Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/25/2001
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 25, 2001
- Powell spoke on the phone yesterday with Egypt's President Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/30/2001
- One Egyptian soldier killed by the Israeli bullet Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/30/2001
- Morocco plays decisive world cup qualifier against Egypt
Morocco will play this Saturday evening in Rabat a decisive world cup qualifier against Egypt. Morocco-Egypt, Sports, 6/30/2001 - Mubarak role in the peace process is indispensable
President Mubarak discussed with Secretary of State Colin Powell ways of implementing Mitchell committee proposals as soon as possible in order to overcome the current crisis in the Middle East and to re-launch negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/29/2001 - Egypt, Romania cooperate in agricultural, juducial domains
The protocol covers future cooperation aspects between Egypt and Romania, especially in the economic, technical, investment, industrial, energy, power, agricultural, transportation and tourist fields. Egypt-Romania, Politics, 6/29/2001 - EU officials seek fast track for Egypt's Association agreement
European officials are hoping for a speedy ratification process for the Egypt-European Union (EU) Association agreement signed on Tuesday in Luxembourg. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 6/29/2001 - A funeral for the Egyptian actress Suad Hosni in Cairo
A large funeral was held on Thursday in cairo for the renowned Egyptian actress Suad Hosni who died in London on Friday following along struggle with diseases and depression at 59 year old. Egypt, People, 6/29/2001 - International Institutions welcome positive annual growth of Egypt's economy
Egyptian Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali is continuing his tour of six European states to promote Egypt's investments, market exports and find the best terms to offer Egypt's bonds in American dollars. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 6/29/2001 - Egypt's Armed forces ready to shoulder the duty of defending father land
Egypt's Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence and Military Production, said that the armed forces shoulder the sacred duty of defending the land and all the sanctities of Egypt and its civilization. Egypt, Military, 6/29/2001 - Mrs. Mubarak follows up developing special needs schools
The meeting took up a plan for developing Cairo governorate schools for children with special needs, which aims at providing educational, health, social and psychological care for those children. Egypt, Culture, 6/29/2001 - WB denies allegations on money laundering
A top World Bank official yesterday denied that the international lending agency mentioned Egypt in any of its documents or reports on money laundering. Egypt, Economics, 6/29/2001 - France rediscovers Idris Effendi
The program of the festival entitled "The French Love Cairo", to be continued till the end of this month, includes a symposium on the French painter Prisese d'Avennes (1807-1879) known to the Egyptians as Idris Effendi. Egypt, People, 6/29/2001 - Mubarak on the wake of Powell's arrival in Egypt
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has announced just few hours before the arrival of the US secretary of state Colin Powell today in Alexandria marking the beginning of his tour on the region, that he ( Mubarak) refused demands ( set by certain sides) to pressure the Palestinians. He renewed his warning of the spread of " terrorism" in the region if the US will not interfere to maintain a settlement. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/27/2001 - Egyptian parliament approves trade agreement with Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 6/27/2001
- Mubarak confers with al-Hariri Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 6/27/2001
- Mubarak gets a message from Tunisian counterpart Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 6/27/2001
- Egyptian-Lebanese higher committee recommends enhancing economic cooperation
The Egyptian-Lebanese Higher Committee reviewed at its meeting on Monday the resolutions endorsed during the fourth meeting of the committee, held in Beirut in last May. Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 6/26/2001 - Sudanese- Egyptian joint higher committee meet tomorrow
The Sudanese- Egyptian joint higher committee which will start its meetings tomorrow in al-Khartoum will discuss means of settling the debts issue Sudan has to pay for Egypt estimated at USD 72 million and the process of the entry visa of the two countries citizens, increasing the volume of trade exchange between Cairo and al-Khartoum, drawing the commodity integration program between the two countries. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 6/26/2001 - Egypt Does not pressure Arafat to stop Intifada
In an interview with Al-Arabi newspaper, Egyt's Presidential Political Advisor Osama El-Baz said that Egypt has not committed to pressure Arafat to stop the Intifada erupting since last September. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/26/2001 - Mubarak stresses need to modernize Egyptian industry
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday said that Egypt's signing Monday of a partnership agreement with the European union is meant to render export operations smooth and give an impetus to Egypt's modernisation in various aspects. Egypt, Economics, 6/26/2001 - Egypt demands immediate halt to Israeli attacks on Palestinians
Egypt yesterday voiced concern over the continuous Israeli attacks against the Palestinians and demanded Israel to immediately halt its aggressive acts. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/26/2001 - U.S. timetable to implement Mitchell recommendations
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Cairo tomorrow at the start of a Middle East tour with the aim of cementing the ceasefire between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/26/2001 - EgyptAir denies US magazine claims on crash probes
Egypt's national carrier yesterday vehemently denied a report carried by a US magazine which claimed that Egyptian investigators, who probed the 1999 crash of an EgyptAir plane, had privately agreed with the US view that suicide was the likely reason for the tragedy. Egypt-USA, Local, 6/26/2001 - Saudi crown prince visits Cairo, Paris Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 6/26/2001
- Alexandria Library a dream to come true soon
The Great Library of Alexandria, which was probably established by Ptolemy I ( 305-285 BC), was the most important centre of learning in ancient times. Egypt, Education, 6/26/2001 - Egyptian MPs Turn into Cheerleaders for Soccer Match Against Morocco
A group of 80 Egyptian members of parliament are projecting to travel to Morocco to support their national soccer team in their 2002 world cup heats match Saturday against Morocco. Egypt-Morocco, Sports, 6/26/2001 - Egypt, EU sign today partnership agreement
Egypt and the European Union will sign on Monday a partnership agreement in Luxembourg. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 6/25/2001 - Moslems and Copts are sons of one homeland
Commenting on recent temporal occurrences which some tried to interpret as events between Muslims and Copts, President Mubarak said that there were forces which wanted to interpret events according to their whims and benefit from this to weaken Egypt. Egypt, Politics, 6/25/2001 - Egypt underlines US role in the ME Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/25/2001
- Mubarak in a frank dialogue with NDP Parliamentary body of the Shura council
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Sunday met with the National Democratic Party (NDP) parliamentary body of the Shura Council members on the occasion of the end of the mid-term Shura Council elections. Egypt, Politics, 6/25/2001 - Mubarak review latest developments in the Occupied Territories
US Middle East peace envoy William Burns met with President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday upon his arrival to cairo. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/25/2001 - Egypt denies getting missiles deal from North Korea
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher denied allegations that Egypt got missiles from North Korea. Maher described such allegations as groundless. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 6/25/2001 - Key Coptic cleric slams Israel's plans over Aqsa Mosque Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/25/2001
- Industrial modernization programs run in parallel
The Egyptian Minister of Industry and Technological DevelopmentMostafa al-Rifaei Monday said the three programmes on modernizing industry in Egypt, financed by the Egyptian government, the private sector and the European Union, run parallelly to develop industrial sectors in order to cope with new changes. Egypt, Economics, 6/25/2001 - State Security Court adjourns Al-Nabaa's Editor-in-chief trial to July 1
The State Security Court Sunday decided to adjourn the trial of Mamdouh Mahran, the disgraced Editor-in-Chief of "Al-Nabaa" and "Akher Khabar" newspaper, till July 1. Egypt, Local, 6/25/2001