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New mechanism to investigate into irregularities in banking system
The government has introduced new amendments to the new banking draft law. The amendments include setting up an investigation mechanism in the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to probe into any irregularity or complaints in any bank.
Egypt, Economics, 1/4/2003

Maher meets US Senator on bilateral in relations, Iraqi issue
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher conferred late on Friday with visiting US Senator Arlen Specter on furthering bilateral relations, the situation in the Middle East and the Iraqi issue.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/4/2003

Statue of Ramses's wife discovered near Cairo
A 100-tonne statue of a wife of pharaoh Ramses II, was discovered near Cairo, Egypt's Culture Minister Faruq Hosni told reporters Thursday.
Egypt, Local, 1/4/2003

Cairo, Khartoum agree to revive integration projects
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/4/2003

Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign veterinary cooperation agreement
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 1/4/2003

Plans to increase agriculture exports to five billion in 2003
Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Youssef Wall said the plan for the year 2003 targets upping agricultural exports to L.E. five billion compared to the current L.E. two billion.
Egypt, Economics, 1/4/2003

Parallel programs to upgrade Egyptian industry sectors
Minister of Industry and Technological Development Ali Al Saeedi said that the Ministry will undertake implementation of several parallel programs during the new year 2003 to modernize the Egyptian industry and expand a vocational training to upgrade workers' efficiency.
Egypt, Economics, 1/4/2003

Mykerinos pyramid to re-open to visitors
The smallest of the three Great Pyramids of Giza is to reopen to visitors at the start of January after being closed for a year for restoration, Egypt's antiquities office said Tuesday.
Egypt, Local, 1/4/2003

14 members of the Muslim brothers leaders arrested in Egypt
Egypt, Politics, 1/3/2003

Egypt-EU partnership agreement to be endorsed
Egypt's ambassador in Brussels who doubles as Egypt's permanent delegate to the European Union (EU), Soleiman Awwad said Egypt has a grace period between 8-12 years to adapt its markets to receive European products.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 1/3/2003

LE 16 billion increase in Egypt's Gross Domestic Product
Egypt's Minister of Planning, Othman Mohammed Othman said the New Year will witness an increase in Gross Domestic Product(GDP) by LE 16 billion to increase to LE 378.8 billion.
Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2003

Egyptian parliament rejects attacking Iraq
The Arab affairs committee at the Egyptian parliament has stressed categorical rejection for any aggression against Iraq, warning that any military attack against Iraq will not only affect the Iraqi people, rather, its negative consequences will target the Middle east region as a whole.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2003

Mubarak calls for settling the Iraqi issue according to UN resolutions
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has renewed his country's total rejection to any military act against Iraq or undermining its unity and territorial integrity. He warned that any attack against Iraq will inflect losses on the region as a whole.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/2/2003

Al-Ahram: Mubarak calls on Saddam not to provoke people against their governments
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2003

Egypt gives priority to relations with Sudan
Egypt is closely following up the developments in Sudan and supports efforts to achieve peace and stability for the Sudanese people in a united Sudan, where all citizens enjoy equal rights, Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told a gathering
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/1/2003

Moussa: the Israeli peace camp has started to move
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher said yesterday that "the peace camp in Israel has started to move."
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/1/2003

Copts' celebration of birth of Jesus Christ
All Coptic feasts come after a period of fasting. A Coptic fasting means going without food completely for a part of the day, according to one's strength.
Egypt, Religion, 1/1/2003

Anniversary of Dawlat Abiad, first Egyptian actress
The first Egyptian actress, wife and lifetime partner of Egyptian theater pioneer George Abiad, Dawlat Abiad was born on January 29,1884, with the maiden name of Dawlat Habeeb Boutros Qasabgi.
Egypt, People, 1/1/2003

Maher: Intifada, not on agenda of Palestinian factions
Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said Monday that halting the Palestinian Intifada was not on the agenda of the meeting of the Palestinian factions in Cairo.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/31/2002

Plenary meeting for Palestinian groups in Cairo next Sunday
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher stressed that talks between the Palestinian groups sponsored by Cairo, which will resume next Sunday do not aim at halting the Intifada, rather continuing resistance in a different manner.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2002

Biggest natural gas field discovered near Damietta
A consortium of Italian companies working in Egypt announced Wednesday the discovery of a big deep water natural gas field off the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea city of Damietta.
Egypt, Economics, 12/31/2002

Egypt, Gulf states states to start economic negotiations
The Egyptian daily Akhbar al-Youm said Saturday that negotiations will start in Riyadh on January 14, 2003 between Egypt and the Gulf member states (GCC) on a collective draft agreement on economic integration.
Egypt-Gulf, Politics, 12/30/2002


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