Arabic News Daily Page for 4/15/2002
Daily Edition - Monday, April 15, 2002
- Egypt resumes air flights to Israel
An Egyptian official said on Sunday that the Egyptian Sinai airlines resumed on Sunday its flights to Tel Aviv after it had announced last week the suspension of its flights to Israel. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/15/2002 - France presents Alex. Library with science history museum
France presented the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) with museum of the history of science displaying the development of science from the Pharaonic era until the modern age. Egypt-France, Local, 4/15/2002 - Morocco's trade deficit decrease by 23.3 percent during two first months of 2002
Morocco's external trade deficit during the first two months of 2002 stood at 5.55 billion Dirhams (about US$ 482.6 million), scoring an decrease of 23.3 percent compared to the same period the previous year when the deficit amounted to 7.24 billion DH ($629.5 million). Morocco, Economics, 4/15/2002 - Expected boom in Egyptian exports to American markets
Egypt expects a hundred percent boom in its exports to the American markets that was put in 2001 at US $ 878 million, if its request for limited tariff exemptions was accepted. Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/15/2002 - Amenhotep Ill stolen statue to return soon to Cairo Egypt, Local, 4/15/2002
- Kalabsha temple to be opened for visitors in October
Kalabsha temple in Aswan is to be opened to visitors next October when ongoing restorations would be completed. Egypt, History, 4/15/2002 - Arabic music institute hosts AbdulWahab's museum
Work is at full swing at the premises of the Arabic music institute in downtown Cairo to be ready for the inauguration of late composer and singer Mohamed Abdul Wahab's museum. Egypt, Culture, 4/15/2002 - Morocco-Born Khannouchi Wins London Marathon, Breaks Record
Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi broke his own world record for the London Marathon, overtaking long-distance track star Haile Gebrselassie and Paul Tergat in the last 2 miles. Morocco, Sports, 4/15/2002 - Tennis: Morocco's el Aynaoui wins Hassan ii open, becomes world no 8
Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui on Sunday beat defending champion Guillermo Canas of Argentina 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday to win the US$ 381,000 clay-court Grand Prix Hassan II Open, and climb to 8th rank on the World ATP standing of this week. Morocco, Sports, 4/15/2002 - Chinese business delegation meets Moroccan official
A visiting Chinese business delegation, from the state-owned Norinco group, met on Thursday Moroccan minister of industry, trade, energy and mining, Mustapha Mansouri. Morocco-China, Business, 4/15/2002