Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 9/22/1997
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of September 22, 1997
- Electrical link between Egypt, Syria and Turkey
The cost of the project of electric connection between Egypt and Jordan is $250 million, financed by the Arab Social and Economic Development Fund Egypt-Jordan, Business, 9/27/1997 - Libya to hold cooperation meetings with Egypt
The Libyan-Egyptian committee will examine methods aimed at increasing joint investments, especially in the fields of medical supplies, iron products, textiles, ready to wear clothes and the automobile industry. Libya-Egypt, Economics, 9/27/1997 - Time-share building plan was a hoax
they sent the money to the company when persuaded to finance a time-share plan for a tourist and vacation village in Hurghada Egypt, Local, 9/27/1997 - Mad cow beef at Alexandria sea port
The Food Control Authority at the Alexandria sea port seized two 241 ton consignments of frozen meat brought by Italy and Ireland. Egypt, Local, 9/27/1997 - Tensions rise between Egypt and Israel due to conference
The reason for current tension is Egypt’s insistence on holding an "exceptional conference" in the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva Egypt-Israel, International, 9/26/1997 - 513,000 child smokers in Egypt
Official Egyptian statistics forsee rising national smoking, which could burden the national economy with enormous expenses due to the diseases caused by smoking. Egypt, Culture, 9/26/1997 - Privatization effort continues with sale of 10 companies every three months
To increasing the volume of investment to a rate he aim is to have 7% increase of the gross national product, and reducing inflation to less than 4% a year. He stated that this could be achieved by increasing the national savings and attracting direct foreign investments. Egypt, Economics, 9/26/1997 - American ambassador in Cairo: Egyptian economy was not affected by the current tension in ME
The American ambassador in Cairo, Edward Walker, said that the possibility of an eruption of war in the Middle East region is inconceivable, and that the differences between the parties involved in the peace process will be solved in a way that will serve the interests of all the parties concerned. Egypt, Economics, 9/26/1997 - New Headquarters for American University in Cairo
The Egyptian Housing Minister attended the signing of a contract allocating of 250 feddans in New Cairo City to establish a new headquarters for the American University in Cairo. Egypt, Local, 9/26/1997 - Bango and Hashish
The dealer intended to mix the powder with other substances to make a considerable quantity of fake hashish. Egypt, Local, 9/26/1997 - German tourists still going to Egypt
Minister El Beltagy said that there has been few cancelations by Germans planning on visiting Egypt, and that the biggest trip organizers in the German market such as Toyea and Nickerman decided not to cancel their tours. Egypt, Business, 9/25/1997 - Egyptian Ministry of Supply increases exports to US
The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Supply started to implement a plan aiming to increase Egyptian exports to the US in order to adjust the disparity in the trade balance between the two countries. Egypt, Economics, 9/25/1997 - Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia cooperate on fertalizer project
Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia agreed on setting up a joint project to produce fertilizers and other chemical derivatives with a cost of $256 million. Egypt, Agriculture, 9/25/1997 - Indian Prime Minister, Queen of the Netherlands in Cairo soon
The Indian Prime Minister is expected in Cairo on October 9 on a two-day visit during which he will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarakand other officials. Egypt, Politics, 9/25/1997 - Kurtzer replaces Walker to Egypt
The US administration has nominated veteran diplomat Dan Kurtzer as its new ambassador to Egypt to replace Edward Walker, who was nominated to occupy the post of Washington's ambassador to Israel. Egypt, Politics, 9/25/1997 - Reports on mental condition of bus attacker premature
He said that despite a report by an Egyptian daily paper which was quoted by a number of foreign TV stations that Farahat was found to be mentally sound during investigations, the investigations are still going on. Egypt, Judicial, 9/24/1997 - An Egyptian Arts Festival in Tunisia
An Egyptian Arts Festival will be held in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, during the month of November, which will last for ten days. Tunisia-Egypt, Culture, 9/24/1997 - An agreement between the Arab countries and the US Banks Confederation covering many fields
The agreement aims to establish firm and long term relations between the two sides which resulted in giving the Academy extensive rights such as the right to represent the Confederation in specific fields. Egypt, Economics, 9/24/1997 - America in the First Czech Film Festival in Cairo
Four Czech films will be presented at the festival, displaying the development of the cinema industry in the Czech Republic. Egypt, Culture, 9/24/1997 - Al Gore meets Egyptian leader in Russia
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met yesterday with US Vice President Al Gore, while both men visited Russia. Egypt, Politics, 9/24/1997 - 6 Egyptian journalists awaiting trial on libel charges
6 Journalists from the opposition "Al-Shaab" newspaper will be put on trial within a few weeks on charges of libeling the interior minister and insulting the police. Egypt, Judicial, 9/24/1997 - US Agency for International Development offers Egypt a grant of $245 million
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation will offer $45 million in the form of technical assistance to the program to increase crops through 4 years during its implementation. Egypt, Agriculture, 9/24/1997 - Egyptian Museum tourist numbers back to normal
The tourist influx was not affected by the incident that occurred in Al Tahrir Square except on Thursday--the day of the attack--and Friday. Egypt, Culture, 9/24/1997 - U.S. embassy in Cairo denies false reports
The U.S embassy in Cairo denied reports which appeared in the press recently claiming that, for political reasons, the US embassay deliberatly avoided booking the US secretary of state Madeleine Albright into Helnan Palestinian Hotel in Alexandria. Egypt, Politics, 9/23/1997 - Egyptian businessmen visit North African countries
The visit was organized by the Center for Developing Egyptian Exports to promote the Egyptian exports, to increase inter-Arab trade, and study the establishment of joint investment projects. Egypt, Economics, 9/23/1997 - Egypt requests Israel pay $30 million
Egypt estimated the volume of compensation that it requests from Israel at $30 million for exploiting the Egyptian resources during the years of the Sinai occupation after the 1967 aggression. Egypt, Economics, 9/23/1997 - Egyptian Presidents Naser and Sadat in the Egyptian cinema
Two films about presidnets are currently being shot in Egypt, one of which depicts the life of the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Naser and the other which tackles important phases in the life of the late President Anwar Sadat. Egypt, Culture, 9/23/1997 - Marriage of two men with unofficial contract
This marriage was discovered after one of them killed the other due to a conjugal problem between them. Egypt, Local, 9/22/1997 - Egyptian lawyers defend the translator of Islamic group leader
Lawyer Mahmoud Abdel Rahman stated that the defending body of Omar Abdul Rahman in Egypt is following the developments of his case. Egypt, Politics, 9/22/1997 - Bodies of Germans killed in bus attack sent home yesterday
The bodies were placed aboard a Lufthansa plane and flown to Frankfurt Airport. Egypt, Local, 9/22/1997 - 23 Killed and injured in road accident
6 People were killed and 17 seriously injured when a public transportation bus, carrying 40 passengers collided with a truck. Egypt, Local, 9/22/1997 - Change of asylum responsibility due to bombing incident
President Mubarak ordered the transfer of admistration functions of insane asylums nationawide from municipalities to the Ministry of Health. Egypt, Politics, 9/22/1997