Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 4/21/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of April 21, 2003
- Cairo hosts a conference includes 70 Egyptian, Sudanese people's organizations
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has welcomed the efforts carried out by the Arab League at all levels in order to enhance pillars of peace and strengthen the option of unity in Sudan especially under this crucial condition the region is passing. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/26/2003 - Search for antiquities to go underwater
Prompted by the discovery of part of Cleopatra's palace in Alexandria's East Harbour, the Standing Committee of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector has agreed to send several excavation teams to search for and record sunken artifacts and cities along Egypt's coastlines. Egypt, Local, 4/26/2003 - Mubarak calls for US- British withdrawal from Iraq
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has called for the withdrawal of the American- British American forces from Iraq and to preserve Iraq's unity, security and territorial integrity. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/24/2003 - Mubarak meets Iraqi independents' bloc delegation
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak met with a delegation of the Iraqi Independents' bloc on Wednesday. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/24/2003 - Cabinet responds to 21 quries raised by exporters on foreign currencies
Egypt's cabinet has replied to 21 enquiries regarding ministerial decree 139/2003, stating that exporters have to sell up to 75 per cent of their foreign currency revenues to the banks. Egypt, Economics, 4/24/2003 - Egyptian support for the Syrian initiative over mass destruction weapons Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/23/2003
- Maher receives former Iraqi foreign minister Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/23/2003
- UAE president, Mubarak hold talks in Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan has discussed with the Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak developments of conditions in Iraq and the Palestinian question. United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 4/22/2003 - Al-Baz: Egypt rejects US administration in Iraq
Speaking in Ain Shams University, Presidential Political Advisor Dr. Osama Al-Baz said that Iraq is a great country with an ancient history. Iraq must be ruled by the Iraqi people. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/22/2003 - New index system to enhance flow of economic data
Egypt's government is applying an international accounting and economic indexes' system for the first time, which guarantees the flow of accurate information to all national economic sectors, Minister of Planning Osman Mohammed Osman told a conference marking the event, yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 4/22/2003 - Al-Assad- Mubarak hold summit in Damascus
Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, left Damascus on Sunday after a short visit to Damascus where he met with President Bashar al-Assad on the latest developments in Iraq. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/21/2003 - Egypt - Libya to immediately end obstacles to flow of people and trade
Egypt said it was agreed to take immediate measures with Libya to remove all obstacles in the way of the passage of individuals and their belongings through crossing points between the two countries. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 4/21/2003 - People's Assembly condemns allegations on Copts
The People's Assembly yesterday rejected and condemned the European Union's allegations against Egypt and its intervention in Egypt's domestic affairs, judiciary and human rights. Egypt, Politics, 4/21/2003 - Archaeological cemetery unearthed in Sakkara Egypt, Local, 4/21/2003