Cairo: The Ministry of Health in Egypt and the death of 4 new cases of HIV, "that 1 H-1" world-renowned swine flu, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus in Egypt, 228.

And the transfer of the site "News" Egypt's state television on the ministry's statement that the situation of the 225 old woman 41 years of Assiut, 226 and the situation of a woman of 27 years of the Eastern Province.

227 and the situation of a woman of 35 years of Alexandria Governorate, and the case 228 is of a man 59 years of the Eastern Province.

The ministry's statement that the number of confirmed cases of infected total to this day 8887 case and a total of 14719 cured of their disease status and are currently under treatment in hospitals 192.

The statement noted that the situation of the disease is epidemic in schools and universities indicates that there are about 5409 confirmed cases in schools and about 839 confirmed cases, universities and the beginning of the school year so far.

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones) - is expected to move Gulf markets down on Sunday as investors affected by the steep decline in global equity on Friday, the payment of "Wall Street" and drop Osar oil amid renewed concerns about the pace of economic recovery.

His Dubai-based trader has taken him: "Saudi stocks tumbled on Saturday after a fall in U.S. markets over the weekend with the price of oil fell in turn to its lowest level in a month, it is likely that the movement is going on sale on Sunday."

Have pushed crude oil futures contracts for the third straight session on Friday. And closed, light sweet crude for March delivery down U.S. $ dropped 1.54, or 2%, to $ 74.54 per barrel in the New York Mercantile Exchange, its lowest closing levels since January 22 December. The crude "Brent" in the "Stock Exchange" Ice "futures contracts, ended the down 1.75 dollars at 72.83 dollars a barrel.

It should be noted that the shares used in the oil market, sometimes to measure the safety of the broader economy fell sharply on Friday.

Compromisers traders were forced to come out against the background of the proposal highlighted U.S. President Barack Obama light on it on Thursday, provides for restrictions on the size of the banks and their ability to trade in several markets.

United Arab Emirates: Close the main stock index in Dubai, a decrease of 1.5% to 1652.26 on Thursday. In Abu Dhabi, the market fell by 0.7% to 2636.73.

According to one trader Aldbeanyen: "Not a lot to investors dealing in shares of news on them as waiting for the corporate profits. Even in this regard, they seem to interact only with negative surprises in the moment."

And announced that "Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, or" Do "on Thursday that it intends to spend two billion dirhams (545 million U.S. dollars) to develop infrastructure projects in 2010. It should be noted that the shares of" du "fell 1.7% to 2.84 UAE dirhams on Thursday.

And announced, "Nomura" that the Dubai Declaration on the restructuring of "Dubai World" and an agreement to freeze debt put an end to any possibility of a real estate recovery in the context of the current year.

The company expects to reach sector Qara in the second quarter of 2010, that is the turning point in the Declaration on the successful restructuring of a successful offer for the "Dubai World".

So little that the Government of Dubai is not the only entity in the UAE, which stands in front of high value debt in 2010, as this year coincides with the date of payment of the largest banks in the country more than $ 5.4 billion, according to agency figures, "Zawya Dow Jones."

Saudi Arabia: a gap index "circulation" of all stocks by 1.4% to 6295.92 during the day Saturday.

He drew a trader with the Saudis, "Credit Suisse" in this regard, the index recorded the biggest drop since 6 weeks, but that decline was relatively lenient in general, due to the extension of the losses incurred by the United States and the decline of crude oil during the weekend. He added: "I do not doubt that the results" SABIC "for the fourth quarter, which was issued during the day Wednesday, contributed to the supply of stock support during the day on Saturday."

He pointed out that "SABIC" declined only 1.1% to 88.75 riyals during the day Saturday, after being closed up 0.6% in the previous session.

It is worth mentioning that "SABIC", which is the largest listed companies in the Middle East, announced the day last Tuesday that its net profit for the fourth quarter climbed to 4.58 billion riyals compared to 318.2 million riyals a year earlier, after increasing sales and higher commodity prices.

It is expected that the market remains stable within the positive range in the coming weeks, by the issuance of financial results for all listed companies, as confirmed by "Bakheet Investment Group."

The group added that the decision of investors to turn to some of the underlying shares "will be based on the company's abilities to achieve positive growth in the coming period."

On the other hand, Hot "Zen" Saudi Arabia "1% to 10.10 riyals during the day Saturday. Explain CEO said the company missed some of the objectives set by the income, rather than as payments related to the Islamic Murabaha loan in 2009.

Indication that the unit "Zen" Saudi Arabia, "issued earlier in the morning on Saturday, a statement posted on the Saudi bourse, according to which it was in talks with creditors after it received a waiver would not apply to certain conditions relating to payment of specific amounts for the year ended December 31 December 2009 in the context of facilitating the adoption of the principle of Murabaha financing, amounting to $ 2.6 billion.

Kuwait: Kuwait market ended the day unchanged at 7061.90 Thursday.

Commenting on this, "said one trader said the market in Kuwait:" The market received support from some of the purchases that took place at the level of almost 7 thousand points. The sizes gradually increases before earnings season, and this is a good sign since, during the past few months, keep many investors their money two years. "

Qatar: Doha market closed on Thursday, down by 0.3% to 6772.19, banking stocks were among the top losers.

, The shares fell, "Doha Bank" by 0.4% to QR 48.70. The lender said on Wednesday that its net profit for the overall in 2009 rose by 2.9% to 973.6 million riyals, compared with last year.

The shares have had it raised by 0.8% on Wednesday ahead of its results.

On the other hand, may suffer the first IPOs in Qatar this year launched the "benefits of Qatar Real Estate Development" to attract investors due to its strategy are not clear-cut, as reported by fund managers.

The "benefits" may have offered their shares for public subscription in January 17, in order to raise 500 million riyals (equivalent to 137 million dollars).

In the same vein, the President of investment funds to the company Fadi Al Said, "ING Investment Management," expressed doubts about the IPO process to achieve this remarkable success.

BAHRAIN: The main index rose by 1% to 1477.08 on Thursday. The banking stocks led the list of gainers.

Oman: Muscat market witnessed a decline by 0.5% to 6405.08 on Thursday, died of banking and industrial shares.

Egypt: index of "any GX 30" on Thursday, down by 0.4% to 6864.19. As stocks fell for the pilot "Orascom Construction Industries" by 0.9% and up to 270 pounds.

Syria: trade sessions take place in "the Damascus Stock Exchange" on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Gulf News: The Government of Dubai on Saturday that it had allocated $ 10.74 billion dirhams (2.9 billion dollars) for "RTA" and that under the Heavily Indebted Emirate's goal to stimulate the growth and finishing existing projects.

On the other hand, the Crown Prince of Dubai announced on Thursday the establishment of five committees of the Executive Board, the executive body of the highest in the government, to consider the issues of economic development, security, justice, and social development, infrastructure, environment, as well as health and safety.

In Abu Dhabi, will be able to "source" of government to contain the first carbon emissions from steel production plant in 2012, in the framework of the project is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase oil production in the emirate.

In Iraq, the officials at the Ministry of Oil to the consortium, which includes all of the "Eni" (E), Italian, and "Occidental Petroleum" (OXY) and "Korea Gas Company" (036460.SE), was signed in Baghdad on Friday to agree the latter to develop the "Al Zubayr oil" object in northern Iraq, noting that this Agreement is one of the many agreements that rely on war-torn Iraq to become the leading oil-producing countries in the world today.

By Nikhil Lohade

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

Egyptian Ambassador in Ankara d. Alaa iron
Egyptian Ambassador in Ankara d. Alaa el-Hadidi
Egypt's ambassador in Ankara, "false news", which runs from Egypt in some Turkish media, and the desire of some to distort the image, behind the bad impression created among the Turks on Egypt and its attitude towards the issue of the Gaza Strip, after the events that took place on a convoy, "Lifeline 3 ", stressing that the Turks do not understand the position of Cairo from the Gaza Strip, and there is a need to correct the image of Egypt to have.

In an interview with the newspaper "Al Ahram" Egyptian official published today, said Egyptian Ambassador Dr. Alaa el-Hadidi said: "There is a background deficient in the Turkish people about the role of Egypt to the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian issue in general, when a highlight and rectify this information is the first time recognized he hears, and that he did not know that "Lifeline 3" is not the first convoy, but the third (of its kind), and that Egypt had not opposed the passage, as rumors. "

He wondered speech: "Is not to be complete and correct information about Egypt unintended result of an error, and by some Turkish media deliberately hide the facts?!, Or unintentional and the result of ignorance and lack of follow-up?".

News "wrong"
See also:

* On behalf of Egypt ordered the arrest of 7 of the "Lifeline 3"
* Lifeline reach Gaza after a "bloody,"

According to d. Iron-of-the erroneous reporting on the role of Chaa Egypt is broadcast on Wednesday morning "channel, CNN.. That" the Turkish news program of the broadcaster and author Mehmet Ali Birand, stating that "the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to convince the President (Hosni) Mubarak during their meeting last week to prevent a convoy Lifeline 3 from entering Gaza, and Abbas, the transfer of the Israeli request to President Mubarak. "

Abizaid and the Egyptian ambassador that "the side of false information about Egypt, there are some opinions that refer to the displeasure of Egypt the Turkish role in the region, indicated by the Turkish writer cream bleach speaking newspaper" Today's Zaman "is close to the ruling Justice and Development Party , this side of the existence of other internal factors have nothing to do with Egypt, is the intense competition between the ruling party and the Islamic Felicity Party to win the votes of the Turkish people, and each of them tried to highlight its role in supporting the issue of Gaza at the expense of Egypt. "

In addition to all of the above there is an important point, according to Dr.. Iron, is that "a large number of the most prominent leaders (party) Justice and Development (NDP) in Parliament were members of the Friendship Association of Turkey - Israel, and their mission today is to deny themselves accused of friendship with Israel."

He stressed that all these factors contributed to the formation of bad mental image of Egypt to the Turkish people, adding that correcting this image needs to be more of an effort to recognize the Turks on the whole truth.

The movement of information


Protesters in Istanbul, bringing a picture of Mubarak during his meeting with Livni

And its role in correcting this information, the Egyptian Ambassador said: "I am trying to highlight the importance of coordination of the Turkish side with Egypt, not only to join the convoy, as if just join gives them the right to pass through and enter the Egyptian territories of Gaza, without the need for rules and regulations of the passage must be adhered to" .

He pointed out that he held meetings with representatives of various non-governmental organizations, including the General, "Mazloum House" and a number of other human rights associations in Turkish, to clarify the importance of coordination with the Egyptian side and "the need of connections (Deputy Secretary George) Galloway (commander of the convoy," Lifeline 3 "), which employed the political interests."

He stressed that "the Egyptian Embassy does not move only reactive, but also make further efforts, particularly at the media go to correct the image, and for that I have held three meetings with the main television channels, Turkish, including the channel" C . that. "The assertion that the rumors about Netanyahu's demand Abbas to ask President Mubarak to prevent the convoy from entering, just do not fabricate unfounded, as evidenced by the decision to allow the convoy to pass and the reference to that the causes of the crisis back to the convoy, contrary to the instructions Egypt. "

He added: "In my meeting with the channel" television.. In the "announced that Egyptian police had to intervene after a European activists, not the Turks in the convoy, control the port of El Arish" maritime, stressing that the problems faced by the "lifeline Life - 3 "caused by the organizers is to ignore the coordination with the Egyptian authorities.

For its part, said "Al-Ahram that" Egyptian Ambassador needs more assistance, especially the strengthening of the role of the media office in Ankara, next to the Egyptian media in the coming period a prominent role in addressing the other more attractive through professional materials attract the media abroad.

Livni and Mubarak

The number of Turkey's leading television channels late Tuesday cut its 5 - 1 - 2010 to cover clashes between members of the convoy, "Lifeline 3", which entered the Gaza Strip Wednesday, 6 -1 -2010, Egyptian security forces and members of the convoy after the protest the decision of the authorities not to allow for only 139 vehicle in the convoy to cross into Gaza through the Rafah crossing.

She spoke of these channels that the Egyptian authorities blocked passage of the convoy to Gaza, which he joined deputies in the Turkish Parliament; led to thousands of Turks protested in front of the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey; to protest what they saw as ill-treatment meted to the participants in the convoy at the hands of security forces in the town of El Arish, and threatened to besiege embassy and consulate two Egyptian If you do not allow the convoy to cross into Gaza.

And some protesters in Istanbul pictures of President Mubarak during his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, such as the recent Israeli war on Gaza between 27/12/2008 and 18/1/2009.

And ended today in a crisis activists travel convoy "Lifeline 3" from Cairo International Airport to their home countries after the approval of the Egyptian authorities not to take action to detention of 7 seven of them; after a prosecutor ordered their arrest, the Egyptian yesterday; charges of resisting arrest, destruction of public property, attacks on government officials and statesmen, against the backdrop of clashes in the port of El-Arish.

NEWS 'Egyptian national, in a report prepared by the political editor, published in its issue today, confirmed that Egypt through its envoys to Washington, Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, Minister of the Egyptian and Arab position on the need for an independent Palestinian state on all Palestinian territories occupied in 1967.

The newspaper pointed out that the delegation assured the U.S. administration that a Palestinian state must be based within the borders of June 1967, and its capital East Jerusalem, and the State is contiguous, uninterrupted or separated.

According to the newspaper, Egypt has emphasized during these meetings intensive vision expressing the Arab vision of comprehensive, in the necessity and importance of the accord, however, the effort to reach a peaceful settlement of Palestinian-Israeli, a parallel effort, accompanying him to reach a final peaceful settlement on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks.

The paper said: The delegation assured all officials in Washington and especially Secretary of State, and national security adviser, and Obama's envoy to the Middle East, the centrality of the Palestinian demands, Egyptian and Arab nations to suspend settlement.

She pointed out that Egypt had emphasized during the meetings and talks intensified the need for Israel to fulfill the requirements of the previously announced United States, was carried out by Israel.

They added that the coming days will witness a continuation of coordination and consultation with the United States of America, and intensify coordination with the Egyptian-European countries, and put it in the full picture of everything going on, especially the Quartet, in accordance with the Egyptian vision that gives great importance to activate the European position, and the need to have a role an active role in the peace process.

She said that Egypt will put the Secretary General of the League of Arab States in the picture, taking note of what is being done, and will also inform the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon all the details, from Egypt's belief in the role of the United Nations and its importance in achieving comprehensive and just peace.

Perm Central Bank of Egypt and the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, an agreement to limit the sector of small and medium enterprises in order to create a modern comprehensive statistical data to help the banks to direct their attention to the sector, which is the engine of the national economy for its active role in the development and job creation.

And a statement of the Central Bank, which won a News Egypt www.egynews.net a copy of interest in the sector under the second phase of the plan of developing the banking system which was launched in December 2008 in order to stimulate the interest of banks to small installations.

In the context mentioned, has been assigned the Egyptian Banking Institute to work on building and developing the capacity and skills of bankers working in the financing of such facilities and providing technical support to banks in this regard.

Stems from the concern of small businesses were represented as a bridge to cross the different economies around the world from recession to recovery and consumers to check those of producers has turned individual student the opportunity to work for the manufacturer of a number of opportunities the benefit of others.

In the previous steps, these projects benefited from tax breaks, according to Ministerial Decree No. 414 of 2009 which gave more than several million facility features the most important category of them exempt from the bookkeeping.

The Youssef Boutros Ghali and Minister of Finance that the decision to allow an exemption of small business accounting on the basis of rates of completion if one of its long-term contracts and are replaced on the basis of accounting financial extracts obtained because it is easier to tax accounting and benefit from this small-scale contractors and suppliers in the bidding Assembly, the resolution also provides facilities to pay taxes for 3 batches in this case established Ststny take an opponent on account of the tax.

The Department has decided to discount the value of spending as well as small enterprise for the purchase of the assets necessary for the activity of the tax base in the year of purchase, which is an advantage to encourage the expansion and growth.

And the Department of the ministerial decree to 3 small groups, the first is any less invested capital of 50 thousand pounds and the annual turnover of less than 250 pounds and less than the annual net profit according to the latest link for the final 20 pounds.

The second category includes all facility capital investor for more than 50 thousand pounds and not more than 250 thousand pounds or more than the annual turnover of 250 thousand pounds and not more than a million or more net profit according to the latest link final tax of 20 thousand pounds and not more than 100 thousand pounds.

For the third category, satisfaction to each facility over its capital of 250 thousand pounds or exceeds the annual turnover of million pounds or more than the annual net profit according to the latest final tax link to 100 pounds.

And exempt the first category of books capture any facility if the individual and only the export invoice However, if the established companies are excluded from the bookkeeping activity and only to catch a "notepad" on the bills to keep buying and selling in all cases, and those facilities will be charged according to the agreement signed with interest for the first time these facilities will not be required to prepare a tax return.

And excludes the Finance Minister's decision installations of the second category of bookkeeping activity and only to catch a simple book on a simplified boxes for recording assets, and there are general advantages of waiting for all facilities of all categories including accounting, according to the rules, especially if dealing in the sale of goods priced in algebra, such as medicine, bakeries and grocery store cooking.

Active stocks accounted for the balancing force to the Egyptian Capital Market during the third week of January 2010 after paying the positive news about them foreign investors especially to the implementation of procurement had the effect of the increase in the market indices in varying proportions.

And for the movement of indicators, main index rose "When X 30" - which measures the performance of the 30 most active shares - rose 2.7%, or 183.39 points to reach 6864.19 points.

The benchmark "When X 70" - which measures the stock performance of small and medium - 21.65 points to end the trading week at the level of 736.80 points.

Despite the overall rise for the week, to Ahmed Oteify investment manager of a firm trading securities in exclusive statements to the news site Egypt www.egynews.net Mountki the market fell Thursday due to the approaching main index of the psychological barrier of resistance, which is 7200 points, dealers and make them impenetrable to the highest observed to enter strongly purchasing new ones.

Brokers said stocks were active in the forefront of Hermes and Commercial International Bank and Orascom Construction accounted for the largest proportion of transactions supported by reports of a transaction including transfer of ownership of the shares of Castle Financial Advisors valued at more than 100 million pounds, carried out by the Emirates International Investment Bank for the benefit of HSBC is positively reflected on the numbers of foreign purchases.

In the same context, the higher the transactions on the shares of EFG-Hermes amid optimism re-use the proceeds from selling its stake in Bank Audi in Lebanon that exceeded $ 900 million in expansion projects for the company.

On the performance of the most prominent papers, weekly report, stock exchange, Ahli United Bank has the highest turnover amounted to 984 pounds by 12.39%, while the issue of "Egyptian Resorts," The market in volume terms to deal 65 million of its shares reached 9% of the total.

The shares of the "Cairo Poultry" at the forefront in terms of the rise in price after rising 31% to up to 27 pounds in shares has achieved the atmosphere of the food industry the biggest decline was 81% to 15 pounds.

The market saw a rise of 141 issues declined and 35 securities and settled at 9 Aglaqatha previous papers, and in the second week of January rose while 140 shares declined 30 papers and settled 18 paper.

The report estimated the total value of trading at about 7.9 billion pounds and the volume traded amounted to 663.045 million shares was 294,405 through the sale and purchase.

In the week preceding the turnover stood at 9.1 billion pounds and the volume traded amounted to 551.181 million shares was 268,391 through the sale and purchase.

The report pointed out that the value of shares bought by foreign investors during the week amounted to 2.4 billion pounds versus 2.2 billion of sales.

During the second week of January, contributed to a package of positive news in support of the Egyptian stocks, especially in the last days of deliberation, was in the forefront of the Declaration of financial group "Hermes" to negotiate for the sale of Holding's stake in Bank Audi, Lebanon, and the decision of the administrative court to halt the sale of the Egyptian Company for services mobile phone "Mobinil" which would revive the telecommunications sector, resulting in a relatively stable market and investors turning to buy in anticipation of more news.

(The U.S. dollar is equal to 5.4 pounds)

Administration denied Al Hilal Saudi agreement - in principle - for renewal with a professional team Roman Merrill Radoi stop shop for two seasons, she - at the same time - not to enter the health club in the negotiations for the striker Mohamed Nagy, "Guido" Player of the Ittihad-form, in the Cup African Nations finals in Angola.

The Prince Nawaf bin Saad - Vice President Al Hilal - Non-health published by some newspapers on the Romanian and European club management reached an agreement with the Radoi midfielder first team football; to renew his contract, which expires in 2011 to 2013.

Prince Nawaf said - in a statement to the newspaper "economic" Saudi Arabia on Sunday January 24: - "What is said is not true, if we have to like what you said to announced it officially; such as what happened with Sweden's Christian Wilhelmsson (and below), where the announcement of renewal for two seasons with additional formal. "

Six Roman newspapers next five newspapers published worldwide - Saturday, uniform - News management reached an agreement with Crescent Radoi to extend his contract an additional two seasons starting after the end of his current contract, in return for 3.4 million euros, in addition to some advantages, at the request of the Belgian coach Eric Girts.

The administration denied all of the Crescent was published about entering into negotiations with the in-form Egyptian striker Mohamed Africa Cup Club "Guido" Player of the Alexandrian, through the Director of the ball, Sami Al Jaber, pointing out that this news is incorrect and aims to raise the price of the player.

She explained that the administration can not contract with Crescent Jadu under renovation with the Swedish and the following, and buy card Tyako Neves, Brazilian, and faith in the renewal of the bilateral Radoi and Lee Bio, and therefore there is no place for Jadu; although it is striker deal is a distinct and successful team.

The Department noted that the crescent-sufficient club is currently with his foreign players, and that the negotiations will focus on looking for his players at the local level with the end of the season.

The Egyptian media reports said: "The Crescent entered in competition with Spain and Real Susisdad Sunderland; for the services of Egyptian player Guido, after he made an offer to hire him for 800 thousand dollars.
Management Crescent denies negotiation Egyptian "Guido"