Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/27/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 27, 2004
- Rashid: First program to reform technical and vocational training
The next year will see the implementation of the first program to reform the technical and vocational training with finances worth more than LE 600 million, said Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Mohamed Rashid. Egypt, Education, 1/1/2005 - Mubarak receives Bahraini Monarch Egypt-Bahrain, Politics, 1/1/2005
- Nazif: Protection of low-income brackets top government's priorities Egypt, Politics, 1/1/2005
- Mubarak promises educational reforms
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak promised continued modernisation of the country's educational system, commitment to the Arab identity and better life for teachers. Egypt, Education, 12/31/2004 - Egypt: One persons is killed between the Copts and Muslims
The Egyptian police announce yesterday that one Muslim was killed during confrontations between Muslim youths and Copts in Upper Egypt on Wednesday. Egypt, Politics, 12/31/2004 - First QIZ to deal be held in January
Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry said the protocol of the Qualified Industry Zones (QIZ) will be applied as of next month as the Egyptian exports will witness the first exportation deal to the US markets. Egypt-USA, Economics, 12/31/2004 - Chephren pyramid open for visitors Saturday
Hosni said the third Pyramid of Mycerinus will be closed for a year to start necessary rejuvenations, adding 2005 will see a giant restoration project to restore King Chephren's funerary temple and the stone blocks in the area south of the temple. Egypt, Local, 12/31/2004 - Mohammed Dirir: Ethiopia seeks Egyptian expertise in Petrolum, Miningdomains
Ethiopian Minister of Minesand Energy Resources Mohammed Dirir expressed Wednesday the keenness of his country to benefit from the Egyptian expertise in the petroleum and mining fields. Egypt-Ethiopia, Economics, 12/30/2004 - Fahmi: Arab states not benefiting much from oil price hikes
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Sameh Fahmi said the Arab states did not profit much from the oil price hikes last summer. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 12/30/2004 - Mubarak, Blair discuss pushing forward ME peace efforts Egypt-UK, Politics, 12/30/2004
- Egyptian cotton exports hit $ 144 million
"About 25 Asian and European countries have agreed to procure 68,660 kantars of raw long staple Egyptian cotton for US $ 144 million in the fourteenth week of the cotton contracting season,"a Government official said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 12/30/2004 - Khaled al-Kulib: Kuwaiti investment in Egypt hit $3 billion Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 12/30/2004
- Mubarak probes with Qathafi conditions in the Arab states, Africa Egypt-Libya, Politics, 12/29/2004
- Egypt, Bahrain agree on boosting cooperation programs
The two sides agreed on handling the problems facing development in the Arab region, promoting inter-trade exchange and enhancing trade exchange and investments among the Arab states. Bahrain-Egypt, Politics, 12/29/2004 - Cairo rules out the return back of its ambassador to Israel
Egypt has ruled out the return back of its ambassador to Israel under the current conditions "as reasons behind the withdrawal of the ambassador are still existent." Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/29/2004 - International symposium in Cairo on Islam, West relations Egypt-Regional, Local, 12/29/2004
- Egyptian national bank sells shares to increase capital
The bank is in need of increasing the working capital to 500 million Egyptian pounds from 315 million Egyptian pounds before the fall of the mid of 2005. This will be under new conditions set by the central bank for new capital requirements for banks. Egypt, Economics, 12/29/2004 - Zahi Hawas: Silos dating back to Pharaonic era unearthed in Fayoum
"It helps us understand the development of a hunting-based community into an agricultural one." he added. Egypt, Local, 12/29/2004 - Fahmy: Egypt's oil and gas products exports hit $4.5 billion
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said that oil is the backbone of economic and social growth in Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 12/28/2004 - Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar sends Christmas greetings to Pope Shenouda Egypt, Religion, 12/28/2004
- Saad Eddine Ibrahim intends to monitor the elections
Egyptian activist Saad Eddine Ibrahim said on Saturday he intends to monitor the parliamentary and presidential elections due to be held in Egypt in 2005, though he was detained in the past because of his monitoring of voting operations in earlier elections. Egypt, Politics, 12/27/2004 - Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed: Arab Free Trade Area in January won't affect Egypt industry
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade And Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed said full liberalization of commodities of Arab origin within the framework of the Arab Free Trade Area by January 2005 will not affect the Egyptian industry. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 12/27/2004 - Egyptian newspaper criticizes U.S. nuclear policy in Middle East
An influential Egyptian newspaper strongly criticized the American double-standard policy towards the Middle East through ignoring the Israeli nuclear arsenal which forms serious threat to the security and stability in the region, while putting strong pressures on Iran over its peaceful nuclear program. Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/27/2004 - Abu Ghait and the Follow-up Meeting of Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Ghait said his country was making contacts with countries which participated in the plenary conference in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh last month on Iraq to hold a follow-up meeting to carry out what had been agreed upon. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/27/2004 - Omar Suleiman in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 12/27/2004
- Sameh Fahmi: Ethiopia seeks Egyptian geological expertise
Egytp's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi received Yesterday the Ethiopian Minister of Mines And Energy Resources Mohammed Dirir for talks on boosting bilateral relations in energy and mining fields. Egypt-Ethiopia, Local, 12/27/2004