Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/5/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 5, 2003
- Efforts in Egypt to agree on reform agenda; opposition agree on program
At a time when the son of the Egyptian President Gamal Mubarak, the secretary of policies in the ruling national party in Egypt, continues vast moves aiming at making contacts for the "agenda of reforms,"an agenda that started with the agenda to end the state security court system and extended to the creation of a higher council for human rights, and canceling the hard labor penalty. Egypt, Politics, 5/10/2003 - Mubarak takes part in G-8 Summit in Evian
Swiss President Pascal Couchepin was scheduled to meet with US President George W. Bush for talks upon the latter's arrival at Geneva Airport but was cancelled due to security reasons. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/10/2003 - Mubarak will meet Monday Powell Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/10/2003
- Moroccan, Egyptian businessmen explore partnership
Moroccan businessmen met in Casablanca Tuesday with Egyptian peers at the headquarters of the trade, industry and services chamber (CCIC)in Casablanca to explore economic and trade partnership opportunities. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/8/2003 - Rabat hotel purchased by International Hotel Group
"Chellah," a famed hotel in downtown Rabat, was purchased by the Denmark-based "Helnan international Hotels" group, reported Tuesday the Cairo press. Morocco-Egypt, Business, 5/8/2003 - Highest Egyptian judicial commission agrees to cancel state security courts
News reports in Egypt said yesterday that the highest judicial commission in Egypt approved a suggestion proposed by the ruling party aiming at canceling the state security courts law. Egypt, Politics, 5/7/2003 - Justice Ministry finishes draft republican decree on setting up human rights council
Egypt's justice ministry finished a draft republican decree on setting up a human rights council. Egypt, Politics, 5/7/2003 - Mrs Mubarak: Council for Women founding in response to global challenges
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak said yesterday that the establishment of the Egyptian National Council for Women (NCW) was in conjunction with an international movement for putting women's concerns on top of the international development agenda. Egypt, Culture, 5/7/2003 - Egypt and Iran share the desire to improve bilateral relations Egypt-Iran, Politics, 5/7/2003
- Egyptian National Council for Human Rights
A discussion on the new initiative proposed by the National Democratic Party (NDP) policies Committee for establishing the National Council for Human Rights was the focus of a seminar held at the Journalists Syndicate last Sunday. Egypt, Politics, 5/6/2003 - Gamal Mubarak can not prevent others from nominating him
Gamal Mubarak, son of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said before University students that he is not planning to nominate himself to succeed his father to presidency, but he can not prevent others from nominating him. Egypt, Politics, 5/6/2003 - Mubarak congratulates Katsav on the foundation of Israel
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt yesterday extended a message of congratulations to his Israeli counterpart Moshe Katsav on the occasion of Israel's celebration of its foundation, which falls today according to the Hebrew Calendar. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/6/2003 - Maher questions speed of interim government Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/6/2003
- Egyptian trade fair to open in Casablanca
Trade exchanges between Morocco and Egypt totaled US $55 million in 2002, compared to US $19 million in 1996. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 5/6/2003 - Al Baz calls for US- British forces withdrawal from Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/5/2003
- Mubarak's Khartoum visit 'injected new blood in integration agreements'
President Hosni Mubarak's ground breaking visit to Sudan, the first in more than 12 years, was historic. It injected new blood in integration agreements between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/5/2003 - CBE receives $ 1.4 billion since pound floating Egypt, Economics, 5/5/2003
- 566 million investments in Egypt over six months
Egypt's Chairman of the General Capital Market Authority, Abdel Hamid Ibrahim, said total new foreign investments in Egypt during the second half of 2002 amounted to $ 566 million. Egypt, Economics, 5/5/2003