Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/23/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 23, 1998
- Egyptian film week in Baghdad
They will also highlight the role of art in solving the Iraqi issue and discuss how an actor can deliver a message through his art, presenting solutions for the current situation in the Arab region. Iraq-Egypt, Culture, 2/28/1998 - A week for Tunisian culture and art in Egypt
There will be a week for culture and art within the Tunisian - Egyptian committee's meetings, under Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri, and his Tunisian counterpart Hamed Karoui, beginning on Tuesday. Egypt-Tunisia, Culture, 2/28/1998 - German ambassador in Cairo to inaugurate projects financed by Germany
The German government contributed $5.88 million to this project, as well as technical support from the German agency for technical cooperation. Egypt, Economics, 2/28/1998 - The experimental festival in coming September Egypt, Culture, 2/28/1998
- Egypt arrests group with plans to blow up Israeli and U.S. embassies
Egyptian security forces arrested members of a new organization who planned to carry out violent attacks in Cairo, including the blowing up of foreign embassies. Egypt, Local, 2/27/1998 - Egyptian foreign minister denies crisis with Ethiopia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, who is participating in the African foreign ministers' conference in Addis Ababa, denied that there is any crisis between Egypt an Ethiopia resulting from "water projects," confirming that Egypt has no objections over the Ethiopian projects. Egypt, Politics, 2/27/1998 - Qatar for no more cuts in Egyptian labor force
An Arab diplomatic source said that if the Qatari message is officially declared it will be the most important political signal from Qatar of a substantial effort to halt deterioration of relations with Egypt. Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 2/27/1998 - Egypt and Palestine begin new commercial agreement in March
The first session of the high committee between Egypt and Palestine will convene in Gaza in March under the leadership of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and the general secretary of the executive committee of the PLO, Mohamoud Abass. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 2/27/1998 - Al-Azhar's Shiekh Tantawi visits with Sheikh Yassin
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, visited Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, in his private suite in an Egyptian hospital. Egypt, Religion, 2/27/1998 - President Mubarak, King Hussein urge Saddam Hussein to abide by UN agreement
King Hussein of Jordan expressed his optimism toward the possibility of holding a meeting between US President Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 2/26/1998 - Meetings of Arab executive labor council to convene tomorrow
The meetings of the Arab Laborers Union's executive council will be held in Luxor on Friday, to discuss labor and unions' freedom in Arab states. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 2/26/1998 - Egypt's conference: The promising market in Dubai
The Discover Egypt exhibition will give visitors a chance to see high-quality Egyptian products and services offered by 200 companies seeking partners for joint investment. Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 2/26/1998 - Egyptian report criticize physicians who work in prisons
The human rights center for supporting prisoners in Egypt criticized physicians working in Egyptian prisons and called for intensifying the supervision of those physicians when dealing with prisoners and detainees. Egypt, Medicine, 2/25/1998 - Samsung wins US $200 million contract in Egypt Egypt, Business, 2/25/1998
- Clinton, Mubarak discuss UN-Iraq accord, ME peace
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Tuesday received a phone call from US President Bill Clinton dealing with the results of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's visit to Iraq. Iraq-Egypt, International, 2/24/1998 - Moussa: Iraq agreement creates optimism
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the agreement reached between Iraq and the U.N. aims at easing the tension in the Gulf region and that it is an essential step toward satisfying international legitimacy demands. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Relations between Egypt and Qatar improving
Fawaz Al-Ataia, the spokesman of the Qatari Foreign Ministry, said that what happened in relations between Qatar and Egypt was a dark cloud and is it finally terminated. Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 2/24/1998 - Bashir to visit Cairo during the coming days
A Sudanese official source said that Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir will arrive at Cairo within days. Dr. Ahmed Abd El-Halim, the new Sudanese ambassador to Egypt, arrived in Cairo yesterday. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 2/24/1998 - US, Libya, Egypt accused of not cooperating in Kekhya case
An international legal committee investigating the December 1993 disappearance of former Libyan minister Mansour al-Kekhya accused the US, Egyptian and Libyan authorities of not being forthcoming will all the information and facts surrounding the disappearance. Egypt-Libya, Judicial, 2/23/1998 - Large demonstrations in Egyptian universities
Thousands of students from Cairo, Ein Shams, al-Azhar, Helwan, Mansour and Zagzig Universities joined in large demonstrations against the United States, while Egyptian police took measures outside the universities' parameters to prevent students from marching into the streets. Egypt-Iraq, Local, 2/23/1998 - Syrian-Egyptian unity anniversary celebrated
Marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Syrian-Egyptian unity, a symposium was opened in Cairo on Sunday at al-Ahram press institution. Egypt-Syria, History, 2/23/1998