Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/12/2001
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 12, 2001
- Government is committed to keep freedom of press
The Cabinet, in its meeting under Prime Minster Atef Ebeid yesterday, stressed the government is committed to maintaining the freedom of press. Egypt, Politics, 3/17/2001 - Mubarak-Bush summit to focus on the peace process, Iraq and free trade zone
Well-informed US sources said intensive contacts are underway between Cairo and Washington in preparation for President Mubarak's planned visit to the US capital early next month. Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/17/2001 - Renovated bourse building inaugurated today
On the way to get Egypt back to restore its pioneer role as the greatest financial center in the Middle East, prime minister Ebeid opens today the Cairo and Alexandria Bourse building. Egypt, Economics, 3/17/2001 - Moussa leads Egyptian delegation to Arab foreign ministers' meeting
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Esmat Abdel-Maguid said the regular convocation of the Arab summit is considered a major progress in the history of the joint Arab action. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/17/2001 - Stock exchange development plan 90% complete
Sameh El-Torgman, Chairman of the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchanges, asserted in an interview published in the daily Al-Alam El-Youm today, that there is an improvement in the indicators of the Egyptian economy which will be reflected on all economic units as well as the capital market adding that the stock exchange will finance new projects. Egypt, Economics, 3/17/2001 - Egyptian European partnership contributes to modernizing economy's structures
"The Egyptian-EU partnership will help in modernizing the country's economic structures and securing a higher rate of growth under the economic reform program," said Assistant Foreign Minister Gamal Bayoumi who is in charge of the Egyptian-EU File. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 3/17/2001 - Cairo COMESA summit turning point for promoting trade, investment
Cairo is setting the stage for hosting COMESA summit on May 22 under President Hosni Mubarak. The summit is deemed an important turning point for promoting trade and investment among the member states of the Community of Eastern and Southern African Nations and will herald the establishment of a COMESA customs union. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 3/17/2001 - Egypt's Copts reject American intervention in internal affairs
The Egyptian National Group, a non-governmental gathering of both Christian and Muslim writers, intellectuals, academics, researchers and journalists has recently issued a statement strongly condemning the prospective visit by a fact-finding committee formed by the US Congress following the second Al Koshh incidents to find facts about the conditions of Copts in Egypt. Egypt, Local, 3/17/2001 - Ancient Egyptians' diseases detected Egypt, History, 3/17/2001
- Assaulted Japanese woman in good condition
The Ministry of Interior issued a statement today on the assault earlier in the day on a tourist Japanese woman at the Giza Pyramids area. Egypt, Local, 3/17/2001 - Egypt human rights report Egypt, Culture, 3/16/2001
- Egypt's economic performance improving
"Performance of Egypt's economy has improved with inflation rates down and foreign currency reserves at the Central Bank rising," a report released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Economy said. Egypt, Economics, 3/15/2001 - Mufti reports to Mubarak on Afghanistan mission
The Mufti of Egypt, Nasr Farid Wassel, returned to Cairo Wednesday evening after joining a delegation of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) sent to Afghanistan to meet officials in the Taliban movement to discuss the issue of destroying Buddha statues. Egypt, Local, 3/15/2001 - Power Linkage project a key achievement Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/15/2001
- Egypt to export gas to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey
"An agreement was reached Wednesday on the exportation of Egyptian natural gas to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey," Egyptian Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy said in statements prior to his departure Damascus. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 3/15/2001 - First Lady Mubarak meets NCW members
During the meeting, Mrs. Mubarak called for more emphasis on four basic issues which are provision of women's identity cards (IDS), eliminating illiteracy, the status of women supporting families, and voting cards for women. Egypt, Culture, 3/15/2001 - Skulls of the ancient Egyptians used to spot neurological illness
Scientists have found the skulls and paintings of the ancient Egyptians can reveal a lot about their neurological diseases. Egypt, History, 3/15/2001 - Egypt supports restricting use of veto
Egypt's permanent delegate to the UN Ambassador Ahmad Abul-Gheit stressed that Security Council (UNSC) reforming process would not be confined to enlarging SC's membership. Egypt, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Moussa Ben Alawi probe peace process, situation in Gulf
As for the Iraqi issue, he said that lifting the embargo imposed on Iraq and alleviating the Iraqi people's suffering is an Arab demand. Egypt-Oman, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Ethiopian projects on the Nile, ruled out
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mahmoud Abu Zeid ruled out any Ethiopian projects on the Nile where Israeli experts could be working. Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Moussa, Sahaf exchange views on Amman summit's agenda
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met in Cairo Tuesday with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Saeed EL Sahaf. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Sahaf said they exchanged views on outcome of the ll5th session of the Arab League Council. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Mubarak, Ramadan to visit Russia very soon
Press news confirmed that the Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed with the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in a telephone call that Mubarak's visit to Moscow will be during the first half of this year. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 3/14/2001 - Egyptian team investigating Boeing's crash heads for US
An EgyptAir team under Captain Hassan Musharrafa, Head of the Operations section, headed on Tuesday for the US to embark on investigations in the crash of the EgyptAir flight 990, a Boeing 767, off the US east coast on October 1999. Egypt-USA, Local, 3/14/2001 - Privatization attracts foreign direct investment in Middle East
Middle Eastern countries that dismantle economic controls are attracting foreign direct investment and creating prosperity, a senior US Commerce Department official says. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 3/14/2001 - Three Arab leaders to open electricity grid in Syria Egypt-Syria, Economics, 3/13/2001
- Mubarak to visit Syria on Wednesday Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/13/2001
- A message from Sharon to Mubarak Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/13/2001
- Moroccan- Egyptian businessmen set up three joint ventures and investment-promotion agency
The first joint venture is a Moroccan-Egyptian maritime transport and services company, with a capital of $ 60 million and an initial investment of $ 12 million. The Egypt-based company is scheduled to generate 200 jobs. Egypt-Morocco, Business, 3/13/2001 - Iraqi FM: Sanctions are inhuman, merciless and illegitimate
The Iraqi top diplomat said US secretary of state Colin Powell's statements on the new sanctions on Iraq are meant to deceive the public opinion and ease the growing pressure to lift the ten-year economic sanctions. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 3/12/2001 - Tunisia hails the upcoming periodical Arab summit
Emerging from the meeting, Ben Yahia said that he handed over a message to Mubarak from Tunisian President Zine El-Abiddine Ben Ali-on bilateral relations, especially after the successful visit of Mubarak to Tunisia in February. Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/12/2001 - People's Assembly backs Mubarak's foreign policy
A report by the People's Assembly supported President Hosni Mubarak's foreign policy and freedom atmosphere prevailing in Egypt. Egypt, Politics, 3/12/2001 - Egypt refutes Israel's claims regarding the Intifada
Moussa told a press conference at the foreign ministry that all the gatherings had concentrated on the agenda of the Arab summit slated for march 27-28, the Middle East peace process and the situation in Iraq. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/12/2001 - UNESCO symposium hails Egypt's to develop social efforts work Egypt, Culture, 3/12/2001
- Egypt will never provide Israel with water
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zaid, firmly stressed that there is no current or future idea to transport the Nile water to Israel. He added that this file is not at all a subject for discussion at any regional or international level. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2001 - Egypt to refute US allegations on Egyptair 990 Co-Pilot's suicidal theory
Head of Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, Abdul Fatah Katto said yesterday that the report on EgyptAir 990 plunging off US east coast is not complete yet. Egypt-USA, Local, 3/12/2001 - Arab League chief praises Egypt's support to the pan-Arab Organization Regional-Egypt, Politics, 3/12/2001
- New expansion works for Cairo Airport
Minister of Information Safwat AL Sherif said that the two-hour ministerial meeting chaired by President Hosni Mubarak Sunday was devoted to discussing of a plan and map of important airports in Egypt, priorities and urgent stages of development and the situation as regards the process of development and modernization . Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2001 - Trade balance deficit and imports down, exports up Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2001
- Egypt Calls for Ozone Preservation
The UN is witnessing a series of regarding the issues of air transport and the atmosphere. These meetings come within the preparations for the ninth session of the General Assembly's Committee for Sustainable Development. Egypt, Environment, 3/12/2001 - French officials highlight Toshka project
French experts highlighted the mammoth progress achieved in the domain of administering and implementing a hi-tech system to control water resources of Toshki project. They stressed that the coming generations are to reap the fruit of this project which is described by President Mubarak as the project of the century. Egypt, Economics, 3/12/2001