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Egypt to endorse free trade agreement with United Arab Emirates
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili announced yesterday at the inauguration of the Gitex Cairo fair that an agreement for free trade will be endorsed with the United Arab Emirates within the coming months
Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 4/3/1999

Egyptian delegation to address problems of Egyptians in Gulf
Assistant foreign assistant for Egyptian affairs abroad, Assem Meglahed is to start a Gulf tour with a delegation from different ministries and concerned departments.
Egypt-Gulf, Politics, 4/3/1999

Shaath meets Moussa, says European statement supports standing with Palestinian people
Following the meeting, Shaath stated that the discussions concentrated on two main important points: evaluating what has taken place till now and planning for the coming stage.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 4/3/1999

Egypt concerned with Sudanese unity
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/2/1999

Egypt participates in Tetuan cinema festival
Egypt is taking part in the 10th international festival for Mediterranean cinema starting today in the Moroccan city of Tetuan and lasting until April 9.
Egypt, Culture, 4/2/1999

Mubarak's visit to China, Japan to strengthen cooperation
Moussa also said China is a great country with a political and economic role not in Asia only but also in Africa and in the world as a whole. He added that it plays an effective role in light of its membership in the UN Security Council. Moussa said China is an example to be followed in economic development and reform, establishing free and industrial zones.
Egypt-International, Politics, 4/2/1999

3.5 million tourists visited Egypt last year
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi announced that 3.5 million tourists have visited Egypt during 1998.
Egypt, Economics, 4/2/1999

Arafat meets with Mubarak today
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian President President Yasser Arafat today met to discuss the results of talks the Palestinian president and US President Bill Clinton held in Washington on declaring the Palestinian state on May 4 and steps that should be taken in light of Washington's opposition to declaring this state at that date.
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 4/1/1999

Mubarak meets US delegation, asserts importance of Syrian-Lebanese peace tracks
Moussa warned against the current Israeli policy which means a total destruction of the Middle East peace process, regardless of who will be the Israeli prime minister. "If they oppose the principle (of a state), it would be useless to open negotiations on the date," Moussa said.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/1/1999

Inaugurating Gitex Cairo fair tomorrow
Egyptian Ministers of Public Works and Communications Atef Ebeid and Soliman Metawli are to inaugurate the first session of the Cairo Gitex fair tomorrow in the Cairo International Conference Center at Nasr City lasting through April 5.
Egypt-International, Business, 4/1/1999

Mubarak's Asian tour to include South Korea, China and Japan
The Korean ambassador said Mubarak's visit to Seoul has a great importance on the economic level especially as it comes following the development projects in Egypt and the remarkable growth achieved by the Egyptian economy.
Egypt-South Korea, Politics, 3/31/1999

Egyptian - Senegalese FMs discuss African disputes
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received yesterday Senegalese Foreign Minister Jacques Baudin who arrived to Cairo for a quick visit on his return to his country after visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Egypt-Senegal, Politics, 3/31/1999

Egypt joins Assembly of Indian Ocean Countries
The foreign ministers of the Assembly of Indian Ocean Countries' economic group are to hold a meeting today in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo, to ratify Egypt's membership in the group as a "dialogue partner." Egypt's delegation will be headed by Egypt's ambassadress in Mozambique, Soaad Shalabi.
Egypt, Economics, 3/31/1999

Islamic Group in Egypt informs military wing to halt operations
Sources close to the Egyptian "Islamic Group" asserted that leaders of the organization who reside abroad instructed officials of the military wings on the decision to halt military operations and to abide by the initiative to stop violence launched in July 1997 by the historical leaders of the organization who are in prison due to the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat.
Egypt, Politics, 3/31/1999

Congressional delegation to visit Egypt today
Egypt, Politics, 3/31/1999

President Mubarak meets with Jordanian monarch in Sharm El-Sheik
In his second visit to Egypt in two weeks, Jordan's King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein and his wife, Queen Rania, paid a special visit yesterday to Sharm El-Sheik, where they were received by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his wife at the city's airport.
Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 3/30/1999

Mubarak's visit to China to establish new foundation for bilateral relations
Chinese diplomatic sources in Cairo said that China is very concerned with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to China and that they expect full success.
Egypt-China, Politics, 3/30/1999

Aviation between Egypt and Europe disrupted
The battles in Yugoslavia caused disorder in the civil aviation coming from European capitals to Cairo International Airport then returning to European capitals for the third consecutive day, which lead to delays of one to three hours for ten trips heading to Europe.
Egypt, Economics, 3/30/1999

Egyptian - Russian high joint committee reaches agreements
The coming meeting of the Egyptian - Russian high joint committee will address the possibility of establishing an Egyptian - Russian joint bank as well as combating the illegal financial operations, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Gowili said during the preparatory meeting for the coming session of the committee.
Egypt-Russia, Politics, 3/30/1999

Opening a branch for Ahli Bank in Shanghai
The chairman of Ahli Bank, Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz, said that after efforts that lasted for two years, the bank obtained from the Chinese monetary authorities the approval of a license to open a branch in Shanghai.
Egypt-China, Politics, 3/30/1999

Egyptian medical company takes initiative to expand its market in Africa
The Egyptian Holding Company for Medical Equipment and Medicine decided to take part in the international trade fair for the COMESA countries in Kenya.
Egypt, Business, 3/30/1999

Egypt exports to COMESA countries can increase 2000 percent in few years
A report issued by the Egyptian Businessmen's Association said the total exports of the COMESA countries (an economic alliance of southern and eastern African countries) reached $18 billion (without Egypt) during last year.
Egypt, Economics, 3/30/1999

Officials in Egyptian banks refuse to convert part of reserves to euros
Official and experts in Egyptian banks refused to convert part of the financial reserves at the Egyptian central bank to euros.
Egypt, Economics, 3/29/1999

Establishing an exhibition for the Egyptian products in Iran
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili agreed to organize the first exhibition for Egyptian products in Iran in 20 years.
Egypt-Iran, Economics, 3/29/1999

Increasing Egyptian fabric and textile exports to the US
The annual report of the Egyptian commercial bureau in Washington noted an increase in the share of Egyptian exports of fabrics and textile products in total Egyptian exports during 1998 in comparison to 1997.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 3/29/1999


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