Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/2/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 2, 1998
- Lawsuits demand closing the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv
Israeli belly dancer Nitizana Rioshani has made a new complaint to the Israeli courts against the Egyptian ambassador, in which she asked for financial compensation worth $290,000 dollars, claiming that Basiouni sexually molested her in an Israeli physician's apartment. Egypt-Israel, Judicial, 2/7/1998 - Egyptian graves discovered near Gaza airport
A Palestinian researcher said a collective cemetery for captured Egyptian soldiers who were killed by Israeli forces in the June 1967 war was recently found. Egypt, Local, 2/7/1998 - Egyptians confiscates 750 tons of Cholera infected British fish
The Egyptian Ministry of Health decided to confiscate 3 shipments of frozen fish, a total of 750 tons, from Britain, after discovering their infection with cholera. Egypt, Local, 2/7/1998 - High Moroccan - Egyptian committee to meet this month
The delegations will sign a commercial free exchange agreement between Egypt and Morocco and a technical cooperation protocol between the Egyptian Ministry of Commerce and Supply and the Moroccan ministries of finance, commerce and traditional industries. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 2/7/1998 - Egyptian activity to suppress terrorism
On Tuesday the deputy of the Yemeni Ministry of Interior, Colonel Mohammed Mather, will visit Cairo heading a security delegation to hold talks with Egyptian officials. Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 2/7/1998 - Conference to discuss influence of terrorism on labor
It will also address creating an activity plan for the organization and its incorporation of labor training and retraining, safety, vocational health, protecting women laborers and child labor. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/7/1998 - Siemens wins Egyptian telecommunications contract
Siemens said the contract will provide the Egyptian commission with digital transfer technology, adding that the general communication network group in Siemens OIN will implement the contract. Egypt, Business, 2/6/1998 - Mubarak meets with Eritrean president, Italian Mps
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and President Asyas Afworki of Eritrea on Thursday held bilateral talks at the conclusion of Afworki's three-day visit. Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 2/6/1998 - Egypt, Palestine sign trade exchange agreement Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 2/6/1998
- Moratinos and Santer to discuss peace process halt
The special envoy of the European Union to the Middle East, Miguel Moratinos arrived in Cairo today for talks concerning ways of enhancing the Arab-Israeli peace process. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/5/1998 - The problems of the Egyptians workers in Qatar
Some of the Egyptian workers' contracts that were prematurely terminated by Qatar would have ended in 1999. The Qatari authorities also replaced the Egyptian workers with other expatriate workers. Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 2/4/1998 - Luxor Event a vote of confidence
Ambassador Shazly said the meetings of the Cultural and Social Committee of the Forum confirm Egypt's cultural position in the world. It is also a message of security and safety from Egypt to the world. Regional-Egypt, Culture, 2/4/1998 - Producing 750,000 tons of steel by 1999
Egypt and Russia reached an agreement through which Russian expertise will contribute to rebuilding and modernizing the body of the third furnace of the Iron Steel Complex in Helwan Egypt, Business, 2/4/1998 - France participates in the projects of Sheik Zayed channel
The French government had agreed to grant Egypt 2.7 million francs through the French International Consulting Office in addition to technical assistance in designing industrial establishments along the channel. Egypt, Economics, 2/4/1998 - Egypt, Iran for boosting bilateral relations
The chairman of the Federation of the Egyptian Industries said the visit he will make together with an industrial delegation on February 13 to Iran would help return economic relations between Iran and Egypt to what these relations have been before 1980. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 2/4/1998 - Panama's leader in Egypt
The Latin American leader, accompanied by a high powered delegation, will hold talks with president Hosni Mubarak on means of fostering bilateral cooperation. Egypt, Politics, 2/4/1998 - Positive developments: Qatar, Bahrain on phone with Mubarak
Minister of Foreign affairs Sheik Hamad bin Jassim said "We in the state of Qatar do not seek to create crisis and we hope it to end if there was any crisis." Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/3/1998 - Egyptian asks Mexico for clarifications in diplomat's death
The Egyptian security body began communication with its counterpart in Mexico through the foreign minister to learn the details of the mysterious killing of a diplomat from the Egyptian embassy in Mexico, the identity of those who did the killing and their intentions.aaaaa Egypt, Local, 2/3/1998 - Egyptian nuclear reactor to be inaugurated Wednesday
This new reactor is equipped with advanced security systems, and that a number of specialized Egyptian companies in the fields of electric and mechanical industries participated in building the reactor. Egypt, Economics, 2/3/1998 - Erekat meets with Moussa, El-Baz
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, met separately yesterday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Osama El-Baz, president Mubarak's political advisor. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 2/3/1998 - Egypt and Jordan calling for diplomatic solution to Iraqi crisis
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called on the international community to solve the crisis with Iraq through diplomatic methods. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/2/1998 - Boosting exhibitions and commercial centers between Egypt and Sudan
The Egyptian-Sudanese committee will discuss overcoming monetary problems and opening branches of the two countries' banks in both countries in order to solidify their role in commercial development. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 2/2/1998 - Mubarak to receive chairman of European Commission
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will receive the chairman of the European Commission Jacques Santer who will arrive in Cairo on Friday for a two-day visit. Egypt, International, 2/2/1998 - Meetings of Egyptian-Lebanese Higher Committee
The meetings will focus on following up the results of previous meetings which were held in Beirut and which focused on boosting commercial and security cooperation. Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/2/1998