Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/15/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 15, 1998
- Postponing the visit of Libyan president to Cairo confirms the crisis
The reasons beyond the postponement of Libyan President Moammar Gaddafi's visit to Cairo, originally scheduled for June 3, to an unspecified time have been unknown till now. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Egypt hopes to boost relations with Iran
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa expressed hopes toward developing Egyptian - Iranian relations positively as soon as possible. He added the Egypt had received this week in Cairo a large Iranian economic delegation. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 6/20/1998 - Major shuttle tours for Arab diplomats
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is heading to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, within Egyptian - Saudi coordination for convening the Arab summit. He will carry a message to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Egypt confirms that there is no nuclear waste in the Nile Egypt-Uganda, Politics, 6/20/1998
- Sheikh Yassin to leave Khartoum for Cairo on Monday
Gamal Eissa, the head of Hamas' bureau in Sudan, announced in a press statement yesterday that the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum informed Sheikh Yassin, the founder of Hamas movement, about Cairo's approval of his visit in the middle of the coming week. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Cairo criticizes postponement of Somali reconciliation conference Egypt-Somalia, Politics, 6/20/1998
- Egypt to formally join African common market
Foreign minister Amr Moussa will head to Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Thursday to attend the fifth ministerial meeting of KOMISA countries. Egypt-KOMISA, Economics, 6/20/1998 - Some 13 persons killed in southern Sudan
Al-Merghani said he discussed with Moussa the military conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia and the efforts made by the governmental commission for sustainable development and fighting desertification in East Africa and the African horn, IGAD which also supervises peace negotiations to be resumed in August in Addis Ababa to end the civil war in Sudan. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Strategic talks between Cairo and Washington to begin in mid-July
The U.S. ambassador in Cairo, Daniel Kurtzer, announced that the first session of strategic talks between Egypt and the U.S. will begin in mid-July with the participation of economic and political experts. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/20/1998 - Egypt eulogizes Sheikh Sharawe
Egyptian Sheikh Muhammad Mutwali Sharawe died yesterday in Cairo. He was known for his simple style in explaining the teachings of both Islam and the Koran. Egypt, People, 6/19/1998 - Improvement in Iraqi - Egyptian relations
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz confirmed that his country intends to increase the volume of its trade exchange with Egypt, saying that Iraq wants to develop economic and trade relations with Egypt and expressing his approval that the Iraqi market contains many Egyptian products. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 6/18/1998 - Egyptian - Iranian agreement on economic cooperation
Egypt and Iran signed the first protocol for developing economic relations and joint cooperation in trade and investment between the unions of industry in the two countries. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 6/17/1998 - Egyptian minister of economy to visit the U.S. today
Youssef Butros Ghali, the Egyptian minister of economy, announced that his visit to the U.S. will begin today. The visit comes within economic cooperation relations between the two countries that include participation, subsidies and other cooperation fields aimed at discussing methods of developing and increasing investments. Egypt-USA, Economics, 6/17/1998 - Israel held responsible for Middle East peace stalemate Egypt-Regional, Politics, 6/17/1998
- Bahraini Emir confers with former Egyptian premier Bahrain-Egypt, Politics, 6/17/1998
- Egyptian, Saudi officials discuss upcoming joint committee meeting
Ambassador Sayed Abu Zied, Egypt's assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs met on Tuesday with the Saudi ambassador in Cairo, Ibrahim al-Saad al-Ibrahimi. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Israeli labor party supports Palestinian right to self-determination
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa reviewed the visit of Israeli Labor Party leader Ehud Barak to Egypt. In a press conference after their visit Moussa said that the two sides exchanged points of view toward the current status of the peace process. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/17/1998 - Cooperation agreements between Egypt, Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday concluded a two-day visit to Egypt during which several agreements were signed, including agreements covering air-freighting, higher education, trade, information, veterinary, agriculture and avoiding double-taxation. Egypt-Belarus, Economics, 6/17/1998 - Establishing European - Egyptian trade chamber next September
It was agreed to establish an Egyptian - European trade chamber in September and an association for businessmen in Egypt and the European states in order to support investment and trade between the two sides. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 6/16/1998 - Egyptian elected chairman of Diplomatic Conference Drafting Committee Regional-Egypt, International, 6/16/1998
- Iraq taking a channel on the Egyptian satellite Iraq-Egypt, Business, 6/16/1998
- Egyptian-Iranian relations discussed, investment agreement signed
Talks held between the first Iranian economic delegation to visit Egypt since 1979 stressed the need to purify relations between the two countries which may constitute "the Islamic world's two strong wings." Egypt-Iran, Economics, 6/16/1998 - Egyptian free zone projects a great success
The head of the organization, Ibrahim Fawzi, said that there are 491 investment companies in Port Said working according to the investment law, with capital valued by LE 2.6 billion ($764.4 million) and investment cost is LE 5 billion. Egypt, Business, 6/15/1998 - Israeli press secretary yanked out of Egypt post for lack of diplomacy
In an attempt by Israel to calm relations with Egypt, the Israeli foreign minister moved the press advisor in Israel's embassy in Cairo Linor Ben Dor, from Cairo, and appointed him to Israel's embassy in Uruguay starting at the beginning of August. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 6/15/1998 - Egypt - arrests Egypt, Local, 6/15/1998
- Mubarak confers with Eritrea envoy, Arafat, Australian FM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday received a message from Eritrea's President Assyas Afworki on the tense situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Egypt-Eritrea, Politics, 6/15/1998