Arabic News Daily Page for 2/20/2002
Daily Edition - Wednesday, February 20, 2002
- Morocco, Canada review cooperation
Relations between Morocco and Canada and Morocco's role in Africa were the topic of a meeting held here Tuesday between Canada's secretary of state for Latin America, Africa and Francophony and Denis Paradis and Morocco's minister of transport and merchant navy, Abdeslam Znined. Morocco-Canada, Politics, 2/20/2002 - A train fire killed over 300 passengers in Egypt
A train fire killed over 300 passengers this Wednesday morning in Egypt. Egypt, Local, 2/20/2002 - Maher says US presence in Sinai a sign of interest in the region
Maher expressed his own viewpoint that any change now in the structure of the US contingent would be ill-timed, as the presence of US forces symbolized Washington's interest in peace in the region. Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/20/2002 - Foreign investors to set up projects in Egypt
A report on the performance of Egyptian trade representation offices abroad predicts the implementation of a host of investment projects from Canada, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia and Cyprus in the near future. Egypt, Economics, 2/20/2002 - Egyptian, French cooperation to develop underground
France has donated 48.75 million Euro (S 42.3 million) to Egypt for the upgrading of Cairo's underground trains, French and Egyptian officials announced yesterday. Egypt-France, Economics, 2/20/2002 - 295 T.V channels and radio stations on Egyptian satellite channel
The Minister said that there are also 135 radio stations on the Egyptian satellite which confirms Egypt's pioneering role in the area. Egypt, Economics, 2/20/2002 - 1st, 2nd dynasties tombs unearthed in Helwan
The Egyptian-Australian archaeological mission unearthed mud-brick and stone tombs that date back to the era of the Pharaonic first and second dynasties (5,000 years BC) in Helwan area. Egypt, History, 2/20/2002