Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 9/10/2001
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of September 10, 2001
- Laying cornerstone of world's biggest museum Egypt, Local, 9/15/2001
- Football: Moroccan first League Club defeats Iraqi Olympic Squad Morocco-Iraq, Sports, 9/15/2001
- Med Games: Morocco's Hachlaf wins 1500 m gold Morocco, Sports, 9/15/2001
- Tennis: Morocco's Al-Aynaoui to semi-final in Romanian Open Morocco, Sports, 9/15/2001
- Some 8 Yemenis are missing at the World Trade Center attack Yemen-USA, Local, 9/14/2001
- Damascus expert meeting on the role of multipurpose species in community development
In a statement to Arabic News UNESCO's Program specialist- ecological economics Peter Dogse said he had two contributions to the meeting. One was concentrating on the development of quality economies in biosphere reserves. The biosphere reserves is a site recognized under UNESCO's " man and the biosphere program." Syria, Environment, 9/14/2001 - King Mohammed launches new academic year
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, Thursday launched the new academic year with a visit to a primary school in the northern city of Tangiers. Morocco, Education, 9/14/2001 - Falhout reelected as chairman for Journalists union in Syria
Syrian journalists have renewed their confidence entrusted in Saber Falhout. He was elected on Thursday as the chairman for the Syrian Journalists Union for a new term of office that lasts for four years and thereby his presidency for the Union has been over 30 years. Syria, Local, 9/14/2001 - Syria in the Eyes of Europe: an exhibition
After Damascus, the exhibition " Syria in the Eyes of Europe" opens in Aleppo tomorrow (Saturday), 15th September. Organized by the European Union, it aims at illustrating the way in which, over time, European intellectuals have looked at Syria, in different ways, often with benevolence, mostly fascinated. Syria-European Union, Culture, 9/14/2001 - Ultrasound on medom pyramid Egypt, History, 9/13/2001
- Phoenician archeological site discovered in northern Morocco
A Phoenician archeological site was discovered in the Northern Moroccan province of Nador on the Mediterranean coast. Morocco, History, 9/13/2001 - Khufu's name found in Saqqara necropolis for the first time
The name of king Khufu ( Cheops) owner of the great pyramid at Giza and one of the important kings of ancient Egypt was found for the first time in Saqqara, the necropolis of ancient Egypt. Egypt, History, 9/13/2001 - Menufia steps up care of its ancient monuments
Menufia governorate is currently witnessing intensive activities to revive its antiquities by launching restoration operation and excavating the old moundo, most of which lie within the city cordon and on agricultural land. Egypt, History, 9/13/2001 - Antoniades gardens will be opened for the public after restoration
Although antoniades palace, built on the model of versaille Palace in Paris, is considered among the significant landmarks in Alexandria that witnessed many historic events, it is still closed before local and international tourism because of its need to restoration. Egypt, History, 9/13/2001 - Ibn Hisham's mausoleum in Gamalia to be retained
The Standing Antiquities Committee has decided to retain the mausoleum of Sedi Abdallah Ibn Hisham Al Kanassi situated at Gamalia district bout 25 metres from the northern wall of old Cairo. Egypt, History, 9/13/2001 - Moroccan movie gleans four awards at Alexandria cinema festival
Moroccan film-maker Nabyl Ayouch's "Ali Zawa" gleaned four prizes during the 17th Alexandria International Cinema Festival held recently in Egypt. Morocco, Local, 9/13/2001 - Oman, Iran for boosting scientific cooperation relations Oman-Iran, Science, 9/12/2001
- Moroccan Carrier Cancels Wednesday Flights to New York, Montreal Morocco, Local, 9/12/2001
- Papers coming from abroad are subject to outside Publications Law
Egyptian Minister of Information Safwat El-Sherif said that papers coming from abroad are subject to the outside publications law. Egypt, Local, 9/12/2001 - Ibn Toloun mosque restoration completed within 12 months
Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni said the restoration of Ibn Toloun mosque would be completed within 12 months at a cost of LE 12 million. Egypt, History, 9/12/2001 - Babel artistic festival in Baghdad
The artistic director of the Iraqi Babel festival said on Monday that some 20 Arab and foreign states have so far announced their participation at the 13th session of the International festival due to be opened on September 22nd. Iraq, Culture, 9/11/2001 - Italy presents Mrs. Mubarak with rare copy of 'Book of the Dead'
The Italian Ministry of Culture decided to present Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak with a copy of the "Book of the Dead", currently displayed at Torino museum. Egypt-Italy, Culture, 9/11/2001 - Host country agreement on climate change conference to be held Marrakesh signed monday
Morocco and the Secretariat of the Framework Convention on Climate Change signed in Marrakesh Monday a host country agreement for the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, which will take place in Marrakech from October 29 to November 9. Morocco, Environment, 9/11/2001 - High level Arab participation in UN session on childhood
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak will lead a high-level Egyptian delegation at the extraordinary session of the UN General Assembly on childhood in the period September 19-21 to be attended by 85 kings, presidents and highly placed world personalities. Egypt-Regional, Culture, 9/10/2001 - Volunteerism to be theme of annual UN meeting with civil society organizations
The "diversity of the volunteer experience" will be the theme of the United Nations Department of Public Information's annual meeting with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in New York this September 10 through 12. Regional, Culture, 9/10/2001 - Howard Carter the Path to Tutankhamun
In November 1922, a momentous discovery - unlike any other before or since- was to change our understanding of the ancient world. Egypt, History, 9/10/2001 - Archaeological find in Sakkara
Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni said a Japanese excavation mission has unearthed a new tomb in Sakkara that dates back to late pharaonic age of Dynasty 26. Egypt, History, 9/10/2001