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	GN Online: Egypt seeks to refine Sumed pipeline crude
		Atef Obeid addresses a press conference in dubai.
		Egypt is negotiating with the UAE and other GCC states to refine part of the oil passing through the Sumed pipeline, according to Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Obeid.
		Obeid denied that Egypt had refrained from signing the partnership agreement with the EU and said that details — on customs tariffs reductions, and trade liberation — are now worked out.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=18346 (383 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Obeid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Foreign Minister Jean Obeid led a delegation that left overnight from Beirut for the Benin capital Cotonou to organise the repatriation of Lebanese survivors.
		Hamid Obeid, whose brother Khalid was detained on 27 July, said: "First they told us it would be 10am, then 2pm, then 4pm." He said he had not seen his brother...
		Jean Obeid, the Lebanese Foreign Minister, said at least 110 of the dead were Lebanese nationals, part of a thriving expatriate community.
	nametraq.org /Jan04/O/Obeid.shtml (1706 words)

	Worldandnation: Egypt cabinet quits; prime minister named
		Mubarak's choice follows a pattern of appointing technocrats - rather than more politically inclined lawmakers - to the post, a situation critics say is designed to ensure political power is not placed into the hands of a potential challenger to his presidency.
		The resignations of Obeid and 32 ministers were announced after an emergency cabinet meeting late Friday.
		Obeid's ministers had been blamed for failing to address the needs of this Arab country's beleaguered economy, which during the past four years has suffered from its floating of the Egyptian pound, a shortage of foreign currency and a drastic lack of exports against rising imports.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/07/10/news_pf/Worldandnation/Egypt_cabinet_quits_p.shtml (331 words)

	Egypt’s Mubarak chooses new PM
		Obeid’s government, which resigned on Friday, was frequently attacked by opposition media over its record, especially on the economy whose growth has failed to provide enough jobs for Egypt’s expanding youth.
		Nazif joined the Obeid cabinet when it was formed in 1999 after a succession of jobs introducing Egyptian bureaucracy to computers and information technology.
		The prime minister traditionally concentrates on economic management, the speciality of Atef Obeid, 72, a former academic and business consultant who ran the government’s privatisation programme in the 1990s before becoming prime minister.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2004/07/10/world/egyptrsquosmubarakchoosesnewpm.html?page=2 (814 words)

	Egyptian Prime Minister, Cabinet Resigns (phillyBurbs.com)
		Friday's resignations of Prime Minister Atef Obeid and 32 ministers were long expected.
		Mubarak's choice of Nazief follows a pattern of appointing technocrats rather than more politically inclined lawmakers to the post, a situation critics say is designed to ensure political power is not placed in the hands of a potential challenger to his presidency.
		Obeid's ministers were blamed for failing to address the needs of the beleaguered Egyptian economy, which during the past four years has suffered from its floating of the Egyptian pound, a shortage of foreign currency, declining exports and rising imports.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/93-07092004-329150.html (740 words)

	Kamal Ganzouri. Who is Kamal Ganzouri? What is Kamal Ganzouri? Where is Kamal Ganzouri? Definition of Kamal Ganzouri. ...
		Kamal Ganzouri (born 1933) was the prime minister of Egypt from 1996 until 1999.
		He replaced Atef Sedki and was succeeded by Atef Ebeid.
		Before becoming prime minister he was planning minister.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Kamal_Ganzouri (51 words)

	Ahmed Nazif - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ahmed Nazif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Appointed by Hosni Mubarak on 9 July 2004 and sworn in together with 14 new ministers on 14 July 2004.
		He replaced Atef Obeid who resigned at an emergency Cabinet meeting along with all 34 Cabinet members.
		Nazif replaced Obeid who had been prime minister for four years.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Ahmed-Nazif.html (266 words)

	Egyptian, Chinese PMs Hold Talks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		On his part, Obeid said that the Chinese people had made an outstanding contribution to the development of the mankind, and the Chinese government and people have been working for world peace, development and security as well as equality among countries, adding that Egypt speaks highly of that.
		Obeid said Egypt hopes that areas of bilateral economic and trade cooperation will be expanded in the coming years, adding that Chinese entrepreneurs are welcomed to invest in Egypt in an effort to bolster bilateral economic and trade ties.
		Following the talks, Zhu and Obeid attended the signing ceremony of three documents on economic and technological cooperation, cooperation in the area of animal quarantine and the building of Chinese language schools with China's assistance in Egypt.
	english1.peopledaily.com.cn /200204/21/eng20020421_94455.shtml (722 words)

	Mubarak Sworn in for Fourth Term
		In a demonstration of his commitment to the economic reforms, Mubarak chose Atef Obeid as his new prime minister, officials said.
		Obeid, who is in charge of Egypt's privatization program, was minister of public enterprises in the outgoing Cabinet of Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzoury.
		Mubarak, who has been president since 1981, returned to power after winning nearly 94 percent of the vote in a Sept. 26 referendum in which voters were asked to cast "yes" or "no" ballots on his presidency.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/19991005/aponline093617_000.htm (282 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Ahmed_Nazif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It has also been rumoured that it is the richest cabinet in the history of the Republic.
		He came to power replacing outgoing Prime Minister Atef Obeid who resigned at an emergency Cabinet Meeting prompting the collapse of the four-year-old 34-member Cabinet.
		Nazif has a reputation for being honest and modern, though that reputation will obviously be tested in office.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Ahmed_Nazif (457 words)

	CNN - Egypt's Mubarak begins fourth term, shuffles government - October 5, 1999
		Mubarak named his former privatization chief, Atef Obeid, to head the new government and continue an eight-year-old economic reform program.
		Obeid has spearheaded Egypt's privatization program as minister of public enterprise in the Cabinet of former Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzoury.
		Obeid said he would put together a new Cabinet by Saturday.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/meast/9910/05/egypt.mubarak.03 (484 words)

	Middle East Newsline - Area News - Updated Daily
		Prime Minister Atef Obeid said his government has made the military a priority.
		Obeid told parliament on Monday that President Hosni Mubarak was intent on fulfilling military needs in an effort to boost defense.
		Obeid did not detail the extent of the defense budget increase.
	www.menewsline.com /stories/2001/january/headline01_24_9.html (226 words)

	WEEKLY NEWS GULF
		Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Obeid outlined a plan to kickstart the economy, including curbs on imports and a programme of support for "honest debtors" in arrears, in remarks published on Tuesday.
		Obeid said in interviews with the editors of Egyptian newspapers that a key aim of the plan was to control the unhealthy increase in supplies of goods, especially imports, whose growth he said was "dangerous", having doubled in under 10 years.
		"Most of these capacities and goods were funded through borrowing...," said Obeid, adding that borrowers failed to sell their excess goods or reactivate their unused capacities and so they fell back on repaying their obligations to banks.
	www.pakistaneconomist.com /issue2000/issue36/news6.htm (1898 words)

	Jordanian-Egyptian free trade area to come into being earlier than scheduled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Obeid will deliver a message from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to His Majesty King Abdullah on means to enhance Egyptian-Jordanian relations and the latest developments of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
		In a statement to the press, Obeid said: “There are efforts exerted around the clock, exerted by His Majesty King Abdullah and President Hosni Mubarak, in coordination with Arab and foreign leaders to move the world to decisively end the ongoing tension and to de-escalate the tense situation in the region.”
		Obeid is accompanied by the Egyptian ministers of tourism, labour and migration, health, energy, transport and telecommunications, planning and petroleum, as well as other senior officials.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /06052001001.htm (655 words)

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		The Egyptian pound has lost about 20 percent of its value against the US dollar and the euro since it was allowed to float freely on January 29.
		The prime minister did not specify how long the price fixing measure would stay in effect, while the list of government imports to be frozen was to be made public later Tuesday, said the official.
		Obeid said that "food and products of a strategic nature" will be exempt from the ban.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=4645=4645&format=0 (311 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Egyptian Cabinet Offers Resignation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A cabinet reshuffle has been expected on and off for months and was about to take place when Mubarak flew to Germany at short notice on June 20 because of a slipped disc.
		The semi-official al-Ahram newspaper Friday said that after the reshuffle Obeid, 72, would probably occupy a new economic post reporting directly to the 76-year-old president.
		Atef Obeid, a former academic and business consultant, took the premiership in 1999 with a mandate to expand the country's economic reform program.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/07/09/officials_egypt_cabinet_to_offer_to_quit_on_friday?mode=PF (525 words)

	Grand larceny of Muslim assets in name of economic reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Obeid was quick to declare that Egypt would continue to be the prioritize the attracting of more foreign investment under his government, and committed the government to selling 20 percent stakes in the Egypt's two largest state-owned utilities, Egypt Telecom and the Cairo Electric Company.
		He said that the job of the prime minister would be to coordinate rather than dictate the policies of the various ministers, who would be free to determine those policies.
		In fact, Al-Ahram newspaper, usually a mouthpiece of the president, contradicted Obeid, in a long article and an editorial, only one week after he had made his statement, saying that as the architect of the new "economic miracle', Mubarak has too much at stake to leave the supervision of the economy to anyone else.
	www.muslimedia.com /archives/special00/larceny.htm (1016 words)

	Jordan, Egypt sign gasline deal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		AMMAN — Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and his Egyptian counterpart Atef Obeid on Tuesday signed a long-awaited gas pipeline agreement that would transfer Egyptian gas to Jordan by 2003.
		Obeid noted that the course of the pipeline and the transportation tariffs will be discussed by technical committees on both sides, while noting that it is a non-governmental scheme.
		The two countries are also expected to eliminate customs tariffs at a faster pace to launch a free-trade area by 2004, a year earlier than envisaged.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /06062001002.htm (333 words)

	Egyptian PM Envisages Promising Ties With China: Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Obeid was expecting the Chinese premier's arrival Friday afternoon at the invitation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
		Obeid noted that some Chinese businesses are already involved in the cooperative projects in the Suez Canal free economic zone, hoping for more scientific and technological joint ventures in the future.
		Obeid also praised China for holding a just stance on the Middle East issue, which he said gains China widespread respect among peoples in the region.
	english1.people.com.cn /200204/19/eng20020419_94358.shtml (660 words)

	bt - Full Story
		Prime Minister Atef Ebeid may be watching the effects of his cabinets policy unfold in retirement, as President Hosni Mubarak has promised to name a new prime minister once he returns from medical treatment in Germany.
		The new measures were adopted in late May after Prime Minister Atef Ebeids government was asked by the Peoples Assembly and Mubarak to find solutions to curb the growing deficit.
		With the governments of Kamal Ganzoury (1996-1999), and then Atef Ebeid, the deficit started growing as these administrations used the fiscal policy as a tool to revive the economy, he says.
	www.businesstodayegypt.com /article.aspx?ArticleID=1457 (4065 words)

	ArabDataNet.com news
		The selection of the US-educated Obeid, who served as the minister of public enterprise in the previous government, has sparked new confidence in the government's long-standing agenda to improve Egypt's economic prowess.
		One of Obeid's immediate objectives will be to formulate the government's stand on the Egyptian pound after a public policy gaffe earlier this year that bewildered many investors.
		While Obeid is expected to soon address the uncertainty surrounding the foreign currency situation, the emergence and growth of other sectors, including the stock market, has investors abuzz with increasing confidence.
	www.arabdatanet.com /news/docresults.asp?docid=125&pform=1 (1197 words)

	International news from swissinfo, the Swiss news platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		final cabinet meeting chaired by Obeid, who was prime minister since 1999.
		Nazif joined the Obeid cabinet when it was formed in 1999 after a succession of jobs introducing
		Obeid, 72, a former academic and business consultant who ran the government's privatisation
	www.swissinfo.org /sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5077681 (541 words)

	APS Review Downstream Trends: EGYPT - PROFILE - ATEF OBEID@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A long-serving cabinet member and one of the most powerful men in Egypt, Obeid is the minister in charge of the public enterprise sector and the environment, as well as being minister of state for administrative development.
		He has prevented Premier Ganzuri from appointing a new minister to take the environment and administrative affairs portfolios; and since the early 1990s, before he became in charge of the public sector, he has prevented the government from privatising certain state companies.
		Obeid is strongly opposed to the privatisation of existing oil refineries and...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:46142648&refid=ink_tptd_np (181 words)

	Egypt’s Mubarak chooses new PM
		Nazif, 52, a computer specialist educated in Canada, went to the presidency in the middle of the final cabinet meeting chaired by Obeid, who was prime minister since 1999.
		The state newspaper al-Ahram said about 14 of the 27 ministers in the outgoing cabinet are expected to leave office to pump "youthful and fresh blood" into the administration.
		But under his premiership privatisation has ground to a halt and economic growth, at just over three percent a year for the first three years of the 21st century, is not enough to absorb all the young Egyptians coming onto the labour market.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2004/07/09/world/egyptrsquosmubarakchoosesnewpm.html?page=3 (518 words)

	Egypt Doubles Exports to COMESA Members (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Egypt is reported to have doubled its exports to eastern and southern African countries during the first half of 1999 after its entry into the regional economic block.
		Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Obeid has called on Japanese investors to capitalise on Egypt's favourable investment environment and contribute to its major projects.
		In his speech, Obeid voiced confidence in the growth of Egypt's economy.
	www.times-publications.com /publications/times_articles/ca123/egypt_double2.htm (290 words)

	Region Articles
		Prime Minister Atef Obeid will carry out the presidential duties for Mubarak, who has never appointed a vice president as required by Egypt's constitution.
		Egyptian state television quoted a presidential decree as saying Mubarak had delegated his powers to Prime Minister Atef Obeid during his absence.
		"Prime Minister Atef Obeid will take up temporarily the constitutional and legal powers and jurisdictions of the president of the republic until he returns to take up his duties," state television quoted the presidential decree as saying.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/Region2.asp?ArticleID=124292 (407 words)

	Dar Al Hayat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cairo International Book Fair was officially opened Wednesday by Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Obeid.
		Obeid supported this claim and said "The biggest publishing movement in Egypt has occurred within the last twenty years, and this is what the wide variety of publications on offer in this Fair point to."
		Aside from the media wings that are ever-present including those of Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, there are also wings devoted to the publications released by various ministries such as the Defense, Interior, Education and the Ministry of Aviation.
	english.daralhayat.com /culture/01-2004/Article-20040124-4961616f-c0a8-01ed-007b-24d38cc8a510/story.html (976 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Cabinet members resign in Egypt
		CAIRO -- President Hosni Mubarak's Cabinet resigned yesterday, and the longtime leader appointed a relative outsider as prime minister, further consolidating his power at a time of growing calls for political, social, and economic change.
		The resignations of Obeid and 32 ministers were announced after an emergency Cabinet meeting late yesterday.
		Also, despite attempts to stamp out Egypt's culture of graft, the government has been unable to fully rid its bureaucracy of corruption.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/07/10/cabinet_members_resign_in_egypt?mode=PF (457 words)

	Middle East Newsline -
		Egyptian parliamentary sources said Mubarak plans to replace most of the ministers in the government of outgoing Prime Minister Atef Obeid.
		The sources said the effort began over the weekend when Obeid submitted his resignation, marking the start of the first Cabinet reshuffle in two years.
		On Friday, Mubarak appointed a new prime minister Ahmed Nazif, communications minister in Obeid's Cabinet.
	www.menewsline.com /stories/2004/july/07_12_1.html (161 words)

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