Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/18/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 18, 2003
- Demonstration in al-Azhar in support of the Intifada, against Iraq's occupation
Hundreds of Egyptian worshippers in al-Azhar mosque gathered following Friday's prayers yesterday to take part in a demonstration of protest against the American occupation of Iraq and in support of the Palestinian resistance. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/23/2003 - Maher condemns Abu Shanab's assassination Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/23/2003
- Mubarak, Qaboos discuss regional issues Egypt-Oman, Politics, 8/22/2003
- Aleppo, Asyut universities cooperation Syria-Egypt, Education, 8/22/2003
- Bahaa Eddine: 100 percent rate of students enrolled in primary education Egypt, Education, 8/21/2003
- Mrs Mubarak to table Arab women's organization statute soon Egypt-Regional, Culture, 8/21/2003
- The Bible, myth and realities: Monotheism, Moses, circumcision, and other practices
Rachet said the evidence that the prophet Moses was an Egyptian citizen as His name was an Egyptian name meaning "who gets out from water." He was Arabic-native speaker. The idea of monotheism was an Egyptian idea since the time of Akhnatom.The order of Moses to circumcise the males -which was an Egyptian habit- can only be taken by an Egyptian Emir. Egypt, History, 8/21/2003 - Syrian demand to exclude Israeli companies from reconstructing of Iraq Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 8/21/2003
- Abul Naga: Egyptian-Chinese relations witness important leap Egypt-China, Politics, 8/21/2003
- New phase of Egyptian gas pipeline into Jordan starts early 2004 Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 8/21/2003
- Beltagui: 632.000 tourists visited Egypt in July
Egypt's Tourism Minister Mamdouh El-Beltagui said on Wednesday night that 623.000 tourists visited Egypt in July, the highest number of foreign arrivals in the country in one month. Egypt, Economics, 8/21/2003 - Abul Naga underlines importance of Shroeder's visit to Egypt
Mubarak and Shroeder will inaugurate, during the German Chancellor's visit to Egypt, the German University in Egypt. Egypt-Germany, Education, 8/21/2003 - Early Islamic citadel discovered in south Sinai
A team of Egyptian-Japanese excavators has uncovered a square-shaped Islamic citadel covering an area of 84 square metres. Egypt, Local, 8/21/2003 - Saad Eddine Ibrahim calls on the Americans to pressure Egypt
The Egyptian activist in human rights Saad Eddine Ibrahim considered that the American- British invasion of Iraq is a strong warning message to the Arab regimes, noting that this matter might help to encourage political reforms in the region. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/20/2003 - SCA denies Nefertiti claims by British team
Nefertiti, which means 'the beautiful woman has come', was the wife of the 'heretic' Pharaoh Akhenaten, and was long considered to have been the most powerful woman in Ancient Egypt. Egypt, Local, 8/20/2003 - October Magazine: Egyptian minister of petroleum: oil companies join bourse soon
In statements during an interview with October Magazine, Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmi, said that oil companies will join, for the fisrt time, the bourse to activate the stock market and render substantial revenues to junior investors Egypt, Economics, 8/19/2003 - Israel will buy gas from Egypt, rather than Palestinians
The Israeli government yesterday decided to buy gas from Egypt rather than the British "British gas" company working for the Palestinian authority off Gaza coast. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 8/19/2003 - Egypt, Kenya hold Garang responsible for the stumbled talks in Sudan
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has stressed that what is needed now is to influence the leader of the rebels in south Sudan, John Garang, to give up his "stubborn position" in this phase of Sudanese peace negotiations. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/18/2003 - AbiZaid in Egypt after Saudi Arabia
The Egyptian defense minister Hussein Tantawi discussed with the head of the US Central leadership, Army Gen. John Abizaid on military cooperation and means of cooperation between the two countries. Egypt-USA, Military, 8/18/2003