Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 4/20/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of April 20, 1998
- International symposium addresses enhancing Palestinian national development
The symposium will tackle recent developments in Palestinian issues, including the peace process, methods of enhancing social and economic development in the Palestinian territories, in addition and the negative effects of Israeli policy on the Palestinian economy. Palestine-Egypt-UN, Economics, 4/25/1998 - Mubarak meets Assad in Syria
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt arrived in Lattakia at 11 a.m. (Syrian local time) today. At Bassel's al-Assad Airport, he was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Vice-President Khaddam, Premier al-Zoubi, and senior Syrian officials. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/24/1998 - Hariri wants Israeli unconditional withdrawal Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 4/24/1998
- Suez Canal department and Harbor Company allowed to sell shares Egypt, Business, 4/24/1998
- Al-Jihad al-Islami criticizes the Arab anti-terrorism pact
Al-Jihad al-Islami - Fatah vanguard movement, which carried out the assassination of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981 on Thursday denounced the Arab agreement on fighting terrorism signed on Wednesday in Cairo. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/24/1998 - Sudan present a proposal for a security agreement with Egypt Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/24/1998
- Egyptian family claims to own Israeli cities postponed Egypt, Judicial, 4/24/1998
- Moussa: London meetings to be based on US initiative
Moussa said the London meetings, which are based on the US initiative, will focus on discussing the second phase of Israeli redeployment in the West Bank and a specific percentage of Israeli troop withdrawal, then the third phase redeployment and methods of accomplishing it. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/23/1998 - Sudanese minister highlights relations with Egypt Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/23/1998
- Selling the Suez Canal
Reports in Egypt have said the Egyptian government intends to sell the Suez Canal organization within Egypt's privatization plan. Egypt, Economics, 4/23/1998 - Mubarak receives Abdel Meguid, Arab ministers of interior
President Mubarak, as the head of the Arab summit, demanded that the Arab ministers abide with the actual implementation of the agreement. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/23/1998 - Egyptian economic delegation returns from New York
Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohieddin El-Gharib said that he will present a comprehensive report to Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri, concerning US - Egyptian participation and the International Monetary Fund. Egypt-USA, Economics, 4/23/1998 - Forces in Africa: British -American - French initiative
Moussa said after the meeting that many subjects were discussed that will be presented at the coming African summit in Burkina Faso including the problems in Somalia, the Comoros Islands, the area of the great lakes and the issue of peacekeeping operations in Africa. North Africa-Egypt, Politics, 4/23/1998 - 40 percent of Egyptian medicine companies for sale
It was decided to present 40% of the shares in the Egyptian medicine companies and companies manufacturing medicine bottles for sale to a main investor starting next month. Egypt, Business, 4/23/1998 - Egyptian - Sudanese talks
The head of Cairo University, Dr. Farouk Ismael, will visit Khartoum tomorrow to sign an agreement restoring Egyptian educational establishments confiscated by the Sudanese authorities. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/22/1998 - Economy minister reports to Mubarak on return from Washington
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak received report from Yousef Butros Ghali, the Egyptian minister of economy, about the results of the latter's two-week visit to the United States Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/22/1998 - Group calls for exhibitions in countries with free trade pacts with Egypt Egypt, Economics, 4/22/1998
- 500 detainee from Islamic Group Releasing Egypt, Judicial, 4/22/1998
- Egyptian overcome evil spirits by eating onions
Egyptian Christians and Moslems have celebrated yesterday the "spring feast" which is considered a custom 5,000 years old, dating to the time of the pharaohs. Egypt, Culture, 4/21/1998 - Hariri: Egypt shares Lebanon's views on Israeli withdrawal
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri today stressed that the Lebanese position is clear towards the Israeli proposal providing for conditional withdrawal from south Lebanon. "We have repeatedly stressed, we are for full and unconditional Israeli withdrawal as stated in 425," he said. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Egypt: No borrowing from IMF, investment doubling
Atef Ebied, the Egyptian minister of public works , has said that direct foreign investments are expected to increase in the coming year to $4 billion from $2 billion. Egypt, Economics, 4/21/1998 - Iraq releases 641 Egyptian prisoners
There is a contradiction in figures concerning the number of released citizens, as the Iraqi minister of labor stated that Iraq has released 614 persons, while Egypt declares that 585 of the prisoners have been freed. Iraq-Egypt, Judicial, 4/21/1998 - Egypt's participates in international labor conference for solidarity with Iraq
Mohammed Moussa, the secretary general of the union, has said the delegation includes 54 members representing public labor syndicates. The delegation will provide aid -- medicines and food -- to Iraqi children and laborers. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Mubarak attends engagement party Egypt, Local, 4/21/1998
- Suez sees delivery pains Egypt, Local, 4/21/1998
- US delegation in Cairo
The delegation will visit Toshka to see Egyptian agricultural projects of the Egyptian programs in the agricultural researches, and privatization programs in the agricultural fields. Egypt, Business, 4/21/1998 - Egypt, Lebanon sign health accord Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 4/21/1998
- Cohen promises military aid to Egypt
The US will provide Egypt during the current year with $1.3 billion and will resume its military training with Egypt. He said the cooperation program will include presenting Stinger missiles, two frigates, torpedoes, and anti-ship missiles to Egypt Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Egypt's FM Moussa receives US ambassador
Moussa also said that these talks have tackled arrangements for the American Vice President Albert Gore's visit to Egypt at the beginning of the coming month. Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Iraq's FM meets Moussa, pleads for Arab help to lift sanctions
Sahaf said that Iraq's understanding is that the inspections of the presidential sites should be carried out expeditiously, and this means that there is not endless time for the committee to finish its work. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Egypt for lifting UN sanctions imposed on Iraq
Richard Buttler, UN's head of the weapons inspection team in Iraq, accused Iraq of not providing relevant information that would account to supposed missing biological material, that Iraq claimed was destroyed Iraq-Egypt-UN, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Egyptian - Sudanese FMs discuss security cooperation
Sudanese Foreign Minister Gen. Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein arrived today in Cairo to discuss work on a security agreement between Egypt and Sudan with his Egyptian counterpart, Gen. Habib El-Adli. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998 - US - Egyptian program for increase foreign trade
The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Finance is about to finalize a program that deals with customs service problems with program implementation planed for the beginning of July Egypt-USA, Business, 4/20/1998 - Al-Azhar Sheikh visits Pope Shenuda to congratulate him on Easter
Sheikh Tantawi wished the Copts in Egypt and abroad all the health and goodness and said the Moslems and Copts in Egypt represent one society solid in front of false allegations and said they will remain so till the judgment day. Egypt, Religion, 4/20/1998 - Sudanese-Egyptian summit for integration, normal relations
Sudan's minister of foreign affairs Mustafa Ismael stressed that the summit meeting between Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to be held in Cairo by the beginning of May will bring an announcement of joint integration and restoration of normal relations between Egypt and Sudan. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998 - President Mubarak confers with Kuwaiti Parliamentary delegation Kuwait-Egypt, Politics, 4/20/1998
- Ruler of Bahrain meets with Egyptian oil minister Bahrain-Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/20/1998
- Port Said residents burn likenesses of hated people
In a huge public celebration they burned dolls of US President Bill Clinton and his alleged mistress Monica Lewinsky as well as burning a doll of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Egypt, Local, 4/20/1998 - Nile Sat launch on April 28 Egypt, Economics, 4/20/1998