Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 11, 2002
- Wali says Ethiopia not build any dams on Nile
Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Youssef Wali denied on Thursday news purporting that Ethiopia is building dams and reservoirs on the Nile. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Mubarak-Fischer talks on European proposals to break current impasse in the region
We have new ideas that were discussed before on many occasions, said Fischer, adding "what we need now is to find a way or a key to open the currently closed door". Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Mubarak to visit Washington early next month
Egyptian President Mubarak will visit the United States early next month for talks with US President George W. Bush and senior US administration mainly Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice and a number of congressmen. Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/16/2002 - Mrs. Mubarak probes national plan for education
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will head the technical consultative committee of National Council for Childhood and Motherhood to probe the steps of setting up a national plan for education of girls which will be applied in Giza, then in seven governorates, as a first stage. Egypt, Education, 2/16/2002 - International donors' meeting reflects nation's prominent regional position
The meeting of the international donors, held recently in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, reflects Egypt's prominent political position in the region and the vital role played by President Mubarak on the international level, Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said in a TV talk show broadcast on Wednesday. Egypt, Economics, 2/16/2002 - Egypt rejects Israeli practices
Israel must realize that its aggression on Palestinian civilians with warplanes will not serve its goals, he said upon return Thursday from Istanbul where he attended the Islamic European dialogue on civilizations. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/16/2002 - National conference urges more naval transportation
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said that transportation has become an independent and effective industry, and that there is a connection between the efficiency of the industry and the volume of exports and trade in general. Egypt, Economics, 2/16/2002 - Egypt, Italy mull over Italian contribution to building new Egyptian museum
"Meetings of the development, economic cultural, scientific and technological cooperation panels will be held on the sidelines of the committee meetings," he added. Egypt-Italy, Economics, 2/16/2002 - Egypt backs tourism sector
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagui said that the state has always been keen on backing tourism sector which is considered to be one of the most important economic sectors. Egypt, Economics, 2/16/2002 - Egypt eager to set up joint projects with Nile Basin countries
Egypt is eager to support the Nile Basin countries and participate in joint projects covering agriculture, especially agricultural production, animal husbandry and fish resources. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 2/16/2002 - Foreign investments in Toshka more than 50%
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mahmoud Abu Zeid said that Foreign Investments in Toshka project are more than 50% of the project's total investment. Egypt, Economics, 2/16/2002 - SCA receives 17,000 archeological pieces from citizen
The SCA received 17,000 pieces of antiquities that were in the possession of one citizen, who decided to cede them for the Culture Ministry to provide maintenance and restoration. Egypt, Local, 2/16/2002 - New archeological find in Ain Shams
"A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed a coloured sarcophagus of the cemetery foreman that dates back to King Bsmatik II of the 28th Dynasty," said SCA Secretary-General Gaballah Ali Gaballah. Egypt, History, 2/16/2002 - Arafat telephones Mubarak Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/14/2002
- Gulf, European citizens to enter Egypt without having visa in advance Egypt-Gulf, Economics, 2/14/2002
- Mubarak receives Fischer
Fischer said that all the parties in the region and the international community need new ideas to give a shot in the arm to the Middle East peace process as the situation in the region is very dangerous. Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/14/2002 - US aid to Egypt is not linked to peace process progress
US Secretary of State Colin Powell turned down a proposal to link the annual American economic and military assistance to Egypt and Israel to progress in the Middle East peace process. Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/14/2002 - Govt earmarked 25 billion pounds for transport sector in 2002/2007 plan
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that the government has earmarked about 25 billion pounds in investments in the transport sector in the five-year (2002/2007) plan. Egypt, Economics, 2/14/2002 - Demiri on transport projects
There are a number of states that try to destroy coral reefs in the Red Sea, a US company was chosen to monitor navigation in Suez Canal, foreign companies were denied to operate in Ras Sidr, said Minister of Transport, Dr. Ibrahim Al Demiri. Egypt, Environment, 2/14/2002 - WB says Egypt owns potentials to achieve a high growth rate
The World Bank (WB) Thursday said Egypt owns the privileges and potentials that allow it to achieve a high growth rate sufficient to massively reduce the level of poverty. Egypt, Economics, 2/14/2002 - Swiss excavating team unearths Roman temple in Aswan
A Swiss excavating team has recently unearthed a Roman temple called Domitan in the heart of the old city of Aswan, after a year long excavation scheme. Egypt, History, 2/14/2002 - More than 4000 pieces salvaged from ancient sunken cities off Alexandria
Egypt owns two thirds of the world's submerged antiquities besides one third of ground antiquities, a fact which increases the value of human heritage owned by Egypt, said Ibrahim Darwish Director of The Submerged Antiquities Administration at a symposium sponsored by the Royal Jewellery Museum. Egypt, History, 2/14/2002 - Additional sum may give impetus to Akhmim Temple project
Undoubtedly President Mubarak's decision to allocate LE5 million in addition to the LE5 million already channelled by the Supreme Council of Antiquity (SCA) to start the project for unearthing the Akhmim Temple in Upper Egypt gives a strong push to the project, which has almost come to a complete halt. Egypt, History, 2/14/2002 - Egypt, Syria sign nine cooperation agreement
The Egyptian -Syrian Higher committee, at the close of its meetings in Cairo yesterday, signed nine cooperation agreements in the fields of economy, trade, investment, civil aviation housing contracting, electricity, social affairs and environment. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Gov't offers grants to boost export operations
The Egyptian government offered exporters grants of LE106 million last year to support their export operations, Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 2/13/2002 - A high ranking Egyptian delegation to Washington
A high ranking Egyptian delegation will head within the few coming days to Washington to hold talks on the deteriorated conditions in the Middle East with each of the US secretary of state Colin Powell and with President Bush's National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, the US ME peace envoy William Burns and the CIA chief George Tenet. Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Israel can never achieve security through resorting to force
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Israel's greatest illusion is that it can attain security through force and that it can silence the Palestinians who are demanding their rights. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/13/2002 - West's credibility in Middle East hinges on impartiality
President Mubarak's Political Advisor Osama AL Baz call on the Western countries to exert further efforts to correct their understanding of Islam. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2002 - Int'l antiquities conference to open at the Opera House
The Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni will open on Saturday the International Conference for the Restoration of Islamic Antiquities. Regional-Egypt, Local, 2/13/2002 - Maher warned against striking Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/12/2002
- Mubarak receives phone call from Bush Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/12/2002
- Egypt, Syria to eliminate barriers hindering inter-cooperation
He said President Mubarak instructed the Prime Ministers of Egypt and Syria to exert efforts for eliminate all barriers hindering the deepening of cooperation between the two states as a preliminary step towards the establishment of the Arab common market. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/12/2002 - Islamic -European dialogue Forum in kicks off in Istanbul
A plethora of intellectuals and world figures participate in the gathering. The forum aims at furthering join dialogue and understanding in the wake of the September 11 events. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/12/2002 - Turkish businessmen to set up free industrial zone in Egypt
A Turkisk delegation of senior industrialists agreed with the Egyptian side on setting up an industrial zone on one million square metres, according to a cabinet source yesterday. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 2/12/2002 - Egypt's gas reserves on the rise
A top petroleum official said yesterday that recent discoveries of natural gas meant that Egypt's reserves increased from 36.5 trillion cubic feet in 1999 to 55 trillion by the end of 2001. There are also probable reserves of 65 trillion cubic feet. Egypt, Economics, 2/12/2002 - 5200-Year- old tomb unearthed in khazendaria mountain
A supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission unearthed a rock-hewn tomb in the Khazendaria area in Sohag that dates back to the 5th Dynasty (320o B.C.). SCA Secretary-General Gaballah Ali Gaballah said the tomb has a 2.5-metres-high entrance in its west side. Egypt, History, 2/12/2002 - Maher: Condition in the ME is very grave
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has stressed that the situation is grave in the region and work should be made to establish just and comprehensive peace in order to guarantee its security and stability. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Al-Baz welcomes the French ideas on halting the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians
Osama al-Baz, the political advisor for the Egyptian president has welcomed the French ideas to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. He said that there are in these ideas many positive points to halt deterioration in the occupied Palestinian territories and to restore back to it security and stability. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/11/2002 - Egypt, Italy sign joint statement, memo of understanding
Egypt and Italy late Sunday signed a joint statement and a memo of understanding in the field of agriculture. Egypt-Italy, Economics, 2/11/2002 - Israel uses all terrorist means to subdue Palestinians Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/11/2002
- Japan increases investments in Egypt, trains cadres in tourism
Senior Japanese officials expressed readiness to further cooperation with Egypt in the fields of joint ventures and training of cadres working in tourism. Egypt-Japan, Economics, 2/11/2002 - Egypt joins gas-exporting club
The monthly report of the OAPEC esteemed Egypt in the first place as to discoveries of natural gas (seven discoveries out of seventeen for the OAPEC countries. Egypt, Economics, 2/11/2002 - Archaeological committee inspects king Ramses' temple in Akhmim, Sohag
Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Gaballah Ali Gaballah, led an archaeological team to inspect the site where the temple of King Ramses II was recently excavated in Akhmim, Sohag in Upper Egypt. Egypt, History, 2/11/2002 - Gov't interested in funding, solving small-scale enterprises
"At the donors' conference held recently at the red sea resort of Sharm EL Sheikh, the government concentrated on finding the necessary funding for small-scale enterprises for young people over the coming three years," Minister of Foreign Trade Youssef Boutros Ghali said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 2/11/2002 - Egypt's Exports to UK increase by 33%
Trade exchange between Egypt and UK amounted to almost $ one billion during the period January-October, 2001.Of this sum Egypt's exports hit $503 million vis-a-vis $ 531 million for imports which decreased by 8.6% compared to the last year . Egypt-UK, Economics, 2/11/2002