Arabic News Daily Page for 2/15/2003
Weekend Edition - Saturday, February 15, 2003
- Mofaz: the war against Iraq is not before the end of February
The Israeli defense minister Shaoul Mofaz yesterday expressed his conviction that the USA will not launch an attack against Iraq before the end of February. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 2/15/2003 - Egyptian exports to Russia up by 140%
Egyptian exports to the Russian market, though very weak, increased by 140 percent scoring a total of $11.8 million against $4.9 million in 2000, said a report sent to Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 2/15/2003 - Hanging church to receive visitors mid this year
The project is in the context of linking the church to the area of Amr Ibn Alaas mosque and the Jewish synagogue with the aim of transferring the area of old Cairo to the first opened museum for the heavenly religions antiquities. Egypt, Local, 2/15/2003 - Project to develop; Sewre pyramids plateau to be inaugurated late 2003
Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will inaugurate late this year the last stage of the project to develop and secure the Giza Pyramids area. Egypt, Local, 2/15/2003 - Zakaria Ahmed 'Dean' of Arabic Musical composers (1896-1961)
The dean of Arabic musical composers, staunch protector and custodian of original Arabic music, Zakaria Ahmed enriched this heritage with a valuable collection of masterpieces. His compositions were instrumental in exploring the talent and shooting into fame a host of top singers such as the miraculous Umm Kolthoum. Egypt, People, 2/15/2003 - African development bank in Abidjan closed until further notice Regional, Local, 2/15/2003
- Continued Israeli aggressions against South Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Friday renewed aggressions on the liberated areas of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/15/2003