Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 4/14/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of April 14, 2003
- Egypt objects to appointment of military ruler in Iraq, rejects threats against Syria
Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Egypt- objects to the appointment of a US military ruler to Iraq adding it would not admit any government in Iraq that lacks the free will of the Iraqi people, calling for respecting Iraq's unity and territorial integrity. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/19/2003 - Egypt-Libya company to fit Libyan cities with Egyptian natural gas
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmi said the coming few months would witness active Egypt-Libya oil cooperation due to putting into effect a number of agreements already signed by the two countries. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 4/19/2003 - Sorour slams EU accusations on human rights in Egypt
The European Parliament resolution on Egypt's human rights abuses is nothing but premature judgment and unfair exaggeration of dangerous issues, Parliament Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour said Friday. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 4/19/2003 - Mubarak, Qatari Amir discuss Iraq situation over phone Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 4/19/2003
- Aznar contacts Mubarak on Middle East situation Egypt-Spain, Politics, 4/19/2003
- Bibliotheca boasts of 6,000 rare manuscripts, all unique
Islamic manuscripts and rare religious texts occupy a prominent place in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Thousands of original copies, including handwritten Qur'ans, and translations of the Bible make up the library's priceless collection. Egypt, Local, 4/19/2003 - Al-Shara in Egypt: U.S. didn't succeed politically and lost morally in its military act against Iraq
Syria's Foreign Minister, Farouk Al-Shara, has underlined that Syria, after her initiative in the UN Security Council, will not allow any inspection, and would participate with the Arab states and all of the countries of the world in turning the Middle East into a region free of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical and biological. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/18/2003 - Ebeid, Shamekh discuss economic integrity projects between Libya, Egypt
Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi received Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid during his two-day visit to the Libyan capital for talks on cooperation between the two states as well as political and economic fields. Libya-Egypt, Economics, 4/18/2003 - Banking sector nets $1.1 bln since,Jan Egypt, Economics, 4/18/2003
- Egyptian support for Syrian draft resolution at UN security council on ME mass destruction weapons Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/17/2003
- Government at final stage of economic legal reforms
"Amongst the new legislation is a draft law for the capital markets, which aims to develop and activate the stock market and protect the rights of small shareholders," he added. Egypt, Economics, 4/16/2003 - Egypt considers human rights council Egypt, Politics, 4/15/2003
- Egyptian Council supports idea of amending Arab League Charter Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/15/2003
- Egypt to promote Internet use by public and government Egypt, Economics, 4/15/2003
- Egyptian-Jordanian summit Monday over Iraq, roadmap Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 4/14/2003
- President Mubarak outlines repercussions of Iraq war
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday met with the leadership of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) to discuss the war in Iraq and its consequences in the Middle East. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/14/2003 - Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Mubarak on developments Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/14/2003
- Qathafi held telephone talks with Mubarak Egypt-Libya, Politics, 4/14/2003
- Maher, al-Faisal discussed the state of unrest in Iraq Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/14/2003
- Egyptian exports to India up by 150 per cent
Exports to India rose by 150 per cent in 2002 according to a report of the Egyptian-Indian working group, which was presented to the Minister of Foreign Trade Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali at a meeting yesterday. Egypt-India, Economics, 4/14/2003