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Egyptian delegation visits Iraq
An Egyptian industrial delegation under the chairmanship of Minister of Industry Soleiman Reda started a visit to Iraq aimed at supporting joint industrial cooperation.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/21/1999

Egyptian - Iraqi committee to meet next month
The meetings of the Egyptian - Iraqi joint trade committee are to be held in mid-September in Cairo, under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh.
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/21/1999

Egyptian businessmen pay tour abroad
Egypt, Business, 8/21/1999

Moussa: Egypt working hard to revive peace process
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said his country is continuing to make "broad contacts with the different parties" involved in the Middle East peace process to help "reach a general framework for a comprehensive settlement in the region."
Egypt, Politics, 8/21/1999

Egyptian - Thai committee to meet in October
A high-powered delegation of businessmen and officials in different sectors in Thailand chaired by the Thai foreign minister is due to arrive in Cairo during the first half of October.
Egypt-Thailand, Economics, 8/21/1999

Egyptian companies in Germany fair for small industries
Egypt is to take part in the European conference for upgrading small and medium-sized companies.
Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/21/1999

Joint projects in the pipeline for Suez Canal
Suez Canal Authority Chairman General Ahmed Ali Fadel said proposals for partnerships between international companies and Suez Canal firms are being discussed.
Egypt, Politics, 8/21/1999

Chinese economic delegation visits Egypt today
A Chinese economic delegation representing large Chinese commercial and industrial companies is to arrive in Cairo today.
Egypt-China, Economics, 8/20/1999

Egyptian representative at AL denies disputes over Iraqi council presidency
Egypt's permanent representative at the Arab League, Wajih Hadi, has denied the existence of any Arab disputes over Iraq's presidency of the AL council in its coming session, which was postponed until September 12 and 13.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 8/20/1999

Meeting of the ministerial council for Group of 15 concludes
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili said the ministerial meeting of the Group of 15 developing countries, which concluded its works recently in the Indian city of Bengalor, said this meeting aimed at coordinating the stances among the developing countries before the third ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization to meet in the US city of Seattle in November.
Egypt-International, Economics, 8/20/1999

Egypt: Attempts to found new party for Islamists
Egyptian Islamists have begun measures to found a new political party under the name of the El-Sharia Party (party of Islamic law).
Egypt, Politics, 8/20/1999

Translating Quran into Indonesian language
It was decided to form a committee of Indonesian graduates and the superior students of high studies who received their education in Egypt to translate the holy Quran into the Indonesian language under the patronage of the Indonesian cultural attache in Cairo.
Egypt-Indonesia, Religion, 8/20/1999

Egyptians spend 4.8 billion pounds on smoking
The Egyptian Planning Ministry released a statement yesterday saying Egyptians have spent 4.8 billion pounds on smoking local and imported cigarettes and narghile (hubble-bubble), compared to 4.5 billion pounds last year -- an increase of 6.6%.
Egypt, Culture, 8/20/1999

Egypt prevents another Israeli plane from crossing its airspace
Israel's foreign minister David Levy has officially expressed Israel's deep concern over Egypt preventing of another Israel planes on Tuesday night to cross through Egyptian airspace. Levy handed over the Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Muhammad Bassyouni, who was summoned to the Israeli Foreign Ministry an Israeli "note of objection" in this regard.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1999

Egyptian - Japanese labor discussions
Egypt-Japan, Politics, 8/19/1999

Egyptian Al-Azhar university to open affiliate in Indonesia
Rector of the Egyptian ancient university Al Azhar, Prof. Ahmad Omar Hashim, will visit Indonesia in the near future to study the opening of an affiliate of the university in Jakarta, reports Indonesian news agency ANTARA.
Egypt-Indonesia, Religion, 8/19/1999

Companies swindle Egyptians with promises to send them to work abroad
23 Egyptians were victimized by fake companies who defrauded those who wanted to travel abroad to work, after these companies took large amounts of money from the Egyptians, claiming that they would allow them opportunities to work in Europe, especially in France.
Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1999

Permanent fair for Egyptian products in Libya
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili agreed to the establishment of a permanent fair for Egyptian products in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Egypt-Libya, Economics, 8/19/1999

Arab states send aid to victims of Turkey earthquake
Plane loads of assistance along with condolences from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Syria. Jordan and others were sent to Turkey for assistance with the major earthquake that has left the country with more than 5000 persons killed and injuries in the tens of thousands.
Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 8/19/1999

Egypt sends aid to Turkey
Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak issued instructions to the Egyptian armed forces to send an additional rescue crew to help in rescue operations in Turkey after this week's earthequake there, in addition to resuming presenting additional treatment, shelters and rescue missions.
Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 8/19/1999

357,000 tourists visit Egypt for tourism, shopping festival
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi announced that about 357,000 tourists came to Egypt during the period of the month-long festival for shopping and tourism that was inaugurated on July 20, an increase of 18% compared to last year.
Egypt, Economics, 8/19/1999

Egyptian minister of industry to visit Baghdad tomorrow
An Egyptian delegation comprising 40 businessmen and the leaders of several companies in the domains of food, engineering goods and automobile tires, chaired by Egyptian Minister of Industry Suleiman Reda, is to visit Baghdad tomorrow.
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/18/1999

Egypt's address to the UN by Moussa will address terrorism
Amr Moussa, the Egyptian foreign minister will deliver the Egyptian statement in the meetings of the 54th session of the UN General Assembly on September 25. The session will be start in September and continue through the end of this year.
Egypt-UN, Politics, 8/18/1999

Mubarak pays tribute to victims of Turkey's earthquake
In a personal phone call with Turkish President Suleiman Demirel and Prime Minster Bulent Ecevit, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed Egypt's readiness to present all help to the Turkish authorities that is necessary for the rescue process after sending two military planes carrying tents and supplies.
Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 8/18/1999

Communications between Cairo and Baghdad to solve problems of 150,000 Egyptian citizens in Iraq
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is making intensive communications with the Iraqi authorities and with the bureau for Egyptian interests in Baghdad to follow up on the conditions of the nearly 150,000 Egyptian citizens in Iraq, according to Egyptian estimates.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 8/18/1999

An Egyptian newspaper attacks US authorities for treatement of Egyptian passenger
The Egyptian newspaper El-Akhbar attacked the US authorities for evacuating an Egyptian citizen, Kadria Mohammed Daood, a student at the American university of Cairo (AUC ) just as she arrived at the airport of Los Angeles. The young lady was to travel to USA and had a visa for USA till the years 2001.
Egypt, Culture, 8/18/1999

One Egyptian journalist involved in al-Shaab paper case released
Egypt, Judicial, 8/18/1999

Egypt sends two-air plane to Turkey loaded with medical supply
Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 8/17/1999

Moussa: No crisis in Palestinian - Israeli talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said yesterday that his country sees negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis as continuing and that the problems that have not yet been resolved by those negotiations have not reached a crisis point.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/17/1999

An Egyptian woman gives birth in an elevator
The general hospital in the Egyptian City of Luxor witnessed an unusual labor when an Egyptian woman named Nafisa Mahmoud entered the hospital to give birth, as she immediately entered the hospital's elevator to be moved to the labor department.
Egypt, Local, 8/17/1999

Mubarak receives Arafat today
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received Palestinian President Yasser Arafat today to discuss the Middle East peace process.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/16/1999

Egyptian business delegation heads to Baghdad
Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/16/1999

Mubarak to hold meetings with Arab counterparts
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/16/1999

Egypt participates in the works of Group of 15
Egypt is participating in the works of the ministerial meeting for the Group of 15 developing countries, which will start tomorrow in India. Egypt's delegation is headed by Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili.
Egypt, Economics, 8/16/1999

Suez Canal not affected by decreased petroleum prices
Admiral Ahmed Ali Fadel, head of the Suez Canal organization, said that the canal's income was not affected by the decrease in international petroleum prices, saying that the number of ships carrying natural gas through the canal has increased in comparison with the number of those that crossed in 1993.
Egypt, Economics, 8/16/1999

El-Baz shows cautious optimism about Barak's policies
Osama El-Baz , the Egyptian president's political advisor, has stated the importance of giving Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak the chance to prove his good intentions towards the Palestinians, especially after Barak's statements that he can guarantee the support of 70% fo the Israeli people for establishing a Palestinian state and for withdrawal from Golan and south Lebanon within 15 months.
Egypt, Politics, 8/16/1999

Saudi - Egyptian committee next month to include political cooperations
The joint committee for bilateral cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia is due to hold its meetings in Cairo during September under the chairmanship of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisel and his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa.
Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 8/16/1999

Mega-project the heart of desert , 250,000 job opportunities, housing 2.5 million people
In the heart of the desert, an ambitious project is blooming to generate more than 250,000 job opportunities, housing 2.5 million people and building investments that worth a total of LE 150 billion.
Egypt, Economics, 8/16/1999


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