Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/27/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 27, 2005
- Sudanese official highlights importance of relations with Egypt Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/2/2005
- Mubarak receives message from UAE president Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/2/2005
- The Guardian: The US broke Italian law by kidnapping Egyptian cleric
"Italy's relations with the US took a further blow yesterday when Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government said it was summoning the American ambassador in Rome to explain the disappearance of a radical Muslim cleric, who was snatched from a Milan street two years ago,: The UK's The Guardian reported yesterday. Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/2/2005 - Four meetings to follow up implementing plan for developing motherhood and childhood Egypt, Culture, 7/2/2005
- Egypt on UN Security Council reforms Egypt-UN, Politics, 7/2/2005
- AU discusses Mubarak's initiative to set up center to treat AIDS Regional-Egypt, Politics, 7/2/2005
- Crude oil begins to be found in Nile Delta
Egypt's Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmi said yesterday that crude oil was discovered in the Nile Delta for the first time by Al-Mansoura petroleum Company. Egypt, Economics, 7/2/2005 - Younis: Arab electricity grid venture probed Regional-Egypt, Economics, 7/2/2005
- Egyptian- Israeli gas agreement signed; Bin Aleazer: best indicator for solid peace
Both Israel and Egypt on Thursday signed an agreement at a cost of $ 2.5 billion to sell Egyptian natural gas to Israel. This came following a ten year delay in a step which proves the improvement of relations between the two countries. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/1/2005 - Egyptian female lawyer works to reform divorce, citizenship laws
A prominent Egyptian female lawyer and human rights activist, Mona Zulficar, says she and her cohorts are strengthening the legal rights of Egyptian women by advancing different interpretations of Sharia, or Islamic, law. Egypt, Culture, 7/1/2005 - Mubarak, French Defence Minister discusses ME issue, African developments, bilateral ties
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak received yesterday the French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot-Marie and her accompanying delegation, currently visiting Egypt. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/1/2005 - Mubarak to meet French Defence Minister Egypt-France, Politics, 6/30/2005
- Sherif: We are not launching reform from vacuum; our history is full of achievements
Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat Al Sherif said Wednesday that Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will sign a number of political laws next week, ahead of being issued with the aim of realizing greater democracy. Egypt, Politics, 6/30/2005 - Fahmi: Gold mines discovered in al-Elaqi Valley
"Three gold mines have been discovered in al-Ela1qi Valley, South of Eastern desert," Egypt's Minister of Oil, Sameh Fahmi, announced yesterday. Egypt, Economics, 6/30/2005 - Egypt, Turkey start political consultations in Ankara Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 6/30/2005
- Suzanne Mubarak: Egypt combats violence against children Egypt-Regional, Culture, 6/30/2005
- Mahmoud Mohie Eddin: Discussions to boost economic cooperation with India Egypt-India, Economics, 6/30/2005
- 'Egypt meets Italy' at the Pyramids area Egypt-Italy, Local, 6/30/2005
- Fahmi: Oil gas talks with Palestine
Egypt and Palestine held negotiations yesterday focusing on the ways of transporting gas and oil between the two states. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 6/29/2005 - Abul-Gheit to Le Figaro: Egypt rejects imposition of foreign ideas
"Egypt rejects the imposition of any foreign ideas on it and has set the target of organizing fair and transparent presidential elections," Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit said. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/29/2005 - Sarcophagus dating back to Ramses reign discovered in Saqqara
Egypt's Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said Tuesday that a mission of Cairo university Faculty of Archaeology operating in Saqqara area was able to unearth a big sarcophagus dating to the reign of King Ramses II (1279-1213 BC). Egypt, Local, 6/29/2005 - Mubarak, Allawi discuss regional developments
"There are infiltrators," Allawi said, "but that does not necessarily mean that they are supported by the Syrian government. [The infiltrators] are misusing Syria's hospitality and cross into Iraq." Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 6/28/2005 - Mubarak receives Indonesian FM
He expressed his country's thanks and appreciation for Egypt for hosting around 4.000 Indonesian students. Egypt-Indonesia, Politics, 6/28/2005 - Hot line for combating violence against children Egypt, Culture, 6/28/2005
- Egypt calls for natural gas usage in Egypt Egypt, Economics, 6/28/2005
- El-Leithi :Fish farm project with Holland
The plan is to increase the production by a minimum of 40,000 tones of fish annually to meet both domestic needs and to produce a surplus for export. Egypt-Holland, Economics, 6/28/2005 - Al-Assad, Mubarak discuss conditions in the region, Lebanon
Abu al-Gheit said "the situation in Lebanon is crystallizing." He added that "elections took place ( in Lebanon). Election will be made for the speaker of a Parliament and the formation of a new government and therefore the final status will be settled ultimately. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 6/27/2005 - Nazif receives former Iraqi premier Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 6/27/2005
- Suez Canal scores record revenues
Revenues of the Suez canal in Egypt during the past 11 months of the current fiscal year increased into more than $ 3 billion against $ 2.82 billion for the last fiscal year as a whole. Egypt, Economics, 6/27/2005 - Adly receives Indonesian FM Egypt-Indonesia, Politics, 6/27/2005