Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/24/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 24, 2004
- Egyptian businessmen seek pharmaceutical cooperation with Russian companies
Members of the Egyptian-Russian Business Council held Friday intensive negotiations on the pharmaceutical industry with a number of Russian pharmaceutical companies. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 5/29/2004 - Damascus: Syria is careful to maintain good relations with Egypt
Arab diplomatic sources in Damascus denied the existence of any " Syrian- Egyptian difference" on the ground of the differences in view points that took place in the Arab summit in Tunisia. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/2004 - US amends reform initiative Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/29/2004
- Putin, Mubarak discussed a settlement between Syria, Lebanon and Israel, call for a genuine sovereignty for Iraq
In conclusion of their meeting in Moscow on Friday, the Russian president Vladimir Putin and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called for the release of a UN resolution that states a " real sovereignty" for Iraq and " the withdrawal of all foreign forces from its lands," so as the foreign presence will not enhance the escalation of acts of violence in this country. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 5/29/2004 - Pope Shenouda: Mideast needs to hold dialogue with West
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese underlined on Friday the need to hold dialogue with the West, saying that the West was not of one view as regards Arab issues, especially the Palestinian cause and the Iraqi issue. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/29/2004 - Mubarak in Moscow
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has started an official visit to Moscow during which he will be meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and discuss with him the current situation in the Middle East and discuss the " Greater Middle East initiative " aiming at introducing reforms to the region. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 5/28/2004 - Syria- Egyptian joint electric cooperation
Egyptian Electric Holding Company decided Wednesday on launching the Syrian-Egyptian Company for Electric Studies and Engineering Consultations. Syria-Egypt, Economics, 5/27/2004 - Mubarak's visit to Romania to open new vistas of cooperation - Romanian PM Egypt-Romania, Politics, 5/27/2004
- Al-Azhar Grand Imam, Pope Shenouda leave for Doha Egypt-Qatar, Religion, 5/27/2004
- Sudanese, Egyptian intellectuals warn against north- south separation
After the Arab summit has avoided to discuss the Sudanese issues and Sudan's portion of the recent Arab Tunisia's statement was just a short clause voicing solidarity with it; while news reports speak of an approaching an agreement with the John Garang movement, several Sudanese and Egyptian intellectuals called for convening an intellectual meeting in Cairo to discuss the future of conditions in Sudan. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/26/2004 - Egypt's council's board chairman and sanctions on Syria
Chairman of the Egyptian Council's Board for Foreign affairs Mohammad Shaker underlined that the American sanctions is a dangerous move against all the region's countries, not only against Syria. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/26/2004 - Abdrabbo: Moving Arafat to Gaza not raised Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/26/2004
- Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on mining projects Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/26/2004
- 39 percent retreat in Egypt's trade deficit in 2003
Egypt witnessed a 39 percent retreat in the trade deficit in 2003, down by $ 4,780 billion compared to $ 7,835 billion in 2002, according to a monthly report by the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Egypt, Economics, 5/25/2004 - Cairo issues its reservations on the Greater Middle East initiative; Egypt, Tunisia are absent from the G-8 summit
Both Tunisia and Egypt announced yesterday they will not take part in the G-8 summit which will be held on June 8 in Georgia, the USA. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/25/2004 - Egypt, China cooperate in manufacturing building materials, gas, petrochemicals
Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid held on Monday talks with the visiting Chinese trade and economic delegation led by Deputy Trade Minister Wu Jan Ju. Egypt-China, Economics, 5/25/2004 - $ 496 million in value of Egyptian-Brazilian trade exchange
Value of the Egyptian-Brazilian trade exchange in 2003 reached $ 496 million, including Egyptian exports to Brazil worth $ 34 million. However, the aggregate bilateral trade exchange in the first three months of 2004 amounted to $ 125.5 million, said Ashraf El-Ataal, Head of the Egyptian-Brazilian Business Council. Egypt-Brazil, Economics, 5/25/2004 - First Egyptian oil investment company starts business
Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said that the first Egyptian oil investment company "Sarwa" started its business by 5 agreements in the exploration areas in the Western Desert and North Sinai off the Mediterranean. Egypt, Business, 5/25/2004