Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 17, 2003
- Newly formed Egyptian ministry announces plan to boost CIT exports
"Egypt faces a big challenge in that, within a matter of about five years, our public universities will not have the physical capacity to absorb the annual high-school graduates," one CIT expert told the Egyptian Mail. Egypt, Economics, 2/22/2003 - Government business organization cooperate to provide finance for private sector projects
Egypt's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Fayza Abul-Naga commenced a new plan to help provide finance for the projects of the provide sector to enable it to compete on the international markets. Egypt, Economics, 2/22/2003 - Ebeid to open regional office in Cairo Egypt-European Union, Local, 2/22/2003
- Abou Zeid: Egypt's quota from Nile's water out of any talks between Nile basin countries
Egypt's quota from Nile water is out of any talks between Nile Basin countries, said Mahmoud Abu Zeid, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, noting that Egypt aims at exploiting 1.600 billion cubic meters of water. Egypt, Economics, 2/22/2003 - Mubarak Addresses the 22nd Franco-African Summit
Here follows is Egypt President Hosni Mubarak's address to the 22nd Franco-African Summit: Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/21/2003 - Mubarak to Der Spiegel: opposes war, supports Schroeder, Chirac efforts Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/20/2003
- Mrs. Mubarak a guiding light for the handicapped
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak has played and continues to play a role in raising the standards of services provided to children with special needs in Egypt, chairman of the Irish Non-Governmental Organization, St. Michael's House said. Egypt, Culture, 2/20/2003 - Le Figaro: Mubarak: Arab leaders are helpless
He urged Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to fully comply with UN resolutions and said if Saddam hands over weapons of mass destruction, there will be no reason for war. These statements from Mubarak come in light of UN inspectors reports that said that there is no proof so far that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 2/20/2003 - 1st Egyptian investment promotion office opens in London Egypt, Economics, 2/20/2003
- Pope Shenouda appeals for calm settlement to Iraq crisis
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Shenouda III called for a "calm settlement " to the Iraqi crisis aside from a military option. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/20/2003 - Tomb No. 11 at Qorna yields wooden sarcophagus Egypt, Local, 2/20/2003
- Maher: Arab summit to be convened on Feb. 28
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher announced yesterday that the urgent Arab summit on Iraq will be held on February 28, denying any opposition for convening it. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/18/2003 - Egypt's exports to Hong Kong up by 21 per cent Egypt-China, Economics, 2/18/2003
- Mubarak: Culture requires freedom for authors Egypt, Culture, 2/17/2003
- Maher confers with Sabri
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher yesterday in Cairo met with his Iraqi counterpart Naji Sabri on the developments concerning the Iraqi issue and the exerted Arab efforts in order to reach a peaceful solution for the crisis in the framework of international law. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/17/2003 - Mubarak, ruler of Qatar hold telephone discussions Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 2/17/2003
- Al-Shara confers with Egyptian peer Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/17/2003
- Mubarak, Aznar discuss Iraqi issue developments Egypt-Spain, Politics, 2/17/2003
- Suzanne Mubarak, to receive order of honor from Berlin free Egypt, Local, 2/17/2003
- Egypt the highest share profit rate in developing markets Egypt, Economics, 2/17/2003