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Egyptian Christians reject US Senate interference in their affairs
Egypt's Christians expressed disagreement with claims published in some US media outlets pertaining to their condition in Egypt, and stated disapproval of having their affairs the subject of US senate hearings.
Egypt-USA, Religion, 3/28/1998

Gore due in Cairo in April
A high-ranking US official said Gore's visit will come after participation committee meetings in the US capital, adding that the main committee in the initiative specializes in investment and trade policy.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/28/1998

Court: Egyptian newborns have their father's nationality
The court said it was proved that the child's father is Iraqi and his mother is Egyptian and that he was born in Alexandria, but the law dealing with nationality says that newborns are given their fathers' nationality, thus the nationality of the child should be Iraqi.
Egypt, Judicial, 3/28/1998

Joint investment projects between Egypt and UAE
Three of the projects will be established in Egypt and the fourth will be in Dubai to store the Egyptian products for distribution in the markets of neighboring Asian countries.
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/28/1998

Egypt to host international exhibition of information technology
A major international exhibition for information technology and communications will be held in Cairo on May 23-26, said the general coordinator of the conference Khaled Naser El-Din, who added that this marks the first time the exhibition will be held in the Middle East.
Regional-Egypt, Business, 3/28/1998

Egyptian, Sudanese ministers meet on security cooperation
The meeting, which was attended by the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo, dealt with "the dimension of coordination between the institutions of the ministries of the interior in the two countries and proposals to strengthen aspects of bilateral cooperation."
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 3/27/1998

Sudanese National Council agrees on draft constitution
Ismael added that Ganzouri discussed with him means of developing political and security relations. He expressed his hope that the exerted efforts can contribute to the restoration of Egyptian - Sudanese relations.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 3/27/1998

Egypt death sentence protest
Egypt, Judicial, 3/27/1998

Economic cooperation between Egypt and Turkey
Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 3/27/1998

Egypt works on restoring confidence to Egyptian tourism markets
Switzerland and Japan have had reservations about their citizens visiting Egypt, while the other European countries and the United States canceled their previous warnings about visiting Cairo and the monuments in the south
Egypt, Economics, 3/27/1998

$197 million for Egyptians harmed by the Gulf War
Egypt-UN, Economics, 3/27/1998

An agreement for education between Egypt and Libya
The Egyptian minister of education, together with the secretary-general of the public committee for education in Libya, signed yesterday the program for joint cooperation between the public education committee in Libya and the Egyptian minister of education.
Egypt-Libya, Education, 3/27/1998

Celebrating arrival of the American ambassador in Cairo
Egypt-USA, International, 3/27/1998

Farouk Hosni will head Egypt's delegation to UNESCO conference
Egypt-UN, Culture, 3/27/1998

Moussa: We cannot coexist with Israeli situation
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said, "We demand this to end the Israeli - Arab struggle forever, a matter that cannot be ended except by parallelism, equilibrium and just solutions -- not a solution for one of the parties, as this will not be a solution accepted by anyone."
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 3/26/1998

Egyptian council tackles women's rights
The Egyptian Consultation Council which is discussing women's rights voiced its support for womne's political participation and for granting Egyptian citizenship to sons of women who married foreigners.
Egypt, Judicial, 3/26/1998

Joint projects between Egypt and Yemen
Egypt and Yemen have decided to exchange agricultural delegations between the two countries during the coming weeks.
Egypt-Yemen, Economics, 3/26/1998

Arab Journalists speak, Mubarak on Syrian-Lebanese-Israeli problem
The final statement of the union's general trusteeship condemned the terrorism in Algeria and Egypt, as well as the international terrorism practiced by Israel in south Lebanon and the occupied Arab territories.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 3/25/1998

Egypt believes in the Somali unity
Mohammed Shaban, the assistant Egyptian foreign minister for African affairs, confirmed Egypt's great belief in Somali unity, its lands' security, the importance of settling the current dispute and restoring the country's government.
Egypt-Somalia, Politics, 3/25/1998

International Cairo festival for children's films inaugurated
At the end of the festival, the Moroccan film by Mohamed El-Abazy, "The Other Side of the River" -- the only long Arabic film produced for children in the history of the Arabic cinema -- will be presented
Egypt, Culture, 3/25/1998

Smoking to be religiously prohibited?
Nasr Farid Wassel, Egypt's mufti, called for a label reading, "Smoking is religiously prohibited" to be printed on cigarette packages instead of the warning "Smoking is harmful for health."
Egypt, Religion, 3/25/1998

Palestinian -Egyptian committee meeting postponed
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 3/25/1998

Qatar,Egypt maintain normal relations
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jabr al-Thani today said the disputes between Egypt and Qatar have ended and a new page of relations has begun.
Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 3/25/1998

Egypt's security is safety for the Arab nation
Sheikh Zayed Ben Sultan al-Nahyan, the president United Arab Emirates, said that Egypt's security is safety for the Arab nation yesterday during his reception for the Egyptian delegation participating in the Dubai market.
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/25/1998

Slowness of judicial proceedings a Pharaonic disease
In Egypt, the slowness of judicial proceedings is an old disease which has Pharaonic roots.
Egypt, Culture, 3/25/1998

A warm welcome for Qatar's emir in Cairo
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said, "There is no problem between Egypt and Qatar. Hopefully things will proceed well."
Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 3/24/1998

Free trade between Kuwait and Egypt
Kuwaiti investment represents the second-largest foreign investment in Egypt after Saudi Arabia and totals 19% of investments in projects that cost LE 6.35 billion.
Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 3/24/1998

A fire around the Egyptian nuclear reactor
A small fire broke out around the building containing the new Egyptian nuclear reactor in Inshas area, east of the capital, causing no losses. Firemen were able to control the fire before it reached the reactor building.
Egypt, Local, 3/24/1998

Reduction could be coming in Japanese aid to Egypt
Kwitchi Mayaki, the first secretary of the Japanese embassy in Cairo, stated that the level of Japanese aid depends on the importance of the projects provided by Egypt to warrant Japanese donations.
Egypt-Japan, Economics, 3/24/1998

Sudan: Halaiub problem will be solved with Egypt
Concerning the time for the referendum on constitutional reforms in Sudan, and whether this will happen before peace talks or not Mostafa Osman said: "We are at the second stage of talks that will last for two or three weeks."
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 3/23/1998

European Union seeks to end disputes with Egypt
The head of the European Union committee in Cairo confirmed the EU's desire to put an end to discussions the remaining items in the agreement between Egypt and the EU as soon as possible, at the recommendation of British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook.
Egypt, Economics, 3/23/1998

Prince of Qatar arrives at Cairo, today
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim al-Jabir al-Thani stated that the emir's visit represents a vital and practical cementing of the reconciliation that took place in Riyadh last December under the auspices of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdel Aziz and Crown Prince Abdallah Bin Abdel Aziz.
Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 3/23/1998

Egyptian journalist starts hunger strike
The Egyptian journalists syndicate started communications aimed at achieving a reconciliation between journalist Kamal Fahmy, who was given a six-month prison sentence and writer Sarot Abaza who brought suit against the journalist.
Egypt, Judicial, 3/23/1998

Dubai conference for encouraging investment in Egypt
The Dubai World Trade Centre will also host the Discover Egypt exhibition, which began today and will run through March 26
United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Business, 3/23/1998

Kekhya trial dismissed
Egypt, Judicial, 3/23/1998

Egypt police killed in clash with gunmen
Egypt, Local, 3/23/1998

Restoration of Egyptian property in Sudan
Moreover, the Egyptian properties in Sudan previously confiscated by the Sudanese government in 1992, included a branch of Cairo University in Sudan, a number of schools, and irrigation rest houses were delivered.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 3/23/1998

Egyptian- American -Egiptian businessmen of Egyptian origin visit Luxor and Asswan
Egypt-USA, Economics, 3/23/1998


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