Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 9/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of September 22, 2003
- Ismailia film festival next saturday; 162 films from 54 countries in the most important festival for short films
The assessment committee will be headed by the German critic Herman Berth and the membership of Charles Tyson, cinema critic, Gary Celdia the Australian cinema director, Anokom Okoumy Nigerian cinema critic, the Syrian critic Qus'ei Darwish, the Palestinian director Nabiha Lotfy and Yehia Azmy from Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 9/25/2003 - Morocco, Emirati Airliners seal code-share agreement
The Moroccan and Emirati carriers, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Emirates Airlines announced Wednesday the sealing of a code-sharing agreement to be applied as of October 1st. United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Business, 9/25/2003 - Syrian - Iraqi transport cooperation Syria-Iraq, Economics, 9/25/2003
- World congress of women heads of enterprises Regional, Business, 9/25/2003
- Smuggling costs Morocco 450,000 jobs, says minister
The marketing in Morocco of Spanish products worth 1.5 billion Euros, smuggled into the country mainly from the two Spanish enclaves, Sebta and Melillia, is costing the kingdom 450,000 jobs and hampers the normal social and economic development, said, in Madrid Tuesday, visiting Moroccan minister of economic and general affairs, Abderrazak El Mossadeq. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Half of the Iraqis in need of food aid
The United Nations Food and Agriculture organization FAO said that almost half of the Iraqis estimated at 26 million are in need of humanitarian aid in order to avoid hunger despite the improvement of agricultural crops in the country since the end of military operations which were led by the American and British forces who invaded Iraq in March. Iraq, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Cairo fixes US dollar price for importing foodstuffs
The Egyptian government decided yesterday to fix the price of one Dollar at 5.35 Egyptian pounds in order to finance supplies of basic foodstuffs. The decision was taken amid a shortage in the barely used in producing wheat. Egypt, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Oman distribute land lants to citizens Oman, Economics, 9/24/2003
- Gas Exploration in MusandamÊ Oman-China, Economics, 9/24/2003
- Palestinian local community main survey on facilities and population
205 Localities (34%) do not have public water network, and 79 localities (13%) do not have electricity network Palestine, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Donors' conference for Palestinian refugees opened in Amman Palestine-Regional, Economics, 9/24/2003
- Annual cotton festival opened in Aleppo Syria, Economics, 9/24/2003
- Morocco and Wallony set to boost economic and social partnership
Morocco and the southeastern Belgian Francophone region of Walloony agreed on Tuesday to boost economic and social partnership, with a focus on the government's priorities to promote low-cost housing, tourism and investments. Morocco-Belgium, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Customs receipts rise by 13.3 percent in Morocco Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2003
- Spanish, Southern Morocco ports sign cooperation accord
The Port Authority of Las Palmas signed over the week end with three Moroccan Atlantic southern ports (Tan-Tan, Laayoune and Dakhla) a cooperation agreement to consolidate cooperation in training, trading expertise and technical, trade, sea transports and maritime transportation information. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/23/2003 - Arab gulf customs officials meet on unified procedures Gulf, Economics, 9/22/2003
- Egypt, Romania discuss free trade area Egypt-Romania, Economics, 9/22/2003
- Dubai's international finance meetings tomorrow with absence of Netaniahu
Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will start tomorrow in Dubai in the presence of representatives for 184 countries following a series of sideline meetings dealing in particular with rebuilding Iraq and Palestinian areas. Regional-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 9/22/2003 - Gates: Egypt largest area Microsoft covers
Head of Microsoft Company Bill Gates Sunday sent an e-message to President Hosni Mubarak on the occasion of opening the "Smart Village" in Egypt. Egypt-USA, Business, 9/22/2003 - Blaze in Mohammedia Refinery caused by combination of reasons
The blaze that broke out Thursday in a gasoline tank in the Moroccan major oil refinery SAMIR in Mohammedia (near Casablanca) is due to a combination of reasons, said sources close to the investigation. Morocco, Business, 9/22/2003 - Beltagui: Nile tourism back from Cairo to Luxor Egypt, Economics, 9/22/2003