Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 3, 2003
- Jamal Mubarak speaks of political reform in Egypt
Jamal Mubarak, who presides over the political committee at the ruling national party has announced the intention to put an end to the state security courts in Egypt, noting that this measure is in the context of several political reforms measures in the country. Egypt, Politics, 3/8/2003 - Egyptian firm wins infrastructure contract in Morocco Egypt-Morocco, Business, 3/8/2003
- Yediot Ahronot: Israel makes territorial claims on disputed sea area with Egypt
A diplomatic crisis has been loomed in the horizon in the "sensitive" relations between Egypt and Israel after Tel Aviv had decided "ultimately" to consider one naval area under dispute, situated on the Egyptian- Israeli borders and named "the naval triangle" as an Israeli area. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/8/2003 - Crock of Byzantine gold found at Abu Sir
The temple was restored during the Byzantine age, Secretary-General of the Supreme-Council for Antiquities said, adding that according to Church records, monks built a church in the fortress courtyard. Egypt, Local, 3/7/2003 - Premier reviews plans to up software exports
Egypt's Prime Minister, Dr. Atef Ebeid met on Wednesday with Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Ahmad Nazif to review plans to increase the volume of Egyptian exports of software. Egypt, Economics, 3/7/2003 - El-Sherif leads one-million march Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 3/6/2003
- Suzanne Mubarak to chair conference to discuss protection, rehabilitation of street children
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will on March 10 preside over a conference to discuss a strategy to protect and rehabilitate street children. Egypt, Culture, 3/5/2003