Arabic News Daily Page for 4/1/2004
Daily Edition - Thursday, April 1, 2004
- Five American soldiers, four contractors killed in Iraq, Powell regrets, vows political progress in Iraq to continue
The US secretary of state Colin Powell expressed his confidence that Iraq will continue achieving political progress, despite the continuity of what he had called the wave of violence which overwhelms the country. Iraq-USA, Military, 4/1/2004 - Cairo: Imprisonment of one Egyptian convicted over spying for Israel
The Supreme state security court ( Emergency) in Cairo yesterday sentenced to 15 year imprisonment one Egyptian convicted of spying for Israel. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/1/2004 - Belgium needs theology institute to train Islam teachers, MP
Visiting Chairwoman of the Parliament of the French community in Belgium proposed, in Rabat Wednesday, the creation of an institute of theology to train teachers in Islam religion in Belgium. Morocco-Belgium, Religion, 4/1/2004 - Prosecutor requires maximum punishment in drug-lord case
General prosecutor of the special Court of Justice required Tuesday the maximum punishment against 32 people sued part of the case of drug-lord Mounir Erramach. Morocco, Local, 4/1/2004 - Lafarge Maroc posts 784 mln dhs gains in 2003
Lafarge Maroc posted net gains valued at 784 million Dhs (10 Dhs= US $9.02), that is an increase of 16.5 percent compared to last year, Lafarge director general Jean Marie Schmitz, announced in Casablanca Tuesday. Morocco-France, Business, 4/1/2004 - Byzantine gold hoard found near Abusir
The Hungarian team working in Abusir, 45 kilometers west of Alexandria, has uncovered a gold cache including five gold coins and a bracelet dating back to the Byzantine age (4th century AD). Egypt, Local, 4/1/2004 - Israel trains an Indian team on Civil aviation security
Press reports said that officials from the Indian government had visited Israel to study security measures in Bin Guiron International airport in Tel Aviv and to be trained on civil aviation security. Israel-India, Politics, 4/1/2004