Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/17/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 17, 1998
- Ansar El-Shariha organization threatens reply to American military strikes
The Egyptian Islamic organization of Ansar El-Shariha in Cairo threatened yesterday to reply to the American military strikes against Sudan and Afghanistan. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/22/1998 - Mubarak urges Clinton to salvage Middle East peace
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday sent a cable to President Bill Clinton, urging Washington to gear up its efforts for salvaging the Middle East peace process. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/21/1998 - Khartoum clings to strong relations with Egypt
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael has asserted his country's care to improve relations with Egypt and to get its support. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/21/1998 - President Mubarak meets ministers over US bombing of Sudan Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/21/1998
- Moussa due to visit South Africa
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held communications during the recent days with his South African counterpart, which addressed the foreign ministers' preparatory meetings for the Non-Aligned Movement summit within the context of Egyptian ideas which will be raised during the movement's meetings that will begin on August 30. Egypt-North Africa-South Africa, Politics, 8/20/1998 - Osama El-Baz: Israeli obstinacy will not last for long
Osama El-Baz, the advisor of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for the political affairs stated during his meeting with Islamic girls in Alexandria that the Israeli government under Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu is following a policy very far from the peace process, causing great risk to the whole area. Egypt, Politics, 8/20/1998 - Cairo International Song Festival kicks off tomorrow
The fourth session of the Cairo International Song Festival will start on Friday evening and lasting for a week, during which more than 100 singers from more than 66 countries will participate in different activities of the festival, including a competition for Arabic and non-Arabic language songs. Egypt, Culture, 8/20/1998 - Egyptian information minister: Israel responsible for Mideast peace process deterioration
El-Sherif said the Palestinian issue is the essential issue on the levels of the Arab - Israeli struggle and the peace process. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/19/1998 - Cairo denies arresting Abu Nidal Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1998
- Egyptian Industries Union to discuss developments in dumping case on Tuesday
The Egyptian Industries Union is holding next Tuesday an urgent meeting to discuss the developments of the dumping issue with the European Union that was announced by Abdul Monem Seoudi, the chief of the union. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 8/19/1998 - Sudanese ambassador to Cairo denies crisis in relations with Egypt Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1998
- Arab League calls for for Somali reconciliation conference soon
The Arab League sent messages to the Somali leaders Ali Mahdi Mohammed and Hussein Aideed that urged them to set a date for convening the conference for Somali reconciliation in Bidadah city. Somalia-Egypt, Politics, 8/19/1998 - Cairo: secretary-general of Egyptian Human Rights Organization detained
The Egyptian police detained yesterday evening, the secretary general of the Egyptian Human Rights Organization for four hours. Egypt, Local, 8/19/1998 - Egypt blames Israel for peace deadlock
President Mubarak's political advisor, Osama el-Baz, said Monday that the Israeli government is responsible for obstructing the peace process on all tracks. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/19/1998 - Discussions for export of Egyptian gas to Turkey
The state-owned Turkish pipeline company Botas announced that Egypt is among the major countries with which negotiations are currently being made to export natural gas to fulfil Turkey's increasing consumption, which is expected to jump to 80 billion cubic meters annually by the year 2020 up from the current level of 10 cubic meters billion annualy. Egypt, Business, 8/18/1998 - Russian minister of defense to arrive tomorrow in Cairo
Russian diplomatic sources in Cairo said Minister of Defense Igor Sergeyev and an accompanying delegation will arrive in Cairo tomorrow for a one-day visit to Egypt. Egypt, Military, 8/18/1998 - Bosnian president to visit Egypt in October
Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic is to visit Cairo in October at the official invitation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt, Politics, 8/18/1998 - Mubarak: Israel should withdraw from Arab lands, supports Sudan's unity
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt stated that just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East region is not attainable without the restoration of Arab rights and Israel's full withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories. Egypt, Politics, 8/18/1998 - Egyptian court considering plea presented by Islamic refugee in Britain
An Egyptian court specified the November 26 as the date it will consider a judicial plea presented by an Egyptian Islamic figure in Britain against an Egyptian newspaper, in which he accused the chief editor of the newspaper and one its editors of vilifying him. Egypt, Judicial, 8/18/1998 - French diplomats meet their Egyptian counterpart on peace initiative
Within the work group that was formed in July during the visit of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa to Paris for discussing the demands of convening a peace rescue conference in the Middle East, Egyptian and French diplomats are meeting next week. Egypt-France, Politics, 8/17/1998 - Egyptian trade minister: European committee to solve potato exports dispute
Ahmed Goweili, the Egyptian minister of trade and supply, stated during his meeting yesterday with the students of Alexandria University that President Hosni Mubarak is following with deep concern the developments of the dumping charges raised by some European countries against Egyptian exports of cotton and textiles. Egypt, Economics, 8/17/1998