Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/22/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 22, 2002
- Maher: What happened in Gaza was a massacre and a war crime against humanity Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/27/2002
- Mubarak accuses Sharon of 'bombing' the peace process
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in conclusion of his visit to France strongly warned the Israeli leaders and accused them of trying to "bomb" the peace efforts when they ordered to launch the bloody raid against Gaza. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Citizens involvement to make their environment beautiful; Complete environmental database setup
The prime minister also called a national tree-planting project, in which 14 million families would be involved. Each family would be responsible for a tree for ten years, he said. Egypt, Environment, 7/27/2002 - Mubarak - Chirac talks cover Palestinian, Iraq issues
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak held a session of talks at the Elysee Palace yesterday with French President Jacques Chirac, followed by a press conference. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Egypt to further explore African markets Egypt-Regional, Economics, 7/27/2002
- Egypt, Sudan talks on trade and citizens movement
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will receive a message from Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir on bilateral cooperation and continuous efforts to halt violence in the occupied territories. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Mubarak briefs al-Shara on efforts to halt Israel's aggression
Egypt's President Honi Mubarak yesterday at his residence in Madrid received the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Egypt to sell 170 enterprises
Regarding Egypt's government privatization program, Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that proceeds from the selloff of 134 companies have reached LE16 billion, and another 170 enterprises are yet to be sold to the private sector. Egypt, Economics, 7/27/2002 - 500 pieces of antiquities show cast in Egyptian national museum for first time
Alexandria government will show cast 145 rare pieces of Antiquities in the Egyptian National museum on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the Egyptian museum. Egypt, Local, 7/27/2002 - Calls to release July Revolution documents in Egypt
In the final session of a seminar under the title "50th anniversary of July 23 revolution," Arab and Egyptian intellectuals called on the Egyptian government sources to release the revolution's documents and make them available for researchers and specialists. Egypt, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Parisians caught under spell of Egyptomania
The current exhibition 'The Artists of the Pharaoh' has pushed Egyptomania in the French capital to new heights in recent months with displays of a sumptuous period of ancient Egyptian history. Egypt-France, Local, 7/26/2002 - Mubarak, Chirac target is breaking cycle of violence
Baz called on the international community to put pressure on Israel, now that all parties concerned have expressed readiness to act in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/25/2002 - Violence, terrorism rejected by Islam, Grand Imam of AL Azhar Egypt, Religion, 7/25/2002
- Egypt extends custody for 24 Islamists, 101 Muslim brothers members
The sate supreme security court in Cairo on Wednesday decided to arrest 24 extremist Islamists from the two banned "Islamic group" and "al-Takfir, al-Hijra" group, for 15 days for investigations, according to an Egyptian judiciary source. Egypt, Politics, 7/25/2002 - BBC: Egypt accuses Israel of timing it raids with Mubarak's visit to France
This agreement was to be declared the same day of the raid, which means that its timing was not a mere coincidence, but a calculated step in an Israeli scheme to block the road to any peace settlement, he said. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2002 - This region has seen many wars and nobody wants more wars, Mubarak Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/24/2002
- Mubarak meets Al-Faisal Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/24/2002
- Mubarak holds session of talks with Qathafi
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a session of bilateral talks with Libya’s Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi Tuesday morning. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/24/2002 - EGPC announces eight zones for oil exploration
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has announced the offer of eight new zones for the private sector and multinational oil and gas companies. Egypt, Economics, 7/24/2002 - Egypt: arrests 15 members of al-Takfir, al-Hijra group Egypt, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Egypt: 34 Muslim brothers members arrested Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Mubarak: Revolution in Egypt was mainly aimed at reforming the country's internal affairs Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Mubarak, Gaddafi meet on ME crisis, bilateral ties
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday received Libya’s Leader of the Revolution, Colonel Muammar al Qathafi, who arrived in Cairo on a three-day visit to participate in Egypt's celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the July 1952 Revolution. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Egypt denies requesting the US to postpone attacking Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Egyptian tourism bouncing back to recovery
Egypt's tourism industry is showing signs of recovery. Statistics available show that the number of foreign visitors to the country last month neared that of the same period last year. Egypt, Economics, 7/22/2002 - Egypt will not be subject to pressures by any country
On the possibility of the use by Israel of nuclear arms, he said Israel couldn't use nuclear arms against Arabs. He said nuclear arms non-proliferation treaty bans the by Israel of those arms. Egypt-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Egyptian-Libyan oil, gas company's inaugural assembly
The Egyptian-Libyan Arab oil and gas pipeline company held its inaugural assembly in Cairo Saunday in the presence of Egyptian Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmi and Secretary-General of the Libyan People's energy committee, Libyan official Abdul Hafez El-Zoliten said. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 7/22/2002 - Al- Ahram denies playing with Abdul Nasser's words
Huda Abdul Nasser, the elder daughter of the late Egyptian President Jamal Abdul Nasser has stressed that her resignation is "final and ultimate" from the post of supervising the revolution's studies unit of the political and strategic studies in al-Ahram foundation. Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Egypt's interior minister warns against sedition acts
He warned "those who might incite sedition and scatter and energy of society or work against legitimacy." Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Bourse lifts 5 percent ceilings on shares in 12 firms
The Egyptian Stock Exchange yesterday removed the share price ceilings, which were previously 5 per cent up or down on the original share price. Egypt, Economics, 7/22/2002