Arabic News Daily Page for 2/4/2002
Daily Edition - Monday, February 4, 2002
- Football: egypt, last Arab nation, leaves African cup
Egypt was eliminated Monday from the quarter-final of the African Nations Cup (CAN-2002), currently held in Mali. Regional, Sports, 2/4/2002 - Cultural diversity must be respected, El-Shobashy
In an interview with the weekly magazine el-Mosawwar, Sherif el-Shobashy, chairman of the Cairo International Film Festival, spoke of the importance of cultural dialogue, the elimination of conflict, and warned against associating Islamic culture with terrorism. Egypt, Culture, 2/4/2002 - Akhenaten's sarcophagus finally back home
To the delight of the country's archaeological experts, a precious Pharaonic artifact came home to Egypt last week after an absence of nearly a century. The sarcophagus of the Pharaoh Akhenaten was handed back by the Munich Museum for Arts, along with five other pieces belonging to the famous 18th Dynasty king, under an agreement between the governments of the two countries. Egypt, History, 2/4/2002 - Mubarak lays foundation stone of new Egyptian museum
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today laid the foundation stone of the new Egyptian Museum in an international cultural ceremony , attended by a number of prominent figures. Egypt, Local, 2/4/2002 - Kuwaiti minister resigns over oil field fire issue
Kuwait's minister of oil Adel al-Subeih announced on Saturday his resignation on the ground of the fire which flared in al-Rawdatin oil field to the north of Kuwait and claimed the life of 4 persons. Kuwait, Politics, 2/4/2002