Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/28/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 28, 2005
- Mubarak talks with al-Faisal on settling Syria- Lebanese crisis
Before taking part in the meeting held between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Saudi crown prince in al-Riyadh, the Saudi foreign minister prince Saud al-Faisal was in Egypt, he discussed with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak the possibility of reaching an agreement formula between the Taif agreement and the UN Security Council resolution in order to settle the Lebanese- Syria crisis. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 3/4/2005 - A summit in Sharm al-Sheikh in support of the Palestinians
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks in Sharm al-Sheikh resort dealt with security issues and results concluded by the London peace conference which was held on Tuesday in support of the Palestinian establishments. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/4/2005 - Egypt: massive resignation in al-Ghad party Egypt, Politics, 3/4/2005
- $14.975 billion in international reserves Egypt, Economics, 3/4/2005
- Mubarak, Qathafi discuss Darfur conditions on phone Egypt-Libya, Politics, 3/4/2005
- Mubarak against limiting terms of office: amending the constitution is not in my interest
The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak announced he does not support limiting the number of term of offices for the President of the Republic to two terms as demanded by the opposition parties in the country. Egypt, Politics, 3/3/2005 - Abul- Gheit: We have no information on tripartite summit in Riyadh Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/3/2005
- Mubarak inaugurates giant pumping station
On his trip to the ambitious mega-project of Toshka, in the south of the valley, President Hosni Mubarak gave the signal to inaugurate the operation of the giant Mubarak Water Pump Station's 24 units, one of the largest concrete construction sites in the world, to work with its maximum pumping capacity. Egypt, Economics, 3/3/2005 - NDP Parliamentary body unanimously approves Mubarak's historic initiative
Egypt's National Democratic Party NDP parliamentary body, at its meeting yesterday, agreed in principle on the historic initiative launched by President Hosni Mubarak for amending Article no. 76 of the constitution under which the President of the Republic would be selected through direct and secret balloting. Egypt, Politics, 3/2/2005 - Clashes between Nour supporters and the Egyptian police
Scores of supporters of the Egyptian al-Ghad opposition party demonstrated in Cairo on Tuesday demanding the release of the detained leader of the party Ayman Nour. Egypt, Politics, 3/2/2005 - People's Assembly agrees in principle on amending the Constitution
The People's Assembly's General Committee agreed in principle at its meeting yesterday under Ahmed Fathi Sorour on President Mubarak's request for amending Article No. 76 of the Constitution on the election of the President of the Republic. Egypt, Politics, 3/1/2005 - Egypt and the two Christians doctors who embraced Islam
Egyptian Church sources announced on Monday that the two women Marian Ayyad and Teireiza Ibrahim who led hundreds of Copts to demonstrate on Sunday in south west of Cairo in protest of their disappearance and embracing Islam, returned back to their houses after spending the night in the protection of the police in al-Fayoum city. Egypt, Religion, 3/1/2005 - Baradei: Egypt poses no nuclear threat Egypt, Politics, 3/1/2005
- Egyptian opposition welcomes decision on multiparty presidential elections
The Egyptian opposition parties and movements almost unanimously stated that the decision of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to amend the constitution to permit more than one candidate to enter the presidential elections is a guarantee for Egypt's stability. Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2005 - Mubarak asks the People's Assembly and the Shura Council to amend article no 76 of the Constitution
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said he asked the parliament to amend the constitution to allow multiple candidates to run for the presidential elections. Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2005 - Fathi Sorour: Egyptian Parliament to discuss constitutional amendment on March 12
The proposed change would allow Egyptian citizens to enter the presidential race, under certain criteria ensuring that the candidate would not manipulate the election race. The Presidential candidate would have to secure the support of a number of parliament members and members of local popular councils, or both of them, Sorour said. Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2005 - On Mubarak's proposed constitution amendment Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2005
- President al-Assad message to Mubarak
Answering a question on the Israeli accusation of Syria regarding the explosion which took place in Tel Aviv late Friday, Minister al-Shara stressed that the accusation is baseless, because Syria has stretched hands for peace and supported the Palestinian people to restore their rights peacefully. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2005