Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/1/1997
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 1, 1997
- Sudan welcomes Egyptian mediation to solve crisis in the South
Egypt has strategic interests in Sudan and that Sudan is sure that it will never allow the separation of the South because this has to do with the issues of water and security. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/6/1997 - Egyptian opposition party refuses to meet John Garang
The Opposition Egyptian Labor Party refused to meet with the leader of the Sudanese Movement for the Liberation of Sudan, John Garang, and said it considers Garang's visit to Cairo as meaningless. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/6/1997 - Khartoum praises Cairo stance on Sudan unity Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/6/1997
- Moussa: all is is well with Qatar. Regional comments
Amr Moussa, Egypt's foreign minister, said, "What happened was an exception and the relations between Egypt and Qatar were and will always remain fine." Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 12/5/1997 - Egypt will not increase its oil production
Egypt's production is determined by a national strategy which aims to maintain the Egyptian oil reserves and to increase them in order to attract more international investments to explore in the new areas. Egypt, Business, 12/5/1997 - Luxor Egypt, Local, 12/5/1997
- Egypt - Tunisia trade up to $300 million
Preparations are underway to increase the volume of the trade between Egypt and Tunisia and to increase Egyptian exports to Tunisia especially, petrochemicals, phosphates, tourist appliances, furniture and sanitary devices. Egypt-Tunisia, Economics, 12/5/1997 - Egypt, Britain, security contacts
Egypt's interior minister and Britain's home office are holding constant contacts over security cooperation, an official at the British embassy in Cairo said yesterday. Egypt, International, 12/5/1997 - Mubarak for firm US stand towards Israel
Concerning the Iraqi crisis, President Mubarak stressed the need to ease the suffering of the Iraqi people and to preserve Iraq's territorial integrity. Egypt, Politics, 12/5/1997 - Egyptian court sentences 2 terrorists to death
A Cairo court yesterday sentenced two terrorists to death for shooting and killing a policeman and seriously wounding three others four years ago. Egypt, Local, 12/5/1997 - Egypt will seek extradition of Islamic militants
Egyptian security has begun to prepare reports on the Islamic militants who live abroad in preparation for diplomatic and political moves to win the deportation of those Islamic militants from their host countries. Egypt, International, 12/4/1997 - Egyptian opposition raises issue of captives killed in Israel
in light of the current developments in the region, among which is the Israeli pressure on Egypt to release convicted Israeli spy Azam Azam Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/4/1997 - Egyptian-Moroccan economic ties to revive
Moroccan prime minister Abdellatif Filali yesterday said economic ties between his country and Egypt were still not at the level that they can be. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 12/4/1997 - Egypt continues with privatization
The minister of public enterprises in Egypt announced that 80 companies, representing 20% of the total number of public sector companies, have been sold since the commencement of the privatization program Egypt, Business, 12/4/1997 - In aftermath of Luxor massacre: doubtful initiative to stop violence
In the aftermath of the massacre that spilled much blood on the Luxor Plateau, and after many changes among Egyptian security officials, the fundamentalist groups in Britain declared an initiative to stop the violence. Egypt, Politics, 12/3/1997 - Moussa in Tehran Friday
Egypt's foreign minister, Amr Moussa, will leave Cairo on Friday, December 5, for the Iranian capital to attend the meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference foreign ministers. Egypt, Politics, 12/3/1997 - Normal relations between Sudan and Egypt
Sudan's state minister for foreign affairs, Mostafa Osman Ismail, yesterday described his country relations with Egypt as "everlasting, strategic and indispensable." Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/3/1997 - Condelence
A delegation representing the Egyptian Tour Guide Society visited the embassies of Britain, Bulgaria, Colombia, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland to offer condolences on the victims of the terrorist attack in Luxor. Egypt, Politics, 12/3/1997 - Middle East newspaper case about to end
The dispute between the two sons of the Egyptian President, Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, and the Saudi Company for Marketing and Research is approaching its end. Egypt, Local, 12/3/1997 - High-ranking Egyptian police officials referred for trial
ArabicNews.com has learned that six high-ranking Egyptian police officials referred for trial for negligence in the Luxor terrorist attack Egypt, Local, 12/2/1997 - Gamaa Islamia: Luxor attack carried out without approval of leaders
The Gamaa called on all members of the group inside and outside Egypt to exercise more self control so that they might not lose their lives, stressing the idea that the struggle should be only with the government. Egypt, Politics, 12/2/1997 - Refugees' commissariat implements program to settle Sudanese families
The refugee's commissariat affiliated to the United Nations is arranging a broad program to settle Sudanese families currently living in Cairo, in Canada, Australia, and a number of the European countries. Sudan-Egypt, International, 12/2/1997 - Amr Moussa: Terrorism is not acceptable
Moussa clarified that it is not possible to hold negotiations with terrorists and that no excuses should be given to the terrorists under any pretext. Egypt, Politics, 12/2/1997 - Egyptian - Israeli meeting
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received today the undersecretary of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Etien Bensor, who is currently in Cairo to deliver a message from Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy to his Egyptian counterpart. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 12/2/1997 - War of words between Qatar and Egypt Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 12/2/1997
- Yemen denies conditions on handing terrorists to Egypt
Yemen denied yesterday it had demanded that Egypt hand over Yemeni opponents living in Cairo in exchange for wanted Egyptian terrorists. Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 12/2/1997 - Exporting Egyptian gas to Europe through Libya
L.E. 260 million was allocated to set up 125 service stations, rest houses, and motels on the coastal and desert roads between Egypt and Libya. Egypt-Libya, Business, 12/1/1997 - Mrs. Mubarak carries out integrated plan to protect biological diversity in Egypt
Susan Mubarak mentioned that one of the important projects in this concern is setting up the National Gene Bank to preserve the genetic sources of the animals Egypt, Science, 12/1/1997 - King Hassan's consultant states
There will be a meeting between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Hassan od Morocco in Egypt within days for the chairmanship of the meeting of the joint superior committee. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 12/1/1997 - Sudan asks Egypt to sponsor national reconciliation bid
A Sudanese official yesterday asked Cairo to sponsor a bid to forge national reconciliation between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/1/1997 - Palestinian official in Cairo for peace talks
Nabil Shaath, the minister of planning and international cooperation in Palestine, met Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and President Hosni Mubarak's political advisor, Dr. Osama Al-Baz. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 12/1/1997