Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/28/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 28, 2003
- Merghani lauds Mubarak efforts in seeking peace in Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/31/2003
- Jalal Aref a chairman of journalists Union In Egypt Egypt, Politics, 7/31/2003
- Egypt, China sign agreement on fish farms technology transfer Egypt-China, Economics, 7/31/2003
- Iraqis self-rule negates need for foreign presence Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2003
- Oman's A'ysha Al-Siyabiyah in Egypt to explore Egypt-Oman, Economics, 7/30/2003
- Maher delivers message from Mubarak to Qathafi
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher said he conveyed a message from President Hosni Mubarak to Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on conditions in the region, especially with regard to the Palestinian issue and Iraq, in addition to coordination of Arab stances and activation of joint Arab action. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 7/29/2003 - Egypt: No decision for returning the Ambassador to Tel Aviv
Egypt denied yesterday what was indicated by the Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher on Sunday that Amman and Cairo agreed "in principle" to return back their ambassadors to Tel Aviv, and stressed that "no decisions have been taken yet" on the matter. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/29/2003 - CIB, IFC sign cooperation protocol
The Commercial International Bank (CIB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed on Monday a protocol cooperation to develop the bank's capabilities in funding small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Egypt, Economics, 7/29/2003 - Egyptian initiative for amending Arab league's role aims at correcting mechanisms of the Arab action Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/29/2003
- Moussa lauds Mubarak's proposal for establishing Arab parliament Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/29/2003
- Mubarak, Abdullah inaugurate Egyptian gas pipe line to Jordan; Lebanon, Syria and Europe next
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Jordanian King Abdullah II yesterday inaugurated the sea part of a gas pipeline which links Taba in Egypt to al-Aqaba in Jordan and permits later the foundation of a regional network to export the Egyptian gas to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in 2005 and to Europe. Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 7/28/2003 - Egypt's foreign minister statement on Iraq
In a statement issued he made in Cairo yesterday, Maher said that the transitional administration council in Iraq doesn't represent the Iraqi people and it is not legitimate, but it is a step toward insisting the Iraqi people's right of self determination. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/28/2003 - Mubarak: Sharon is the only Israeli who is able to make peace
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt said in a meeting with students in Alexandria on Saturday that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon "is the only one who is able to solve the crisis taking place in the Middle East region, because he alone has enough courage to do that." Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/28/2003 - Cairo, Amman agree in principle to return back their ambassadors to Tel Aviv
The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher said yesterday that Cairo and Amman agree "in principle" to return back their ambassadors to Tel Aviv. He linked that to Israel's realization of "tangible results on the ground." Muasher also did not set a date for their return. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 7/28/2003 - 538% increase in Israeli tourism to Egypt
A tourists' statistic issued by Central Auditing for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) highlighted the increase of Israeli tourists who visited Egypt last June. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 7/28/2003