Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/5/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 5, 2002
- Machakos peace protocol freezes up separation steps in South Sudan
"The USA has sponsored the SPLM for some time and gave it an umbrella, and gathered some neighbouring countries beside some Sudanese opposition elements," Ibrahim said. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/10/2002 - Chief of Knesset Security Committee visits Cairo Sunday Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/10/2002
- French Chief Justice okays Nafie investigation by Egyptian judiciary
The French Chief Justice approved a request by the Egyptian judicial authorities to have Ibrahim Nafie, chief editor of Al-Ahram newspaper and chairman of the Egyptian Journalists syndicate and Arab Journalists Union, be interrogated by an Egyptian court in the anti-Semitism charges levied against and attributed to him by the French Supreme Court. Egypt-France, Politics, 8/10/2002 - Israeli airline refuses to transport 20 Arabs carrying Israeli nationality
The Israeli airliner al-Al on Thursday refused to transport 20 Israeli-Arab passengers of from Cairo airport after they had defended one passenger woman attacked by security men in the said Israeli airline. Egypt-Israel, Local, 8/10/2002 - Works in Aswan suspension bridge end by late August
Works in the Aswan suspension bridge over River Nile will finish up by the end of this month. Egypt, Local, 8/10/2002 - Egyptian agriculture research center among world's best 16
The Egyptian Agriculture Research Center was chosen among the world's best 16 agriculture research centers in agriculture technology production and application of researches. Egypt, Economics, 8/10/2002 - Egypt: security can be only attained by full Israeli withdrawal
Maher said that the Israeli occupation is the last occupation in the world Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Egypt discussions on one billion loan with World Bank
An official at the World Bank has announced the readiness of the bank to offer Egypt a loan estimated at $ one billion, with the participation of other sides, for a period of three years at an annual rate of 2.5% to be paid back in 5 years following a grace period of seven years. Egypt, Economics, 8/9/2002 - Ebeid to receive study from GAFI on setting up free zone in Toshka
Establishing an agriculture free zone in Toshka is the subject of the latest report, by the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Egypt, Economics, 8/8/2002 - Jewish Organization condemns Zionist campaign against Al Ahram
An international Jewish organization criticized what it termed as "Zionist organization influence in France" and charges to AL Ahram, its editor-in-chief and Egyptian press of anti-Semitism. Egypt, Politics, 8/8/2002 - Mubarak discusses with Kuwaiti defense minister military cooperation
A source close to the Egyptian presidency announced on Tuesday that President Hosni Mubarak made on Tuesday in Cairo that talks with the Kuwaiti minister of defense, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, focused on military cooperation between the two states. Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 8/7/2002 - Yemeni journalists voice solidarity with Nafe Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 8/6/2002
- No privatization of public utilities
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said public utilities would not be privatized, noting that water, sanitary drainage, roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, electricity networks Egypt, Economics, 8/6/2002 - Egyt: Jenin was a war crime; Peres heads to Cairo
Egypt's President Mubarak will receive Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on Tuesday for discussing efforts that must be exerted by the government of Israel for achieving peace and security in the region and halting Israeli aggressive policies in the West Bank. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2002 - Egypt accuses 26 Islamists, 3 Britons of wanting to topple government
The Egyptian attorney general, advisor Maher Abdul Wahid, decided to bring 26 persons from the Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami (Islamic liberation party), including three Britons to the supreme state security court on several charges, mainly "joining an opposition secret organization" and trying to topple the government with the aim to establish the "Islamic Khilafa." Egypt, Politics, 8/5/2002 - Baz said the peace agreement in Sudan doesn't affect Egypt' Water Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/5/2002
- Kuwaiti defense minister visits Egypt today Kuwait-Egypt, Politics, 8/5/2002
- PM: No collective settlement to bank clients' problems
In an attempt to overcome the economic instability caused by the accumulation of debts of investors to banks and which led to the escape of dozens of investors out of the country, Prime Minister Atef Ebeid called upon fugitive businessmen to return to settle their problems. He promised they would not face any police or judicial procedures. Egypt, Economics, 8/5/2002 - Pharaoh’s beer in Japan!
A Japanese brewery company produced beer based on a recipe Writhen in Hieroglyphic 4400 years ago. Egypt-Japan, Local, 8/5/2002