Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 12/29/1997
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of December 29, 1997
- Iran rules out improved relations with Egypt for now
Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Wednesday ruled out any "immediate improvement" in relations between Iran and Egypt. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 1/2/1998 - Egyptian lawyer requests government pardon for Afghan Egyptians
The lawyer of the Islamic extremist groups in Egypt, Montaser Al Zayat, requested the that Egyptian political leadership reconsider the method with which it deals with religious groups and release detained members of those groups who are not involved in specific cases. Egypt, Judicial, 1/2/1998 - Bashir to visit Egypt during Ramadan
The countries' mutual interest in restoring normal relations is manifest in the bilateral decision to resume river navigation as of January 15 after being halted for four years and in the increase in the number of air flights between them. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/2/1998 - Fares of the Suez Canal without change in 1998
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) decided to keep the fares imposed on the ships passing through the canal at their previous levels during 1998. The SCA will also offer more facilities for crude oil tankers. Egypt, Business, 1/2/1998 - Differences between exporters delay establishment of Egyptian-Russian company
A member of the Egyptian Department of Exports stated that setting up two companies instead of one company is currently under study. Egypt, Economics, 1/2/1998 - Turkish captain referred to criminal court for kidnapping 8 Egyptians
The public prosecutor charged them with kidnapping 8 Egyptians on board the Turkish ship on October 23 and keeping them on the ship. Egypt, Judicial, 12/31/1997 - Campaign combats drug cultivation
A week-long campaign to combat the cultivation of narcotics in Sinai led to the destruction of 75 feddans of cannabis and bungee in Sinai. Egypt, Local, 12/31/1997 - $300 million from the World Bank to Toshki
The World Bank (WB) agreed to dedicate $300 million in the form of loans to private sector companies investing in agricultural development in the Toshki project in Egypt Egypt, Agriculture, 12/31/1997 - Egyptian cinematographers bring medicine to Iraqi children
Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahin and actor Khaled al- Nabawi arrived in Baghdad on Sunday leading an Egyptian delegation with humanitarian aid for Iraqi children. Iraq-Egypt, International, 12/30/1997 - Qatar denies expulsion of Egyptians
Qatar on Monday denied a program intending to exclude Egyptians from working in Qatar, or renew work contracts for Egyptians. Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 12/30/1997 - Osama El-Baz says that 4.6 million Jews can not threaten 250 million Arabians
He also said that Arabs have to accept Israel's existence and work hard on clearing the Israeli biological and chemical programs to enable Arabs and Israelis to live in peace. Egypt, Politics, 12/30/1997 - A message from Mubarak to al-Bashir Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 12/30/1997
- Europe helps Egypt remove land mines
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said the European Union has agreed to offer Egypt some US $1.7 million to help fund the process of removing land-mines planted in Egypt during previous wars. Egypt, Economics, 12/30/1997 - King Hassan II visits Egypt, Saudi Arabia Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 12/30/1997
- Relaxation in the Islands crisis between Emirates and Iran
A dispute over three Gulf islands which led to tension between the United Arab Emirates and Iran is seeing relaxation as both countries show desire to resolve this problem peacefully. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 12/29/1997 - Egyptians united in denouncing Luxor attack
"There is a conspiracy being prepared against Egypt to hit the beating heart of the Arab and Muslim world. The terrorists seek to introduce sectarian conflict and civil war to Egypt," he continued. Egypt, Religion, 12/29/1997 - Ramadan start Egypt-Iran, Religion, 12/29/1997
- Circumcision ban upheld Egypt, Judicial, 12/29/1997
- Egypt for Arab common market Egypt, Economics, 12/29/1997