CAIRO, 29 January 2003 — Prince Alwaleed ibn Talal is to donate $10 million to a Cairo university to promote understanding between the Arab world and the US, the university announced yesterday. The American University in Cairo (AUC) said Prince Alwaleed will present the donation to its president, Thomas Bartlett, at a ceremony today. The donation will "fund the Humanities and Social Sciences Building on the new campus and establish a Center for American Studies and Research ... in line with (Alwaleed’s) ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between East and West and promoting better understanding of American society and policies," it said. (AFP)