Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/4/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 4, 2005
- Egypt will downsize diplomatic mission in Iraq
Asked whether an Egyptian team should have had been sent to Iraq for negotiations with the abductors of the slain Egyptian diplomat, Abul-Gheit explained that it was impossible to contact the abductors because they had made no contacts with the Egyptian side. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Egyptian diplomat's assassination widely condemned
The assassination of head of Egypt's diplomatic mission in Iraq Ihab el-Sherif was strongly condemned by several Islamic, Egyptian, Arab and African parties and personalities. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Egyptian-Chinese ties have come a long way - ambassador
Hossamdin said the trade volume between both countries has jumped from $952 million in 2001 to $1577 million in 2004 and is projected to reach two billions by the end of this year. Egypt-China, Economics, 7/9/2005 - Nazif arrives in Khartoum to attend signing of transitional constitution Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/9/2005
- Syria strongly denounces Egyptian ambassador killing in Iraq Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/9/2005
- Egypt confirms the killing of its ambassador in Iraq
al-Qaida added that "jails in Egypt are filled with al-Mujahideen and the Egyptian courts sentenced several monotheists to death including our great Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri," in remarks to the second ranking man in al-Qaida organization who is sentenced in absentia in Egypt. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/8/2005 - EUR 50 million support for clean energy gas supplies in Egypt
Under its Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), the European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 50 million to the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) for two gas pipelines of a combined length of 152 km in Egypt. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 7/8/2005 - First natural gas shipment to leave for France
A Gas de France Ship is due to leave the Egyptian Mediterranean harbour of Edko in two days carrying the first shipment of liquified natural gas. Egypt-France, Business, 7/8/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak heads Women's Economic Empowerment Forum Egypt, Local, 7/8/2005
- Zarqawi group reportedly killed Egyptian ambassador in Iraq
News reports from al-Jazeera and al-Arabia satellite TV stations said that Egypt's top diplomat in Iraq to Iraq, Eyhab al-Sharif, had been executed. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/7/2005 - Nazif: $ 2.6 billion flow investments in Egypt
Yesterday's cabinet meeting addressed a number of internal and Foreign policy reports, President Mubarak's activities during the last few days, and the kidnapping of the head of Egypt's diplomatic mission in Iraq a few days ago. Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2005 - Foreign investments assets in Egypt up LE 1.5 billion
A recent report revealed that foreign investments in Egyptian banks rose by LE 1. 53 billion between March and April. Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2005 - Al-Ahram: Abu-Zeid: Egyptian experts take part in building three dams to generate electricity in Ethiopia
A group of experts of Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and National Centre for Water Research have completed drawing up engineering designs for a number of dams to generate electricity in Ethiopia. Egypt-Ethiopia, Politics, 7/6/2005 - Abul-Naga: Egyptian-Chinese economic trade ties promoted
Egypt and China are set to work together in order to boost economic, investment, trade and tourist ties in the forthcoming economic periods. Egypt-China, Economics, 7/6/2005 - Al-Qaida claims responsibility for kidnapping Egyptian ambassador in Iraq
Al-Qaida organization in Mespotamia claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the Egyptian ambassador in Iraq Eyhab al-Sharif while operations targeted foreign diplomats in Iraq were escalated. Iraq-Egypt, Military, 7/6/2005 - Mubarak opens Sohag bridge within hours
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak opens today Sohag over-flying bridge at costs of LE 100 million. Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2005 - Egypt, PA to sign gas agreement Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 7/5/2005
- President Mubarak discuss with Annan UN reform Egypt-UN, Politics, 7/5/2005
- Changes in major leadership posts of press foundations in Egypt
The Egyptian Shoura council, the official owner of the Egyptian government newspapers, issued on Monday a decision for changing the chief editors and heads of boards councils for major press foundations in Egypt for the first time since more than 20 years. Egypt, Politics, 7/5/2005 - $ 27.3 billion worth Egypt's exports in year
Service exports increased by $2.3 billion, the minister said, adding that this increase is due to the rise of Suez Canal revenues by about $600 million and tourism by $900 million. Egypt, Economics, 7/5/2005 - On the kidnapping of the top Egyptian official envoy in Iraq
In the course of the implications of the kidnapping of the chairman of the Egyptian diplomatic mission in Iraq, the Egyptian foreign ministry said it hopes that ambassador Eyhab al-Sharif will be treated as a "nationalist" that supports Arab causes, noting that al-Sharif had chosen to work in Iraq in order to serve the interests of the Iraqi people. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Egypt's exports to COMESA countries up to $372 million
"The balance of trade between Egypt and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries is finally tilting in Egypt's favor. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 7/5/2005 - Oil discoveries in Egypt's Gulf of Suez Egypt, Economics, 7/5/2005