Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/14/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 14, 2005
- A third candidate for the Egyptian presidency against Mubarak
The Egyptian businessman Muhammad Farid Hassanin has proposed himself for the parliament as a nominee for the presidency of the country. He said that his aim is not to win the presidency, rather to help establish democracy. Egypt, Politics, 2/19/2005 - Tripoli for more cooperation with Cairo Egypt-Libya, Politics, 2/19/2005
- Report on oil production export consumption Egypt, Politics, 2/19/2005
- Nazif to discuss future cooperation strategy with WB President Egypt, Local, 2/19/2005
- Mubarak and al-Qathafi discuss Darfur crisis, regional issues
The presidential spokesman said Al Ghad party case is being considered by the Egyptian judicial system which, he stressed, had a reputation for integrity. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 2/18/2005 - Cairo rejects a summit on Darfur, an agreement to resume Abuja talks
Egypt has rejected the call made by the African Union to convene a summit in Cairo over Darur. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 2/18/2005 - Egypt's GDP reaches 498 billion Egypt, Economics, 2/18/2005
- Plan to upgrade pharmaceutical industry in Egypt, increase exports
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohammed Rasheed said the modernization of Egypt's pharmaceutical industry is inevitable amidst the government's orientation to merger with the world economics in a way that necessitates taking due steps and measures to face world competition in this vital industry for which the government had drawn up a plan to upgrade its production and increase exports. Egypt, Economics, 2/17/2005 - International official: Egypt committed to nuclear nonproliferation
A Senior Western Diplomat in U.N. headquarters in Vienna said the annual report was issued by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the Egyptian nuclear program showed that the nuclear materials and facilities in Egypt inspected by IAEA matched the activities which Egypt had informed the IAEA of it previously. Egypt, Politics, 2/17/2005 - British company wins oil contract in Egypt Egypt-UK, Business, 2/17/2005
- Moshira Khattab: Mrs Mubarak keen on empowering women economically, politicialy, socially Egypt, Culture, 2/17/2005
- Abu Zaid: Egypt rejects any attempt to move Nile water to Israel Egypt-Israel, Economics, 2/17/2005
- Rice calls on Egypt to reform, release leader of al-Ghad party
The US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice expressed her country's concern over the arrest of the leader of the Egyptian al-Ghad party Ayman nour and called for solving this issue as soon as possible. Egypt, Politics, 2/16/2005 - Egyptian ministers of information, youths exchange posts
A limited ministerial reshuffle was announced on Tuesday in the government of the Egyptian prime minister Ahmad Nazif during which the ministers of information and youths exchanged their posts. Egypt, Politics, 2/16/2005 - Spain's fm renews calls to give me peace process a push forward Egypt-Spain, Politics, 2/16/2005
- NCHR reaffirms confidence in Egyptian judiciary over Nour case
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights reaffirmed confidence in the Egyptian judiciary over the case of immunity-stripped MP Ayman Nour, currently under investigative custody over charges of forging official documents for his newly-founded AL-Ghad (Tomorrow) party. Egypt, Politics, 2/15/2005 - Egypt commodities exports increase 20 percent
Egyptian Commodities exports achieved a 20 percent increase from 2003 to 2004, Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed, announced yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 2/15/2005 - Statement by the public prosecution regarding MP Ayman Nour and others
An Egyptian report on the prosecution of Ayman Nour, of al-Ghad party, said: The General Prosecution, being always keen to announce the truth to the public opinion Egypt, Politics, 2/14/2005 - Younis: Egyptian expertise operates power network in Comoros Islands
Egypt confirmed yesterday that it is ready to make an effort at all forms;technical, scientific and training one to support the Arab countries in order to further joint Arab interests. Egypt-Comoros, Economics, 2/14/2005 - Egyptian -Saudi Businessmen Council probes increasing volume of trade exchange Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 2/14/2005