Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/11/1997
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 11, 1997
- Mobile-telephone broadcasting for Arab Cup championship
Egyptian "Youth and Sports" radio decided to transmit the eighth round of the Arab Cup Championship, starting today, through mobile-telephones. Egypt, Sports, 8/15/1997 - Nurse confesses to killing 18 patients
42-year-old Aida Nur El-Din, a matron in an Alexandria hospital, tried to commit suicide yesterday by throwing herself from a third floor, on her way to the prosecutor. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Blaze in Egyptian shopping center kills 3, injures 273
Electrical cable contact was said to be the cause of a major fire at the seven-floor Al-Horria Mall. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Foreign archaeological missions to Egypt
The Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) and its secretary general, Dr. Ali Hassan, are eager to encourage a larger number of missions to help Egyptian archaeologists find the treasures of ancient Egypt's civilization. Egypt, 8/15/1997 - Suez Canal suspension bridge construction planned
Two Egyptian construction companies will set up the east and west causeways and other construction works while Japanese companies will build the main bridge which will be 70 meters high. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Nile Day on September 25
Cairo governorate celebrations marking Nile Day will kick off on September, 25 and last for three days, said Cairo governor Dr. Abdl Rehim Shehata. Egypt, Culture, 8/15/1997 - Rationing leads to fewer wheat imports
Wheat imports will decrease by one million tons next year to reach 4.750 million tons, a progress which Dr. Ahmed Goweili, minister of supply, attributed to the governmental wheat rationing policy. Egypt, Agriculture, 8/15/1997 - Libya and Egypt discuss security cooperation
Interior Minister Hassan Al Alfi met the secretary of the Libyan general popular security committee, Mohamed Al Hegazi, to hold talks on consolidating cooperation between the two countries' security and police Libya-Egypt, Politics, 8/15/1997 - Shark attack in Red Sea
Recently a shark attacked a fishing boat, killing 16-year-old fisherman Ayman Abul Hassan and severely injuring his friend, Nagah Attallah El-Sayed. Egypt, Local, 8/15/1997 - Mubarak warns of Palestinian hunger revolution
At a gathering of university students Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned of a Palestinian hunger revolution if Israel continued the blockade it imposed on Palestinian self-rule areas. Egypt, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Civil aviation cooperation between Egypt-India
A 5-member Indian delegation, headed by Shri Anil Baijal, joint secretary at the India Ministry of Civil Aviation, wrapped up an official visit to Egypt. Egypt, Business, 8/14/1997 - Ismalia folklore festival rejects Israeli participation
Israel's request to participate in the International Folklore Festival, due to be held in Ismalia, Egypt was rejected for the second year in a row. Egypt, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Egyptian children win Indian Shanker art prizes
50 Egyptian children were recently announced the winners of lucrative prizes in the Shanker art competition, one of the most important international art competitions for children. Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1997 - New Arab literary prize
Egypt is planning to launch a highly-esteemed new Arab literary award to parallel the international Nobel award. Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1997 - Assuit Airport goes international
The Assuit Airport will receive its first long-distance flight on September 1, said pilot Abdl Fattah Kato, chief of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority. Egypt, Business, 8/14/1997 - Nile fraternity to meet on November 26
The first Egyptian-Sudanese conference for the Nile valley fraternity will be held in Cairo on November 26 under the title "Towards a better Egyptian-Sudanese future." Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/14/1997 - Saudi Arabia is top exporter to Egypt
Saudi Arabia topped the list of Arab exporters to Egypt during the first quarter of this year, according to commerce department sources at the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 8/14/1997 - Trade agreements were signed between Lebanon and Egypt
At the end of the Lebanese-Egyptian joint committee meeting, the two parties signed 12 agreements in different fields and set up a free trade zone. Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 8/13/1997 - Papyrus dating back to the Fatimed era unearthed
A Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) mission has located a group of important archaeological documents and manuscripts dating back to the Fatimid era in Fayoum governorate, upper Egypt. Egypt, History, 8/13/1997 - Foreign students must pass AIDS test
The post-graduate studies section in the Cairo University faculty of mass communication put a new condition on admission of foreign students. Egypt, Culture, 8/13/1997 - 53 new enterprises dealing in tourism, trade approved
The companies board at the Ministry of Economy approved the setting up of 53 new firms July 12-August 7. Egypt, Business, 8/13/1997 - Turkish ambassador claims belly dancing for his country
The Turkish ambassador to Cairo has a new theory on the origin of belly dancing. Egypt, Entertainment, 8/13/1997 - Mad cow uproar in Egypt
Dr. Ahmed Gaweili, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply, was cool in facing recent questioning over the uproar that erupted after reports that British mad cow beef was being imported by Egyptian businessmen through Belgium. Egypt, Economics, 8/13/1997 - World Bank helps to modernize agriculture in Egypt
The World Bank has decided to offer Egypt credit facilities tallying 200 million US dollars to modernize agriculture and introduce the new technology in this field. Egypt, Agriculture, 8/12/1997 - Egypt's Mubarak says Israel responsible for peace stalemate
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak holds Israel responsible for blocking the Middle East peace process. Egypt, Politics, 8/12/1997 - Egyptian airplane passengers escaped death in Turkey
An Egyptian airplane headed to Istanbul Turkish Airport yesterday August 11, had a miraculous escape from death, when the plane skidded from its main runway. Egypt, Local, 8/12/1997 - Libyan Egyptian power grid project on track
A 180 km power line linking Salum and Tubrok on its way to completion is considered a preparatory step to the operation of the electricity project linking Libya and Egypt. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 8/11/1997 - Woman stabs her old husband while asleep
Police field an attempted murder charge against a young wife after she confessed to trying to kill her old husband while asleep so she could marry a man she had an affair with. Egypt, Local, 8/11/1997 - 34 suspected Muslim brotherhood members to be interrogated
A security source said : "The State Security Bureau of Investigation foiled a new plan by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group to prepare new student cadres... and penetrate universities to spread Brotherhood ideas." Egypt, Local, 8/11/1997 - Climate change could be nearing, Egyptian scientist warns
The head of the international development and Environment center, Dr. M.K. Tolba, who was formerly with the UN environment program, warned there will be climate chaos unless countries take urgent measures banning the use of greenhouse gases, which harm the environment. Egypt, Science, 8/11/1997 - Tunisian trade exchange with Egypt
A Tunisian economic delegation, comprised of businessmen and senior officials, will visit Egypt in September to hold talks to prepare for the signing of a free trade exchange agreement between the two countries. Egypt-Tunisia, Business, 8/11/1997 - Eritrean embassy in Cairo robbed
Somebody stole into Aretrian Embassy in Cairo, and robbed the Ambassador Mohammed Amro Mahamoud’s office, a police source said. Egypt-Eritrea, Local, 8/11/1997