Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/6/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 6, 2002
- Egypt's warning to Israel
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher warned Israel of its threats to wage a wide-scale incursion into Gaza Strip, on the borders with Egypt, adding that Israel has seen that its acts of aggression in the West Bank did not achieve any objectives. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Mubarak, Abdullah probe Palestinian situation, int'l issues
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak holds Sunday two sessions of talks with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz on the current developments in the Palestinian territories as well as regional and international issues and bilateral relations. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Al-Shara holds phone calls with Egyptian, Iranian peers Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/11/2002
- Sudanese president to visit Cairo on Wednesday Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/11/2002
- Mubarak sends two messages to Bush, Sharon on developments in Palestine
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sent two urgent messages to U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on developments of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/11/2002 - Arab 7th energy conference held today in Cairo
Arab Gulf oil sources stressed that the 7th Arab energy conference which will be convened today in Cairo under the title "Arab cooperation and energy" will be of great importance, noting in particular consultations to be held by several Arab oil ministers concerning developments taking place in the world oil markets especially the decision taken by Iraq to resume its oil exports after one month of freezing it. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 5/11/2002 - Nobel laureate sends message to US President
Egypt's Nobel Prize-winning novelist Naguib Mahfouz has sent US President George Bush a message of solidarity with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Egypt-USA, Culture, 5/11/2002 - Zionist Christianity is American heresy
Patriarch of Alexandria and Saint Mark Diocese, Pope Shenouda III said the term Zionist Christianity is an American heresy and a by-product of a bizarre environment that has no existence in the Arab world. Egypt-USA, Religion, 5/11/2002 - Fallen Star:The death of actor Ahmed Mazhar
The death of actor Ahmed Mazhar (b. 8 October 1917) early yesterday morning put an end to a rich career that began with his graduation from the Military Academy in 1937. Egypt, People, 5/11/2002 - Egypt to establish first plant to transform gas into oil by products
"Feasibility studies by international petrochemical research centers to establish Egypt's first plant to transform natural gas into liquified oil by-products were discussed on the sidelines of the 17th international oil conference for the Arab-Euro Mediterranean basin countries held in Alexandria recently, "Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002 - Shura Council debates development plan for 2002/20003
The financial and economic affairs committee at the Shura Council began yesterday discussing the new development Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2002/2003. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002 - Egyptian exports increase to some markets
A recent report on the activities of the Egyptian trade representation offices abroad pointed to a significant surge ranging between 27-100 per cent in Egyptian exports to a number of foreign markets, including: Canada, Russia, India, Oman, south Africa and Zambia. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002 - Mubarak opens new water projects in Giza Governorate
Egyptian President Mubarak Wednesday opened a number of new projects in Sheikh Zayed City. They include three drinking water projects that will serve the Sheikh Zayed City and the Al-Remaya Club district in the Giza Governorate. Egypt, Economics, 5/10/2002 - Mubarak welcomes a visit to President al-Assad at any time Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/9/2002
- Mubarak: Exclusion of Arafat to be determined by the Palestinians
"We haven't received a copy of this subject .We held several conferences before but what matters is the implementation...There've been many large conferences and agreements, but none were implemented. Should they have been ,there will no need for any further conferences," President Mubarak said. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Mubarak and Bush underline the need for sustaining efforts for solving Middle East crisis
president Mubarak underlined the need that all settlements should be within the framework of commitment to international legitimacy, the resolutions issued by the security council, commitment to the principle of land for peace mitigating down the sufferings of the Palestinian people and redressing the damage afflicting Palestinian infrastructures. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Egypt seeks proven ways to develop small industries and their export potential
Ghali laid emphasis in his opening speech on the dynamism and potential of micro-, small- and medium scale businesses for economic growth, creating job opportunities, and becoming an essential element in the creation of a successful industrial community. Egypt, Economics, 5/9/2002 - Mrs Mubarak briefs UN on Egypt's work to boost education for girls
Apart from this, it is concerned with setting up a special fund to finance education for girls throughout the country, organising a large-scale media campaign for encouraging and promoting girls' education and training; and fighting all sorts of sex discrimination. Another aim of the project is to establish modern adult education centres for women and girls nationwide. Egypt, Education, 5/9/2002 - Mrs. Mubarak at UN children's session: Have we lost our conscience?
What took place sows the seeds of fear and hatred in the hearts of the innocent children on both sides. It deprives them of the spirit of tolerance. It creates an atmosphere of hopelessness and uncertainty and it opens wide the doors of violence and extremism. All this has happend while the world's conscience is, for the most part, a mere bystander. And we all ask ourselves have we lost this conscience? Or are there other standards that are being applied in today's world. Regional-Egypt, Culture, 5/9/2002 - Arafat is legitimate president democratically elected by Palestinians
Maher said that attempts against Arafat by those make-belief democrats are just an addition to their aggression on the Palestinians and an evidence proving that they do not at all believe in the people's right to choose their leadership in the same way as they do not believe in international legitimacy and in the United Nations Charter and International treaties. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Convention of peace conference depends on attendance of Arafat and all parties concerned
At its meeting Tuesday under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, the cabinet underlined the need for convening the proposed peace conference with the participation of all parties concerned, especially Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Austrian defence minister praises Egypt's stance
In an interview to Al-Ahram daily, Austria's defence Minister Herbert Schibner, tackled several items regarding the current developments in the Middle East. Egypt-Austria, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Contacts between Maher, Hammoud and Solana
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher discussed in a telephone call he made on Wednesday with his Lebanese counterpart Mahmoud Hamoud "the developments of explosive conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories amid the brutal Israeli military escalation against the Palestinian people." Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Egypt's Statement at U.N General Assembly on situation in Palestinian territories
The world community, but the entire mankind, has witnessed in the past few weeks the sad events and human violations in the Palestinian territories, towns and villages. The General Assembly meets today to rescue the United Nations from this utter failure that befell lately the Security Council's disability in undertaking its responsibilities for depending the U.N. Charter, principles of the human international law, the 4th Geneve Convention and the world declaration of human rights. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Islamic-Christian panel condemns Israeli atrocities
The conference, "Citizenship in a Changing World", organised by the Anglican Social Services Society and the Ministry of Waqfs (Religious Endowments), was attended by Governor Moustafa Kamel, prominent figures in Muslim and Christian communities, university students and academics. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/9/2002 - Renowned Egyptian actor dies at 85
Widely reputed Egyptian actor Ahmad Mazhar died on Wednesday at 85 after a long struggle with illness. Egypt, People, 5/9/2002 - Khattab expounds results of 10 years of Egypt's privatization program
Ten years since the beginning of the privatization program in Egypt, the following questions are still being posed: Should we sell the companies to investors for no return? Would the Ministry of Public Business Sector devote its efforts for restructuring the companies instead of selling them because of the slow pace of the privatization program? What are the results of 10 years of privatization? Egypt, Economics, 5/8/2002 - Key securities' dealers to activate ESE
A new decision has been taken to find out a market for the government's securities "key dealers" with an attempt to revitalize the capital market and draw up a good management system for local debts, Finance Minister Medhat Hassanein has recently disclosed. Egypt, Economics, 5/8/2002 - Mrs. Mubarak addresses UN session on Childhood Thursday
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, and her accompanying delegation left Cairo on Monday for New York to take part in the UN General Assembly special session on childhood, due to kick start on Wednesday at the UN premises in New York. Egypt, Culture, 5/8/2002 - Oldest skeleton in north East Africa in Qena
A Belgian University expedition unearthed a skeleton in a trench 2.5 kms away from Dendara, Qena in Upper Egypt. Egypt, Local, 5/8/2002 - Exhibition of Pharaonic artists at the Louvre , Brussels , Toronto
The Louvre set an exhibition about ancient Egypt under the title Pharaonic artists of Deir al Madeena and valley of kings during the period from April 19 till July 22. Egypt-France, Economics, 5/8/2002 - Anniversary of Banque Misr
The idea of establishing Banque Misr first emerged in 1907, when Talaat Harb, the renowned nationalist industrialist, published a book calling for the foundation of a national bank with Egyptian financing. Egypt, Economics, 5/7/2002 - Daqahlia governorate Delta Bride
Daqahlia governorate lies in the Nile Delta. It covers far-stretching area extending from Damietta in the east to the Mediterranean Sea and Manzala lake in the north, Gharbia and Kafr El- Sheikh in the west and Sharkia in the south. It has a total area of 3459 sq/km , and a population of 4.226 millions. It comprises 13 central towns, 17 towns and 445 small villages and hamlets. Egypt, Local, 5/7/2002 - Mubarak keen on closing ranks of Arab nation Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/6/2002
- Al-Baz, Maher voice solidarity for the Palestinians Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002
- UN Security Council required to follow up on Israel's war crimes, Baz
Baz said that the "Jennin massacre committed by the Israeli troops will not go away just like that," adding that the UN Security Council is required to follow up the issue of Israel's refusal to receive a fact-finding committee that it formed and adopt a binding resolution to compel Israel to approve to cooperate with it. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/6/2002 - Pyramid five-millennium old
Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni said a pyramid was unearthed next to Gedef RA, son of Khufu, in Abu Rawash, Giza. Egypt, History, 5/6/2002