Arabic News Weekly Edition for Economics, 7/18/2005
Weekly Edition, Economics - Week of July 18, 2005
- Iran to pipe gas to oil field shared with UAE
The 78 percent completed project will cost $ 160 million and become operational in next week going over 74 kilometers of lands. Iran-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 7/23/2005 - National campaign to clean Syrian coast today
MAS Group had sponsored the campaign of planting Jasmine in Damascus under the motto "Damascus, to Return to the City of Jasmine." Syria, Economics, 7/22/2005 - Investment minister discusses boosting economic relation with France Egypt-France, Economics, 7/22/2005
- Traffic at Lattakia Port is increased: Syrian official Syria, Economics, 7/22/2005
- Increasing business awareness of computer networks security risks
The first Information Security Conference on Wednesday called for spreading awareness on a national level to users of information security. Regional-Syria, Economics, 7/21/2005 - Syria to build new refineries, increase oil production
Senior oil official voiced on Wednesday Syria's interest to increase petroleum and mineral resources production as well oil refining capacity by building new refineries to get a strategic role in this regard. Syria, Economics, 7/21/2005 - Egyptian-Chinese committee to boost cooperation in transport and tourism
The two sides would sign a bilateral tourist cooperation agreement, amid hopes that Egypt would get more than one million Chinese tourists in future. Egypt-China, Economics, 7/21/2005 - Egyptian exports reach $7.7 billion in 2004
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed pointed out that the Egyptian exports achieved their highest rate in five years in 2004 as they were valued at $7.695 billion, up by $1.508 billion compared with 2003. Egypt, Economics, 7/20/2005 - Nazif discuss education, insurance and Greek investments
Premier Ahmed Nazif Monday held three supervise meetings with a view to developing education sector, increasing efficiency of insurance services and boosting Greek investments in Egypt. Egypt-Greece, Economics, 7/20/2005 - $36 million returns of Tut's tour of four American states
Zahi Hawas, Egypt's Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities said that Egypt would harvest $ 36 million from the tour of Tutankhamun's exhibition in four American States. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/20/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak grants Palestinian women 50 libraries Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 7/20/2005
- Al-Thawra: Terrorist accusations against Syria unfair
The American tourist David Comer who recently visited Damascus underlined that his feeling of security in Damascus ancient markets was greater than what he felt in New York Syria-USA, Economics, 7/19/2005 - Third Sinai-Aqaba shipping line launched
A third shipping line has been launched connecting the Sinai Peninsula with Jordan. The line will run from Taba to Aqaba. Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 7/19/2005 - Fahmi: Prospecting natural gas in Mediterranean deep waters
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi will discuss with Chairman of Malaysian Petronas Company Ten Sir Hassan Marikan during his visit to Cairo next week a new plan for increasing Malaysian investments in the field of prospecting for oil and natural gas in Mediterranean deep waters. Egypt, Economics, 7/18/2005 - Free-trade zone exports reach $797m
Egyptian free-trade zone's dealings with foreign markets increased in the third quarter of FY 2004-2005, a Central Bank of Egypt report said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 7/18/2005