Arabic News Daily Page for 5/17/2002
Daily Edition - Friday, May 17, 2002
- French agronomic engineers visit Morocco
A French delegation made up of fifty agronomy engineers, started Wednesday a ten-day visit to Morocco, for talks with Moroccans officials and on-site visits. Morocco-France, Economics, 5/17/2002 - Treasures of Behira Governorate abound, museum needed
Beheira Governorate has proved to be one of Egypt's most bountiful areas in Lower Egypt for antiquities. To date, archaeologists have mapped l50 sites that have already yielded valuable artifacts dating back to periods ranging from prehistoric times to the Roman era. Egypt, Local, 5/17/2002 - Senegalese, Moroccan illegal migration networks dismantled
A court in Tangiers sentenced Tuesday two Moroccans to one year and six months imprisonment respectively, with a 1,500 Dirhams ($130) fine each, and a Senegalese expatriate to four months and a fine of the same amount. The three offenders were taken to court on charges of creating illegal migration networks. Morocco-Senegal, Local, 5/17/2002 - Morocco want more financial and technical cooperation with Canada
Nasr Hajji briefed the minister on E-Marocco strategy which features five priority actions: education and training, online administration program development, information technologies for enterprises, generalize information technologies use, especially the Internet, and the set up of a legal framework for the promotion and regulation of e-commerce. Morocco-Canada, Economics, 5/17/2002 - Morocco-China sign cultural agreement 2002-2004 executive program
The program features actions in the fields of education, scientific research, communication and information, monuments and heritage, edition, music, plastic arts, theater and cultural entertainment. Morocco-China, Culture, 5/17/2002 - 'Laureus Sport for Good' foundation contributes to rural school in Morocco
The "Laureus Sport for Good" Foundation is contributing to a rural school in the region of Al-Haouz (central Morocco) after the project was unanimously approved by the institution. Morocco, Culture, 5/17/2002 - UN official warns recent violence could overwhelm palestinian health system
Recent violence in the Middle East threatens to overwhelm the Palestinian health care system, a senior United Nations official warned Wednesday. Palestine, Health, 5/17/2002