Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 1/19/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of January 19, 1998
- Parliamentary visits to begin between Egypt, Sudan
Parliamentarians from Egypt and Sudan will start in mid - February to exchange visits to support bids to re-establish full normal ties between the two countries, said a key Sudanese parliamentarian yesterday. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 1/24/1998 - Studio complex
The 22-building scheme, which cost L.E 500 million, is built on an area of 19 feddans inside the Egyptian arts academy in the Al-Haram area. Egypt, Art, 1/24/1998 - Egypt invited to Dubai shopping fair
The United Arab Emirates officially invited Egypt to take part in the Dubai Shopping Fair, which will be held between March 19 - April 18. Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 1/23/1998 - Egyptian laborers demand lifting of Iraq sanctions
Al Sayed Rashed, the labor union's chairman, said in two messages sent to Meguid that the goal of the labor union is to defend the laborers' liberties and democracy. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 1/23/1998 - Islamic group's lawyer: initiatives against violence in Egypt could have worked
The lawyer of the Islamic Group in Cairo, Montaser Al Zayat, said he does not want Egypt to turn into another Algeria. Egypt, Local, 1/22/1998 - Egyptian officials unhappy with Iranian statement on Algeria
Last week Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri, the speaker of Iran's parliament, accused the Algerian army of involvement in massacres against Algerian civilians and working to prevent Islamic rule. Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/22/1998 - Egyptian-Russian discussions over Iraqi crisis
The two officials discussed a Russian proposal to assign a Russian reconnaissance plane to replace the US-owned U-2 plane the UN is currently using and to which Iraq has objected. Egypt, International, 1/22/1998 - Egypt exempts export companies from insurance fee
Egyptian Minister of Economy Dr.Youssef Butros Ghali stated that it was decided to exempt the Egyptian exporters who export to Arab markets of 50% of the fees of the Egyptian Company for Insuring Exports. Egypt, Business, 1/22/1998 - Angry Egyptian lawyer warns American ambassador
Egyptian lawyer Nabeh El-Wahsh threatened to take legal action against Daniel Kurtzer, the American ambassador in Cairo, who criticized Egypt for not attending the Middle East and North Africa economic conference in Doha, Qatar last November. Egypt, People, 1/22/1998 - Funds for Arab-African cooperation to work together
This agreement aims to achieve cooperation between the funds through holding joint training courses for prominent experts in African countries. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 1/22/1998 - Mubark receives message from Yemeni president
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a communique from Yemeni President Ali Abd El-Allah Saleh concerning bilateral relations between Egypt and Yemen. Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Lawsuit filed against Sheikh of Al Azhar and Egyptian Mufti
A lawsuit was filed with the South Cairo court by Egyptian attorney Abdel Halim Ramadan as a result of Tantawi's December talks with chief Israeli Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau at Al Azhar Mosque. Egypt, Judicial, 1/21/1998 - Moussa - Qatar Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 1/21/1998
- Algerian - Egyptian agreement to hold conference
The Algerian and Egyptian labor unions agreed to hold an Arab conference soon to clarify the influence of terrorism on development. Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Egyptian defense minister warns against disruption of Middle East military balance Egypt, Politics, 1/21/1998
- Mubarak warns against alliances threatening Syria
The Egyptian President stressed his country's full support of Arab causes, foremost the realization of total Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories. Egypt, Politics, 1/21/1998 - Qatar terminates Egyptian workers
An Egyptian diplomat yesterday expected Qatar to terminate the contracts of an additional 2,540 Egyptian expatriates at the Interior Ministry before the feast holiday. Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 1/20/1998 - Egypt participates in Khartoum's International Fair Egypt-Sudan, Business, 1/20/1998
- Egypt supports Algeria Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 1/20/1998
- Egyptian - Turkish summit soon
Mubarak, during last week's Damascus summit, expressed Egypt's rejection of any threats directed against Syria Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 1/19/1998 - Egyptian-Sudanese commerce committee meets for first time
The committee had discussed establishing a joint works council for activating trade exchange and renewing the commerce cooperation agreement that was halted by Sudan three years ago. Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 1/19/1998 - Cairo: Muslim Brotherhood seeks dialogue
Moustafa Mashhour said at an Iftar banquet held in Cairo and attended by 700 persons that the Muslim Brotherhood seeks to maintain dialogue with various "parties opposed to violence, terrorism, and extremism." Egypt, Politics, 1/19/1998 - Inaugurating the Water and Irrigation Conference in Cairo
The conference aims to revise government plans in the Nile Valley countries and to set priorities for those plans according to a financial plan. North Africa-Egypt, Economics, 1/19/1998 - Egypt contacts Qatar to stop firing of workers Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 1/19/1998
- Moussa to meet with Canadian ambassadors
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is to meet today with ambassadors of Canada accredited in the Middle East and North Africa and currently assembled in Cairo. Egypt, Politics, 1/19/1998