Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/20/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 20, 2005
- Mubarak's economic speech at the 6th of October City factories
I also presented a new thought that brings about a third generation of laws to develop our legislation infrastructure, a matter that opens the door before the private sector to be a full partner in mobilizing investments necessary to development and providing job opportunities to our sons. Egypt, Economics, 6/23/2005 - Mubarak: economic growth rate of more than 6% is our challenge
President Mubarak said that the state will continue to maintain its role in drawing up policies, monitoring markets and providing the climate necessary for enhancing private investments. Egypt, Economics, 6/23/2005 - US is Egypt's biggest trade partner, imports 40 percent of textiles
Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rasheed Mohammed Rasheed said that the U.S is Egypt's biggest trading partner, seeing Egyptian-US trade exchange reached US$3.8 billion last year. Egypt-USA, Economics, 6/23/2005 - People's Assembly approves political rights practice law Egypt, Politics, 6/23/2005
- Abul-Gheit: Egypt sheds light on unity of Iraq
"Egypt's speech before an international conference on Iraq, to open in Brussels today will focus on the importance of the commitment to maintaining Iraq's unity and to a timetable for the political process there," said Foreign Minster Ahmad Abul -Gheit. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 6/22/2005 - Mubarak meets el-Merghani Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/22/2005
- 2,956 investment companies approved in five months Egypt, Economics, 6/22/2005
- Rice calls for free elections in Egypt, meets opposition figures
The US Secretary Of State Condaleezza Rice renewed her call for having free and transparent elections in Egypt, following her meeting with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm al-Sheikh on Friday. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/21/2005 - Mubarak: Gaza withdrawal should be followed by further pullouts
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday that the planned Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank should be followed by further pullouts. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/21/2005 - Mubarak discuss with Perez Palestinian developments
The meeting Between Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak and Israel's Vice Premier Shimon Perez discussed the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the four settlements in the West Bank, the meeting to be held today in Jerusalem between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbass and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and ways of reactivating the peace process. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/21/2005 - Perez meets Mubarak, an agreement over Philadelphia passage
The Israeli deputy prime minister has expressed his optimism over signing an agreement with Egypt, on controlling the Philadelphia passage before the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, due in the mid August. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/21/2005 - Mubarak and Rice discuss settlement prospects, development in Iraq and reform efforts Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/21/2005
- Abul-Naga: Maintaining regional stability serves reform, development Egypt-Regional, Politics, 6/21/2005
- Sharaf: New plan to upgrade railways Egypt, Economics, 6/21/2005
- Shura Legislative Committee approve law of political rights practice Egypt, Politics, 6/20/2005
- Bashir: National unity government to be formed before July 9
President Bashir announced that a Sudanese national unity government would be formed on July 9. In his address marking the signing of the Cairo accord on national reconciliation in Sudan, he spoke of President Hosni Mubarak's earnest efforts to reach this agreement and his interest in Sudan's territorial integrity. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 6/20/2005 - Egyptian FM meets with Israeli peer
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit has demanded the opening the Gaza borders following the Israeli withdrawal from it. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/20/2005 - Sinai: two killed, 3 injured in clashes between the police, Bedouins
One police man and one persons suspected to be involved in preparing Taba's explosions were killed and other three police members injured on Friday in clashes that took place during a mopping up operation carried out by the security forces in the downtown of Sinai in search for the first persons accused for Taba explosions. Egypt, Local, 6/20/2005 - Abu al-Gheit stresses Syria's commitment to the 1559 Resolution Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/20/2005
- Fahmi: Egypt, Palestine discuss oil, gas cooperation Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 6/20/2005