Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 10/25/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of October 25, 2004
- Mubarak: Combating terrorism starts with solving problems of Palestine and Iraq
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak discussed with Jean Asselborn, the deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Luxembourg the latest developments in the region, mainly Palestine, Iraq and the Sudan. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/27/2004 - Egypt; no links for Taba explosions to any Palestinian group
Egypt has renewed yesterday its assertion that there are no ties linking between the Palestinian who designed the explosions of Sinai resorts and between the Palestinian organizations. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/27/2004 - Egypt launches fibre optic cable connection with Sudan
Egypt launched on Tuesday a fibre optic cable connection with Sudan to boost communications and the high-speed internet services between the two countries, said Egyptian Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Tareq Kamel. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 10/27/2004 - Somali official lauds Mubarak's role on Somali reconciliation Somalia-Egypt, Politics, 10/27/2004
- Egypt seeks Chinese experience in Pharmaceutical, Serm industries Egypt-China, Economics, 10/27/2004
- Egypt stance on UNSC enlargement
Regarding the projected enlargement of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit stressed some weeks ago before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Egypt possesses due regional power elements and enjoys political and social stability in addition to strong international relations with all world countries. Egypt-UN, Politics, 10/26/2004 - Egypt, Sudan seek laying out solid economic integration
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed and Sudanese Minister of Foreign Trade Abdel Hamid Kasha on Monday agreed on pushing up joint trade cooperation through solid infrastructure for economic 'integration. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 10/26/2004 - Egypt discloses the identity of persons accused of Sinai explosions
The Egyptian ministry of the interior announced yesterday the detention of five Egyptians over involvement in the Sinai explosions on October 7th which resulted in killing 32 persons, at least, most of them are Israeli tourists. Egypt, Politics, 10/26/2004 - Haaretz: Israel might accept Egyptian proposal to deploy forces in Sinai
Israel is inclined to accept the Egyptian proposal to deploy reinforcements of the border guards forces on the border with the aim to prevent smuggling of weapons via tunnels of Rafah to Gaza. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/26/2004 - Nazif receives Canadian oil company delegation for setting up joint petrochemical venture
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif met on Monday with the visiting board chairman of a Canadian Petrochemical Company, said Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmi. Egypt-Canada, Economics, 10/26/2004 - Pope Shenouda highlights national unity during meeting with US delegation Egypt-USA, Religion, 10/26/2004
- New Somali President in Cairo tomorrow Egypt-Somalia, Politics, 10/26/2004
- Cairo: a petition by 700 politicians vows to prevent Mubarak from a new term of office
Some 700 activist and intellectual in Egypt issued a joint statement in which they vowed to seek amending the Egyptian constitution with the aim of preventing President Hosni Mubarak from nominating himself for a new term of office in the presidential elections due in 2005 and getting rid off the rule of the one-man regime. Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2004 - Egyptian- Jordanian summit to discuss conditions in Iraq, Palestine
The Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called in conclusion of their talks in the al-Aqaba city yesterday for the need to work promptly to put an end to the cycle of violence in the Palestinian territories, warning that these acts are threatening the security of the region. Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2004 - Former Egyptian minister of agriculture advisor sentenced for 15- year imprisonment
An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced the legal advisor of the Egyptian former deputy premier and minister of agriculture for 15 year imprisonment and a fine of 2 million Egyptian pounds ( $ 322,000) under the charge of bribe and illegal wealth accumulation. Egypt, Politics, 10/25/2004