Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/23/2002
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 23, 2002
- Egypt wont' allow any infringement on own borders, FM Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/28/2002
- Egypt, the AL denounce Sharon's accusations against Syria, Iraq
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher yesterday denounced recent statements made by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in which he accused Iraq of transporting unconventional weapons to Syria. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 12/28/2002 - Japanese tourists up Egypt, Economics, 12/28/2002
- Oil-prospecting agreements signed
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum will sign 25 new agreements on prospecting for oil in 21 areas. Egypt, Economics, 12/28/2002 - Mubarak opening first two units of pumping station in Toshka
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is opening in the next few days the first two units of the Mubarak pumping stations in Toshka considered the biggest water-lifting station in the Middle East and the world, within inauguration of the first stage a cultivation of 450,000 feddans in the region. Egypt, Economics, 12/28/2002 - Telephone talks between Mubarak, Qathafi Libya-Egypt, Politics, 12/26/2002
- CBE governor explains new monetary policy
He said the aim of cutting down interest rate is to encourage banks to invest the large liquidity available to them in productive projects serving the national economy in increasing growth rates and providing new job opportunities. Egypt, Economics, 12/26/2002 - New power station with self-initiated finances
Egypt's Minister of Power Hassan Younis asserted that the ministry's forthcoming program for establishing power stations will depend mainly on self-initiated finances from the electricity sector resources besides grants and easy-term loans offered by the international organisations and donor countries. Egypt, Economics, 12/26/2002 - British Premier spends Christmas in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt, Local, 12/26/2002
- Egypt halts agricultural normalization with Israel
The Egyptian government has stressed that the country is completely free from any agricultural pesticides produced or imported from Israel. In a message of assurances to parliament members, the government said it halted all acts and sorts of normalization with Israel in the agricultural section. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 12/26/2002 - Shaath calls for an international move To remove the Israeli wall
"The official government silence over the Israeli crime of building a wall separating Egyptian Rafah from Palestinian Rafah, was maintained," Nabil Shaath, the Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation said and called for an immediate move to demolish this wall which is currently being built by Israel. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/26/2002 - Three tracks for Egyptian moves to prevent attacks against Iraq
Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher on Monday said that Egypt is exerting much effort to spare Iraq a military strike. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 12/25/2002 - Cairo museum unveils lost Egyptian treasures
The newest exhibition at Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum features treasures, golden masks, rare statues and early prostheses from the museum's own storehouses and basement. Egypt, Local, 12/25/2002 - Mubarak to Bush: just settlement and elimination of mass destruction weapons in the region Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/25/2002
- Two new oil, gas discovers Egypt, Economics, 12/25/2002
- Opening the only pharoanic tomb in Cairo for tourists
Egypt's Minister of culture Farouk Husni is to inaugurate the historical (Banhesee)'s tomb discovered in 1988. Egypt, Local, 12/25/2002 - Egypt: trial of Abu al-Fotouh started over escaping customs
Egyptian judicial sources said that the financial and administrative court decided yesterday to release the businessman Husam Abu al-Fotouh at the beginning of his trial under the charge of escaping customs fees and having commodities of unknown origin. Egypt, Local, 12/24/2002 - Egypt, Japan sign agreement on Environmental monitoring
Egypt and Japan were to sign a memorandum yesterday whereby the Japanese government will grant a sum of LE 20 million to Egypt to provide equipment for regional environment monitoring, especially in Aswan, Assiut and Hurghada offices. Egypt, Environment, 12/24/2002 - A digital cargo village to be setup in Cairo airport
A digital cargo village financed by the World Bank and the International Customs Organization is to be set up on an area of 64000 sq m in Cairo Airport, a Cairo Airport official source announced. Egypt, Economics, 12/24/2002 - Roadmap peace plan has to be officially announced Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 12/23/2002
- Al Ahram: Sudanese Foreign Minister: No Stability In Sudan Without Egypt's Roles Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2002
- Arab industrial integration vital for Common Market
The Egyptian minister of industry and technological development Ali al-Saedi has called for the need of achieving an Arab industrial integration that guarantees the Arab commodities its ability to compete in world markets especially in the area of textile industries; petrochemicals and food industries. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 12/23/2002 - Ebeid probes setting international money market in egypt
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid discussed on Saturday setting up an international money market in Egypt, said head of the Money Market Authority Abdel Hamid Ibrahim. Egypt, Economics, 12/23/2002 - Moroccan and Egyptian experts examine free trade agreement updating
Moroccan and Egyptian experts started in Cairo today work sessions to update the free-trade agreement signed between the two Arab states in 1996. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 12/23/2002 - Egypt: A demonstration in front of the Embassy of Qatar
Hundreds of the Left supporters and opposition members of Globalization on Saturday demonstrated in front of the Qatari embassy in Cairo in protest of the military agreement signed between Qatar and the USA. Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 12/23/2002 - Increase of foreign partner share in oil and natural gas production
Meanwhile, the government decided the establishing of a national company for oil prospection and exploration at L.E500 million capital, exempted from the income tax for 20 years. Egypt, Economics, 12/23/2002 - Egypt: renowned actress Sanaa Jamil died at 70
Renowned Egyptian actress Sanaa Jamil died yesterday at 72 because of lung cancer. The genuine cinema and theatre star was admitted to al-Salam ( peace ) hospital on December 2nd after she felt great pain in her chest and it was found out that her right lung had cancer. Egypt, People, 12/23/2002 - New record in Suez Canal tolls Egypt, Economics, 12/23/2002