of Beheira represents an important archaeological site rich in Coptic monuments as Roman monasteries. Egypt, Local, 1/31/2002 - IDB contributes $ 0.25 mln for anti-desertification fight in Maghreb
The Islamic Development Bank will donate countries of the Arab Maghreb Union a donation of $ 225,000 to contribute to anti-desertification program in the five north African countries. Maghreb, Environment, 1/31/2002 - Football: Morocco rolled out at African Cup
Morocco was rolled out of the African Nations Cup (CAN-2002) following a 1-3 loss to South Africa. Morocco, Sports, 1/31/2002 - Morocco's carrier gets first of its two Boeing 767-300 fr
Morocco's carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), has received the first of the two Boeing 767-300 FR it had purchased. Morocco-USA, Business, 1/31/2002 - Rumsfeld recommends to minimize the American forces in Sinai
An official at the US defense department announced on Wednesday announced that the US defense secretary Doland Rumsfeld has recommended the White House and the State Department to reduce number of the US forces working within the multi-national peace keeping forces in Sinai. Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/31/2002 - Number of UNIFIL reduced in South Lebanon
The official spokesman for the UN Interim forces working in South Lebanon UNIFIL Timor Goksil said that the reduction of these forces number will practically start in June this year. Lebanon, Local, 1/31/2002