Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 4/18/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of April 18, 2005
- Mubarak addresses 2nd army in Ismailia
President Hosni Mubarak visited on Saturday the 2nd army headquarters in Ismailia and addressed officers and soldiers on the occasion of the start of celebrations marking Sinai Liberation Day. Egypt, Politics, 4/23/2005 - Mubarak in my word to the history for three running days
Under the title "my word to history" the Egyptian TV starts as from tomorrow and for three running days to broadcast an interview with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that lasts for seven hours, its content is not disclosed yet, according to the Egyptian al-Ahram daily. Egypt, Politics, 4/23/2005 - 37 Copts visited Jerusalem despite ban by Pope Shanoudah
Some 37 Egyptian Copts traveled from Cairo to occupied Jerusalem despite the embargo imposed by the Pope of Alexandria and al-Karazza Patriarchy Shanouda III against visiting the city as long as it is under occupation. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/23/2005 - Investment Minister briefs US officials on reform measures
US Under-Secretary of State Robert Zoelick hailed the recent steps towards political, economic reforms and trade liberalization in Egypt, a senior Egyptian official said on Friday. Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/23/2005 - Mubarak to declare integrated plan to support low-income families
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will declare features of an integrated plan to support the low-income families and realize the social stability which constitutes an essential base of Egypt's rule. Egypt, Politics, 4/23/2005 - Egypt's agricultural exports up to L.E 6 billion
The Egyptian agricultural exports upped to LE 6.155 billion from January to September 2004 compared to LE 4.301 billion in the same period of 2003. Egypt, Economics, 4/23/2005 - Egypt refuses to encourage the Arabs to normalize relations with Israel
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit said on Thursday that his country refuses to carry out a role to encouraging the Arab states to encourage relations with Israel in case the latter asked for that, stressing that Cairo is attached to the Arab Peace Initiative. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 4/22/2005 - Hossam Eddin el-Hefni: Half a century of diplomatic ties with China
"China's leaders want to render the strong relationship between the two countries even stronger," said Egyptian ambassador to China, Hossam Eddin el-Hefni, referring to Egypt's role in this via hosting the African-Chinese Ministers Conference in Cairo in four years' time. Egypt-China, Politics, 4/21/2005 - Sharaf: Investments projects to be set up to raise railways assets
Egypt's Minister of Transport Essam Sharaf said President Hosni Mubarak had issued a republican decree to dedicate about 190 million square meters nationwide to be used to set up investment projects in a bid to raise Egypt railways' assets. Egypt, Economics, 4/21/2005 - Egypt ends differences with Ethiopia, brings together al-Bashir and Zenawi
News reports in Cairo said that a tripartite summit including the Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak, the Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi will be held today in Sharm al-Sheikh. Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 4/18/2005