Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/8/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 8, 2003
- Muslim brothers members detained in Egypt
The number of the Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brothers) members, who were arrested by the Egyptian authorities this week, increased to 36 after these authorities detained yesterday an additional 13 members of the banned group. Egypt, Politics, 12/12/2003 - First Egyptian- Iranian summit in a quarter century
The Iranian President Muhammad Khatami and Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday in Geneva held a first summit between the two countries, since one quarter of century, on the sideline of the meetings of information society, hosted by Switzerland. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 12/11/2003 - Mubarak receives Silvan Shalom
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak met yesterday with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom. Following the meeting, Shalom described the audience as having been extremely good. Israel-Egypt, Politics, 12/11/2003 - Banks apply new foreign exchange rates Egypt, Economics, 12/11/2003
- Israeli FM meets Mubarak today
Israeli officials said yesterday that the Israeli foreign minister Shalom Silvan will be meeting today with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Geneva to discuss efforts to revive peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Israel-Egypt, Politics, 12/10/2003 - Arab social affairs ministers meet in cairo Regional-Egypt, Local, 12/10/2003
- Mubarak receives message from Ethiopian PM Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 12/8/2003
- Egypt: trial of revolutionary socialists organization
The trial of five Egyptian activists, including four fleeing, accused of forming the "al-Ishtitakyeen and al-Thawreyeen" (revolutionary socialists) illegal organization to topple the regime, started on Saturday before the supreme state security court. Egypt, Politics, 12/8/2003 - Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian FMs keen to achieve peace, cooperation
At the joint press conference following the extensive meeting of the Egyptian, Sudanese and Ethiopian Foreign Ministers, Maher asserted that the relations among the three countries are deep-rooted, noting that they were very keen on achieving peace, progress and cooperation. Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 12/8/2003 - Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurates International Children Book Fair
Mrs. Mubarak asserted that her call for "Reading for All" which continued for more than twelve years has contributed in directing the society towards knowledge and to consider the book as one of the basis for the enlightened society. Egypt, Local, 12/8/2003 - Western Delta Electricity Company signs L.E. 89 million contract with Ukrainian - Austrian consortium
Egypt' sMinister of Electricity Hassan Younis witnessed yesterday the signing ceremony of a contract worth L.E. 89 million between the Western Delta Electricity Company and a consortium of Ukrainian and Austrian companies. Egypt-Ukraine, Economics, 12/8/2003