Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 10/26/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of October 26, 1998
- Egyptian FM: Land for peace principle is the basis for any acceptable settlement Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 10/31/1998
- Human rights group criticizes Sunday Telegraph allegations
The Center for Human Rights in Egypt said that the information published by the British newspaper Sunday Telegraph on the persecution of Coptics in Egypt is false. Egypt-UK, Politics, 10/31/1998 - Iraqi minister of trade to be in Cairo mid-November
Iraqi Minister of Trade Mohammed Mahdi Saleh is scheduled to arrive in Cairo in the middle of the coming month to meet with his Egyptian counterpart, Ahmed Goweili, to discuss increasing Egyptian exports to Iraq. Iraq-Egypt, Economics, 10/31/1998 - Yemeni foreign minister visits Cairo today
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal is to arrive in Cairo tonight, carrying a communique from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to his Egyptian counterpart, President Mubarak. Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 10/30/1998 - Egypt - COMESA symposium calls for achieving economic integration among member states
At the conclusion of an Egypt - COMESA symposium, yesterday, the participants emphasized the importance of advancing economic integration among the organization's member states to establish a free market Egypt, Economics, 10/30/1998 - Egyptian businesses press dumping charges against Turkish iron
The owners of iron factories in Egypt decided to press a dumping claim against Turkish iron to the anti-dumping body in the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Supply. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 10/30/1998 - Moroccan government ratifies agreements between Cairo and Ribat Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 10/30/1998
- Improving relations between Egypt and Iran
Strong signs in Iran were issued toward the resumption of Iranian - Egyptian relations, especially after the two countries' participation in resolving the recent Syrian-Turkish dispute. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 10/29/1998 - Sudanese - Egyptian committee meets to discuss water Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 10/29/1998
- Chinese economic delegation is visiting Cairo today
A Chinese large economic and commercial delegation is arriving today in Cairo with the chairmanship of Wang Axid Bing Wang, the Under-Secretary of Economical Cooperation in the foreign trade ministry in China. Egypt-China, Business, 10/29/1998 - On Christian Copts persecution in Egypt - Letter to the Editor - from Kees Hulsman
Finding out the truth is not easy but the extremely inaccurate and highly sensational way The Sunday Telegraph has, in its article of Sunday October 25, 1998, reported about Christians in Egypt ["Egyptian police 'crucify' and rape Christians" by Christina Lamb] certainly doesn't help the reader to understand a complex situation. Egypt, Politics, 10/28/1998 - Qatar urges Egypt to attend meeting of Damascus Declaration states
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received yesterday a written message from his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim al-Thani, delivered by the Qatari ambassador in Cairo, Mohammed Bin Mubarak al-Khalifa. Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 10/28/1998 - Trade agreements between Egypt and South Africa to be signed today
Egypt and South Africa are endorsing today three agreements on trade, economic cooperation, and encouraging and protecting investments and marine transportation between the two countries. Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 10/28/1998 - Yemeni foreign minister to visit Cairo Friday
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Qader Bajmal is arrive in Cairo on Friday for an official visit according to a formal invitation from his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Moussa. Bajmal will meet with President Mubarak and deliver him a written communique from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Yemen-Egypt, Politics, 10/28/1998 - Libya continues efforts to obtain guarantees for Lockerbie suspects
Meanwhile, Rashid denied that there is "alienation" in the relations between Tripoli and Cairo and said that the coming period will view important developments. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 10/28/1998 - Meetings of Jordanian - Egyptian committee delayed until December Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 10/28/1998
- Moussa: Netanyahu's declarations begin destruction of Wye Plantation agreement
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa described the declarations of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that Israel had not presented pledges to halt the building of settlements as beginning to abolish the Wye Plantation agreement Israel signed with the Palestinians. Egypt, Politics, 10/27/1998 - Mubarak describes British newspaper report as lies about the Egyptian people
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday during the celebration of Navy Day described a report published by the British newspaper the Sunday Telegraph about the Coptics' situation in Egypt as lies about the Egyptian people. Egypt-UK, Politics, 10/27/1998 - Egypt incensed at allegations by British Sunday Telegraph of persecution of Coptics
In reaction to allegations published by a British newspaper on the torture and persecution of Coptics in Egypt, the head of General Department for Egyptian Information, Nabil Othman, sent a strongly-worded communique to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Egypt, Local, 10/27/1998 - Context for combating terrorism disputed at Interpol conference
The attitudes of delegations participating in the Interpol conference which is to end today have varied on the proper context for combating terrorism. Regional-Egypt, International, 10/27/1998 - El-Baz: Egypt opposes foreign military alliances in the area
Osama El-Baz, the political advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said in a symposium held by the ruling National Party in Suez that Egypt is not an aggressive country but it uses its available military capability to suppress aggression. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/27/1998 - Moussa meets with US ambassador in Cairo to review recent accord
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met tonight with the US ambassador in Cairo, Daniel Kurtzer, who said after the meeting that serious consultations between US and Egypt continue about a large number of matters. Egypt-USA, Politics, 10/27/1998 - Egyptian FM to open symposium on unified African market
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa opened yesterday a international symposium between Egypt and COMESA, focusing on new horizons for investment. Egypt, Economics, 10/27/1998 - Egyptian terrorist found dead in Albania
An Egyptian Islamic extremist and suspected terrorist has been found dead in the Albanian capital, Tirane, after a shootout with the police. Egypt-Albania, International, 10/26/1998 - Ebeid: Global economic disturbances not affecting Egypt
At the inauguration of a symposium on the influence of financial market fluctuations, Egyptian Minister of Public Works Atef Ebeid stated yesterday that Egypt has not been affected by global financial disturbances Egypt-IMF, Economics, 10/26/1998 - German ambassador: Increasing investment in Egypt is subject to peace process
Peter Dingens, the German ambassador in Cairo, stated that the role of the Egyptian and German sectors in establishing new projects that increase the scope of investment and economic cooperation between Egypt and Europe is subject to the Middle East peace process' stability. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 10/26/1998 - Jordan, Egypt call for Wye timetable Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 10/26/1998