Arabic News Daily Page for 1/27/2003
Daily Edition - Monday, January 27, 2003
- Sudan cancels internet fees
The Sudanese telecommunications established Suda Tel has canceled in collaboration with the internet companies in Sudan yesterday the preliminary, monthly and hourly services cost fees for internet subscribers. Sudan, Business, 1/27/2003 - Syria - Mauritania party talks
Syria's Assistant Secretary General of the Baath Arab Socialist Party, Abdullah Al-Ahmar, received yesterday evening Chairman of the Mauritanian Democratic Bloc Party, Ahmad Wild Dada. Syria-Mauritania, Politics, 1/27/2003 - Israeli forces bombard south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces yesterday bombarded areas adjoining the occupied Shebaa farms in the eastern sector of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/27/2003 - Egypt's tourism reports good harvest in 2002
Egypt's tourism made a record in 2002 after more than 5.0 million tourists visited the country and bought 33m tourist nights during their stay. Egypt, Economics, 1/27/2003 - IMF reveals proposals for sovereign debt restructuring
Establishing a strong sovereign debt restructuring mechanism is a "formidable" task that will take many years to develop and implement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says in a January fact sheet outlining preferred features of such a mechanism. The Fund and major stakeholders in global financial markets are seeking a legal framework to make restructuring of debts owed by countries in financial distress more orderly and expeditious. Regional, Economics, 1/27/2003 - Iraqi personnel decline UN request for private interviews
Exercising powers granted by the Security Council, United Nations officials in Iraq tried to interview privately several individuals, but were unable to do so after they declined, a UN spokesman in Baghdad reported Saturday. Iraq-UN, Politics, 1/27/2003 - Moroccan-Indian commercial ties probed
Means to upgrade economic and commercial exchanges between Morocco and India topped talks held in Rabat Thursday between Morocco's Industry, Commerce and Telecommunications minister, Rachid Alami, and Indian Ambassador in Rabat, Ramiah Rajgopolan. Morocco-India, Economics, 1/27/2003 - Morocco, global forum to fight AIDS, sign accord
Morocco and the Global Forum to Fight AIDS on Friday signed an accord whereby the Fund will assist Morocco in anti-AIDS drives. Morocco, Health, 1/27/2003