Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 11/30/1998
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of November 30, 1998
- Egyptian - Iraqi commercial committee to meet tomorrow
The Egyptian- Iraqi commercial committee is to begin its meetings on Saturday, which will last for three days. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 12/4/1998 - Mubarak heads to Turkey
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Turkish counterpart Suleiman Demirel during their meeting on Saturday in Ankara will discuss means of developing Syrian-Turkish relations and the possibility of convening a summit between the two countries to settle all pending issues, following the success of their security talks and defusing the crisis. Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 12/4/1998 - US Secretary of Health Donna Shalala: Egypt is a strategic partner for U.S.A Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/4/1998
- 25 million pounds are Egypt's exports of shoes to the gulf states Egypt-Gulf, Economics, 12/4/1998
- 17.7 billion is the income target for year 2001 Egyptian tourism
The new five-year plan for the Egyptian tourism development organization (98-2002) expected that Egyptian tourism will result in an income of 17.7 billion pounds by the end of the year of 2001. Egypt, Economics, 12/4/1998 - Egypt, Tunisia to boost cooperation in maritime transport Egypt-Tunisia, Economics, 12/4/1998
- 150 Belgian businessmen to visit Egypt on February
The Belgian embassy announced that Belgian Crown Prince, Philip of Belgium is to visit Cairo on coming February. Egypt, Economics, 12/4/1998 - Egyptian opposition holds meeting on democracy and liberties
A round of discussions among Egyptian opposition parties and forces will be held on December 8, to discuss mechanisms and means of activating their political reform program. Egypt, Politics, 12/4/1998 - Egyptian human rights arrests as a result of foreign money
On Wednesday the Egyptain State Higher Security Court ordered the arrest of a second member of one of the main organizations working in this field, "The Egyptian Human Rights Organization," under the charges of "accepting money from a foreign side" and writing reports that are damaging to "national interests." Egypt, Politics, 12/4/1998 - 30 million pounds to upgrade Abu Sembel temples
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture is currently preparing to implement the project to upgrade the two temples in Abu Sembel at a cost of 30 million pounds, in a project that will last for 11 months. Egypt, Economics, 12/4/1998 - Egypt and Morocco to set up friendship legislative group Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 12/4/1998
- Arab and foreign investments in Egypt total 4.87 billion pounds Egypt, Business, 12/3/1998
- President Mubarak confers with Djiboutian counterpart Egypt-Djibouti, Politics, 12/3/1998
- Taxes on imported cigarettes in Egypt set at 7 percent Egypt, Economics, 12/3/1998
- 10 Egyptian-British companies worth $100 million Egypt-UK, Business, 12/3/1998
- Egyptian efforts to bring Syrian -Turkish views closer
The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who will visit Ankara on Saturday, will continue efforts to bringing views between Syria and Turkey closer. Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 12/3/1998 - Annual Cairo University political research conference to discuss Egypt's ties with its neighbors
The Strategic and Political Studies Center at Cairo University will begin its 12th annual three-day conference for political research on Saturday under the title "Egypt and the geographical neighbor country in the nineties." Egypt, Politics, 12/2/1998 - Trailing Osama bin Laden in Egypt
Egyptian sources revealed today that the state security prosecution is currently investigating an issue concerning the activity of Islamic movement leaders residing abroad. Egypt, Judicial, 12/2/1998 - Egyptian and Sudanese ministers of justice discuss judicial cooperation
Egyptian Minister of Justice Farouk Seif al-Naser met with his Sudanese counterpart, Ali Othman Yassin, on the margin of the meeting of the Arab ministers of justice where they discussed the possability of ratifying an agreement for judicial cooperation between their countries. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 12/2/1998 - Egyptian trade deficit with Africa is $268 million
The Egyptian trade deficit with Africa amounted to $268 million during the first nine months of this year. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 12/2/1998 - Second meeting of US - Egyptian strategic discussions in Cairo on Monday Egypt-USA, Politics, 12/1/1998
- Egypt's balance of gold is 2 billion pounds Egypt, Economics, 12/1/1998
- Egyptian Orascom floats finance bonds worth 300 million pounds
The Egyptian group Orascom, owned by businessman Onsi Sawiris and his three sons, has decided to float finance bonds valued at 300 million pounds aiming at financing the company's expansion. The term of the bonds is seven years at an interest rate of 11%. Egypt, Business, 12/1/1998 - Ebtekar: no resumption of Iranian - American relations
Iranian Vice President Masumeh Ebtekar ruled out the resumption of relations between her country and the US. Iran-Egypt-USA, Politics, 11/30/1998 - Egyptian prime minister to meet with World Bank mission on Saturday Egypt-World Bank, Economics, 11/30/1998
- Egypt hails peace agreement in Kosovo
Egypt indicated approval of the peace agreement signed between conflicting parties in Kosovo with Serbia under the patronage of the US and European Union. Egypt, Politics, 11/30/1998 - Egyptian, Syrian officials discuss relations, bilateral concerns Egypt-Syria, Politics, 11/30/1998
- Egyptian- Saudi business conference to be held later this week
The second conference for Egyptian and Saudi businessmen is to be held on December 5 - 7, organized by the council of trade chambers in the two countries. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 11/30/1998 - Second Cairo mobile phone service to begin Egypt, Business, 11/30/1998
- International airport to be built in Sinai with Kuwait-Egyptian capital Egypt-Kuwait, Economics, 11/30/1998