Arabic News Daily Page for 9/1/1999
Daily Edition - Wednesday, September 1, 1999
- Insect threatens crops in Mauritania
The sesamia, a gnawing insect which attacks cereal stalks and discovered four years ago in Brakna, in southern Mauritania, is responsible for the loss of 10,000 tons of sorghum per year in the North African country. Mauritania, Agriculture, 9/1/1999 - Petrol prices up in Morocco
The petrol prices in Morocco went up this September 1 by 4.2% while that of diesel soared by 10.4%. Morocco, Economics, 9/1/1999