Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 29, 2003
- Mubarak stresses no power inheritance in Egypt
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak stressed Egypt's political system is republican and there is no power inheritance in Egypt. President Mubarak, in an interview with Cairo Radio, said that the idea of power bequeath in Egypt was a sheer rumor released by some people who chewed it up. President Mubarak said that he took over when the country was in dire conditions. Egypt, Politics, 1/3/2004 - Gunmen attack Egyptian police car near Rafah
Egyptian security sources said yesterday that unidentified gunmen attacked an Egyptian police car, near the Egyptian Rafah, and opened fire at it, and one policeman was injured as a result. Egypt, Local, 1/3/2004 - Mubarak to open African Parliaments Conference Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/3/2004
- Egypt to target and upgrade pharmaceutical industry Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2004
- Mubarak denies to have his son inherit authority
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has once again denied his confirmation in statement broadcast on Thursday that he has no intention to transfer the authority to his son Gamal. Egypt, Politics, 1/2/2004 - Maher condemnation Israeli intent to build settlements in the Golan
Egypt's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Maher, strongly condemned the Israeli announcement to expand and increase the number of the Jewish settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 1/2/2004 - Al-Baz confers with Arafat
Osama al-Baz, the political advisor of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held yesterday talks with the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat in Ramullah, marking the beginning of his visit to the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 1/2/2004 - Morocco, Egypt discuss parliamentary cooperation Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/2/2004
- Accusations of using livestock fodders in bread industry in Egypt
Writers and officials in Egypt have called on the government to disclose the reality of news on importing a large shipment of wheat used as livestock fodders, to be used instead in the bread industry. Egypt, Local, 1/1/2004 - Law suit to force filling the office of vice president in Egypt
The Egyptian state council court yesterday postponed considering the case on forcing an appointment of a Vice President to the country, which it currently lacks, in responce to a suit filed by lawyer Issam al-Islambuli, until February 17, 2004 in order to give more memorandums. Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2003 - Settling all trade obstacles between Egypt, Saudi Arabia Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 12/31/2003
- Arab Monetary fund loan offers Egypt 244 million
The Arab monetary fund yesterday announced giving Egypt a long-term loan estimated at 244 million diollars aims at supporting economic reforms carried out by the Egyptian authorities. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 12/31/2003 - Mubarak supports all measures for equality of man and women
Egypt's Minister Safwat El-Sherif saluted First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, under whose auspices a conference on women and democracy is being held, for leading the march of women through the National Council for Women and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood. Egypt, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Election of ruling party members cause tension with Muslim brothers in Egypt
A new crisis erupted between the Egyptian government and the banned Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brothers) group, after the speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ahmad Fatehi Sorour expelled the chairman of the parliamentary group of the Muslim brothers, Muhammad Mursi from yesterday's session, and brought him to the "ethics committee." Egypt, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Ghali's talks in Arabia touch on investment in petrochemicals
Egypt's Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said his talks with officials from the Saudi Basic Industries Company (SABIC)touched on the possibility of setting up investment projects in Egypt, particularly in the field of fertilizers. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 12/29/2003