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US trying to contain growing policy rift with Egypt
Mubarak said that the US pressure on Egypt through accusing it of being involved in the disappearance of the Libyan dissident Al Kekhia and of being responsible for obstructing reaching an agreement between the Israeli and the Palestinian sides are due to Egypt's stances toward the Israeli intransigence and the case of convicted Israeli spy Azam Azam.
Egypt, Analysis, 10/18/1997

Egypt's views unchanged on MENA despite US statement
The official spokesman of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that what was said by a US official regarding Egypt's agreement to participate in the Middle East-North Africa Conference which is due to be held in Qatar next month is baseless and untrue.
Egypt, Politics, 10/18/1997

Setting up a free trade zone between Tunisia and Egypt
The Egyptian Minister of Supply and Trade Dr. Ahmed Goweili will sign with his Tunisian counterpart an agreement to establish a free trade zone between the two countries.
Egypt-Tunisia, Economics, 10/18/1997

Yemeni-Egyptian cooperation to track down Egyptian terrorists in Yemen
The Egyptian Ambassador in Yemen said that a high ranking delegation from the Yemeni Interior Ministry will visit Egypt at the end of this month to discuss the implementation of security agreements signed by the two countries.
Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 10/18/1997

The Jews had nothing to do with building the pyramids
The Dean of the Faculty of Archeology at Cairo University refuted the Israeli claim that they are the builders of the Giza Pyramids, one of the seven wonders of the world.
Egypt, Culture, 10/18/1997

Murder and abortion
A 19-year-old pregnant housewife underwent an emergency operation during which she lost the baby after she had received three deep knife in the belly during a fight with husband.
Egypt, Local, 10/18/1997

Court sentenced 3 militant Jihad members to death
A military court in Egypt yesterday sentenced 3 militant Jihad members to death, two of them in their absence, and 53 others to imprisonment
Egypt, Judicial, 10/17/1997

Egyptian security forces crack down on terrorists
The Egyptian Interior Ministry continued its efforts in tracking the perpetrators of the two terrorist attacks which occurred in Al Minia governerate, south of Egypt which resulted in the death of 11 police officers.
Egypt, Politics, 10/17/1997

Mubarak participates in Summit of the 15 Countries in Malaysia
The summit will concentrate on the economic and trade cooperation between the member countries and also on boosting development.
Egypt, Politics, 10/17/1997

Egypt to transfer Libyan oil
The Egyptian Minister of Oil Hamdi Al Banbi confirmed that a pipeline will be installed to transfer Libyan crude oil with a capacity of 950 thousand barrels a day, which will be refined in the Egyptian refineries.
Egypt-Libya, Economics, 10/17/1997

Italian, Egyptian forces begin rescue exercises
Italian and Egyptian troops yesterday began to carry out joint rescue efforts in Alexandria as part of the ongoing "Bright Star 97" naval and military drills.
Egypt, Military, 10/17/1997

Tourists bus assailants' trial starts in military court
A year after the release of an album he made with his former music partner Ela, 32, Saber walked into a restaurant in Cairo's 5-star, Semiramis hotel and shot foreign visitors down as they dined.
Egypt, Judicial, 10/16/1997

Egyptian minister of supply signs Chinese agreements
The Chinese delegation will participate in the 5th Exhibition of Egyptian Exports which will be inaugurated next Saturday by the Egyptian Prime Minister.
Egypt, Economics, 10/16/1997

Somali mediation to be heightened
Egypt's new envoy in Addis Ababa, Marwan Badr, met the Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry Undersecretary on the current efforts to achieve national reconciliation among Somali warlords.
Egypt, Politics, 10/16/1997

Trial of illegal German deals in Libyan arms
A German businessman charged with supplying materials to Libya for the manufacture of chemical weapons admitted yesterday that he suspected what the components were being used for.
Egypt, Judicial, 10/16/1997

The results of the Indian prime minister's visit to Cairo
The visit of Indian Prime Minister Andrew Kumar Gogoral to Cairo represented the fourth summit between Cairo and New Delhi within the past two years which indicates the two sides' desire to strengthen their relations.
Egypt, Analysis, 10/15/1997

Belly dancer says Egyptian ambassador attacked her - A case of extortion
The complaint was filed with the police two months ago by an Israeli belly dancer who claimed that Bassyouni had tried to rape her. Instead, the police decided to proceed with the investigation and opened a file against both the belly dancer and a friend of hers.
Egypt-Israel, Judicial, 10/15/1997

Egypt warns against offering assistance to terrorists
13 organizations in the Middle East managed to get substantial financial assistance and deposit it in US banks to be allocated for undermining the stability of the Arab countries. The report also said that the US managed to freeze the accounts of these organizations.
Egypt, Politics, 10/15/1997

The Russian Prime Minister in the Region End of this Month
Regarding the Russian participation in the MENA Conference in Doha, the Russian Ambassador mentioned that there are some obstacles obstructing Russia's agreement to participate in the conference, as Russia considers the economic conferences part of the peace proces
Egypt, 10/15/1997

A message to Amr Moussa in preperation for Moroccan-Egyptian joint
The message focused on preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Moroccan-Egyptian joint committee which will be headed by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Morocco's King Hassan.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 10/15/1997

Terrorists kill 11 policemen in Minya
The public prosecution in Malawi, Minya, has investigated more than 264 charges of terrorists acts in the city over the past three years.
Egypt, Local, 10/15/1997

US participates in military training in Cairo
The previous phases of training included live ammunition shooting, training on protecting important sites, moving mechanical infantry units by sea, diving, searching and saving operations, mine-finding, landing operations, parachuting operations to land individuals and equipment in addition to air raids on enemy sites.
Egypt, Military, 10/14/1997

Bus bombing suspects charged
Egypt, Judicial, 10/14/1997

Egyptian banking system achieves LE 25.5 billion increase in savings
The increase achieved last year was only L.E. 14 billion and in the year before was L.E. 16 billion. The limited increase achieved last year was due to the fact that many clients moved to the stock exchange market and the bourse.
Egypt, Economics, 10/14/1997

55 Egyptian survivors of ship blaze back home
Egypt, Local, 10/14/1997

Ex-Norwegian prime minister in Cairo today
Egypt, Politics, 10/14/1997

Assiut's first international airline open today
The chairman of the Egypt higher council for youth and sport will officially inaugurate a new sports facility, located 15 KMS west of Assiut.
Egypt, Economics, 10/14/1997

Khartoum might seek Arab League intervention in differences with Egypt
The Sudanese government called on Egypt to hold talks in order to solve the differences which erupted between the nations after Egypt accused Sudan of being involved in an attempt to assassinate President Mubarak in Addis Abba more than two years ago.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 10/13/1997

Libya-Egypt power link next year
Official operation of the joint power line will take place on March 28, marking the celebration of the pullout of western troops from Libya.
Libya-Egypt, Economics, 10/13/1997

Draft law establishes rules for commercial transactions
The draft law establishes rules for commercial transactions which will be regulated by international agreements and WTO regulations
Egypt, Economics, 10/13/1997

80% payment for Egyptian cotton farmers
Some farmers complained about the delay receiving their dues, although L.E 4 billion (about 1 billion U.S. dollars) has been allocated for this purpose.
Egypt, Agriculture, 10/13/1997

Moussa: Palestinian-Israeli meeting makes no progress
Moussa added that the main peace obstacles were not discussed during the meeting, the top Egyptian diplomat urged "a real and serious" progress.
Egypt, Politics, 10/13/1997

Aida production has successful start with Mubarak attending
The 5-day run of Aida performances is being covered by representatives from world media and attended by 18,000 spectators.
Egypt, Culture, 10/13/1997

Sphinx statues found in Luxor
An Egyptian archeological expedition found 34 statues of the Sphinx in the road known as the Road of the Sphinx-Headed Rams.
Egypt, History, 10/13/1997

Nelson Mandela in Cairo Next Month
President Mandela is also expected to meet with John Garang, the Sudanese opposition leader who will be visiting Cairo during the same period.
Egypt, Politics, 10/13/1997

Group to reopen files of prisoners of war in Israel
The head of the EHRO said that the organization issued a general report titled "Crime and Punishment," which contained documented information about the mass killing operations that targeted Egyptian civilians and prisoners of war during the 1956 and 1967 Wars.
Egypt, Politics, 10/13/1997


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