Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/29/2005
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 29, 2005
- Sudanese FM praises Egypt's role in stabilizing Sudan
Sudanese Foreign Minister, Mostafa Othman Ismail, said on Friday that Sudanese First Vice-President Salva Kiir's visit to Cairo on Thursday was an affirmation of the major role played by Egypt in the stability and development process in Sudan. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 9/3/2005 - Human Rights Watch: Limited progress in Egypt elections
Human Rights Watch said yesterday that "Egypt's first-ever multi-party presidential election on September 7 has helped to open up public debate in the country.. But the main features of decades-long authoritarian rule remain in place, making a truly free and fair election at this moment beyond reach." Egypt, Politics, 9/3/2005 - Egypt judges to monitor the presidential elections
Deputy chairman of the court of cassation in Egypt, advisor Hisham al-Bastaweisi, said that the general assembly for Egypt's" Judges Club" agreed by a simple majority to supervise the presidential elections due next Wednesday. Egypt, Politics, 9/3/2005 - Egyptian initiative to combat terror
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit has sent a message to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan indicating that Egypt will present an initiative on combating terror during the 60th UNGA meeting to open this month in September. Egypt-UN, Politics, 9/3/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak calls for increasing number of beneficiaries for supporting women project Egypt, Local, 9/3/2005
- US Congress delegation arrives in Cairo Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/3/2005
- Silva Kiir, Mubarak discuss Darfur, peace agreement
The First Sudanese Vice President, Silva Kiir, held talks in Cairo on Thursday with the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in his first official visit outside Sudan since he had assumed his post of office. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 9/2/2005 - Egypt's relation with Sudan: borders and the opposition
Egypt, which has vast land borders with Sudan is of special importance because it hosts part of the northern Sudanese opposition which refused so far portions given to it in the new interim parliament and has not decided yet to take part in the next unity government. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 9/2/2005 - Nazif: We fully cooperate with Human Rights Council
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said the government is fully cooperating with the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) and will respond to all complaints presented via the council. Egypt, Politics, 9/2/2005 - Egyptian official for resuming negotiations of peace process Egypt-Israel, Politics, 9/2/2005
- Egypt released five Muslim Brothers leaders, extends imprisonment for four
News reports in Cairo said that the Egyptian authorities released five leading figures of the Muslim Brothers who were sentenced to five year imprisonment each, within the course of what was called the "organization of professors" in the banned group. Egypt, Politics, 9/1/2005 - Egyptian forces will deploy between Israel, the Palestinians
The chairman of the Egyptian intelligence Omar Suleiman said that the Egyptian- Israeli agreement on deployment of Egyptian border guards along the Egyptian borders with Gaza will be signed next week. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/1/2005 - Exports up by LE 2.7 billion in 5 months
Egyptian exports increased in the first five months of the year by LE 2.7 billion to hit LE 21.7 billion compared to LE 19 billion in the same period last year. Egypt, Economics, 8/31/2005 - Zahar: Consultations on new round of inter-Palestinian dialogue in Cairo
Mahmoud Al Zahar, a prominent member of Hamas political leadership, revealed that a new round of inter-Palestinian dialogue is to be held in Egypt. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/31/2005 - CBE asserts improvement of economic performance
Bank credit facilities, except the CBE, total lending and discount increased in May to LE 307.7 billion from LE 296.1 billion for the same month last year. Egypt, Economics, 8/31/2005 - Mrs Suzanne Mubarak tours integrated development project
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, the chairperson of the technical advisory committee of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), is to inspect Wednesday, one of the community development projects in the suburb of Doweiqa, East of Cairo. Egypt, Culture, 8/31/2005 - Kiir to visit Egypt next month Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/31/2005
- Egyptian trade delegation to attend Arab-Russian Business Council meetings
The volume of Egyptian-Russian trade exchange doubled in the first half of 2005 to be US $ 370 million, the same value of the whole past year. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 8/31/2005 - US senator praises Mubarak's wisdom Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/31/2005
- Transparency and the Egyptian elections
Saada added that the fears of the power given to the government according to the emergency law resulted in that owners of companies refuse to rent equipment needed for the campaigning of candidates who are a rival to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the elections. Egypt, Politics, 8/30/2005 - Washington for UN monitoring of Egyptian elections
He added that one judge in Alexandria went to the headquarters of the committee he was chosen to monitor, and when he raised his objections on certain conditions, he was replaced by another judge. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/30/2005 - Business Week: Egyptian investment attracts international companies
The US magazine Business Week praised the investment climate in Egypt pointing out that despite the recent bombings in the resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh, executives in Egypt say they are seeing a degree of confidence on the part of consumers and investors that has been absent for several years. Egypt, Economics, 8/30/2005 - US Congress to address draft of Egyptian-US free trade agreement
The US Administration will put forward the draft to the Egyptian-US free trade agreement to the Congress by the end of the current year, Egypt's Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rashid Mohamed Rashid said. Egypt-USA, Economics, 8/30/2005 - Egypt to implement 6 tourist projects in Yemen
Yemen and Egypt signed six agreements on preparing engineering studies and designs to implement six tourist projects in Yemen. Egypt-Yemen, Economics, 8/30/2005 - Palestinians hail Egypt's role in supporting the Palestinian people
Palestinian National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub said the visit by Minister Omar Solaiman to the Palestinian territories was meant to help resolve pending issues between the Palestinians and Israel. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/30/2005 - Israeli government approves deployment of 750 Egyptian soldiers on frontiers
The Israeli government with a majority of 18 ministers and the objection of two approved the agreement under which 750 Egyptian soldiers would be deployed on frontiers between Gaza and Egypt (at Philadelphi passage). Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/30/2005 - Mrs. Mubarak opens medical center for children in Deweqa
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak opens Wednesday a medical center that cares for child laborers in Menshiat Nasser in the Cairo suburb of Deweqa. Egypt, Culture, 8/30/2005 - Two agreements to prospect for oil and natural gas signed
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi signed two agreements between Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and four foreign companies to prospect for oil and natural gas in Western Desert and the Suez Gulf. Egypt, Economics, 8/30/2005 - Nazif: Presidential elections historic step towards democracy Egypt, Politics, 8/30/2005
- Japan offers $3.74 million for Egypt's anti-polio campaign
The Untied Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will receive a grant of 403 million yen (worth about US$3.74 million) from Japan to support its anti-polio campaign in Egypt. Egypt-Japan, Local, 8/30/2005 - New facilities to increase granite and marble exports Egypt, Economics, 8/30/2005
- Al-Ahram: Silva Kiir: More to bolster Sudanese -Egyptian relations
Sudan's relations with Egypt are very strong, we in the popular movement for the liberation of Sudan maintains very good relations with Egypt. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/29/2005 - Egypt says NPT endorsement linked to regional, international developments
Egypt said on Friday that the signing of the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was linked to regional and international developments. Egypt-UN, Politics, 8/29/2005 - $335 million worth of trade volume with Lebanon Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 8/29/2005