Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/21/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 21, 2005
- Successful Egyptian-French summit
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak met French President Jacques Chirac in Elysee Palace yesterday on the situation in the Middle East, Iraq, Sudan, and Lebanon in addition to means to boosting Egypt-France ties. Egypt-France, Politics, 3/25/2005 - Mubarak insists on rights of Palestinians, diplomacy with Iran Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/25/2005
- Pope Shenouda: We reject selling church land to Israelis
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark Diocese Wednesday strongly rejected selling a single inch of the Coptic Orthodox Church land in Jerusalem to Israelis. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2005 - Egypt grants nationality to 232 foreigners born to Egyptian mothers Egypt, Local, 3/25/2005
- Muslim brothers in Egypt call for constitutional reforms
The general Murshid ( guide) for the Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brothers) in Egypt, Muhammad Mahdi Akef, said that the movement will support any candidate in whom it sees merit to lead Egypt in the next Presidential elections. Egypt, Politics, 3/24/2005 - Gamal Mubarak denies nomination
The younger son of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied that he will be one of the candidates in the presidency elections due to be held in September, denying that the ruling national party has decided on its nominee. Egypt, Politics, 3/24/2005 - Israel appoints an ambassador to Egypt
The Israeli foreign ministry announced appointing the diplomat Shalom Cohen as Israel's ambassador in Egypt to replace the former ambassador Elie Shaked. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/24/2005 - Rasheed to visit Turkey next week for FTA Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 3/24/2005
- Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman: Private sector to engage in building houses in new cities Egypt, Economics, 3/24/2005
- Mubarak submits a 6-point program of action for reactivating Arab League, reform and establishing Arab common market
Amidst expectation that Arab leaders could reach an agreement that puts an end to the deterioration of the joint Arab action, the proceedings of the 17th Arab summit opened in Algiers yesterday in presence of 13 Arab kings, heads of states and the absence of nine others for discussing the agenda which is topped by the issues of reform of the Arab region Regional-Egypt, Politics, 3/23/2005 - Mubarak highlights need for continuing Arab reform
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak underlined Tuesday the need to continue reforms and modernization in the Arab staters in accordance with the Tunis summit and the aspirations of the Arab peoples. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 3/23/2005 - Ayman Nour is brought before the Egyptian criminal court over falsification
The Egyptian attorney general has brought the opposition Egyptian parliamentarian and chairman of al-Ghad party, Ayman Nour, and other 6 persons to the criminal courts over accusation of falsifying papaers related to the party's foundation permit. Egypt, Politics, 3/23/2005 - Junblat in Egypt, warning against the return of violence to Lebanon
Lebanese Druz parliamentarian and leader of the Lebanese Socialist Progressive party, Walid Junblat, is visiting Egypt where he expects to meet today with President Hosni Mubarak. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 3/21/2005 - Sameh Fahmi : Fossil fuel revenue up by $6 billion
The Egyptian fossil fuel industry has provided the local market with petroleum, natural gas and petrochemical products estimated at US$46 billion over the last five years. Egypt, Economics, 3/21/2005