Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 1/26/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of January 26, 1998
- Mubarak to inaugurate Cairo International Book Fair
2,450 publishers from 79 countries will participate in the fair with 3.7 million books in 27 buildings. Egypt, Culture, 1/31/1998 - Court to give its verdicts on Islamic Group case Sunday
They were also accused of the robbery and destruction of some economic establishments, in addition to possession of arms and explosives without permits and forging official documents. Egypt, Judicial, 1/31/1998 - Sudan-Egypt ties
Sudan's state minister at the Foreign Ministry, Bishop Ghabriel yesterday welcomed the "rapid positive developments" in his country's relations with Egypt. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/31/1998 - Menem, Mubarak inaugurate a nuclear reactor
The 22-megawatt reactor, which was bought by Egypt from Argentina in May 1997, will operate in the city of Anshas, east of Cairo. Egypt, Politics, 1/30/1998 - Egyptian Human Rights Organization criticizes assassination case verdicts
In its statement issued yesterday, the Egyptian Human Rights Organization criticized the verdicts issued by the Supreme State Security Court in the "big case of assassinations." Egypt, Judicial, 1/30/1998 - Al Turabi is waiting for a private invitation to visit Egypt
Al Turabi did not respond to two previous invitations from his Egyptian counterpart to attend the conferences of the International and Arab Inter-Parliamentary Federations two weeks ago because the climate during those two conferences was not favorable. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/30/1998 - Pope Shenouda confirms that he will not visit Jerusalem while it is under Israeli occupation
Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the Orthodox Copts in Egypt, confirmed anew that he will not visit Jerusalem while it is under Israeli occupation. Egypt, Religion, 1/30/1998 - 5 Greek ministers plan to visit Egypt
The Greek officials are expected to hold talks with their Egyptian counterparts on cooperation between the two countries. Egypt, International, 1/30/1998 - Al Fayed requests an inheritance notice from Giza court
Al Fayed said that he is the only inheritor of his son Emad Mohamed Al Fayed, nicknamed Dodi, after the death of Emad's mother. Egypt, Judicial, 1/30/1998 - Egyptian diplomat killed in Mexico Egypt, International, 1/30/1998
- Gamaa Islamya ceasefire Egypt, Local, 1/29/1998
- Israeli official to meet with Baz soon
A top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will meet with President Hosni Mubarak's advisor, Dr. Osama El-Baz, to discuss the outcome of last week's Washington meetings. Egypt, Politics, 1/29/1998 - 3 terrorists sentenced to death
The grand Mufti ratified death sentences passed earlier on Hassan Khalifa, Rifaat Zeidan and Abdl Hamid Osman for their part in attacks. Egypt, Judicial, 1/29/1998 - Moussa: Albright will visit Egypt
He said this visit is very important due to its timing, as it will be a chance to discuss many important regional issues. Egypt, International, 1/29/1998 - Meetings of Moroccan-Egyptian higher committee soon
The Egyptian-Moroccan Free Trade Zone Agreement (EMFTZA) is scheduled to be signed during the King's visit. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 1/29/1998 - Turkey, India, Malaysia and Japan buy more Egyptian cotton
Turkey signed a contract through which it will buy 790 hundredweight of cotton which makes the total volume of cotton imported by Turkey during the new season reach 168,388 hundredweight. Egypt, Business, 1/29/1998 - Sons of Egyptian women may get Egyptian citizenship!
Those sessions are expected to result in a legislative amendment to the current law dealing with conditions for granting Egyptian citizenship in order to solve the problems of hundreds of women. Egypt, Politics, 1/29/1998 - Israeli defense minister to visit Israel-Egypt, Politics, 1/29/1998
- Mubarak, Gaddafi talk on bilateral issues Egypt-Libya, Politics, 1/29/1998
- Al Baz: Egypt rejects military intervention in Iraq
Osama Al Baz, confirmed that Egypt rejects any alliances in the Middle East region, as such alliances will threaten regional security. Egypt, Politics, 1/28/1998 - Egypt FM: Sacking Egyptian workers in Qatar is a bad message
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Tuesday threatened a "tough" answer on the continued Qatari campaign to liquidate the Egyptian labor force in Qatari establishments. Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 1/28/1998 - Assassination case: three death sentences and four life imprisonment sentences
State security prosecutors had charged the defendants with murder and with organizing a clandestine group that aimed to usurp power. Egypt, Judicial, 1/28/1998 - Interior Minister investigates causes of explosion at Security camp
The initial investigation showed that the explosion occurred when explosives that had been in storage for a long time and of a type that had gone of use, were taken out of storage by soldiers, but as they were warmed by the sun they exploded. Egypt, Local, 1/28/1998 - Pope Shenouda heads to Washington next week
The Patriarch of the Orthodox Copts Pope Shenouda will head to the USA next week where he will inaugurate new Coptic churches in Virginia. Egypt, Religion, 1/28/1998 - Tantawi, Kurtzer meet over peace
The new US envoy to Cairo yesterday said Egypt and the US would join hands so that peace would reign over the whole Middle East. Egypt, International, 1/28/1998 - Sudanese minister: Great investment projects between US and Egypt
Egypt and Sudan had planned for steps concerning privatization and free trade, there will be new means of cooperation through free trade exchange and joint investment projects in many fields, the most important of which are meat, agriculture and mineral resources. Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 1/28/1998 - Selling the Al Nile and San Stefano hotels in Egypt
The decision to sell the two hotels came at a time when the privatization plan for hotels became slow. The occupancy rate in some hotels declined to 10%. Egypt, Business, 1/28/1998 - Release of 6 Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Egyptian authorities are preparing to release 6 of the Moslem Brotherhood's leaders, who served 3 years in prison as per rules issued by military court. Egypt, Judicial, 1/27/1998 - Moussa meets new US ambassador
Kurtzer denied that he had criticized Egypt's boycott of last November's Middle East and North Africa economic conference held in the Qatari capital, Doha. Egypt, International, 1/27/1998 - Qatar kicks more Egyptians out
Egypt's ambassador to Qatar Muhammad Manis said that the Qatari authorities have terminated contracts of all Egyptians working in Qatari telecommunications establishments. Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 1/27/1998 - 3 Latin American leaders to visit Egypt
President Carlos Menem of Argentina is due in Egypt on February 4 for talks with President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt, International, 1/27/1998 - The head of the European delegation visiting Cairo
President Hosni Mubarak will meet with Jacques Santer, the head of a delegation affiliated with the European Union, during Santer's two-day official visit in February at the beginning of his tour of the Middle East region. Egypt, Politics, 1/27/1998 - Mubarak calls for fighting terrorism practiced under the name of Islam
Mubarak said, "We have to denounce and condemn those terrorist killers who allege themselves as protectors of Islam, because, in effect, they are the enemies of the 'Almighty God' and Islam." Egypt, Politics, 1/26/1998 - King Hussein: Middle East passing through a very hard time
Yesterday evening King Hussein and President Mubarak, at the Presidential Headquarters in Cairo, held talks behind closed doors. The meeting was followed by an opening discussion between both delegations. Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 1/26/1998 - Mother tortures and attempts to murder her three year old daughter
Aswan criminal court handed down a two-year prison sentence against a young mother convicted torturing and attempting to murder her three year old daughter. Egypt, Judicial, 1/26/1998 - Egypt - India ties
Egypt's trade and supply minister met with the Indian state Ministry for Foreign Affairs on means of activating the role of the Egyptian - Indian joint committee. Egypt, Politics, 1/26/1998 - Swiss ambassador express support for Egypt's tourism
Switzerland's ambassador in Egypt stated that the Loxor terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of scores of Swiss tourists, did not have a substantial impact on the flow of Swiss tourists to Egypt. Egypt, International, 1/26/1998