Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/9/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 9, 2005
- Egypt reopens its consulate in Port Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/14/2005
- Egypt judges refuse supervision of presidential elections
The Egypt's judges club has rejected unanimously judicial supervision of the presidential and parliamentary elections due in September. Egypt, Politics, 5/14/2005 - Libya reclaims, cultivates 300.000 wheat feddans in Marsa Matrouh Egypt-Libya, Economics, 5/14/2005
- Al-Siyassa: Mubarak: decision to stand elections after new laws Egypt, Politics, 5/14/2005
- Mubarak- al-Assad discuss the situation on the Arab arena
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks on Thursday at Sharm al-Sheikh resort dealt with issues on the Arab arena. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/13/2005 - Sorour: Constitution amendment historic step
Egypt's People's Assembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour said yesterday Egypt will amend the political rights law after the presidential elections slated for September. Egypt, Politics, 5/13/2005 - Jamal Mubarak confirms Egypt's rejection to the UN monitoring the presidential elections
Egypt has refused foreign observers to be imposed on it from the outside for the presidential elections in September. This was in reation to an indirect American call to this effect. Egypt, Politics, 5/13/2005 - Egyptian premier to visit US today Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/13/2005
- Wives of president Assad and Mubarak discuss Damascus Women in Business Forum Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/13/2005
- Egypt quiet over Bush's proposal to monitor the elections
Egyptian officials abstained from commenting on the proposal made by the American President George W. Bush to that the Egyptian government accepts an international monitoring for the presidential elections due in September this year. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/12/2005 - On supplying Egyptian gas to Cyprus Egypt-Cyprus, Economics, 5/12/2005
- Mubarak receives Bahraini Crown Prince Egypt-Bahrain, Politics, 5/12/2005
- Egypt's ancient treasures displayed in Germany Egypt-Germany, Local, 5/12/2005
- On the new constitutional change in Egypt
The Egyptian parliament on Tuesday approved at a great majority the amendment of the constitution in order to permit more than one candidate in the presidential elections and by direct vote for the first time in Egypt's history. Egypt, Politics, 5/11/2005 - More demonstrations, acts of detentions in Egypt Egypt, Politics, 5/11/2005
- Mubarak receives message from Eritrean president Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 5/11/2005
- Suliman Awwad: Gaza pullout must be coordinated with Palestinians
Israel should coordinate with the Palestinians over its plan to put off until mid-August its withdrawal from Gaza Strip originally planned for mid-July, Egypt's Presidential Spokesperson Suliman Awwad said yesterday. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/11/2005 - Egypt: ties with US strategic
The agenda will also specifically cover the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with Egypt. Nazif said that Egypt and the US were almost eye to eye as regards most of the terms of the FTA except for those connected with potency rights in the pharmaceutical industry. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/10/2005 - Nazif, French trade minister discuss development of Cairo underground, gas exports
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif received yesterday, French Minister of Foreign Trade Francois Loos, currently visiting Egypt, for talks on boosting trade exchange and joint investments. Egypt-France, Economics, 5/10/2005 - Mubarak-Qaboos summit affirms legitimate rights of Palestinians Egypt-Oman, Politics, 5/10/2005
- Egypt ready to meet needs of electricity in Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 5/10/2005
- Cypriot trade minister in Cairo Egypt-Cyprus, Politics, 5/10/2005
- Maltese FM inaugurates Malta Day in Egypt Egypt-Malta, Politics, 5/10/2005
- Muslim Bothers continue demonstrations in Cairo, reject constitution's amendment
The banned Muslim Brothers group in Egypt has stressed its determination to continue acts of protests despite the detention of hundreds of its members and supporters by the Egyptian security forces last week. Egypt, Politics, 5/9/2005 - Muslim Brothers guide criticizes Egyptian government
The Guide ( Murshid) of the Muslim Brothers group in Egypt, Mahdi Akef, launched strong criticism against the Egyptian government over the detention of members of the group. Egypt, Politics, 5/9/2005 - Investment Minister: Land free for investors
Egypt is ready to study a proposal to grant land for free to investors in some provinces nationwide, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin said on Sunday. Egypt, Economics, 5/9/2005 - CBE: $1.9 billion increase in Egyptian exports
A report released by Central Bank of Egypt said that the Egyptian commodities exports went up to $6.4 billion from July to December 2004 with an increase worth $1.9 billion against the figures of the same period in 2003. Egypt, Economics, 5/9/2005 - Nazif: E-government to be accelerated to develop economic performance
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said Egypt is currently preparing for the use of information technology for restructuring subsidy, controlling markets and providing services for citizens. Egypt, Economics, 5/9/2005 - Al-Ahram: Libya handed Egypt the brother of the museum attack executor
The Egyptian daily al-Ahram said on Sunday that Egypt received from Libya the fleeing person Muhammad Yusri, brother of the executor of the attacks which took place near the Egyptian museum Eyab Yusri. Libya-Egypt, Local, 5/9/2005 - Conference to address oil investments Egypt, Local, 5/9/2005