TAREK ATIA'S
WEB LOG

Find out how the world media sees Egypt...



Monday
November 22, 2004


Iraq in Sharm
Washington expects this week's international conference on Iraq being
held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to send a strong and unified message of support for the country.

BBC makes the meeting's agenda simple and clear...

Daily star op-ed sees hope... 

Chinese media provides conference preview... Plus, another piece says "Iraqis, who still suffer from the worsening security situation, are hardly interested in an international conference on Iraq."

Meanwhile, Al-Hayat op-ed suggests that Egypt's hosting of the conference at Allawi's request represents a major change in Arab strategic thinking.

 


More apologies and protests

More apologies and excuses from Israel. 

Haaretz reports on Foreign Minister Abul Gheit's phone call to his Israeli counter part --  Egypt tells Israel to pick more disciplined troops.. 

Azhar protest says ""The pigs' apology doesn't quench our rage."

Plus -- "Thousands of students rallied across Egypt on Sunday in the third consecutive day of protests..."

Meanwhile, Abul Gheit and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman have cancelled their scheduled visit to Israel next week

 

Eating locusts
BBC still talking about locusts.. 

Egypt clerics approve eating them...

Meanwhile, Israelis dealing with their own locust plague by eating the insects raw...

 

Interesting...
The origin of the pen dates back to ancient Egypt...

A strange story about 40,000 pieces of papyrus and a film set

Belly dance extravaganza continues to successfully tour US, draw in crowds, and cause controversy...

Money time
Big investment conference begins this week.

Smoggy sky
AFP looks at the continuing reemergence of the black cloud...

Soccer new
Various surprises in new Egypt squad for Bulgaria soccer friendly...

 

Web posted by Tarek Atia Monday, November 22, 2004 10:30 CAIRO

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Sudden border clash

NOVEMBER 17
Sudden locusts

NOVEMBER 14
Talking Tut

NOVEMBER 11-12
Burying Arafat

NOVEMBER 9
Lots of denials

NOVEMBER 6
Actions and reactions

NOVEMBER 4
Harassing the press

NOVEMBER 2
Diplomacy and luck

OCTOBER 30
Party time and lost of misk

OCTOBER 28
Big-time politics

OCTOBER 26
Breaking after resting

OCTOBER 21
Iraq, Iraq, Iraq

OCTOBER 19
Endless news

OCTOBER 18
Boxing it up

OCTOBER 15
Education, antiquities and wheat

OCTOBER 13
New tours and nice finds

OCTOBER 11
Just a little this time

OCTOBER 7
On the merry go round

OCTOBER 5
Food for thought

OCTOBER 3
A pressing day

SEPTEMBER 30
More rollercoasters

SEPTEMBER 28
Synchronized news

SEPTEMBER 26
Routine unusual

SEPTEMBER 23
Stability and change

SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
New realities

SEPTEMBER 19, 2004
Bundles of irony

SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
Mixed up world

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
Just the news
Narrow reforms
Bab El-Shams in Beirut
Soccer blames

SEPTEMBER 12, 2004
Aiming high
Gamal Mubarak's poster
Trouble and tragedy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2004
Courting change
Libs and cons
Mido trouble fest
Mo. Atta's father

SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
Plenty of surprises
Gaza time
Belly time
Amr Khaled

SEPTEMBER 5, 2004
Timely analyses

Mogamma tales
Miss Egypt
Egyptology 101

SEPTEMBER 3, 2004
Weekend mish-mash
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Hamza case begins

SEPTEMBER 1, 2004
The local-global view in a jiffy
Educational reform
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Cheop controversy

 

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