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- Delegation of Egyptian businessmen to make a European tour
A delegation of Egyptian businessmen is going to start tomorrow morning a European tour, which will include Germany, Holland and Italy. They will discuss the opportunities for investment with businessmen in these countries, as well as how to activate trade and industrial cooperation. Egypt, Business, 5/7/99 - Israeli bombs the residence of Arab-Salim village, Hussein Saleh's house damaged
Lebanese security sources said on Thursday that at 8 a.m. Israeli war planes raided Ansar district, located between Zibqin and Yater towns and fired several air-surface missiles on the area. Lebanon, Military, 5/7/99 - French University in Cairo opens in 2001
It was decided to make a time line for establishing the French University in Cairo, as studies will start by the beginning of 2001 according to what was agreed upon between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French President Jacques Chirac. Egypt, Education, 5/7/99 - Leading world pharmaceutical group to inject $100 million to fight AIDS in Africa
One of the world's leading pharmaceutical groups will inject over the five coming years $100 million in AIDS control programs in five sub-Saharan African countries. Regional, Health, 5/7/99 - Cairo: Establishing an international exhibition for furniture industry in May 2000
Cairo will host from May 17 - 21, 2000 the first international exhibition for the furniture and decor industry under the title "Index Cairo 2000," which is specially directed at promising markets in the field of interior and decor for the countries of North Africa and the Middle East, especially Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia. Regional, Business, 5/7/99 - World Bank lends Morocco US $106 million for telecom and fisheries projects
The World Bank extended on Thursday Morocco two loans worth US $106 million destined to finance telecom and fisheries development projects. Morocco, Economics, 5/7/99