Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/29/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 29, 2004
- Human rights council to take immediate measures to solve citizens complaints
Egypt's National Council for Human rights is to take immediate and effective measures to investigate around 500 complaints filed by citizens. Egypt, Politics, 4/3/2004 - Egyptian cultural days in Syria on Sunday Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/3/2004
- Prime Minister to open rare manuscripts library Egypt, Local, 4/3/2004
- Zaqzouq: No foreign pressures to modernize religious discourse
Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, Awkaf Minister and Chairman of Higher Egypt-Regional, Religion, 4/2/2004 - Uganda calls on Egypt to stop its egoism towards the Nile
President of Uganda, Yuri Mosoveini, yesterday called on Egypt to halt what he called its "egoistic approach" over the use of the waters of the Nile. He also called for reconsidering the treaty signed with Britain which gives Cairo the right to control the river. Egypt-Uganda, Politics, 4/2/2004 - Continued meetings in Egypt, in preparations for the Arab summit
Discussions continued at the Egyptian Sharm esh Shiekh resort held by the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak with several Arab leaders in order to discuss the convening an alternative Arab summit substituting the 16th summit which was postponed by Tunisia. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/1/2004 - Cairo: Imprisonment of one Egyptian convicted over spying for Israel
The Supreme state security court ( Emergency) in Cairo yesterday sentenced to 15 year imprisonment one Egyptian convicted of spying for Israel. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/1/2004 - A Jewish league boycotts a meeting with Mubarak
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said that the chairman of the Jewish-American defaming league Afraham Foxman is not intending to attend the meeting which the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hold during his forthcoming visit to the USA, over Egypt's abrogation of the 15th anniversary celebration of signing the camp David agreement between Israel and Egypt. Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/1/2004 - Egyptian- Saudi visions on developments are identical; al-Sharif Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/1/2004
- Byzantine gold hoard found near Abusir
The Hungarian team working in Abusir, 45 kilometers west of Alexandria, has uncovered a gold cache including five gold coins and a bracelet dating back to the Byzantine age (4th century AD). Egypt, Local, 4/1/2004 - Salah Eddin's route to Jerusalem declared world heritage site Egypt, Local, 4/1/2004
- Mubarak receives al-Shara; reform is internal matter
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday said that he conveyed a letter from President Bashar al-Assad to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak related to the necessity of the sincere and serious work to convene the Arab summit in a good atmosphere. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/31/2004 - Egypt signs oil exploration agreements with Australia, Chile Egypt, Economics, 3/31/2004
- Tanzania seeks Egyptian oil expertise Egypt-Tanzania, Economics, 3/31/2004
- Egypt Criticizes Tunisia, hosts a mini summit tomorrow
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has described the unilateral decision taken by Tunisia to postpone convening the Arab summit as an unjustified step. Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 3/30/2004 - Maher denies Syrian- Egyptian disagreements on the summit Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/30/2004
- LE. 6.5 million to move Ramses II to new Egyptian museum in Giza Egypt, Local, 3/30/2004
- Egypt: Arab Council for Water to be established in Cairo Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/29/2004