Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 10/6/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of October 6, 2003
- Egyptians demonstrate in support to Syria Egypt-Syria, Politics, 10/11/2003
- Mubarak receives Pakistani Senate Speaker Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 10/10/2003
- French team discovers Old Kingdom necropolis in
A new cemetery containing a number of rock-carved tombs of senior temple officials from the Old Kingdom (2400-2100 BC) has recently been discovered in Sakkara. Egypt, Local, 10/10/2003 - Egypt to boost trade with India, Kazakhstan Egypt-India, Politics, 10/10/2003
- Egyptian subsidies to essential commodities Egypt, Economics, 10/10/2003
- SCA establishes open-air museum in Tel Basta
An open-air museum; displaying 55 items covering the history of the four ancient capitals of the Delta (Tanis, Tel Basta, Qantir and Avaris), has been established in a garden at Tel Basta near Zagazig in Sharkia Governorate by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Egypt, Local, 10/10/2003 - Kissinger asked Israel to violate resolution 338, continue fight
Classified US documents unveiled that former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger encouraged Israel not to stick to UN Security Council resolution # 338 that called for cease-fire during October 6, 1973 War. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2003 - Two gas liquefaction plants for North Sinai
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi yesterday gave the go -ahead for two natural gas liquefaction plants in North Sinai. Egypt, Economics, 10/8/2003 - Egypt continues releasing Islamic groups leaderships
News reports in Cairo said that the Egyptian authorities released more than 1000 members and personnel of the Islamic groups including some leading figures, making the number of released persons of the group that are members of the Shoura council to be 8 out of 12 members. Egypt, Politics, 10/7/2003 - Abul Gheit lashes out at Israel Egypt-Egypt, Politics, 10/7/2003
- Egypt-India industrial cooperation consolidated Egypt-India, Economics, 10/7/2003
- Egypt's extremely low exports to Russia double Egypt-Russia, Economics, 10/7/2003
- Egypt's opposition coalition call for fundamental political reforms
Egyptian ppposition parties that do not include the Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brothers) and five legal organizations yesterday announced that they will organize a people's gathering in front of Abideen palace on October 22 to hand over the government a patition calling for making fundamental political reforms including direct elections of the president and "ending the emergency law" the country currently lives under. Egypt, Politics, 10/6/2003 - German chancellor holds talks in Cairo, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Abdullah yesterday discussed with the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder "prospects of cooperation between the two friendly countries," especially in the economic field "and conditions on the Arab and international arenas especially the Palestinian issue and the situation in Iraq," offical news said. Egypt-Germany, Politics, 10/6/2003 - Mubarak-Shroeder summit falls within sustained consultations, Egyptian diplomat
Egypt's Ambassador to Germany Mohamed El Orabi said summit talks Sunday between President Hosni Mubarak and German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, fall within sustained consultations between the two countries at the various levels to discuss major regional and international issues. Egypt-Germany, Politics, 10/6/2003 - Al-Baz calling for ending Iraq's occupation, Palestinian rights
Egypt called for ending the occupation of Iraq and transferring authorities and power to the country's institutions to do their part in the rebuilding process. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/6/2003 - Syrian- Egyptian oil cooperation Egypt-Syria, Economics, 10/6/2003