Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/23/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 23, 2004
- Mubarak urges African leaders to improve security, resolve disputes to enhance development
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday urged African Leaders to support endeavours to improve the security situation and resolve disputes that are deemed crucial for regional integration and development in the continent. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/28/2004 - Five security men were injured in clashes in Upper Egypt
Five police men were at least wounded on Thursday evening following confrontations between the security forces and villagers in al-Nukheila town situated in Upper Egypt. Egypt, Local, 2/28/2004 - Peres meets with Mubarak in Cairo
Leader of the opposition Israeli labor party Shimon Peres said after the talks he had held in Cairo yesterday with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that the plan of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to dismantle the settlements in Gaza should be also applicable on the West Bank where more and more settlers are living. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/27/2004 - Saudi Foreign minister talks of an Egyptian- Saudi paper
The Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al- Faisal announced yesterday that the Kingdom and Egypt agreed to submit a joint work paper on reforming the Arab condition to the Arab ministerial council by the beginning of next month, according to the Saudi news agency. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 2/26/2004 - Egypt: judiciary considers a case filed to isolate al-Azhar Sheikh
An Egyptian court in Cairo approved yesterday accepting a judicial case demanding dropping the membership of Sheikh al-Azhar Muhammad Sayed Tantawi from the Islamic research complex in preparation to remove him from his post and set a session for that on March 26. Egypt, Politics, 2/26/2004 - Ebeid witnesses Egypt-IBM cooperation protocol
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, witnessed the signing of a memo of understanding between Egypt and IBM on investment increase in Egypt. Egypt, Business, 2/26/2004 - Nasser's house in Alexandria turned into historical museum Egypt, Local, 2/26/2004
- Mubarak, crown prince Abdullah meet on ME developments Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/25/2004
- Egypt and Saudi Arabia underlines the importance of ME
Egypt and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday stressed the necessity for resuming peace negotiations on the Syrian and Palestinian tracks in order to achieved a complete settlement that contributes to easing the tension in the region. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 2/25/2004 - Mubarak cancels imprisonment penalty in publication issues, rejects western reform initiatives
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday criticized the American and European initiatives for reforms in the Middle East considering that they seek "to impose certain types of reforms within context of plans, frames and initiatives based on the assumption that this region has become a danger to other peoples." Egypt, Politics, 2/24/2004 - Maher, Obeid joint press conference in Cairo Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/24/2004
- Yemeni Minister of Agriculture : Egyptian- Yemeni cooperation in agriculture activated Egypt-Yemen, Economics, 2/24/2004
- Al-Azhar University students demonstrate against the Israeli wall of separation Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/24/2004
- Shalqam invites Mubarak to the African federation summit
The secretary of the people's committee for foreign relations in Libya ( the foreign minister) Abdul Rahman Shalqam announced he had handed over the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak an invitation to take part in the African federation summit which will be held in Libya on February 27 and 28. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 2/23/2004