Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/28/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 28, 2005
- Iran summons the Egyptian charge de affairs Egypt-Iran, Politics, 3/30/2005
- Nabil Fahmi: Egypt is not party to Bush guarantees to Sharon
Egypt has called on the US Administration to adopt a clear-cut stance towards the Israeli government plan for expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank and building more houses there. Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/29/2005 - Nazif, Gasprom chairman probe bilateral cooperation in gas domain
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif discussed Sunday with board chairman of Russia's Gasprom Company Aleksei Miller, currently visiting Cairo, bilateral cooperation in the gas sphere. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 3/29/2005 - Private sector dominates two thirds of Egyptian cotton exports
The national Egyptian cotton exporting companies of the private sector won 60% of exports contracts to world markets, while the private Modern Nile company alone got 32% of the exports, having exported some 41,000 tons. Egypt, Economics, 3/29/2005 - Businessmen delegation to accompany Rasheed during his visit to Turkey
A delegation of Egyptian businessmen and members of the Egyptian-Turkish Businessmen Association is to accompany Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed on his visit to Turkey on Tuesday. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 3/29/2005 - Tantawi: Man, woman equal in Islam Egypt-Regional, Religion, 3/29/2005
- Egypt's Trade with China up by 26.8% Egypt-China, Economics, 3/29/2005
- Egypt signs cooperation agreement with Intel Corp
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on Monday attended in the Smart Village the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between Egypt and Intel Corporation. Egypt-USA, Business, 3/29/2005 - Scores of Muslim Brothers detained in Cairo during demonstrations
The Egyptian security forces detained 100 members and supporters of the banned Ikhwan al-Muslimine (Muslim Brothers) groups during and prior to the demonstrations which demand political reforms organized by the group in Cairo though it was banned by the Egyptian ministry of the interior. Egypt, Politics, 3/28/2005 - Anniversary of breaking down border gate between Libya and Egypt
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the Leader of the Revolution's move "demolishing the artificial Border Gate between Great Jamahiriya and Egypt," JANA reported. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 3/28/2005 - Egyptian sentenced to life imprisonment for spying for Iran
Iran has strongly criticized the judicial verdict issued in Cairo against an Egyptian citizen accused of spying for Iran. The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry Hamid Rida Aseifi said in a statement that the verdict is not based on evidence. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 3/28/2005 - Egyptian movie start Ahmad Zaki dies at 55
Zaki was admitted to hospital three weeks before after he was obliged to stop filming the last shots of "al-Andaleeb" about the late Egyptian artist and singer Abdul Halim Hafez. Doctors said that he went into coma since the beginning of this month. Egypt, People, 3/28/2005