Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/6/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 6, 1998
- Egypt - US start strategic framework discussions
Egyptian Foreign Minister's discussions in the US with US Secretary Of State Madeleine Albright pertaining to the peace process, North Africa, West Asia, the Horn of Africa and other problems commenced on Friday. Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/11/1998 - Iranian foreign minister calls for meeting with Amr Moussa
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, sent a message to his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa, in which he expressed his readiness to hold a bilateral meeting to discuss developing the relations between the two countries. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 7/11/1998 - Sudanese transportation minister is visiting Cairo
Egyptian minister of transportation Metwalli Soliman received Sudanese transportation minister Al-Bino Akol where they discussed aspects of cooperation between the two states in the transportation field. Egypt-Sudan, Economics, 7/11/1998 - Egyptian FM confers with Annan on Middle East peace
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa announced that talks he held in New York on Thursday night with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dealt basically with the Middle East peace process. Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/10/1998 - Egypt denies Libyan trip by President Mubarak was not authorized
Egypt denied that the trip by President Mubarak was not authorized by the UN saying permission was obtained from the UN sanctions committee at the United Nations on Wednesday. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/10/1998 - El-Baz: US has no right to ask Egypt about Copts' situation
Osama El-Baz, the Egyptian president's political advisor for political affairs, said that there is no Christian minority in Egypt: "We do not have a minority of Christians but citizens on an equal level with the Moslems in everything." Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/10/1998 - Egypt expresses optimism toward winter tourism prospects
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism said it is optimistic toward the possibility of increasing tourist traffic from Europe during the coming winter. Egypt, Business, 7/10/1998 - Outgoing Iraqi Arab League deputy returns to Baghdad for new duties
Nabil Negm, the outgoing Iraqi permanent deputy to the Arab league will return to Baghdad some days after assuming the tasks of his new job as the undersecretary of his country's Foreign Ministry. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/10/1998 - Draft agreement for cooperation between Egypt and US
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili discussed yesterday with US ambassador in Cairo Daniel Kurtzer the draft agreement for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of trade and investment, which will be raised before the coming meeting of the American - Egyptian presidential council. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/10/1998 - Egyptian - French communication around peace. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/10/1998
- Tel Aviv court accepts dancer's complaint against Egyptian ambassador Egypt-Israel, Judicial, 7/10/1998
- Mubarak flies into Libya, breaks UN embargo
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived this afternoon at El-Abrak civil airport in Baida city in eastern Libya to check on the health of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi who underwent surgery for a broken leg on Monday night. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Moussa heads to Washington, calls peace efforts a total failure
Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa did not set aside the possibility of convening an Egyptian - Syrian - Saudi summit - replying to a question about convening this summit. Moussa said "I can neither deny this matter nor say that they have agreed upon it." Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Al-Azhar Mufti, Pope Shenuda: Rights are not restored by verbal slogans
Sheikh al-Azhar Mosque Sayed Tantawi has branded the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a fool who does not know what he is doing. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 7/9/1998 - 400 companies in first exhibition for Egyptian products in Iran
In implementation of the cooperation protocol recently signed between the Union of Egyptian Industries and its Iranian counterpart, an exhibition of Egyptian products in will be held in Tehran during October with the participation of 400 companies. Egypt-Iran, Business, 7/9/1998 - Israel's withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands imperative, Moussa says
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has renewed calls for abiding by the Madrid terms of reference in order to put the Middle East peace process into the right track. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/9/1998 - Amr Moussa due to visit France on July 17 Egypt-France, Politics, 7/9/1998
- 48% increase in Egyptian free zones' exports to US markets
Ibrahim Fawzi, the head of the Egyptian general department for investment and free zones said that the exports from the free zones to the US market rose from $41 million during the first six months of last year to $60.6 million during the same period of the current year, an increase of 48%. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/9/1998 - $156 million worth of Egyptian sales at Baghdad exhibition
The total amount of sales that took place in Baghdad's exhibition for Egyptian products reached $156 million. Egypt-Iraq, Business, 7/9/1998 - Mubarak stresses commitment to Arab rights
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has stressed Egypt's commitment to Arab rights and the restoration of all occupied Arab territories, incuding the Golan Heights and south Lebanon, as well as the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as a capital. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/8/1998 - Bashir: Relations with Egypt are improving
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said in a speech published by The Constitution Jordanian newspaper yesterday he adheres to developing Egyptian - Sudanese relations so they can regain their distinctive position in light of the historical ties between the two countries. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/8/1998 - Egypt reduces production of raw oil
The production of crude oil in Egypt fell during 1997 to about 41.3 million tons from 42.7 million tons in 1996. Egypt, Economics, 7/8/1998 - Egypt calls for maintaining Arab coordination
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asserted the need for Arab coordination to withstand the difficulties the Middle East peace process is undergoing. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/7/1998 - Lebanese, Egyptian FM s talk on Arab issues Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 7/7/1998
- President Mubarak inaugurates al-Azhar mosque after renovation Egypt, Religion, 7/7/1998
- Egypt - Al Azhar renovation Egypt, Religion, 7/7/1998
- Oman - mobile phones Oman-Egypt-Germany, Business, 7/7/1998
- Discussions between Mexico and Egypt for establishing free trade zone
Ahmed Goweili, the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, discussed with a Mexican parliamentary delegation currently visiting Cairo methods of increasing and developing Egyptian exports to Mexico and exchanging visits between businessmen from both countries. Egypt-Mexico, Economics, 7/7/1998 - US Aid chairman in Cairo confirms continued support for Egypt's economy
Richard Brown, the chairman of the US Aid organization in Egypt, confirmed during his visit to the projects funded by the organization in Asyut governerate, the continuation of US aid to help advance the Egyptian economy. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/7/1998 - Egyptian authorities free Majdi Hussein, Muhammad Hilal Egypt, Judicial, 7/7/1998
- Egyptian petroleum production reduced by 20,000 barrels daily
Hamdi El-Banbi, the Egyptian minister of petroleum, said that Egypt has started to reduce its production of raw petroleum by 20,000 barrels daily, starting from the beginning of the current month and lasting until the end of June, for a total reduction of one million tons of petroleum annually. Egypt, Economics, 7/7/1998