Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/29/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 29, 1998
- Egypt, France discuss international reactions to initiative on peace
After the meeting, the French official said that the talks he held with Moussa came within the continuous consultations between Egypt and France, where the talks concentrate on the situation in the Middle East and following up on the initiative that was proposed by Egypt's President Mubarak and French President Jacques Chirac. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/4/1998 - Egypt and South Africa to cooperate on water and energy
Egyptian minister of electricity Maher Abaza said that he will hold important discussions with Penuell Maduna, minister of mineral and energy affairs in South Africa, during Maduna's visit to Cairo tomorrow to support methods of cooperation and exchanges of expertise between the two countries in the fields of water and energy. Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 7/4/1998 - Egypt - ancient port Egypt, Culture, 7/4/1998
- Egyptian foreign minister: Israeli policy is illogical
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said yesterday that, "The Israeli policy is unjustified and illogical." Moussa's declaration came in reply to a statement made by David Bar Ilan, the spokesman of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning the current discussion in the US Security Council on the Israeli plan to expand Jerusalem. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/2/1998 - US ambassador: We will not withdraw from peace process
The US ambassador in Cairo said that the wait for a final reply to the US initiative for restarting the peace process is getting closer to its end. Egypt-Regional-USA, Politics, 7/2/1998 - British - Egyptian company to connect natural gas lines to southern Egypt
Britain and Egypt agreed to establish a joint-stock company named the Nile Valley Gas Company to implement an exclusive project to deliver natural gas to upper Egypt with investments that reach 1.5 billion pounds. Egypt-UK, Business, 7/2/1998 - World Bank loans for Morocco, Egypt
In a statement released in Paris on Wednesday, the World Bank said that it approved on Tuesday a loan to Morocco estimated at US $200 million and another to Egypt at US $143 million to cover expenditures on projects covering various sectors. Egypt-Morocco-World Bank, Economics, 7/2/1998 - Egyptian rice for Iraq
Awni Hashim, the manager of the Egyptian commercial center in Baghdad, said yesterday that Egyptian companies won contracts worth $10 million to import 25,000 tons of Egyptian rice to Iraq within the fourth stage of the oil-for-food agreement. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 7/2/1998 - President Mubarak honored for contribution to Islam Egypt, People, 7/1/1998
- Egyptian food exports to Iraq total $130 million Egypt-Iraq, Business, 7/1/1998
- Egyptian tourism minister: 100 billion pounds is tourist investment target through 2017 Egypt, Economics, 7/1/1998
- Egypt admitted into COMESA
Egypt was admitted into the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) as the 20th member of the economic grouping and the first north African state to come on board Egypt, Economics, 6/30/1998 - French envoy to visit Cairo to arrange for peace-saving conference
Egyptian - French consultations to hold the international conference for saving the peace process, an idea which emerged from a joint initiative announced by French President Jacques Chirac and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Paris last month, will be held in Cairo this week. Egypt-France, Politics, 6/30/1998 - 2.6 million tourists visit Egypt within three months
A report issued by the Information Technology Institute of the Egyptian Cabinet confirmed that the number of tourists who visited Egypt during the first three months of 1998 reached 2.6 million, accounting for 17.3 million tourist nights. Egypt, Business, 6/30/1998 - Egyptian artist challenges extremism in Algeria Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 6/29/1998
- Iraqi officials to visit Egypt to improve commercial exchange
Three Iraqi ministers are to arrive in Cairo during the current week to discuss activating bilateral relations with their Egyptian counterparts. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 6/29/1998 - Moussa: A new Madrid or referundum serve only to delay needed decisions Egypt, Politics, 6/29/1998