Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 11/3/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of November 3, 2003
- Egypt: One Muslim brother members died under torture Egypt, Politics, 11/8/2003
- Egypt to shift insurance funds to private sector
Egypt Minister of Finance, Medhat Hassanein, said that the Cabinet would discuss in its upcoming meeting a report by his ministry on the best means to invest social investment funds to remove the burden off the government's shoulders. Egypt, Economics, 11/8/2003 - Biggest gas find in Western Desert
The largest natural gas find was discovered in the Western Desert, 100 kilometers southwest of Matrouh, said Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi. Egypt, Business, 11/8/2003 - Al Ahram Economics: Morocco-Egypt business council to meet end of November
The Moroccan-Egyptian business council will meet end of November to assess the impact of the free trade agreement concluded between the two states last April, said head of the Egyptian delegation, Yamani Foulfoula. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 11/6/2003 - Al-Ahram: Egypt: Measures to limit high prices of food commodities
The Egyptian government has decided to take several measures in order to limit the high price of basic food commodities and to ensure their availability in the market. Egypt, Economics, 11/6/2003 - Egyptian ( Mesr al-Um): Pharos give up Arabization
Scores of Egyptian intellectuals and vocational members formed a party called "Egypt the motherland" ( Mesr al-Um) for dismantling Egypt from its Arab identity. Egypt, Politics, 11/6/2003 - Egyptian consultative council deplores practices against the palestinians, voices solidarity for syria Egypt-Syria, Politics, 11/6/2003
- al-Rai al-Aam: Maher, Kharrazi statements on Damascus meeting of Iraqi neighboring FMs
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maher stressed that the final statement of the Iraq's neighboring states' foreign ministers meeting was an expression of the Iraqis' desire to achieve their aspirations. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 11/5/2003 - Oil experts: World competition for purchasing Egyptian gas
Egypt is witnessing a leap in the production of the natural gas as the Egyptian reserves of natural gas raised from 36.5 trillion in 1999 to 60 trillion in 2003. Egypt, Economics, 11/5/2003 - Al-Baz stressed Egyptian support for Syria
Egypt has stressed support to Syria's firm and just stance asserting that any threat against Syria is a threat against Egypt. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 11/5/2003 - Tantawi, Zaqzouq, Shenouda attend National Unity Iftar banquet Egypt, Religion, 11/5/2003
- Syrian- Egyptian summit: al-Assad - Mubarak discuss regional issues
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak held in Damascus on Monday a meeting at al -Shaab Palace where they discussed the Arab situation, the proposed principles and opinions and the way of putting them in a suitable formula in the interest of the joint Arab action. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 11/4/2003 - Egypt to import Sudanese meat; trade route construction Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 11/4/2003
- Saving Western Desert from mines' danger
An Egyptian report said Defense and National Security Committee of the People's Assembly discussed the mines issue in the Western Desert since it would affect the state's plan to develop this area to attract citizens to move to it from big cities. The report prepared by the Committee mentioned that the minefields in the Western Desert cover an area of 248,000 hectares including 16.7 million mines and bombs. Egypt, Economics, 11/4/2003 - Mrs. Asmaa and Mrs. Mubarak meet on Arab women organization founding Syria-Egypt, Local, 11/4/2003