Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/10/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 10, 2003
- Maher: Calling off Arab committee's visit to Baghdad inappropriate
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said on Thursday that the postponing of a visit by the ministerial committee formed by the latest Arab summit in Sharm El-Sheikh was not an appropriate decision. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 3/15/2003 - Rosetta's historical treasures in sorry state
The sight of piles of refuse detracts from the cultural and historic values of the town. Egypt, Local, 3/15/2003 - Mubarak, King Hamad exchange views on special Arab committee Egypt-Bahrain, Politics, 3/15/2003
- Maher receives call from Saudi counterpart Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/15/2003
- Ebeid: Gov't sells its dollar revenues to banks
The government put into effect decision to sell dollar revenues to the banks. The revenues of the Suez Canal and oil sales will be sold starting Monday to the banks operating in Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 3/15/2003 - Archaeological finds on Cairo-Alexandria highway
An archaeological mission unearthed three tombs in the area of Khashm Al-Kalb on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway. Egypt, Local, 3/15/2003 - Government is determined to control markets to break monopoly
The Cabinet has expressed determination to control markets, and to break monopoly indicating that there would be no return to obligatory pricing. Egypt, Economics, 3/14/2003 - Mubarak reviews guidelines of the new budget Egypt, Politics, 3/13/2003
- Egypt-East Africa business council seeks concluding free trade agreement with Tanzania
Egypt-East Africa Business Council discussed concluding a free Trade agreement between Egypt and Tanzania which asked to obtain customs duties exemption of 80 per cent, the same level approved until Tanzania's withdrawal from COMESA. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 3/13/2003 - Coptic Church: attacking Iraq is against Christianity
The Coptic Orthodox Church sent a message to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urging the international organisation to maintain the international legitimacy and prevent an unjust war against the Iraqi people. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 3/12/2003 - Mrs. Mubarak announces initiative to protect street children
Mrs. Mubarak also announced the national strategy for protecting and rehabilitating those children, pointing out that the strategy was aimed primarily at bringing those children into the fold of the Egyptian society, so that they could help build a better future for their country instead of remaining idle energies. Egypt, Culture, 3/12/2003 - Egypt's borders are red lines, our armed forces capable of deterring any aggressor Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/12/2003
- Egyptian-Emirati company for marketing oil products
This came during the meeting of signing the contract of Emirates-Egypt Co. between the Middle East Co. for containers and oil pipelines "MIDTAP," the Middle East Co. for oil refinement "MIDOR" and the Emirates oil Co.." Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Business, 3/12/2003 - Tantawi receives Russian delegation Egypt-Russia, Politics, 3/12/2003
- E- government in Egypt is on its way
The e-government project will pave the way for an informatics based Egyptian society, able to cope with the IT revolution and narrowing the digital divide between Egypt and the advanced countries, an IT expert told the Egyptian Mail. Egypt, Economics, 3/10/2003 - Mrs. Mubarak stresses literature in child development
She described child literature as the finest forms of creativity and said each child should have books. Egypt, Culture, 3/10/2003 - Egypt's exports expected to raise 32 percent Egypt, Economics, 3/10/2003
- Reserves, deposits up, inflation down in EGypt
International reserves at the CBE have amounted to $ 14.2 billion and the deposits at the banks reached LE 352.1 billion. Bank and credits upped to LE 268.9 billion. Egypt, Economics, 3/10/2003 - Bassiouni dismisses Israel's alleged annexation of border area
Shura Council member Egyptian Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Bassiouni dismissed allegations by Yediot Ahronot newspaper's web site that the Israeli authorities annexed AL Mothalath El-Bahari (sea Triangle) area between the Egyptian Israeli borders in southern Eilat. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/10/2003