Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 9/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of September 22, 2003
- Gamal Mubarak to reviews NDP policies
Egypt's National Democratic Party (NDP) Policy Secretary Gamal Mubarak said Friday that the NDP Secretariat is keen on working with the government to guarantee the greatest possible participation in drawing up the state's policies. Egypt, Politics, 9/27/2003 - Al-Sherif to NDP Congress: Keenness on reform, modernization
In his speech to the NDP Annual Congress, the NDP Secretary General said that the Party and the government give great attention to boost growth of the Egyptian economy by means of measures to reform financial, tax and investment policies. Egypt, Politics, 9/27/2003 - Maher: Egypt not to send forces to Iraq even with UN approval
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said on Thursday that Egypt will not send forces to Iraq even if the UN Security Council mandates the formation of multi-national forces to carry out peacekeeping mission there. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 9/27/2003 - Maher accuses Israeli army of involvement in terrorist acts against civilians
At his meeting with members of the American Foreign Relations Council, Maher underlined that Egypt has repeatedly denounced the attacks against Israeli civilians, but the whole world should now take similar stances once Palestinian civilians are killed at the hands of Israeli soldiers. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 9/27/2003 - Coordination with NGOs to address child labour
The Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood discussed, during meeting with NGOs in Manshiyet Nasser area, coordinating efforts to implement the projects in the district, said Ambassador Moshera Khattab, Secretary General of the Council. Egypt, Culture, 9/27/2003 - Ramses II-Hittites king peace agreement found in cuneiform
The Egyptian -German archaeological expedition which works in Sharkia found yesterday the peace agreement concluded between Ramses II (1290 -1224 B.C) and the King of Hittites written in cuneiform on a big stone. Egypt, Local, 9/27/2003 - Mubarak addresses 1st Annual NDP Congress
Today, the 1st Annual Congress of the NDP held on September 26-28, 2003 under the slogan " New Thinking and the Citizens' Rights" is not just intended to follow up the implementation of the recommendations of the 8th General Congress and the policies and the orientations it endorsed. It is not supposed to evaluate the party's activities in all aspects through out the last year on the level of the party's performance or with regard to the achievements of the party government, either. Egypt, Politics, 9/26/2003 - Gamal Mubarak reviews paper on Rights of Citizenship and Democracy
In the second session of the Annual NDP Congress starting today, Gamal Mubarak, Secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Policy Committee, reviewed a paper on the "Rights of Citizenship and Democracy" stressing that this paper is based on the fundamental principles of the Party endorsed by the 8th General NPD Congress. Egypt, Politics, 9/26/2003 - Mubarak warns against population increase in Egypt
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has warned against the increasing population growth in Egypt and considered it as the country's main economic problem. Egypt, Economics, 9/26/2003 - Mubarak: Arafat is a leader resisting occupation Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/26/2003
- Egypt: sons of Egyptian women married to foreigners to obtain nationality
Passport ,Immigration and Nationality Authority in Egypt's Ministry of Interior determined the rules governing the proposal of the sons of the Egyptian mother married to a foreigner to obtain the Egyptian Nationality. Egypt, Judicial, 9/25/2003 - Ismailia film festival next saturday; 162 films from 54 countries in the most important festival for short films
The assessment committee will be headed by the German critic Herman Berth and the membership of Charles Tyson, cinema critic, Gary Celdia the Australian cinema director, Anokom Okoumy Nigerian cinema critic, the Syrian critic Qus'ei Darwish, the Palestinian director Nabiha Lotfy and Yehia Azmy from Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 9/25/2003 - Al-Assad, Mubarak hold telephone conversation Syria-Egypt, Politics, 9/25/2003
- Alexandria first Marathon on October 9 Egypt, Sports, 9/25/2003
- Cairo fixes US dollar price for importing foodstuffs
The Egyptian government decided yesterday to fix the price of one Dollar at 5.35 Egyptian pounds in order to finance supplies of basic foodstuffs. The decision was taken amid a shortage in the barely used in producing wheat. Egypt, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Mrs. Lahoud and Mubarak discuss preparations for next Arab Woman Summit Forum Egypt-Lebanon, Culture, 9/22/2003
- Mubarak: Peace progress has stalled since Bush assumed office
Egypt'a President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has warned that any Palestinian prime minister will fail to achieve peace if he is not supported by the Palestinian national authority and Israel. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Nabil Fahmi: ME tense conditions hinder Mubarak's annual visit to US
The Egyptian Ambassador to the US, Nabil Fahmi, stressed that the Egyptian-US relations are deep, mature and based on certain interests not on emergent circumstances. Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Egypt, Romania discuss free trade area Egypt-Romania, Economics, 9/22/2003
- Maher calls for restoring Palestinian sovereign rights
Egypt's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maher has stressed the importance of restoring the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and establishing the Palestinian independent state. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Gates: Egypt largest area Microsoft covers
Head of Microsoft Company Bill Gates Sunday sent an e-message to President Hosni Mubarak on the occasion of opening the "Smart Village" in Egypt. Egypt-USA, Business, 9/22/2003 - Beltagui: Nile tourism back from Cairo to Luxor Egypt, Economics, 9/22/2003