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Pope calls for dialogue, tolerance among religions
Pope John Paul II has called for dialogue and reconciliation among religions. He praised the role played by the Coptic- Orthodox church in this regard.
Egypt-Vatican, Religion, 2/26/2000

Mubarak receives written message from El-Bashir
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received today a written message from Sudanese President Omar Hassan El-Bashir that was delivered by the Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael, who arrived yesterday in Cairo.
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 2/26/2000

El-Baz statements on the Pope's visit to Cairo
The political advisor to the Egyptian president, Osama El-Baz, has underlined the current visit paid by Pope John Paul II to Egypt, saying it is the Pope's conviction that the logic of peace should prevail the region on the grounds of justice and international legitimacy rather than imposing fait accompli by means of force.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/26/2000

Sudanese FM in Cairo to arrange for a meeting between al-Bashir, opposition
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael will start an official visit to Cairo to make consultations with the Egyptian leaderhsip on arranging a meeting between President al-Bashir and the Sudanese opposition leaders-- including al-Sadeq al-Mahdi, Muhammad Othman al-Merghani, and Gen. John Garang-- in the context of the Egyptian- Libyan initiative to achieve reconciliation in the country.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 2/26/2000

Arafat in Cairo today to discuss peace developments in the area
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is to arrive tonight in Cairo to hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak concerning the latest developments in the peace process and the current impasse.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/26/2000

Symposium to discuss future of Egyptian - European relations
The European Union's mission in Cairo is organizing in association with the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies on Tuesday a three-day symposium with the title, "Europe between today and tomorrow."
Egypt-European Union, Politics, 2/26/2000

Egypt Condemns David Levy's Statements
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/25/2000

Opening the economic summit COMESA on Monday
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/25/2000

Mubarak will visit Washington on 22nd of coming March
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/25/2000

Pope calls for peace
Pope John Paul II, starting his three-day pilgrimage, yesterday appealed in Cairo for inter-religious harmony and condemned past and present use of violence in the name of religion.
Egypt, Local, 2/25/2000

Swiss foreign minister starts visit to Egypt tomorrow
Egypt-Switzerland, Politics, 2/25/2000

Egypt participates in meetings of the African ministerial council in Adis Ababa
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/25/2000

Russian foreign minister visits Egypt on 4th of coming March
Egypt-Russia, Politics, 2/25/2000

A Swiss finance for 4 Egyptian projects
Egypt-Switzerland, Economics, 2/25/2000

Mubarak heads summit on the 15th in Cairo in coming June
The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will head the 10th summit for "Group of 15" (G 15) that will be convened on 16th and 20th of coming June.
Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/25/2000

Pope John Paul in Cairo stress just Middle East peace
Pope John Paul II has expressed his hope that good intentions will prevail in the Middle East to achieve justice and peace to be attained by the peoples of the region.
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 2/25/2000

Foreign minister of Philippines visits Egypt to boost cooperation
Egypt-Philippines, Politics, 2/25/2000

Siza Nabarawi: A prominent leader of Feminist Movement
A prominent leader and founder of the Egyptian feminist movement, and close companion of Mrs., Hoda Sharawi, Mrs. Sharawi dedicated her life and active career to the struggle for the emancipation of women.
Egypt, People, 2/25/2000

Mubarak's Lebanon visit, important
"President Hosni Mubarak's visit to Lebanon has a political significance and is regarded as a bold development in the Egyptian stance as Egypt has a weight at the Arab and international levels," Egyptian People's Assembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour told the Egyptian Community on Thursday.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/25/2000

Pope John Paul II starts his first visit today to Egypt
Pope John Paul II of the Vatican starts his first visit to Egypt today, which will last for three days during which he will meet with President Mubarak, Pope Shenuda and Sheikh Mohammed Hassan Tantawi of Al Azhar.
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 2/24/2000

Failure in agreement with Egypt to extend gas and electricity networks to Israel
US Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson failed yesterday to reach an agreement with the Egyptian government and Ministries of Electricity and Petroleum to implement a project to transport Egyptian gas to Israel and join Israel to the Arab electric link project.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/24/2000

Mubarak gets a message from US President
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/24/2000

Moroccan-Egyptian high joint commission convenes in Cairo in May
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 2/24/2000

Sudanese sources expect Egyptian ambassador's arrival in Khartoum soon
Sudanese sources in Cairo asserted that Khartoum expects the Egyptian ambassador's arrival during the coming weeks, telling ArabicNews.com that this step is considered a topping for the great improvement which took place in Sudanese - Egyptian relations recently, which included a visit by Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to Cairo and his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 2/24/2000

100,000 Japanese tourists to Egypt anticipated
Egypt-Japan, Economics, 2/24/2000

Moussa meets with Ross on peace talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met with Dennis Ross, the US peace envoy in the Middle East, who arrived in Cairo today for a quick visit in his current tour of the Middle East.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/24/2000

German court agrees on handing over extremists to Egypt
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/24/2000

Mubarak congratulates Khatami on reform movement's election victory
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed his confidence that the public support which Iranian President Mohammed Khatami attained will be his support in his efforts to achieve progress for the Iranian people.
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 2/24/2000

Baz visits Lebanon soon
"Presidential Political Advisor Dr. Osama Al-Baz is due to visit Lebanon in two weeks to follow up the implementation of President Hosni Mubarak's initiative during his lightning Saturday's visit to Labanon for the reconstruction of power plants," Al Diar newspaper said Tuesday.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/23/2000

Egypt, Germany probe means of boosting bilateral trade
President Hosni Mubarak stressed the significance of boosting cooperation with Germany for the sake of development whether at the state level or private sector.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/23/2000

Egyptian ambassador commends Vatican's backing for Palestine's cause
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 2/23/2000

Mubarak to receive Pope John Paul II
President Mubarak will receive Pope John Paul II of Vatican, who is expected in Cairo on Thursday. The talks will focus on the Middle East peace process, future of the regain and bilateral relations.
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 2/23/2000

200 million LE in German loans for small projects in Egypt
The aid and loan program presented by the German government for small projects in Egypt will be implemented in March.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 2/23/2000

Egypt vows to renovate its economy
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid has asserted his country's commitment to a just and comprehensive peace and to work for achieving it in the Middle East on all tracks, adding that a just and comprehensive peace is a strategic option for the Egyptian people and leadership.
Egypt, Politics, 2/23/2000

Agreement for Egyptian - US energy cooperation
Egypt-USA, Economics, 2/23/2000

Egyptian filmmaker dies
Renowned Egyptian filmmaker Husam El-Din Mustafa died on Tuesday morning in Cairo from a heart attack during his sleep. He was 74 years old.
Egypt, People, 2/23/2000

Tourists in Egypt glance sun rays fall perpendicularly on Ramses II
Sun rays fell perpendicularly early yesterday around 06:15 (local time) on the face of the statue of Ramses II inside his temple in Abu Simbel. The unique phenomenon was witnessed by near 5,000 Egyptians and foreign tourists as the sun rays remained on Ramses face
Egypt, Culture, 2/23/2000

Non-refundable donation from Islamic Development Bank to Egypt
The board of directors of the Islamic Development Bank under the chairmanship of Ahmed Mohammed Ali agreed on presenting a non-refundable donation to Egypt of $225,000 US to be used to prepare the necessary studies for providing water resources to settle the Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt, Economics, 2/22/2000

Mubarak speaks on the telephone with UAE President, Saudi crown prince
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday made telephone calls to the president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan, and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/22/2000

Mubarak confers with Kuwaiti foreign minister
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday in Cairo received Kuwait's deputy premier and foreign minister, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Egypt's foreign minister, Amr Moussa, attended the meeting.
Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 2/22/2000

Mubarak meets German president
President Hosni Mubarak yesterday received German President Johannes Rau who arrived in Cairo on a five-day official visit.
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/22/2000

Egypt welcomes the visit of Vatican pope to Cairo
Egypt-Vatican, Politics, 2/22/2000

Moussa met with US ambassador in Cairo
Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/22/2000

Swiss FM: Egypt, key partner
In his interview with 'Al-Ahram' daily, Swiss Confederation FM J. Dyce lauded Egypt's key role in the ME, affirming that Egypt has contributed much to bringing about development in the Middle East.
Egypt-Switzerland, Politics, 2/22/2000

Report: Israel instigates USA to stop its aid to Egypt
Egypt-Israel-USA, Politics, 2/22/2000

Mubarak gives directives for repairing Lebanese power plants
"President Hosni Mubarak has decided that repairing the Lebanese power plants damaged by the recent Israeli raids should start immediately," Information Minister Safwat Al-Sherif said on Monday.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/22/2000

Egyptian - Japanese business council to meet in Tokyo during October
Egypt-Japan, Economics, 2/22/2000

Moroccan carrier to promote Morocco, Egypt tourism flow
The Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) said it has devised an ambitious program to promote tourism flow between Morocco and Egypt.
Egypt-Morocco, Business, 2/22/2000

6 billion LE to establish 81 new hotels over two years
The coming two years will witness the establishment of 81 new hotels, among which are 74 stable hotels and seven floating hotels, at a cost reaching 6 billion LE.
Egypt, Business, 2/22/2000

15,000 tons of January Egyptian potato exports
A report issued by the general organization for the observation of Egyptian exports and imports revealed a decrease in the volume of Egyptian potato exports for January, as the total exported quantities reached 15,000 tons, among which are 5,700 tons to the UK, 700 tons to Germany and Greece and 9,000 tons for Arab markets.
Egypt, Agriculture, 2/22/2000

Bango and pills found in cell of Israeli smuggler Yusef El-Taham
An Egyptian prison investigation found a quantity of Bango and pills inside the cell of Yusef El-Tahan, an Israeli smuggler who has been imprisoned since 1985.
Egypt, Local, 2/22/2000

Supreme Egyptian - Moroccan committee to convene
The supreme Egyptian - Moroccan committee will convene the meetings of its 4th session in Cairo in May under the chairmanship of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 2/21/2000

Mubarak meets with German president
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received German President Johannes Rau, who arrived in Cairo today on a five-day visit, during which he is escorted by a large number of businessmen and heads of German companies working in the industrial and technological fields.
Egypt-Germany, Economics, 2/21/2000

Egyptian, Lebanese presidents call for Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon, Golan
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Lebanese President Emile Lahoud have asserted the need for Arab unity and for strengthening the Lebanese- Syrian inseparability on all negotiation tracks.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/21/2000

Mubarak's visit aims at preventing future Israeli attacks against Lebanon
Amidst large-scale Arab satisfaction with President Mubarak's historic visit to Lebanon, official Arab mass media are unanimous that the visit was well-timed reflecting Arab support for Lebanon.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/21/2000

Kuwaiti - Egyptian agreements on consultation and coordination and signing 3 agreements
The the second session for the supreme joint Kuwaiti - Egyptian committee concluded at the headquarters of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry under the chairmanship of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, Kuwait's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, which lasted for three days.
Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 2/21/2000

Egypt reconstructs destroyed Lebanese electric stations
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid has announced that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will review today with members of the Egyptian Cabinet the detailed programs for rebuilding and maintaining the Lebanese power stations which were destroyed as a result of the recent Israeli aggression against Lebanon.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/21/2000

German President hails Egypt's role in the region
Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/21/2000

Mubarak sent a message to Barak
"President Hosni Mubarak sent a message Sunday to Israeli Premier Ehud Barak on Egypt's stance as to the necessity of reviving the peacemaking drive on all tracks as well as its stance regarding the latest Israeli aggression on Lebanon," Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said, answering reporters' questions Sunday evening following his meeting with Danni Yatom, head of the security and political body at the Israeli Cabinet.
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/21/2000

Egyptian businessmen's mission to visit Algeria in March
A mission of Egyptian businessmen will travel at the end of March to visit Algeria to increase opportunities for joint commercial, investment and economic cooperation.
Egypt-Algeria, Economics, 2/21/2000

Egypt's role in peace process, vital
Minister of Information Safwat el-Sherif said that Egypt is playing an important role to bring closer viewpoints of the parties to the Middle East peace process in view of the pioneering role it plays in the Middle East and its contacts with the United States, Israel and the Arab world.
Egypt, Politics, 2/21/2000

Yemeni deputy foreign minister: Egypt, Yemen agree on importance of convening Arab summit.
Abd Allah El-Saiyadi, the Yemeni deputy foreign minister, said that the points of view between Egypt and Yemen are in agreement concerning the importance of convening the Arab summit.
Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 2/21/2000

Egypt spent $100 billion on infrastructure in 15 years
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that Egypt spent about 100 billion dollars during the past 15 years to renovate and expand its infrastructure.
Egypt, Economics, 2/21/2000

Egypt's Muslims, Copts live in complete harmony
Minister of Waqfs (Religions Endowments) Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zakzouk underlined that Islam is a religion of moderation and tolerance and advocates sublime thought.
Egypt, Culture, 2/21/2000

US secretary of energy to visit Egypt tomorrow
US Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson is due to arrive tomorrow in Cairo for a several-day visit.
Egypt-USA, Economics, 2/21/2000

Nilesat 102, a huge technological leap
Information Minister Safwat el-Sherif is pressing for a stronger Egyptian-French media cooperation now that Egypt's second satellite 'Nilesat 102' will be sent into orbit in August.
Egypt, Business, 2/21/2000


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