Arabic News Daily Page for 1/30/2003
Daily Edition - Thursday, January 30, 2003
- Women entrepreneurs hold first international forum in Casablanca
The association of women heads of enterprises in Morocco is holding in Casablanca next February 20-22 the first international forum-exhibition. Regional-Morocco, Economics, 1/30/2003 - Military build up for the rebels in Southern Sudan
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has stressed that there is military build up for the rebels in southern Sudan area and on the Eastern borders of the country. Sudan, Politics, 1/30/2003 - Germany contributes to rehab education center for disabled children
A rehabilitation and education center for Physically and mentally handicapped children, worth 110,000 Dirhams (US$ 10 million) was dedicated in Sale (near Rabat) Tuesday with a 75,000 Million Dirhams (US$ 7 million) contribution from the German embassy. Morocco-Germany, Education, 1/30/2003 - Morocco has no private and public mosques
Taoufiq said his department is pondering a global organization of mosques. He added that all mosques in Morocco are financially and administratively run by the Habous and Islamic Affairs department. "(In Morocco) there are no private and public mosques," he said. Morocco, Religion, 1/30/2003 - Pan-Arab maritime link to foster trade
The setting up of a Maritime link "Mashreq-Maghreb (Arab east and west)" among the Arab states will foster their trade, said in Casablanca Tuesday director of Morocco's Merchant Navy, Miloud Loukili. Regional, Economics, 1/30/2003 - Queen Ti unearthed by Colossi of Memnon
Ti was one of the few queens whose statues were placed life-size beside the king's. Egypt, History, 1/30/2003 - Japan donates us$ 4.4 mln to fund fisheries village construction
The project seeks to help fisherman in the region operate in better conditions and to endow them with infrastructure necessary for a sound marketing of catches. Morocco-Japan, Economics, 1/30/2003 - Turkey asks NATO to deploy Patriots on its territories, prepares borders with Iraq
Turkey announced yesterday dispatching new equipment and supplies to the borders with Iraq in a "preventive measure" in case a conflict erupts in the region. Turkey also called on the NATO to deploy Patriot anti missiles batteries on its territories in order to defend itself in case it was exposed to a missile attack. Turkey-USA, Politics, 1/30/2003 - One American soldier wounded in maneuvers in Kuwait
The American army announced yesterday that a US soldier was wounded yesterday in his stomach during a night exercise with live ammunition on Tuesday in the north of Kuwait. Kuwait-USA, Politics, 1/30/2003 - Algeria: Five Islamists killed
Algerian dailies issued yesterday said that five armed Islamists were killed on Monday and Tuesday by the security forces. Algeria, Local, 1/30/2003