Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/30/1997
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 30, 1997
- Offenders of Islam should be killed, Egyptian Grand Imam says
A top Egyptian Muslim cleric Grand Imam of Al-Azahar Mosque Dr. Sayed Tantawy said today that the person who drew posters placed in the West Bank city of Hebron depicting the prophet Mohamed as a pig stamping on the Koran must be killed. Egypt, Politics, 7/4/1997 - Would-be rapist killed
A government employee admitted to stabbing an armed bully to death for storming into his house in Imbaba district this week. Egypt, Local, 7/4/1997 - Students break commandments in Israeli test
Police said they arrested a government print worker in Jerusalem. Egypt, Local, 7/3/1997 - Industrial talks with Palestinian businessmen
Economic and industrial talks between officials and Palestinian businessmen began today on boosting joint investment projects. Egypt, Business, 7/3/1997 - Egyptian-Saudi meeting
Representatives from ministries concerned in both countries meet today in the Egyptian capital to put final touches on Thursday’s gathering. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/3/1997 - Teen riddle
Police in Helwan have begun a large-scale search to unravel the mystery behind the bizarre murder of a teenager. Egypt, Local, 7/3/1997 - Separate talks with Greece, Cyprus envoys
Mediterranean cooperation was at the center of talks between the assistant to the Egyptian foreign minister, Mr. Fathi El-Chazli, and the Greek Ambassador to Cairo. Egypt, Politics, 7/3/1997 - Deception
A television viewer filed a lawsuit accusing interviewer Nahla Abdl Aziz of deceiving him when she refused to give him a prize he won on a program she presented. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/3/1997 - Working plan Egypt, Business, 7/3/1997
- Kidney operation for actress Fakhreddin
Veteran actress Mariam Fakhreddin successfully underwent surgery to remove her left kidney. Egypt, Entertainment, 7/3/1997 - Jordan bans Israeli planes Egypt, Business, 7/2/1997
- Lebanese National Resistance attacks Israeli position
Resistance sources added that one of its groups clashed early in the morning on July 1 with an Israeli patrol which was trying to carry out attacks in Shoumaryya area. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Economic talks with UAE
Minister of Public Enterprises and Administration Development Dr. Atef Ebied started 3-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. Egypt, Economics, 7/2/1997 - Shares climb to reverse downward trend
Shares at the Capital Market Authority rose to reverse a week-long trend that had pushed the overall index to a five-month low. Egypt, Business, 7/2/1997 - Kuwait sees more investment in Egypt
Egypt’s Social Fund for Development has received 50 million US dollars in easy-term loans from the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development to finance small-scale endeavors by young Egyptians. Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 7/2/1997 - Mubarak to get Monem's message soon
President Hosni Mubarak will soon get a message from President Carlos Monem of Argentina regarding joint projects with the Argentinian leader to be launched in the self-ruled Palestinian territories. Egypt, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Egyptian-Saudi committee to meet Thursday in Cairo
The joint Egyptian-Saudi committee is scheduled to meet in Cairo on Thursday under the chairmanship of the foreign ministers of both countries. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/2/1997 - Ganzouri chairs meeting on Upper Egypt developments
The meeting tackled preparation for the inspection which President Mubarak is expected to make within the coming days. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Parental wrath
A father received three years of hard labor in prison for electrocuting his 13-year old daughter after finding out she had been raped by three unidentified farmers. Egypt, Local, 7/2/1997 - Palestinian businessmen plan to buy egyptian stock shares
A large delegation of Palestinian businessmen arrived in Cairo this week on an official visit, during which they will hold intensive talks with the minister of economic affairs and chairman of the Egyptian Industries Federation. Egypt, Business, 7/2/1997 - Sudanese die of alcohol poisoning
Five Sudanese men died in the Egyptian Red Sea town of Quseir after drinking a homemade alcoholic cocktail. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Arabs keen on integration
The regular Arab mini-summits indicate a new energy in Arab determination to establish economic and industrial integration, Information Minister Safwat El-Sherif said. Egypt, Politics, 7/1/1997 - Love affair murder
Discovering her misconduct and various illicit love affairs, a newly-wed worker killed his wife three months after their marriage. He dragged her to a remote area and strangled her with a scarf before throwing her body into a sanitary drainage well. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Egyptian labor in demand
The Ministry of Manpower and Immigration reported that the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) Laura market needs Egyptians who are competent for work in areas of education, engineering, medicines and computer programming. Egypt-UAE, Economics, 7/1/1997 - LE 10.3 Billion planned investments for Cairo
Planned investment for Cairo Governorate reaches LE 10.3 billion with the private sector assigned 52 percent of its projects. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Workshop on climate changes opens
The two-day workshop, to be held in Alexandria, will tackle the issue of the recent atmospheric and climate changes. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Lake Nasser anti-pollution endeavor resumes
The Environment Affairs Agency, in collaboration with a US institution, will resume a joint bid to safeguard lake Nasser against pollution after a three-year break. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Japanese grant to Egyptian Coptic charity
The Japanese embassy in Cairo has announced a grant of LE 65,000 to the Egyptian Coptic womens charity. Egypt, Local, 7/1/1997 - Sudanese visitor to seek joint venture
Hisham Ibrahim, the head of Sudanese Chambers of Industry Federation, arrived in Egypt lately to meet explore the possibility of launching joint investment projects. Egypt-Sudan, Local, 6/30/1997 - Sherif to lead Egypt’s media chiefs meeting
Minister of Information Safwat Sherif will head Egypt’s delegation to a routine meeting of the Arab Ministers of Information Council. Egypt, Local, 6/30/1997 - Sudan voices hopes of resuming dialogue with Egypt
Sudan voiced hopes yesterday of resuming dialogue with Egypt in order to solve the problems that brought the two countries' ties to their lowest point in years. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/30/1997 - Labor pains cost dad an ear
A farmer in Sharkia province lost his left ear when he volunteered to help his wife while she was giving birth to their first child, a source at Belbis General Hospital said. Egypt, Local, 6/30/1997 - 64 hotels to be offered for privatization
Egypt will send details about 64 hotels earmarked for privatization to 30 to 40 institutions. Egypt, Business, 6/30/1997 - Toshka's ancient civilization
Explorers have long been aware that ancient peoples inhabited the lands of the upper Egypt’s Nile river. Egypt, History, 6/30/1997 - Killer wife
Police in Assiut have pressed a premeditated murder charge against a female farmer and a man for killing the woman’s husband while he was asleep, a security source said. Egypt, Local, 6/30/1997