Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/10/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 10, 1998
- Sudan opposition meeting starts today
The Sudanese government criticized Egypt in protest against the meeting of the Sudanese opposition factions in Cairo. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/15/1998 - Islamic Group to announce stance toward US embassies attacks
Sources close to the Islamic Group in Egypt said yesterday that the group will soon announce its position towards the two bomb attacks last week against the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Egypt, Politics, 8/15/1998 - France and Italy team up to keep dumping charges against Egypt
The crisis between Egypt and the countries of the European Union escalated yesterday due to the threat of further dumping fees against Egyptian textile exports. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/15/1998 - The Last is the new film for Yousef Chahine
Egyptian director Yousef Chahine will start at the beginning of the coming month shooting his new film "The Last" in which he tackles the effects of the 1990 Gulf War on the Arab area and what is called the "New World Order." Egypt-France, Entertainment, 8/15/1998 - Egyptian Shoura council member dies Egypt, Local, 8/15/1998
- Tolerance prize goes to Susan Mubarak Egypt, Politics, 8/15/1998
- Tunisian - Egyptian youths exchange visits
A convoy of Egyptian youths that includes 120 young boys and girls of creators in all fields in addition to the journalists and information delegation escorting them arrived yesterday in Tunis. Tunisia-Egypt, Culture, 8/15/1998 - Delegation for promoting Egyptian products in Poland and Ukraine
The Egyptian Export Development Center is to send during the period of October 12 - 25 a delegation to Poland and Ukraine for promoting Egyptian products through cooperation and coordination with commercial bodies. Egypt-Poland, Economics, 8/15/1998 - Dollar down, pound sterling up in Cairo Egypt, Economics, 8/15/1998
- El-Baz: The future demands focus on knowledge and science
El-Baz spoke of the importance of knowledge as an asset clarifying that the wealth of the nations is currently marked by knowledge related fields, and not by what it possess in raw natural material resources Egypt, Culture, 8/14/1998 - Ethiopia denies reports that Egypt sends military aid to Eritrea
In press statements, Ethiopian spokeswoman Salomi Tadiss described Egyptian - Ethiopian relations as very good, referring to the effective and positive role of Egypt in efforts to solve the Eritrean - Ethiopian dispute peacefully. Egypt-Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 8/14/1998 - Egyptian Consultation Council calls for conference on terrorism
The Arab Affairs Committee in the Egyptian Consultation Council under the leadership of Said El-Dakad called yesterday for the convening of an international conference on terrorism in order to discuss how to treat this problem Egypt, Politics, 8/14/1998 - Preparations for non-aligned summit conference Regional-Egypt-India, Politics, 8/14/1998
- Mubarak stresses Sudan's unity as Sudan considers negotiations
During his meeting with a delegation representing the Democratic National Alliance on Wednesday in Alexandria, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt stressed the importance of maintaining a united Sudan. He called for observing a full cease fire. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/13/1998 - US embassy in Cairo is open Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/13/1998
- Egypt sends medical aid to victims of Nairobi explosion
Egypt decided to send an urgent medical commission representing various specialties to Nairobi as a contribution to lifting the suffering caused to the Kenyan people by an explosion near the US embassy. Egypt-Kenya, Medicine, 8/13/1998 - Germany rejects to impose dumping duties on Egyptian exports
Peter Micheal Dingtiz, the German ambassador in Cairo, confirmed that Egypt is one of the most important trading partners for Germany in the Arab region and that the volume of trade exchange between the two countries is on the increase. Egypt-Germany, Politics, 8/13/1998 - Butros Ghali: 1.2 billion of investments last year, but Egypt needs more Egypt, Economics, 8/13/1998
- Differences deepen with European Union over potato exports Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/13/1998
- Yeltsin due to visit Cairo at the beginning of the coming year Egypt-Russia, Politics, 8/12/1998
- Tourists coming back to a favorite place, bringing 10 billion pounds
It is expected that the number of Arab and foreign tourists visiting Egypt this year will increase to reach 3.25 million, up 8.3% over last year. Egypt, Economics, 8/12/1998 - Only one project for Israel in Egypt Egypt, Economics, 8/12/1998
- An Egyptian - Pakistani business council Egypt-Pakistan, Economics, 8/12/1998
- Moussa receives report on European - Mediterranean ministerial conference
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received a detailed report from Fathi El-Shazeli, Egypt's assistant foreign minister for European affairs, that deals with the outcomes of talks held with officials in both Italy and Germany. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 8/12/1998 - Indian assistant foreign minister delegation in Egypt Egypt-India, Politics, 8/12/1998
- Egypt denies presenting initiative to solve Eritrean - Ethiopian dispute Egypt-Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 8/11/1998
- Moussa pays sudden visit to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa returned to Cairo yesterday evening, after a sudden visit to Saudi Arabia, which lasted for several hours, in which he held discussions with Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/11/1998 - El-Baz: Israeli - Syrian negotiations should resume
President Mubarak's political advisor, Osama el-Baz, has asserted the need to resume negotiations on the Syrian track from the point at which they stopped and the need to carry out all obligations providing for a full Israeli withdrawal from Syria's occupied Golan. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/11/1998 - Egyptian organization accuses Europe of obstructing Egyptian exports
The embassies of the European Union countries in Egypt, have received an official statement from the Egyptian Businessmen's Organization, clarifying the organization's attitude toward European trade practices with it. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/11/1998 - Moroccan and Egyptian heads of state important asset for bilateral cooperation
The friendship ties existing between King Hassan II of Morocco and Egyptian president Husni Mubarak are an important asset for the reinforcement of relations between the two countries, Moroccan Communication Minister Larbi Messari said. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 8/11/1998 - Moussa to receive Garang on Thursday Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 8/11/1998
- Egypt - South Africa trade is $186 million
Dr. Orolish Rosh, the charge d'affairs in South Africa's embassy in Cairo, said that the joint ministerial committee between Egypt and South Africa will hold its third session on October 26. Egypt-South Africa, Politics, 8/11/1998 - Syria allows Egyptian goods to cross through to its lands to Iraq
Syrian diplomatic sources said the Syrian authorities agreed to transporting Egyptian exports to Iraq through Syrian territory after the goods are shipped to a Syrian harbor. Syria-Egypt, Economics, 8/10/1998 - Moslem Brotherhood group in Cairo condemns U.S. embassy bombings
The Moslem Brotherhood group in Cairo condemned yesterday the deadly attacks last Friday on US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/10/1998 - Europe adds obstacles before Egyptian Potatoes
A new crisis broke out between Egypt and the European Union around conditions for exporting potatoes. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/10/1998 - Egypt and China unite position toward dumping issue with EU
The meeting discussed the possibility of uniting the Egyptian and Chinese positions toward dumping issues and sanctions imposed by the European Union on the textile products for the two countries. Egypt-China, Economics, 8/10/1998 - Garang visits Cairo
The spokesman for the Sudanese Pepole's Liberation Army's delegation to Cairo, Pajam Akoum Oking, said that the visit of SPLA leader John Garang aims at strengthening relations between Garang's movement and Egyptian officials Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/10/1998 - U.S. giving 3,800 visas to Egyptian citizens
Consular sources in the US embassy at Cairo said that they are giving 3,800 visas to Egyptian citizens annually for immigration. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/10/1998 - Joint Egyptian - U.S. forces training
The Egyptian Air Forces and the US Marines are starting today a new round of joint military training. Egypt-USA, Military, 8/10/1998 - Egypt getting ready for Mediterranean ministerial conference
Fathi El-Shazeli, the Egyptian assistant foreign minister for European affairs, said after coming back from Italy and Germany that he discussed with officials in the German and Italian Foreign Ministries the issue of arrangements for the Mediterranean - European ministerial conference which is to be held in Stuttgart, Germany in April 1999. Egypt-Germany, Politics, 8/10/1998