Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/17/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 17, 2004
- Egyptian citizenship to be granted to 349 children from Egyptian mothers Egypt, Politics, 5/22/2004
- Russia looks forward to Mubarak's historic visit Egypt-Russia, Politics, 5/22/2004
- Sorbonne honors Mrs. Mubarak, lauds her efforts in women status promotion Egypt-France, Politics, 5/22/2004
- The lawyer of the Egyptian Islamic groups mediates to stop violence in Saudi Arabia
The lawyer of the Islamic groups and guardian of the initiative to stop violence between the authority and the Islamic groups in Egypt, Muntasir al-Zayyat announced he will head for Saudi Arabia on the hope he will be able to help halting violence in the Kingdom, calling on opening channels of dialogue with the " extremists." Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 5/20/2004 - After approving a series of new taxes, Egypt and the budget deficiency
Legislations approved by the Egyptian parliament on Tuesday, including imposition on new fees and increase of taxes on cars, restaurants, traveling abroad and mobile service, showed that Egypt has been living since years at a level beyond its capabilities with the increasing general budget deficit, financed by internal debt. A continuous problems for the government, experts views are different over solving. Egypt, Economics, 5/20/2004 - Mubarak confirms attending the Arab summit in Tunisia
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday he will be attending the Arab summit which will be held in Tunisia on Saturday. He told journalists in the Al-Aqser city that his attending of the summit is very important because it will discuss hot issues like questions pertaining to Palestine and Iraq and the issue of boosting the Arab league and reforms. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/20/2004 - Muslim, Christian preachers to be trained on human rights conceptions
The Cultural Committee of the National Council for Human Rights decided to hold a training course for mosques and churches preachers on religions and human rights. Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2004 - Government to privatize 66 companies in 2004
The Ministerial Privatization Committee met yesterday under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and decided to keep intact the state's ownership of 64 companies working in the fields of mills, transport, yarns and textiles, fertilizers, steel, aluminum, chemicals and drugs in addition to the companies whose revenues constitute a big resource to the state's treasury like tobacco, sugar and salt, said Information Minister Safwat Al Sherif following the meeting. Egypt, Economics, 5/18/2004 - Mubarak opens Thebes Glories Museum
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak arrives in Luxor within hours on a brief visit in which he inaugurates monumental projects and inspects monumental sites, which have been restored, according to the Chief of the Supreme Council of Luxor, Al-Disouqi Al-Bana. Egypt, Local, 5/18/2004 - Ebeid inaugurates Arab-German Chamber of Industry, Commerce Egypt-Germany, Local, 5/18/2004
- Scores of Muslim brotherhood leadership members detained in Egypt
News reports in Cairo said that the Egyptian security authorities detained 50 leading figures of the Muslim Brothers group in the Egyptian governorates of Alexandria, al-Daqihlia, al-Manofeyah and Cairo, in what was described as a new campaign against the group that covered also closure of the group's website on the Internet. Egypt, Politics, 5/17/2004