Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/31/2001
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 31, 2001
- Sarid, Belin to visit Cairo Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/5/2002
- Egyptian diplomat underscores importance of Mubarak's visit to Morocco
Egyptian ambassador in Rabat, Achraf Zaazaa, underscored as outstanding the official visit that President Housni Moubarak of Egypt will be paying to Morocco Jan.11-13. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Vedrine lauds stability, security in Egypt Egypt-France, Local, 1/5/2002
- African Development Bank approves $1.6 billion loan to Egypt
The African Development Bank (ADB) approved yesterday giving Egypt a loan worth $ 1.6 billion, said the Bank's permanent representative in Egypt Mohammed Hamidoush. Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Ebeid: Government is committed to increase income
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid is to raise before President Mubarak the main guidelines of the government policy statement which he will make before the People's Assembly on Tuesday. Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurates children's book fair
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak on Thursday stressed that child culture no longer depended solely on books, but on other vehicles of knowledge in today's changing world. Egypt, Culture, 1/5/2002 - Archaeological fort in northern coast Egypt, History, 1/5/2002
- L.E 15 billion allocated to subsidize oil products this year
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said the oil products will be subsidized this year by LE 15 billion as a result of prices difference between the local and international ones in addition to the current high dollar exchange rate. Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Palestinian ambassador denies kidnap of PLO member from Egypt
Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Zohdi al-Qedra denied on Thursday reports that Gawid al-Ghasin, Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member, was kidnapped in Cairo. Egypt-Palestine, Local, 1/5/2002 - Egypt rejects Israeli news reports Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Israel will not take part in any of the Egyptian expositions Egypt-Israel, Economics, 1/3/2002
- Egyptian president pays official visit to Morocco jan.11-13 Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Government is keen to provide and improve services extended to citizens
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that in the reign of President Hosni Mubarak, no citizen would be deprived of receiving services at the highest level, whatever the citizen's financial capacity. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002 - Al-Baz: The Egyptian ambassador will not return back to Tel Aviv in the near future
The advisor for the Egyptian president for political affairs Osama al-Baz has informed the Arab minister in the Israeli government Saleh Tarif that his country ( Egypt) is not intended to return back the Egyptian ambassador to Tel Aviv in the near future. Al-Baz added that news recently published on appointing a new Egyptian ambassador to Israel are groundless.. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002 - Policies obstruct reaching a final agreement with Palestinians
Baz said the policy of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon depends on stirring crises with Palestinians in order to preclude reaching a final agreement on solving Palestinian cause. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/3/2002 - China welcomes Mubarak's visit
They stressed the importance of doubling the volume of trade between the two countries and increasing Egyptian exports to China. Egypt-China, Politics, 1/3/2002 - 30 % rise in Arab tourism last year
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh Al-Beltagui said that 4.6 million foreign tourists visited Egypt last year against 5.5 million in the year 2000 which indicates that Egyptian tourism is negatively affected as other world countries in the wake of September, 11 incidents. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002 - New customs tariffs to be applied to 1100 commodities
Egyptian Finance Minister Medhat Hassanein said the new amendments in the customs tariffs in effect as of January 1, 2002 which comprise 1100 commodities, adding they aim at encouraging local industry and investment, mending customs defects and curding smuggling. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002 - Egyptian exports on the rise-report
The value of Egyptian exports to outside countries hit some L.E. 12,498 billion in the first nine months of the year 2001 compared to L.E. 11,796 in the same period the year before. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2002 - Roman town unearthed in north Sinai
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), expedition in Abu Shnar; North Sinai unearthed a residential town that dates back to the Graeco-Roman era. Egypt, History, 1/3/2002 - Morocco's FM postpones visit to Cairo Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/2/2002
- French FM arrives in Luxor Egypt-France, Local, 1/2/2002
- Egypt, Iraq discuss spheres of economic, trade cooperation
Egyptian Trade Minister Mohammed Mahdi Saleh stressed that the Egyptian delegation's visit to Iraq under Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali was successful and helped in deepening economic and trade interaction between the two states. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/2/2002 - Prime minister opens number of projects Wednesday
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid Wednesday continues his field tours in the governorates to follow up the execution of projects which upgrade services for the masses in every village and town in Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 1/2/2002 - LE 75 billion for carrying out investments of the development plan
At its next meeting, the Cabinet under Prime Minister Atef Ebaid will review the guidelines of the social and economic development plan for the upcoming Fiscal year 2002-2003. Cabinet sources said the development plan draft aims at carrying out investments worth LE 75 billion of which the private sector will carry out at least 70%. Egypt, Economics, 1/2/2002 - Maher to visit Washington late January
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said on Tuesday he is likely to visit the US late in January. Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/2/2002 - Mrs. Mubarak to open Thursday Child Book Fair
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak will open on Thursday the 18th Cairo International Child Book Fair. Egypt, Local, 1/2/2002 - First stage of Toshki to be inaugurated
As the new year begins, a number of ministers have announced that they will start to carry out new projects in the framework of the state comprehensive development plan saying that the new year would witness more cooperation among ministries with the aim of promoting interests of citizens, and the accomplishment of new achievements. Egypt, Economics, 1/2/2002 - Expansion of Egyptian- Iraqi bilateral cooperation
Iraq and Egypt have agreed to develop bilateral cooperation in various industrial, trade and technical areas. This was reached in conclusion of works of the joint committee for economic co-operation in Baghdad. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 1/1/2002 - Blair urged to keep US out of Iraq
Egypt is urging Tony Blair to use his influence to dissuade America from taking the war against terrorism into Iraq. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Egypt's moves aim at realizing peace in Sudan
"Egypt is exerting a lot of efforts to realize peace in Sudan via the Egyptian-Libyan initiative, which won the consensus of all political powers, although some parties do not respond with it," said Egypt's new consul in Khartoum Mohammad Fawzi. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Israeli officials cast doubts over their seriousness to realize peace
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher stressed that the contradictory statements coming from Israel every day really cast doubt on how far Israel was serious in reaching a settlement. Israeli premier says something and the foreign minister says another, he added. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Morocco and Egypt prepare for high joint commission
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, will meet next Thursday in Cairo Egyptian peer, Ahmed Maher, to prepare for the high joint commission slated for this month in Rabat. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Government unveils plans for 2002
The plan calls for promoting exports to decrease the deficit in the balance of trade, upgrading the money market by attracting investments in the stock exchange, providing data to achieve transparency and developing small and medium industries. Egypt, Politics, 1/1/2002 - A new Israeli attempt with Egypt to release Azzam Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/1/2002
- Kalabsha Temple reopens in June
Restoration work is continuing on Kalabsha Temple in southern Egypt and the project should be completed in June, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) Gaballah Ali Gaballah said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 1/1/2002 - Public sector banks' deposits up by 11.7%
Deposits in public sector trade banks rose to LE 171.4 billion this year from LE 133.4 billion last year, up by 11.7 per cent, Public sector banks' federation said. Egypt, Economics, 1/1/2002 - Egyptian antiquities law enforced by American courts
The American judiciary decided to enforce the Egyptian antiquities law in the Americn courts. Egypt-USA, Judicial, 1/1/2002 - Combatting terrorism requires collective international efforts
The Shura Council's Arab and Foreign Affairs and National Security Committee said combatting terrorism requires swift collective international efforts within the framework of an international conference. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Egypt hopes India, Pakistan resolve their crisis
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher expressed on Sunday Egypt's hope that India and Pakistan would find ways to end the current escalation which would do neither of them any good. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Mubarak and Hamad underline the need for adopting a unified Arab stance Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 12/31/2001
- Libyan- Egyptian technical committee meets
Meetings of the 2nd session of the Libyan- Egyptian joint trade and technical committee started on Saturday in Tripoli to reach solutions for problems impeding the trade exchange movement between the two states and to continue discussions of issues debated during the committee's previous meetings in Cairo in July 2001. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2001 - Shura Council reviews plans to modernise Egypt
The Shura Council Saturday reviewed a report drawn by specialized Committees at the Council on the issue of modernizing Egypt and plans to realize this aim so that Egypt's modernization may become a national project. Egypt, Economics, 12/31/2001 - Indonesia, Egypt agree to cooperation in oil/gas exploration
Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi said that Indonesia and Egypt agreed to work together in oil and gas explorations Egypt-Indonesia, Economics, 12/31/2001