Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/26/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 26, 2003
- Mubarak meet Burns; Egypt expects 'positive move' on peace after summits
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher announced yesterday that Egypt expects the two summits of Sharm Esh Sheikh in Egypt and al-Aqaba in Jordan to result in "a positive move" towards peace in the Middle East. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/31/2003 - Reading for all Festival, mid-June
Egypt's Supreme National Committee of the Reading- for-All Festival under the chairmanship of First Lady Suzanne Mubarak discussed the special report on Family Library and Read to Your Child" Project as well as the preparations for this year Festival of Reading for-All during mid-June. Egypt, Culture, 5/31/2003 - Maher: Egypt has US assurances sticking to roadmap
Egypt has assurances that the US will stick to the roadmap peace plan, said Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher Thursday. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/31/2003 - Saudi official lauds Azhar’s role in serving Islam
The first stage of the new University hospital in Al-Azhar will be completed within the next two months, said Ahmed Omar Hashem President of Al-Azhar University, noting that the hospital's outpatient and emergency buildings are equipped with the state of the art technology and Modern medical equipment. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Religion, 5/31/2003 - Japanese market promising for Egyptian exports Egypt-Japan, Economics, 5/31/2003
- Abydos yields more treasures
A team from the German Institute of Oriental Studies recently found two medium-sized clay pots south east of the tomb of King Den, the fifth king of the first-dynasty (3200-3050 BC). Egypt, Local, 5/31/2003 - Antiquities summer school opens next week
Building on the success of the experiment last year, the summer course at the Antiquities School affiliated to the Egyptian Museum begins next week when the regular school year finishes. Egypt, Local, 5/31/2003 - Muhammad al-Fayed prepares to leave Britain for Switzerland, chased by social, economic, political losses
The Egyptian billionaire Muhammad al-Fayed is preparing to leave Britain where he had lived for more than 30 controversial years for final residency in Switzerland taking with him his business and trade. Egypt-UK, Local, 5/31/2003 - Mubarak's Cabinet approves canceling state security courts, setting up rights council
"The first draft law addressed the rescinding of law No. 105 for 1988 on setting up state security courts, and the second bill was pertaining to setting up a national council for human rights," said Minister of Information Safwat Al-Sherif after the meeting. Egypt, Politics, 5/29/2003 - Maher: Egyptian- Iranian contacts to normalize relations
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher yesterday talked about contacts being held between Egypt and Iran in order to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries. However, the matter requires time, he commented. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 5/29/2003 - Egypt: shortage in water resources
The Egyptian minister of irrigation and water resources has warned that there is a great shortage in the amounts of water coming to Egypt because of the low floods this year. Egypt, Economics, 5/29/2003 - Saudi- Egyptian military exercises for 14 days in al-Taif
It was announced yesterday that the Saudi Arabia's royal air forces started a joint exercise with the Egyptian air forces in King Fahd airbase in al-Taif area ( west Saudi Arabia). Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/28/2003 - National industrial database Egypt, Economics, 5/28/2003
- PA approves articles of banks bill Egypt, Economics, 5/28/2003
- Sharon will not head for Egypt to meet with Abbas
An Israeli official said yesterday that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will not head for Egypt in order to convene a meeting between him and the prime minister of the Palestinian authority Mahmoud Abbas in the presence of the US President George W. Bush. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/27/2003 - Mubarak meets Qathafi on Libya's withdrawal request from the Arab League
Earlier, Qathafi stressed that Libya will not give up its decision to withdraw from the Arab League unless the AL charter is revitalized "in a way to ensure the efficiency of the common Arab efforts." Libya-Egypt, Politics, 5/26/2003