Arabic News Daily Page for 3/12/2002
Daily Edition - Tuesday, March 12, 2002
- IFC contributes $177 million to finance industry, energy projects
The annual report of the International Finance Corporation, affiliated to the World Bank, states that the corporation will finance investment projects worth $ 177.24 million in the fields of industry and energy in Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2002 - Promotion plan to market Egypt's tourist attractions
Egyptian Tourism Minister Mamdouh el-Beltagui said a promotion campaign marketing Egyptian tourism is being implemented in order to overcome negative repercussions of latest world events. Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2002 - Mubarak appoints three new ministers
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Monday issued presidential decrees appointing three new ministers for health and population, civil aviation and transport. Egypt, Politics, 3/12/2002 - Morocco in Dublin World Cross Country World Championship
Morocco will vie for the world Cross Country championship, to be held March 23-24 in Dublin, Ireland. Morocco, Sports, 3/12/2002 - Children's cinema festival opens in Cairo thursday
The 12th international Cairo Children's cinema festival opens on Thursday in Cairo with 23 countries, including 7 from the Arab states participating. Regional-Egypt, Local, 3/12/2002 - Arab Commerce Ministers Convene in Kuwait Tuesday
Arab ministers of commerce and industry hold a conference in Kuwait this Tuesday on Arab states and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Kuwait's commerce and industry minister, Salah Khorsheed, told KUNA Monday. Regional, Economics, 3/12/2002 - Digital bridges can help fight poverty, Annan
Highlighting the "great potential" of information technologies in fighting poverty, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed efforts by ICANN, the international body managing the Internet's domain name system, for its efforts to build digital bridges to developing countries. Regional, Economics, 3/12/2002 - Morocco-European union association committee meets in rabat
The Morocco-European Union association committee holds its second meeting in Rabat on Wednesday to carry on dialogue on political and regional issues of mutual concern in light of the situation prevailing on the national and international scene. Morocco-European Union, Politics, 3/12/2002