Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/16/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 16, 2005
- Nepal to support Egypt for Security Council membership
Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey indicated Friday that Nepal would support Egypt's bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council. Egypt-Nepal, Politics, 5/21/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak arrives in Damascus to attend WIB forum Syria-Egypt, Local, 5/21/2005
- Tut-Ankh-Amun back to life
The ancient Egyptian civilization is adored by the French people who always seek for discovering secrets in this great civilization. The latest French discovery was recomposition of an approximate image for Tut-Ankh-Amun's face. Egypt, Local, 5/21/2005 - Fahmi to visit China next June for oil projects cooperation Egypt-China, Economics, 5/21/2005
- Laura Bush to visit Cairo Monday Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/21/2005
- Exhibition on Christianity history in Egypt Egypt-Germany, Local, 5/21/2005
- Egyptian parties urge participation in referendum on constitution
the parties warned against provocation on not joining the referendum saying such move does not go with democracy rules and the right of expressing opinion which poses as a passivity that has no place in democratic practice. The Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2005 - Nazif promises Bush free presidential elections in Egypt
In conclusion of Bush- Nazif meeting in Washington on Wednesday evening the Egyptian prime minister Ahmad Nazif promised the presidential elections to be held in Egypt in September to be free and just. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/20/2005 - Al-Jazeera: Nazif discusses reform in Washington
The Egyptian prime minister Ahmad Nazif held in Cairo, in the course of discussing the file of reform with the American administration, held talks in Washington with the US secretary of state Condaleezza Rice prior to his meeting on Wednesday with the US President George W. Bush. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/19/2005 - Cairo complains of maltreatment of Egyptian workers in Jordan
Cairo has expressed its concern over receiving reports that its workers in Jordan are exposed to attacks by the security forces. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 5/19/2005 - Amr Salama: Egypt, Ukraine cooperation to manfacture two satellites
Egypt's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Amr Salama, said yesterday that the Egyptian space programme is proceeding according to schedule in cooperation with the National Space Agency of Ukraine. Egypt-Ukraine, Economics, 5/19/2005 - Fahmi: First liquefied natural gas consignment exported toUS tomorrow
The first consignment of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be exported tomorrow to US from Edko, Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 5/19/2005 - Muslim Brothers Join call of Egyptian parties to boycott the referendum
The Muslim Brothers group joined the call made by main three Egyptian opposition parties to boycott the referendum to be held on May 25th to approve the constitutional amendment permiting more than one candidate in presidential elections. Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2005 - Nazif to US Today: Egypt serious about democracy
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif said that Egypt is serious about applying democracy. Nazif, who is visiting the United States this week, said: "Nobody would disagree with President George Bush's call for deepening democracy." Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2005 - Four foreign banks compete to buy an Egyptian bank
The International Bank of Egypt announced on Monday that a list of banks eligible for buying Bank Shares was prepared. Egypt, Business, 5/18/2005 - Egyptian-Brazilian fertilizers petrochemicals projects
Chief of the Egyptian-Brazilian Businessmen Council Ashraf Al-Atal said yesterday that investors from the two countries decided to set up joint projects to produce fertilizers, petrochemicals and equipment to meet needs of the local market and export to foreign markets. Egypt-Brazil, Economics, 5/18/2005 - Abul-Gheit:The importance of the role of the African Union and not allowing foreign interference in Darfur Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/18/2005
- Mubarak in Libya Egypt-Libya, Politics, 5/17/2005
- 160 foreign oil and gas companies in conference in Egypt
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi will open tomorrow activities of the 2nd International Petroleum Conference organized by some Egyptian and American specialized associations. Egypt, Economics, 5/16/2005 - Ibrahim Sulieman: LE 4 billion allocated for 160 new utilities projects Egypt, Local, 5/16/2005