Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 1/3/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of January 3, 2005
- Egyptian Foreign Minister's Statement on Iraq
Egypt said it would host on Tuesday senior officials from Iraq's neighboring countries for talks on how to follow-up on December meeting of Sharm El-Sheikh on Iraq and to discuss the situation in the country. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2005 - Egypt denies conducting nuclear tests in Turkey
Egypt doesn't own any nuclear program for military purposes, a senior Egyptian diplomat told a Turkish newspaper yesterday. Egypt, Politics, 1/8/2005 - German report highlights improvement in Egypt's investment atmosphere
A German press report highlighted Friday an increase in investment opportunities in Egypt under the newly-appointed Egyptian Cabinet under Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif. Egypt, Economics, 1/8/2005 - Mubarak sends Christmas greetings to expatriate Egyptian Copts Egypt, Local, 1/8/2005
- Mrs. Mubarak to open Arab intellectual forum Egypt-Regional, Local, 1/8/2005
- Mubarak gives directives to cultivate 1.6 mm feddans on Egyptian-Sudanese borders
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak issued directives to Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ahmed Al Lethy concerning the immediate implementation of Argin Project where 1.6 million feddans will be cultivated on the Egyptian-Sudanese borders. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 1/7/2005 - Abul-Gheit: Egypt does not mediate to urge Sunnis participate in elections Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 1/7/2005
- Mubarak continues reconciliation efforts between Libya, Saudi Arabia
An Egyptian diplomatic source stressed that the visit held by President Hosni Mubarak to Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the disputes between Riyadh and Tripoli over an alleged conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/6/2005 - FM: Egypt is not violating NPT
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit said yesterday that Egypt is committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Egypt, Politics, 1/6/2005 - Head of Suez Canal Authority: Suez Canal revenues hit $ 3.087 bn
Suez Canal revenues hit a sum of $3.087 billion, marking an increase of $1.263 billion compared to last year figures, the Head of Suez Canal Authority said on Wednesday. Egypt, Economics, 1/6/2005 - Egypt committed to rotating UNSC seats for Africa Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/6/2005
- Mubarak in Saudi Arabia for mediation between Riyadh, Tripoli
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has started a visit to Saudi Arabia on which Egyptian officials said came in the course of Egyptian and Arab efforts to settle the tension between the Kingdom and Libya, reached the situation of cutting diplomatic relations between the two sides. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 1/5/2005 - Sherif: The year of democratic reforms in Egyt
This year will be the year of democratic reforms and the continuation of inter-party dialogue, Egypt's Chairman of the Shura Council, Mofied Shehab and Secretary -General of the ruling National Democratic Party Safwat el-Sherif said yesterday. Egypt, Politics, 1/5/2005 - Sameh Fahmy: US $ 450 mln to be invested in 'petrocompany'
"A new petrochemical company with total investments of US $ 450 million will be operational soon, " Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi said yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 1/5/2005 - Mubarak in Saudi -Arabia for talks with Fahd, Abdullah
Saudi sources said yesterday that President Hosni Mubarak will pay a visit to Saudi -Arabia within hours. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 1/4/2005 - Abul-Gheit receives Rabbi Douglas E.krantz
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Abul-Gheit received yesterday Rabbi Douglas E.Krantz, board member of the Americans for peace now. Egypt-USA, Politics, 1/4/2005 - Al -Sadiq Emara: Increase in Sudanese projects
Minister of State at the Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture AL-Sadiq Emara said Monday that contacts with a number of Egyptian investors in the agriculture field took place after initiating the peace agreement with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 1/4/2005 - Cairo: Three candidates for presidency to collect one million signature to amend the constitution Egypt, Politics, 1/4/2005
- New committee for human rights Egypt, Politics, 1/4/2005
- Mrs. Mubarak to launch women's forum Egypt, Local, 1/4/2005
- Cairo: the parliament nominates the President in May, referendum is in September
The secretary general of the ruling party in Egypt Safwat al-Sharif said yesterday that the party will witness this year a vast political move and an intensive activity especially as it is the year for referendum on the Republic's presidency and the elections of the parliament. Egypt, Politics, 1/3/2005 - Abu Zeid denies water war in Nile Basin
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mahmoud Abu Zeid denied categorically a possible war among the Nile Basin countries, pointing to the current cooperation among these countries to benefit from the Nile and reduce quantities of waste waters. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 1/3/2005 - Fahmy: 3.6 million tones of natural gas exported to France a year
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said France will import about 3.6 million tones of natural gas a year from Edko liquefied gas station in addition to Italy and US. Egypt, Economics, 1/3/2005