Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/11/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 11, 2005
- Egypt's mufti to attend commemoration of London bombing victims Egypt-UK, Religion, 7/16/2005
- Akhbar El Yom: NDP insists on nominating Mubarak for presidential elections
Sherif said the coming few days will witness a partisan move at all levels in preparation for the presidential elections and the next people's Assembly elections, stressing that there will be full distinction between the government move and the partisan activity. Egypt, Politics, 7/16/2005 - Egyptian diplomatic mission leaves Baghdad Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/16/2005
- Egypt holds parallel talks with Israel, Palestinian government
Egypt is in touch with Israel in a bid to convince Tel Aviv to exercise self-restraint and desist from complicating the situation in light of raging clashes between Israeli military troops and Palestinian factions, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/16/2005 - Egypt disturbed by African moves on UNSC enlargement
Egypt has expressed concerns over moves by some other African countries to handle the enlargement of Security Council membership individually. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 7/16/2005 - Egyptian chemist has no link to al-Qaeda, Interior Minister
Egyptian Chemist Magdi Mahmoud Mustafa El-Nashar, arrested on suspicions of being involved in the July 7 London bombings, had no link to Al-Qaeda organization, said Interior Minister Habib Al-Adli on Friday. Egypt-UK, Local, 7/16/2005 - $200 million soft loans to west Cairo power station
The Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development and Kuwaiti Fund for Development initially agreed on submitting a $200 million soft loan to west Cairo power station at a capacity of 650 megawatts. Egypt, Economics, 7/16/2005 - Al Azhar urges int'l community to cooperate on uprooting terror
the Grand Imam said that Islam prohibited any aggression on innocent people, especially in Iraq, where despicable crimes spread. Egypt-Regional, Religion, 7/15/2005 - Suspected killer of Egyptian ambassador arrested
al-Qaida organization confirmed that the American forces detained one of its officials in Baghdad but denied that Abu Abdul Aziz, the man who was arrested recently, to be "the Prince of Baghdad" as described by the chief of staff of the American forces Richard Meyers. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/15/2005 - Egyptian citizen being interrogated about London explosions
An Egyptian report said that an official Egyptian Ministry of Interior source stated today that, in regards to an alleged connection of an Egyptian citizen to the bombings that had taken place in London: Egypt-UK, Local, 7/15/2005 - Sherif: Egypt rejects interference in its affairs; opposition unite
National Democratic Party Secretary- General, Safwat el-Sherif, affirmed yesterday that the reform in Egypt is a purely Egyptian process reform led by President Mubarak. Egypt, Politics, 7/14/2005 - Abul-Gheit meets Jebril Rajoub on Palestinian situation
Rajoub said the Israeli side did not inform the Palestinians or the Egyptians of the final Israeli stance on the issue of Rafah crossing. He said that the Israeli side was procrastinating and showed no seriousness on the issue of arrangements on the Egyptian-Palestinian borders. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/14/2005 - $2 billion Malaysian investments in oil, gas fields
Nasr Eddin Idrees, Vice-President of the Malaysian state- owned oil company PETRONAS stated that the Corporation is planning to make direct investment and to engage in exclusive oil and gas prospecting in areas offered for international tender by the Egyptian petroleum sector. Egypt-Malaysia, Business, 7/14/2005 - Tantawi urges Iraqis to stand united Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/13/2005
- Egypt rejects Apartheid separation wall Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2005
- Cooperation with Nile Basin countries Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/13/2005
- Envoy to visit Egyptian prisoners in Israeli jails Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2005
- Abul-Gheit: Killers did not give Egypt a chance to negotiate with insurgents
In an interview with the Egyptian Television program "New Morning," Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit denied claims by Iraqi officials that Ihab el-Sherif had made contacts with armed Iraqi groups. He said he who claims that must submit evidence. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/13/2005 - Egypt: Cultural normalization with Israel linked to achieving peace in Palestine Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/13/2005
- Mubarak, Abbas review Gaza plan Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 7/13/2005
- Iraqi delegation to Cairo to contain crisis
The Iraqi authorities yesterday tried to contain the escalation in the crisis with Egypt, as a result of Iraqi statements after the killing of Egypt's top diplomat in Baghdad, and announced that an Iraqi delegation will shortly visit Cairo, stressing that Iraq will not permit the assassination of head of the Egyptian diplomatic mission in Baghdad Eyhab al-Sharif to affect relations between the two states. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/12/2005 - Egypt astonished at Iraqi statement on slain envoy
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit yesterday expressed his astonishment at statements attributed to Iraqi officials that their government is investigating if Egypt's slain envoy Ihab el-Sherif had contacts with the insurgents. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005 - Workforce to rise by 650,000
Egypt workforce is expected to rise by 650,000 to 19, 8 million during the 2005/2006 plan. Egypt, Economics, 7/11/2005 - Egyptian-Italian papyrus lab opens Egypt
An Egyptian-Italian conservationists and curators inaugurated a laboratory for restoring and preserving Egyptian-museum-located papyri. Egypt-Italy, Local, 7/11/2005 - Al-Assad- Mubarak discuss Palestinian, Iraqi conditions Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/11/2005
- Nazif: Egypt to maintain support of Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/11/2005
- Abu Zeid: Nile map-charting implemented Egypt, Local, 7/11/2005