Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/3/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 3, 1998
- Egypt delivers Albright explanation of French - Egyptian initiative
Egyptian sources told ArabicNews.com that Egypt delivered a written message to US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright that explains the idea of the French - Egyptian initiative to rescue the peace process in the Middle East and push it forward. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/8/1998 - Security intensified around foreign embassies and US interests in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior intensified security around foreign embassies and US interests in Egypt in order to condense security forces' ability to confronting terrorist plans after the subsequent explosions that took place near the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/8/1998 - Interior Ministry denies El-Jihad group threat against US targets
Official security sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Interior denied that there is any information possessed the ministry about a threat from the El-Jihad organization to strike at US targets. Egypt, Politics, 8/7/1998 - Postponing the approval for new Egyptian parties
The consultation council, the authority that has the right to give permission for parties to start their activities, refused requests from five parties on the grounds that nothing distinguished their programs from the other 14 parties that are authorized to do political work. Egypt, Politics, 8/7/1998 - Canada and Egypt to sign tax agreement Egypt-Canada, Economics, 8/7/1998
- Egyptian - Saudi businessmen's conference scheduled for December Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/7/1998
- Exhibition of Egyptain pharaonic treasures in Singapore
The Museum of the Asian Civilizations in Singapore is getting ready to receive and display 115 pieces of pharaonic antiquities from the British Museum in London. Egypt, Culture, 8/7/1998 - Srour heads Egyptian delegation to international parliament in Moscow Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/7/1998
- Barzani and Talabani confirm to Cairo refusal of any plan to divide Iraq
The leaders of the two major Iraqi Kurdish parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's Jalal Talabani and Kurdish Democratic Party's Masoud Barzani, emphasized Iarqi national unity and their refusal to participate in any plan aimed at harming Iraq Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 8/6/1998 - A reduction in Egyptian exports
The most recent report issued by the Egyptian central system of general mobilization and statistics confirmed a decrease in Egyptian exports during the first four months of the current year. Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Egyptian trade minister calls for increased exports to COMESA countries
Ahmed Goweili, the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, urged businessmen and investors to work on increasing their exports to the countries belonging to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, after Egypt's official admission to the the group. Egypt, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Egypt calls for halt to Kosovo violence
Sources in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt is anxiously following up on the escalation of violent actions in which innocent civilians and unarmed inhabitants in Kosovo are victimized. Egypt-Bosnia, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Israel treated Egyptian prisoners of 1973 war badly Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/6/1998
- Tehran for establishing an Islamic Parliamentary Union
Iran's representative office in Cairo on Tuesday said that Iranian parliamentarian and member of the Iranian Shoura council Hijatul Islam Taha Hashami is on a visit to Egypt since Saturday. The office added that the visit aims at establishing an Islamic Parliamentary Union. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 8/5/1998 - Egypt seeks to hold comprehensive Arab summit
Moreover El-Baz confirmed Egypt's wish that such a summit conference would achieve greatest amount of advantage for the Arab position toward the peace process and for Arab strategic benefit. Egypt, Politics, 8/5/1998 - Iranian movies in the international Cairo cinema festival Egypt, Culture, 8/5/1998
- Egyptian prize in Mubarak's name
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is to issue soon a decision to form a committee of leading intellectuals and artists under the chairmanship of Dr. Jabir Asfour, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council for Culture, to make the executive list for the Mubarak prize for artistic and intellectual innovation recently agreed upon by the people's council and which will be awarded for the first time next year. Egypt, Culture, 8/5/1998 - El-Baz: Egypt expects new US peace initiative
The Egyptian president's political advisor, Osama El-Baz, said that Cairo expects the U.S. to announce a new peace initiative on August 10. Egypt-Regional-USA, Politics, 8/4/1998 - Moussa criticizes US over Egyptian missiles Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/3/1998
- El-Baz: Egypt will move on peace conference soon halt after of negotiations
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt's political advisor, Osama el-Baz on Sunday stressed that President Mubarak is currently making intensive contacts with Arab presidents and kings to convene an Arab summit. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Egyptian consultation council head: No religious discrimiation in Egypt
The head of the Egyptian consultation council, Mostafa Kamal Helmi, said that the claims of some western circles concerning discrimination between Egypt's Moslems and Coptics are invalid and have nothing to do with truth. Egypt, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Egypt will not sign partnership agreement with Europe
Ahmed Goweili the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, stated while examining the exhibition of Egyptian products being held on the margin of a tourism and shopping festival that Egypt will not sign the partnership agreement with Europe until it reaches a balance in joint economical interests with all parties." Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/3/1998