Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/9/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 9, 2003
- SFD to set up Arab SMEs network
Egypt's Secretary General of the Social Fund for Development (SFD), Hani Seif El-Nasr said the Fund has become in charge of setting up an Arab network for small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the target of activating cooperation among Arab states in all development domains, specially SMEs. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 6/12/2003 - Mubarak calls for halting the Israeli aggression, criticizes al-Ranteisi assassination attempt
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has criticized "Israel's attempt" to assassinate Abdul Aziz al-Ranteisi, one of the leaders of Hamas, warning against the danger of the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and its reflections on efforts aiming to revive the peace process. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/12/2003 - Egyptian efforts to convince the Palestinians of a truce
The director of the Egyptian intelligence Omar Suleiman has started his talks with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Ramallah before his meeting with the prime minister Mahmoud Abbas. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/12/2003 - Hawas dismisses Nefertiti's mummy claim by British archaeologist
A senior Egyptian archaeologist described news that a British archaeologist has discovered the mummy of queen Nefertiti, wife of pharaoh Akhenaton who ruled in 14th century BC in a secret room in the valley of kings near Luxor, as 'groundless' yesterday. Egypt, Local, 6/12/2003 - Egypt takes legal measures to claim Nefertiti head Egypt, Local, 6/12/2003
- Africa's economy is based in few countries
The top five economies in Africa of South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and Algeria contributed 59 percent to Africa's Gross Domestic Product in 2002 said the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in its 2003 annual report. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 6/12/2003 - Moroccan pm receives Alexandria's patriarch pierre vii Morocco-Egypt, Culture, 6/11/2003
- Egypt proceeds to cancel State Security Courts; all issues referred to civil courts
In an extended session that lasted for over four hours, the Shura Council agreed, in principle, to cancel Law 105/1980, as well as to amend certain items and articles in the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Law. Egypt, Politics, 6/10/2003 - Berlusconi in Cairo
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is due in Egypt Tuesday on a two-day visit, during which he will meet President Hosni Mubarak, a senior Italian embassy official said in Cairo Sunday. Egypt-Italy, Politics, 6/10/2003 - Egyptian mediation between Palestinian government and factions Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/10/2003
- Egypt renews demanding a government in Baghdad representing the Iraqi people
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has stressed following his meeting with the American ambassador in Cairo David Welsh yesterday the need to enable the Iraqi people to form a government representing all its trends. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/10/2003 - Queen Nefertiti's mummy
British archaeologists believe they may have identified the body of one of the most legendary beauties of the ancient world, the Sunday times reported yesterday. Egypt, Local, 6/10/2003 - Shura Council approves in principle draft law on human rights council
The Shura Council yesterday approved in principle a bill setting up National Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council will be affiliated to the Shura Council and it will be set up with the aim of strengthening and developing human rights and deepening values of human rights and spreading them. It will be an independent body and will have its headquarters in Cairo and may open branches and offices in the governorates. Egypt, Politics, 6/9/2003 - Akhbar Al-Youm: Egyptian-Sudanese unity becomes necessity
Egypt's Presidential Adviser Osama Al-Baz said that the Egyptian- Sudanese unity had become a necessity in today's world where small economic blocs could not stand competition with major ones. Speaking Saturday to the Independent Sudanese newspaper Akhbar Al-Youm, Al-Baz noted that Egyptian-Sudanese relations were still not up to the level hoped for Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/9/2003