Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/10/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 10, 2002
- Al-Assad to visit Cairo Saturday Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/13/2002
- Egypt concerned over renewed siege on Arafat's HQ
"Egypt is worried about [Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon's challenge to sincere peace efforts made during President Hosni Mubarak's visit to the United States," Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told reporters after meeting with US envoy in Cairo David Welch. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/13/2002 - Mubarak confers with Kenyan counterpart Egypt-Kenya, Politics, 6/13/2002
- Maher, al-Faisal discuss deteriorated Palestinian conditions
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher on Tuesday discussed with his Saudi peer Saud al-Faisal the implications of deteriorated conditions in the Middle East region and the Israeli - Palestinian situation. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/12/2002 - Privatization remains thorny issue
Former Minister of Planning, Ismail Sabri criticized the lack of accurate data on the privatization program, which renders the task of assessing the program thus far difficult. Egypt, Economics, 6/12/2002 - Israel's practices violate fourth Geneva Convention
Egypt on Monday underlined the necessity that Israel withdraw completely from occupied Arab territories in Palestine, Syria's Golan Heights and Lebanon's Shebaa Farms. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/12/2002 - Financial structural program to heal Egyptian institutions
Welcoming the Financial Structural Adjustment Program (FSAP), currently applied by Egypt in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), experts noted that the program helps in making sound reform measures to heal the flaws in the financial institutions, especially that the recent economic slackness has negatively affected such sector's performance. Egypt, Economics, 6/12/2002 - Egypt, France sign two agreements in communications
The agreements aim at transferring the French technology to the Egyptian market through setting up a number of regional centers for software development and upgrading the third generation of mobile phones during the coming five years with a cost of 128 million euro. Egypt-France, Economics, 6/12/2002 - Investments in food industries hit 85% increase
"The Egyptian production of food industries has increased by 80 percent, while the volume of investments in this sector has surged by 85 percent," said Minister of Industry Ali Al Saeedi. Egypt, Economics, 6/12/2002 - Al-Shara, Maher discuss results of Mubarak's visit to Washington Syria-Egypt, Politics, 6/11/2002
- Mubarak interview with US Fox News Network on regional issues
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said any conference on Middle East peace should be thoroughly prepared, adding that nations of the region pin great expectations on such an event. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/11/2002 - Cement plants spend LE 600 million to conserve environment
Egyptian Minister of Public Enterprises Sector Mokhtar Khattab said the Egyptian Cement plants spent about LE 600 million to adjust their positions in line with environment standards and dispose of their dust in healthy way. Egypt, Environment, 6/11/2002 - Central Bank of Egypt governor opens new check clearing house
the new clearinghouse would shorten the time for drawing one cheque to one day for central Cairo banks and just a few days in other parts of the country. The period was previously 20-25 days. Egypt, Economics, 6/11/2002 - Italy, major market for Egyptian exports
A report issued by the foreign trade ministry on exports for the year 2001 indicated that Egyptian exports to overseas markets have seen marked progress. Egypt, Economics, 6/11/2002