Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 11/11/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of November 11, 2002
- Eritrea's Afworki terms talks with Mubarak as successful
Eritrean President Isaias Afworki termed his talks with president Hosni Mubarak as "successful and created stronger grounds for bilateral economic and trade cooperation." Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 11/16/2002 - Afworki considers Arab League membership; denies presence of Israeli bases
The Eritrean foreign minister invited his counterpart Ahmad Maher to visit Asmara, said Afworki. Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 11/16/2002 - Maher talls Israel: Roadmap purely American plan
The roadmap is a purely American plan to be adopted by Quartet committee, "said Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/16/2002 - Arafat commends the Egyptian role in solving the inter- Palestinian differences
The chairman of the Egyptian general intelligence Lt. Gen. Omar Suleiman on Thursday met with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat in Ramullah. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 11/16/2002 - 42,000 manuscripts, 125,000 Islamic books on internet
The project of protecting the heritage of Al-Azhar library on the internet will be inaugurated next march, in order to give the chance to the world to be familiar with the treasures of Islamic culture. Regional-Egypt, Religion, 11/16/2002 - Boston prepares to host Pharaonic antiquities exhibition
The museum of sciences at Boston, USA has completed preparations to host the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition, "Search for Eternity." Egypt-USA, Local, 11/16/2002 - Ibn Tulun Mosque symbol of Egyptian resilience
Al Astadar Mosque on Gamaliya street in Fatimid Cairo is the latest Islamic monument to undergo restorations. Egypt, Local, 11/16/2002 - Al-Ahram: Egyptian gas reserves enough for 60 years
The Egyptian daily al-Ahram yesterday quoted the Egyptian minister of oil Sameh Fahmi as saying that the gas reserves in Egypt is enough for local consumption and exports for 60 years while oil reserves are enough for a period of 14 years. Egypt, Economics, 11/15/2002 - Amnesty International condemns torture practices in Egyptian jails
Amnesty International yesterday condemned the torture practices applied generally and systematically against prisoners in Egypt. Egypt, Politics, 11/14/2002 - Mubarak confers with Afourki Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 11/14/2002
- Mubarak, Arafat hold telephone conversations Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 11/13/2002
- Afourki in Cairo to discuss the conflict with Sudan
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has announced, hours after the arrival of Eritrea's President Asyas Afourki to Cairo, that Egypt is interested in solving the differences exited between Sudan and Eritrea, while the Sudanese foreign minister called on Eritrea not to interfere in Sudan's affairs. Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 11/13/2002 - Egypt's TV news sector chairman sentenced 18 year imprisonment
The Egyptian supreme state security council yesterday sentenced the chairman of the former news sector in the Egyptian TV Muhmmad al-Wakeel was sentenced of 18 years imprisonment under the charges of having taken bribes and having drugs. Egypt, Local, 11/13/2002 - Mubarak meets with AL chief on Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/12/2002
- Mubarak confers with Iraqi FM Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/11/2002