Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/16/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 16, 2002
- Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak launches national plan for girls' education
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak launches today the plan of girls education in seven governorates, Menya, Fayoum, Beheria, Sohag, Assiut, Bani Suif and Giza in the light of the initiative by the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood. Egypt, Education, 12/21/2002 - Mrs. Mubarak outlines achievements of Mubarak public library
"There is great concern on the part of the Ministry of Education to set up school libraries and develop them in the belief that libraries play an important part in the learning process," she said. Egypt, Education, 12/21/2002 - Egyptian information ministry denies confiscating Lebanese magazine Egypt-Lebanon, Local, 12/21/2002
- Mubarak receives a message from Al Bashir
Othman noted that, the Sudanese government has decided to make 2003 the year of the south; mustering all efforts to implement its development plans there and to make southerners feel they are being cared for and well-served by their own loving country. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/21/2002 - Maher: Egypt ready to support, cooperate with any efforts for peaceful Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/21/2002
- Mubarak to probe banks draft law to raises bank regulation standards
The draft law is based on the full separation between the ownership, control and management, an official, source said. Under the draft law, the shareholders cannot get loans or credit facilities for their stocks. Egypt, Economics, 12/21/2002 - Al-Sherif: transparency serquired in facing Iraqi crisis Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/21/2002
- Maher in a telephone call with Hammoud on regional issues Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 12/21/2002
- High dam electricity generators to be renovated Egypt, Economics, 12/21/2002
- Egyptian woman arms inspector in Baghdad
The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammed el-Baradei, aroused the interest and admiration of the Egyptian people when he disclosed that the 18-member UN arms inspection vanguard in Baghdad includes an Egyptian woman. Egypt-Iraq, Local, 12/21/2002 - Brazilian markets open for Egyptian exports
A Brazilian delegation currently visiting Cairo has discussed the Brazilian markets needs from the Egyptian products during a meeting with the Egyptian Exporters Association. Egypt-Brazil, Economics, 12/21/2002 - Copts welcome Presidential announcement on Eastern Christmas Holiday
Egypt's Copts Wednesday welcomed President Hosni Mubarak's decision to make January 7, the Eastern Christmas, an official holiday for all Egyptians Egypt, Culture, 12/20/2002 - Younis: Egypt, Jordan to cooperate in power field
The two sides will also tackle means to avail Egyptian experience for the Jordanian side to benefit from in the field of electricity and power and export of Egyptian electric equipment to Jordan. Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 12/20/2002 - Mrs. Mubarak inaugurates Cairo International Children Book fair Egypt, Education, 12/20/2002
- Egypt may lose 8 billion in the Iraqi war Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 12/20/2002
- Jordan, Egypt signed minutes of meeting on plant protection
Jordan and Egypt have signed minutes of meeting of their joint committee on the plant quarantine and protection, which provides for boosting agricultural production between the two states. Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 12/20/2002 - Egypt prevents the circulation of the Lebanese Zawaya magazine
Owner and chief editor of the Lebanese magazine Zawaya ( corners ), Pierre Abi Saab, has stressed that the Egyptian auditors prevented the circulation of the third issue of his magazine which was published in the mid of December because of the cover's picture. Egypt, Politics, 12/19/2002 - Mubarak announces: Coptic Christmas as a day off Egypt, Religion, 12/18/2002
- Egypt's software companies Hit 797 With L.E. 2.9 billion investments
Representative of the opposition Tagammu Party, Khalad Mohie Eddin, said that the constitution and law should be respected and that a judicial permission should be obtained before tapping telephones. Egypt, Economics, 12/17/2002 - CBE Governor declares features Of the new monetary policy
Mahmoud Abul Oyoun, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said it is likely that a new cut in the banking interest rate will be effective in case the market needs this. Egypt, Economics, 12/17/2002 - New measures to bolster economic ties with China
Chairman of Federation of Egyptian chambers of Commerce, Khaled Abu Ismail said that Egyptian and Chinese businessmen agreed to benefit from the great facilities provided for trade exchange between the two countries by their governments to enhance cooperation between the two countries. Egypt-China, Economics, 12/17/2002 - Mubarak to open first concrete suspension bridge in Middle East within days
President Hosni Mubarak will within the coming few days open the Middle East's first concrete suspension bridge in the monument-rife Upper Egyptian city of Aswan. Egypt, Local, 12/17/2002 - One Egyptian soldier was hit by Israeli bullets in Rafah Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/17/2002