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Egypt to participate in five international commercial fairs
Egypt, Economics, 8/14/1999

Mubarak confers with Erekat
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/14/1999

Egyptian - South African high committee due to meet on October
The high joint committee for economic cooperation between Egypt and South Africa is due to meet in Johannesburg, South African during October, under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Gowili and South African Minister of Trade and Industry Alec Erwin.
Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 8/14/1999

Three Egyptian journalists sentenced to prison
Egypt, Judicial, 8/14/1999

Egyptian Orascom to expand phone service through the Arab states
The Egyptian Orascom Technologies company and the Emirates company have endorsed an agreement to establish a company along with the holding company for communications in Algeria, with the aim of establishing and activating a telephone network by the GSM system through investments amounting to $1 billion.
Egypt-Regional, Business, 8/14/1999

Romanian minister of defense concludes visit to Egypt
Egypt-Romania, Politics, 8/13/1999

Saudi - Egyptian free trade zone
It was announced in Cairo on Thursday that meetings of the joint committee for bilateral cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia will meet in Cairo in the second half of September, under the chairmanship of the foreign ministers of the two countries.
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 8/13/1999

Egyptian delegation to visit Libya tomorrow
A delegation of Egyptian businessmen is to start a visit to Libya tomorrow to participate in the meetings of the board of directors of the Libyan - Egyptian economic chamber, which is starting its works in Banghazi on Sunday.
Egypt-Libya, Economics, 8/13/1999

Egypt prevents Israeli passenger jet from passing though its airspace
A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that Israel is currently studying the reasons behind the rejection of the Egyptian aviation authorities to permit two Israeli passenger planes to pass though Egyptian airspace on their way to Kenya on Wednesday.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/13/1999

Egyptian days of culture, arts in 40 countries
Egypt-International, Culture, 8/13/1999

Egyptian discussions with the World Bank
Egyptian Minister of Public Works Atef Ebeid said that discussions of fields of future cooperation and Egypt's future plans in development fields, especially in light of Egypt's economic reform program, took place during his meeting yesterday with the mission of the World Bank that is currently visiting Cairo under the chairmanship of Larry Everan, following up and relations manger in the bank.
Egypt-World Bank, Economics, 8/13/1999

Egypt takes part in Cinema Vinesia festival
The department of Italian international cinema Vinesia festival, has selected the Egyptian film Ard El-Khofe (ie land of fear) to present within one of the festival's sections which is held on the first of coming September.
Egypt, Culture, 8/13/1999

Three Egyptian textile companies to be sold in the next three months
The Egyptian holding company for textiles and trade decided to raise three governmental textile companies for sale during the next three months. These companies are Shbeen El-Kom for fabrics and textiles, Stea for textiles and El-Wadi for cotton, which will be sold to a main investor, said Adel Yassin, head of the economic sector in the holding company.
Egypt, Business, 8/13/1999

US embassy denies changing name of Egyptian play
Official sources in the US embassy in Cairo denied yesterday that the embassy intervened or used pressure to change the name of an Egyptian play to prevent embarrassment for US President Bill Clinton.
Egypt-USA, Culture, 8/13/1999

Albright to raise new ideas for reviving peace process in the coming tour for Middle East
An Egyptian diplomatic source said that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will raise new ideas for reviving the Middle East peace process on all tracks during her coming tour of the area, which is expected to begin on September 1.
Egypt-Regional-USA, Politics, 8/12/1999

Madeleine Albright to visit Cairo at the beginning of September
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will arrive in Cairo on September 2 on a tour that includes Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/12/1999

Egypt to hold national conference for childhood
Egypt, Culture, 8/12/1999

Egyptian privatization committee reviews projects with Korean companies
The Egyptian ministerial committee on privatization, meeting yesterday under Prime Minsiter Kamal El-Ganzouri, discussed four joint projects with Korean companies.
Egypt-South Korea, Business, 8/12/1999

98 injuries in Egyptian governorates during eclipse
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Housing announced yesterday evening that the number of injuries caused during the solar eclipse amounted to 98 who sought treatment from hospitals and ophthalmologists in the Egyptian governorates.
Egypt, Health, 8/12/1999

Egyptian bureau for activating tourism in Ukraine
Egypt-Ukraine, Economics, 8/12/1999

French Accor company plans to run 40 hotels in Egypt
Ahmed El-Maghrebi, the head of board of directors of the French company Accor in Egypt, said that the number of hotels run by the company in Egypt has currently reached 23 and that the company is planning to increase this number to 40 during the next few years.
Egypt-France, Business, 8/12/1999

Cairo presents film The Way of the Holy Family in 43 countries
Egypt, Politics, 8/12/1999

Meeting of the Arab committee for Barcelona
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Fathi El-Shazeli is leaving Cairo on Sunday, heading to Damascus for a three-day visit, during which he will participate in the meeting of the high Arab coordinating officials for the Barcelona process.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 8/11/1999

Egyptian - Algerian official talk about achieving concrete progress in relations
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Sayed Abu Zeid met with Mostafa El-Sherif, Algeria's ambassador in Cairo.
Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 8/11/1999

Boosting cooperation between Iraq, Egypt
Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals Adnan Abd al-Majid Jasim al-Ani and the head of Egyptian interests in Baghdad, Mahmoud Sherif Rihan, have discussed means of boosting relations between the two countries.
Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 8/11/1999

Barak briefs Mubarak on peace process developments
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a phone call yesterday night from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/11/1999

France's Montpelier mayor visits Alexandria
Mohammed Abd El-Salam EL-Mahgoub, governor of Alexandria, met yesterday with George Fresh, the mayor of Montpelier, France, who is currently visiting Alexandria.
Egypt-France, Politics, 8/11/1999

U.S. Congressional delegation to Egypt
A US Congressional delegation is to visit Egypt for one day on coming Friday. During this visit, the members of Congress delegation will hold talks with number of high-ranking officials in sectors of civil aviation and trade maritime transport.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 8/11/1999

Egypt signs contract for Port Said containers dock
Egypt, Business, 8/11/1999

Sudanese-Egyptian relations working to restore normalcy
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/11/1999

Moussa discusses moving peace process forward with Albright
Egyptian Foreign Minster Amr Moussa spoke on the phone yesterday with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to discuss the two countries' roles in the Middle East peace process in view of recent contacts between President Hosni Mubarak and US President Bill Clinton.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/10/1999

Egypt participates in meeting of the African ministers of trade
Egypt-Africa, Economics, 8/10/1999

Egyptian diplomat: Relations with Iran are strategic
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 8/10/1999

1998 Egyptian agricultural exports at LE 1.7 billion
Egyptian agricultural exports in 1998 were worth LE 1.7 billion, Egyptian Deputy Premier and Agriculture Minister Youssef Wali said yesterday at a seminar on protein foods and fats.
Egypt, Agriculture, 8/10/1999

Egypt lowers hopes of convening an Arab summit
Egyptian diplomatic sources said that Cairo has slowed down its moves and its enthusiasm toward calling for convening a pan-Arab summit with the participation of Iraq, while it had earlier had the hope to convene it next autumn.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/10/1999

Solar eclipse not to affect aviation in Egypt
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority said today that aviation will not be affected by tomorrow's solar eclipse.
Egypt, Science, 8/10/1999

Egypt, Romania hold military talks
A session of military talks was held yesterday evening at the headquarters of the Egyptian Defense Ministry between Egyptian Defense Minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and his Romanian counterpart, Victor Babiuc, who is currently paying an official visit to Egypt, at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, according to a call from Tantawi.
Egypt-Romania, Politics, 8/9/1999

Adly: Islamic Group leader may return to Egypt
Egyptian Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly said today in an interview with Al Ahram newspaper, "Several terrorists were handed over to Egypt and a detailed map of terrorist activities has been detected."
Egypt, Politics, 8/9/1999


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