Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 12/3/2001
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of December 3, 2001
- Syrian customs police confiscate drugs, smuggled items fined at 50 million SP
Members of on foot Syrian customs patrols of Damascus during the two past days confiscated various smuggled commodities including drugs, machine guns, textiles, cars, TV and electronics sets and frozen meat and fish, fined at 50 million Syrian pounds. Syria, Local, 12/3/2001 - Egyptian Caligraphy exhibits attract French tourists
In a pioneer bid to activate tourism to Egypt, the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris succeeded in attracting hundreds of thousands of French fans of art to the Arab calligraphy exhibits created by the late Egyptian artist , Sayyed Ibrahim, the famous Arab calligrapher. Egypt-France, Culture, 12/3/2001 - Statue of Goddess Mut unearthed south of Karnak Temple
Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed south of the karnak temple a black granite statue of Mut, the goddess of maternity, and a sandstone plaque with a hieroglyphic that dates back to the era of king RamsesIII, the founder o 20th Pharaonic dynasty (1185-1070 BC.), encarved on it. Egypt, History, 12/3/2001 - Islam, a religion of tolerance, peace and co-existence
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid inaugurated the 9th International Holy Quran Competition yesterday, stressing the importance of spreading the correct understanding of Islam as a religion of tolerance and peaceful coexistence. Regional, Religion, 12/3/2001 - Moroccan disabled globe trotter to resume tour
Moroccan disabled globe trotter, Driss Kadiri, will resume his tour around the planet next March. Morocco, Local, 12/3/2001 - Reed boat sails from Sidi Ifni in attempt to cross Atlantic
A primitive reed boat, Mata-Rangi III, left Sidi Ifni Sunday in an attempt to cross the Atlantic ocean. Morocco, Local, 12/3/2001 - AIDS in Jordan
The Jordanian health minister Faleh al-Naser said that AIDS in Jordan has so far tolled 286 of which 166 are foreigners. Jordan, Health, 12/3/2001 - Yemeni kidnapper of German experts changed residence
A Yemeni government official said on Sunday that Yemeni tribesmen who last week kidnapped a German expert moved to a mountainous area, 170 Km to the east of the capital Sanaa and that the army forces are besieging the area. Yemen, Local, 12/3/2001