Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 4/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of April 28, 2003
- Maher meets head of Kurdish official
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher receives Saturday the head of the Kurdish government in the northern Iraqi governorate of Sulaymaniya, Burcham Saleh, in the first contact after the collapse of the Iraq regime and efforts to set up an interim Iraqi government. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/3/2003 - Tomb number 65 in Valley of Kings for refurbishment
After restorations, which will include some of the finest examples of paintings and inscriptions from the Book of the Dead/Amduat, are completed, the tomb will be open to the public for the first time since it was discovered in the early 20th century, making it the 65th site open to visitors. Egypt, Local, 5/3/2003 - Maher denies Abu Mazin, Sharon meeting in Cairo; Egypt free to act on its land, water
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher yesterday denied the existence of any arrangements to hold a meeting between Palestinian Abu Mazin (new appointed prime minister) and Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Cairo. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/2/2003 - Maher holds Israel responsible for escalations in Palestinian territories Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/2/2003
- First visit in 14 years; Mubarak: dividing Sudan is harmful to region
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in Khartoum yesterday stressed that "the two countries cannot be separated nor alienated from each other." Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/1/2003 - Mubarak stresses right of Iraqis to choose own government
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stressed on Wednesday the Iraqi people's right to choose their own government. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/1/2003 - CBE governor discuss new banking system
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid yesterday met with commercial bank directors and the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Dr. Mahmoud Abul-Oyoun, to study banking system development mechanisms. Egypt, Economics, 4/30/2003 - Egyptian trade delegation in Khartoum for economic integration talks
An Egyptian trade delegation started a visit to Sudan for putting into effect economic integration between the two states, Egypt said. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 4/28/2003 - Al-Azhar calls for end to Anglo- American occupation Iraq
Grand Imam of al-Azhar Mosque, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has called on for the withdrawal of the Anglo- American forces from Iraq and has rejected any interference in the internal affairs of the Iraqi people who have the right to self- determination. Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/28/2003 - Mubarak confers with Kuwaiti FM Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 4/28/2003