Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 11/8/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of November 8, 2004
- Arafat's funeral today in Cairo
Egypt has announced it will hold a military funeral for the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Cairo. His body arrived there from Paris on board of a French plane. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 11/12/2004 - US Senator: Egypt, US free trade area agreement negotiations being soon
Chairman of the US Congress Budged Committee Senator Bill Thomas said Egypt-US Free Trade Area (FTA) talks would soon begin. Egypt-USA, Economics, 11/12/2004 - Israel: Abu al-Gheit visit postponed Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/11/2004
- One million feddans dedicated to raise exports to $ 5 billion
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed said on Monday that Dr. Nazif Government is studying plans to dedicate about one million feddans whose crops will be exported in a bid to raise the agricultural products exports to $ 5 billion a year. Egypt, Economics, 11/10/2004 - Egypt's National Human Rights Council Head meets EU delegation Egypt-European Union, Politics, 11/10/2004
- First wooden coffin of 13th dynasty unearthed in Luxor
Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the first wooden sarcophagus that dates back to the 13th Dynasty in ancient Egypt was unearthed inside an unmarked tomb in the area of Dra'a Abul- Naga, near the pyramid of King Nob-Khebar Ra-antaf. Egypt, Local, 11/10/2004 - Mubarak receives telephone call from Yemeni President Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 11/10/2004
- Cabinet approves establishment of Egyptian-British University Egypt, Local, 11/10/2004
- Navigation in Suez Canal back normal Egypt, Local, 11/10/2004
- Egyptian, Libyan officials meet on bilateral relations Egypt-Libya, Politics, 11/9/2004
- A message from al-Assad to Mubarak on regional issues
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt received on Sunday the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara who handed him a message sent from President Bashar al-Assad on the latest developments in the Arab region. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 11/8/2004 - Ali Islam: Egypt denies banned nuclear activity
Egypt denied on Sunday carrying out any banned nuclear activity, Vowing continued cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog in mutual confidence and transparency." Egypt, Politics, 11/8/2004 - When withdrawal from Gaza is made, UN observers in Sinai are ready to protect the borders
The UN forces in charge of monitoring peace between Israel and Egypt announced yesterday that it is ready to help ensuring the protection of borders between Egypt and Gaza after Israel's withdrawal from this Palestinian sector. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 11/8/2004 - Egyptian presidency highlights Syria's positive stances Egypt-Syria, Politics, 11/8/2004
- Abdellah: Mrs. Mubarak does her best to enable women to get rights Egypt, Local, 11/8/2004
- Germany finances Al Zaafrana wind station Egypt-Germany, Economics, 11/8/2004
- Ramsses II to relocate temporarily to Giza Plateau in February Egypt, Local, 11/8/2004
- Hawas: Singaporean robot to creep into Cheops Pyramid in October
The robot experiment inside Cheops Pyramid in Giza will be repeated next year but this time by a different institution, said Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawas. Egypt, Local, 11/8/2004