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Kuwait calls for convening international parliamentary conference in Cairo to support captive issue
Kuwait-Egypt, Politics, 5/5/2000

Al-Assad to visit Egypt next week
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/5/2000

El-Baz assures continuing the peace process despite of the current hardships
Osama El-Baz, the political advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak asserted to ArabicNews.com that the peace process in the Middle East is continuous despite the hardships confronting it currently.
Egypt, Politics, 5/5/2000

Meetings of Egyptian- Kuwaiti business council begin
Egypt-Kuwait, Business, 5/5/2000

Abu Sair area to be opened for visits from tourists
Egypt, Culture, 5/5/2000

Establishing a Japanese tourism city in Hurghada
Egypt-Japan, Business, 5/5/2000

Unilateral withdrawal from South Lebanon won't corner Syria
In pre-departure statements, Presidential Political Advisor Osama Al-Baz said he would deliver a lecture at the Strategic Studies Institute in the Algerian capital on the Arab world and the challenges it faces in this stage.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/5/2000

Egypt calls for promoting culture of peace
Speaker of the People's Assembly Ahmed Fathi Sorour said just and comprehensive peace will not prevail in the area without the restoration of occupied Arab lands, and Israel's withdrawal from the Syrian Golan Heights, South Lebanon and Palestinian territories.
Egypt, Politics, 5/5/2000

Japan's Prince Takamado to visit Egypt and Morocco
The Japanese embassy in Cairo said that Prince Takamado and his wife, Princess Hisako, will pay formal visits to Egypt and Morocco at the end of the current month to discuss increasing aspects of cooperation between Tokyo and Cairo and Ribat.
Egypt-Japan, Politics, 5/5/2000

Egypt¹s economy strong enough to stand international volatility
Mohamed el-Erian, a former IMF senior executive and world economic expert affirmed that Egypt's economy is strong enough to cope with all situations.
Egypt-IMF, Economics, 5/5/2000

Egyptian - US agreement in field of data technology
Egyptian Minister of Communication and Data Ahmed Nazeef signed yesterday a cooperation agreement in the training field with US company Cisco Systems for communications and data.
Egypt-USA, Business, 5/5/2000

Egyptian businessmen meet to discuss investment opportunities
The Egyptian businessmen abroad are convening their eighth conference on Monday in the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry with an invitation from Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa to discuss the available investment opportunities and facilities the government could present to support and prepare the atmosphere for these investments.
Egypt, Business, 5/5/2000

Egypt asks Israel to join non-proliferation treaty
Sayed Kasem El-Masri, the advisor of the Egyptian foreign minister, said the revision conference of the non-proliferation treaty in 1995 issued a decision and three resolutions concerning the Middle East, the first of which extended the treaty period indefinitely, the second related to goals and disarmament and non-proliferation principles
Egypt, Politics, 5/5/2000

100 companies in Index Cairo 2000
Cairo will host on May 17- 20 the index international fair for furniture and designs that will be held for the first time in Cairo, Egypt after moving from Dubai to Cairo.
Egypt-International, Business, 5/5/2000

Mubarak birth date, a chance to look back at a recod of accomplishments
Since 1981, President Mubarak has walked long avenue in pushing Egypt forward, coming up with radical and realistic solutions to the nation's chronic socioeconomic ailments. His accomplishments, recognized the world over, have pumped fresh blood and vigor into Egypt's economy.
Egypt, Politics, 5/4/2000

Mubarak, al-Assad to meet in Sharm esh Sheikh next week
Well-informed political sources in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, said on Wednesday that President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak of Egypt will meet with President Hafez al-Assad at Sharm El-Sheikh resort next week.
Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/4/2000

Moussa meets with personal envoy of Tony Blair
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa convened with Michael Levy, the personal envoy of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Egypt-UK, Politics, 5/4/2000

Egypt holds trade fair in Morocco
Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 5/4/2000

Egyptian prime minister to visit Lebanon
Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid will head on May 17 to Beirut for a two-day visit, his first since taking office last year.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 5/4/2000

Egyptian welcomes the results of the Arab parliament conference
Ahmed Fathi Serour, head of the Egyptian People's Council (parliament) andhead of the Egyptian delegation to the 103rd Inter-Parliamerntary Union conference that is currently being held in Jordan asserted that the conference is considered a victory from the political aspect for the principles of the third world and human rights, as well as a chance to raise the special Arab causes.
Egypt-Regional-International, Politics, 5/4/2000

Meetings of Egyptian - Libyan initiative committees next week
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the meeting of the joint Libyan - Egyptian initiative for achieving reconciliation in Sudan will be held in Cairo during the coming week.
Egypt, Politics, 5/4/2000

Egyptian businessmen to visit USA, Tunisia and Morocco
The Egyptian export development center is sending two missions to revitalize exports during the coming days-- the first to the West Coast of the USA, while the second will visit Tunisia and Morocco to market Egyptian products.
Egypt-International, Economics, 5/4/2000

Dr. Sahir Al Qalamawi the all generations Professor
In a time when women had been still hiding behind the veil, Sahir Al Qalamawi was one of the pioneer young girls who broke through the gates of the university. She was the first Egyptian young girl to obtain the Ph.D. in literature and is considered one of the remarkable figures of the contemporary cultural movement.
Egypt, Culture, 5/4/2000

Mohamad Abdul Wahab the legend of Arab singing
Known as the "Composer of Generations", Mohamad Abdul Wahab is the twentieth century's singing legend, and to whom the Arab composing and singing owe superiority.
Egypt, People, 5/4/2000

2.6 billion LE in Egyptian investments in Sinai
The total Egyptian governmental investments in Sinai reached nearly 2.6 billion LE.
Egypt, Economics, 5/3/2000

Mubarak says Peace backs chances of development
President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday described the joint statement by the UN Security Council five permanent members on full elimination of nuclear weapons and a treaty on nuclear disarmament as an affirmation of the 1991 six-point Egyptian initiative.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/3/2000

Egyptian - Israeli discussions
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa convened tonight with Israeli Knesset member Uri Savir, the director of the Peres Institute for Peace, who said following the meeting that "a frank discussion took place concerning the current status of the peace process and its future."
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/3/2000

Egyptian environment minister in Morocco next week
Egyptian Minister of State for Environment Nadia Makram Ebeid will start next Tuesday a visit to Morocco that will be crowned with the signing of an agreement on environment protection.
Morocco-Egypt, Environment, 5/3/2000

3,000 commercial shops to participate in Egyptian tourism and shopping festival
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry received requests from 3,000 commercial shops to participate in the Egyptian tourism and shopping festival in its third session, which will begin in mid-July and last until the end of August.
Egypt, Business, 5/3/2000

Israel should be serious in seeking peace
Osama El-Baz, Presidential Political Advisor, linked Tuesday between the success of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Economic Conference, to be hosted by Egypt later this year and the seriousness of Israel in seeking a just and comprehensive peace in the region.
Egypt, Politics, 5/3/2000

Hurdles hindering technological transfer should be removed
Egypt has underlined the need that all obstacles and restrictions hindering the transfer of nuclear technology for the peaceful use by non-nuclear states especially developing ones, be removed.
Egypt, Politics, 5/3/2000

Egypt sets up national human rights council
Commenting on the Egyptian government's intention to set up a human rights council, Hafez Abu Saada, secretary general of the Egyptian Human Rights Organization, cited the CCDH experience in Morocco which helped settle a set of human rights issues, mainly the recognition of the rights of victims of repression to compensation and the return from exile of opponents.
Egypt, Politics, 5/3/2000

Egypt succeeds in anti-terrorism fight
The US administration has anew accentuated the Egyptian government¹s great success in fighting terrorism and promoting international cooperation in the fight against this phenomenon.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/3/2000

Four Seasons opens its first hotel in Cairo
The Four Seasons company for tourism establishments is to open its first hotel in Cairo next week.
Egypt, Business, 5/3/2000

IMF and WB expect improvement in economic development in Egypt
A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that economic development in Egypt is expected to improve in the near future accompanied with a decline in the inflation rate.
Egypt, Economics, 5/2/2000

El-Baz asserts Cairo's refusal to seperation between Damascus and Beirut
Egypt, Politics, 5/2/2000

Al-Assad receives a telephone call from Mubarak
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/2/2000

UAE president receives a telephone call from Mubarak
United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 5/2/2000

Mubarak to Al-Ghomhoria: Egypt would never give up its peace drive
"Egypt will always seek to bridge gaps among the parties concerned whether on the Palestinian, Syrian or Lebanese tracks," Mubarak said.
Egypt, Politics, 5/2/2000

Middle East peace process continues despite current difficulties
"The Middle East peace process is continuing despite the difficulties facing at this stage," the Egyptian Presidential Political Adviser.
Egypt, Politics, 5/2/2000

Egyptian business sector discusses economic and industrial cooperation with Iraq in Baghdad
Mokhtar Khattab, the minister of the Egyptian public business sector, asserted the readiness of industrialists and Egyptian businessmen to cooperate with Iraq in the industrial and economic fields to achieve joint interests.Mokhtar Khattab, the minister of the Egyptian public business sector, asserted the readiness of industrialists and Egyptian businessmen to cooperate with Iraq in the industrial and economic fields to achieve joint interests.
Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 5/2/2000

Days for Lebanese culture and arts start today in Cairo
Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and Hesham Demashekeh, Lebanon's ambassador in Cairo, opened this morning in the Egyptian opera house days for Lebanese culture and arts that are being held under the title "Sham's role in developing the Egyptian culture."
Egypt-Lebanon, Culture, 5/2/2000

Effective security assurances to safeguard non-nuclear states
Egypt has called for initiating negotiation on providing effective legally binding international security assurances to protect the non-nuclear weapon states against the dangers of the weapons they voluntarily renounced.
Egypt-International, Politics, 5/2/2000

Egypt refuses to print bank notes to face liquidity crisis
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday brushed aside fears of possible impact of the current decrese in liquidity in the Egyptian market.
Egypt, Economics, 5/2/2000

Egypt urges parliamentary declaration on peace, anti-terrorism
Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the People's Assembly urged participants in the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference currently in session in Amman, Jordan to issue a world declaration on peace, security and anti-terrorism.
Regional-Egypt-International, Politics, 5/2/2000

Handball: Morocco qualifies for World Cup
Morocco-Egypt, Sports, 5/2/2000

Egypt asserts Palestinians' right to statehood
"Egyptian - Libyan efforts come in the context of the national comprehensive dialogue and solution of the Sudanese problem through the Egyptian-Libyan initiative," Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said.
Egypt, Politics, 5/1/2000

Israel shoulders responsibility of repatriation of Palestinian refugees
"Egypt and France share identical views regarding the importance of maintaining impetus of the peacemaking and rejecting any attempt by Israel to freeze talks on the Syrian track or to drive a wedge between Syria and Lebanon," Presidential Political Advisor Osama el-Baz said following a two-day visit to France
Egypt-France, Politics, 5/1/2000

Door wide open for progress on Syrian track
Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Saturday received US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs Edward Walker.
Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/1/2000

Stress on freedom of press
Participants in the Conference of the International Federation of Press Councils (IFPC) have praised President Hosni Mubarak's emphasis on the importance of the freedom of press.
Egypt-International, Politics, 5/1/2000

Information in the new century is vital
Addressing the conference of World Associations of Press Councils, Nabil Osman, Chairman of State Information Service and Member of Supreme Council of Press talked about "Knowledge and Information in the New Century". Osman gave a resume of the main ideas of his presentation.
Egypt, Politics, 5/1/2000

Ministerial group sets measures to combat custom evasion
The Ministerial Committee for Confronting Custom Evasion decided at its meeting yesterday under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid to appoint a ministerial group for drafting working papers for tackling executive measures for combating custom evasion and product dumping commodities in preparation for raising them before the cabinet meeting in the middle of next month.
Egypt, Economics, 5/1/2000

Egypt : credibility of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty lacking by Israel's noncompliance
Sayed Qassem El Masri, Adviser to Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, in statements Saturday on the sidelines of the 2000 NPT revision conference currently in session in New York, expressed belief that the requirements of security and stability in the Middle East region entail that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty become universal.
Egypt-International, Politics, 5/1/2000

Palestinian state is an existing reality
In an interview granted to the Egyptian magazine "Al-Musawwar", published on April 28, 2000, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III said that the Palestinian State is an existing reality since the Partition Resolution which stipulated the establishment of two states on the Palestinian territory.
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/1/2000

Mubarak inaugurates Sound and Light project in Abu Simbel
President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate the Sound and Light project in Abu Simbel.The project, which was constructed within 12 months, cost LE 18 million.
Egypt, Culture, 5/1/2000


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