Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/1/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 1, 1999
- Strengthening tourism between Egypt and Tunis Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 2/6/1999
- New round of negotiations for Egyptian partnership with Europe
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Partnership Affairs Gamal Bayoumi will leave to Brussels on Sunday to head an Egyptian delegation to a new round of partnership negotiations with the European Union. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 2/6/1999 - Canadian economic delegation visits Alexandria
A Canadian economic delegation is to arrive tomorrow in Alexandria under the chairmanship of Deputy Tourism, Trade and Industry Minister James Downey. Egypt-Canada, Politics, 2/6/1999 - Morocco and Egypt agree to open permanent handicraft shows
Morocco and Egypt agreed to open permanent handicraft shows to display products of the two countries and contribute to increasing trade exchange and cooperation in matters of handicraft and related sectors. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 2/6/1999 - Egyptian author Lotfi El-Kholi dies after life full of political changes and initiatives
El-Kholi is considered one of the most prominent Egyptian intellects who was greatly controversial in his political life due to the severe change and continuous initiatives. Egypt, People, 2/6/1999 - Egypt participates in international meeting for young businessmen
The Egyptian organization of businessmen decided to participate in the first international meeting for young businessmen to be held in Spain from March 24 - 27. Egypt-International, Business, 2/6/1999 - Trade can reach $ 200 million next year between Egypt and Morocco
Egyptian Trade Minister Ahmed Jouili said it is high time for the two states to make business directly without resorting to a third party. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 2/5/1999 - Mubarak confers with South Korean premier Egypt-South Korea, Economics, 2/5/1999
- El-Baz: Egypt prevented Bush from entering Baghdad, arresting Saddam
The Egyptian president's political advisor, Osama El-Baz, said that the "Iraqi government failed in dealing with the mistakes committed by UNSCOM chairman Richard Butler, who was in charge of eliminating the Iraqi mass destruction weapons." Egypt, Politics, 2/5/1999 - Communications underway to defuse Libya crisis
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that there are current communications with the United Nations to reach a solution to the Lockerbie crisis. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 2/5/1999 - Egypt seeks to increase its share of Nile water
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources Mahmoud Abo Zeid said there are serious steps to be taken to obtain an additional share of the Nile's water for Egypt. Egypt-North Africa, Economics, 2/5/1999 - Egyptian tourism sector holds merchandise campaigns in Europe Egypt, Politics, 2/5/1999
- Clark: Abd El-Rahman did not want to take revenge on US Regional-Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/5/1999
- Israel to release elderly Egyptian prisoner who killed an Israeli soldier
The Israeli authorities decided to release in the coming hours Mahmoud Soliman El-Sawarka, the elderly Egyptian prisoner of Israel, after a recommendation made by the committee responsible for releasing prisoners, which is comprised of the prison service, general security bodies, the Ministry of Justice and the Egyptian and Israeli general prosecution. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/5/1999 - Egypt: Warm welcome for Qaboos Egypt-Oman, Politics, 2/5/1999
- El-Baz: Egypt will do its utmost to prevent division of Iraq
In a symposium at the Cairo International Book fair yesterday evening the Egyptian president's political advisor, Osama El-Baz, stated that Egypt is against the division of Iraq and is going to use all its power in all countries to prevent this division. Egypt, Politics, 2/4/1999 - Omani - Egyptian summit in Egypt today Egypt-Oman, Politics, 2/4/1999
- Morocco and Egypt agree to bolster trade exchanges
El Youssoufi who met with the Egyptian official said on Wednesday that despite the big rise in the two-way trade to $ 30 million in 1998 from $18 million the previous year, trade still does not match the "excellent political relations" between the two Arab states Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 2/4/1999 - Egypt road links Asia with Africa Egypt, Economics, 2/4/1999
- Mubarak: The Egyptian people will not forgive me if I visit Israel now
Egyptian dailies on Wednesday quoted President Mubarak as saying that the Egyptian people "will not forgive him" a visit to Israel at the current time. Egypt, Politics, 2/4/1999 - 40 British companies discuss investment opportunities in Egypt
A major British investment and commercial mission is to arrive in Cairo on Saturday under the chairmanship of Lord Denman, the deputy head of board director of Committee for Middle East Trade (COMET) at the British parliament, to hold major discussions with officials in the Egyptian government from February 6 - 10 to discuss increasing the volume of British investment and the volume of the joint cooperation in trade and technology. Egypt-UK, Economics, 2/4/1999 - An exhibition for Egyptian products in Gaza and West Bank in March
Egyptian Minister of Trade and Supply Ahmed Goweili said that a two week exhibition of Egyptian products will be held in Gaza March 25 to fulfill the needs of the Palestinian market Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 2/4/1999 - First international club for businessmen established in Egypt
The World Trade Center in Cairo decided establishing the first international club for the businessmen and those who desire to establish joint projects inside Egypt. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 2/4/1999 - Delegation of Chinese businesswomen to visit Cairo soon Egypt, Business, 2/4/1999
- Egyptian businessmen call for removing visa requirements with Morocco
Egyptian businessmen called Tuesday Moroccan and Egyptian authorities to cancel the entry visa requirement between the two Arab countries to rev up trade exchanges and encourage tourism flows. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 2/3/1999 - Egyptian position regarding a solution to the Iraqi problem
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for International Affairs Sayed Kassem confirmed that the position of Egypt is fixed, committed to ending the suffering of the Iraqi people and allowing a new system for inspection and supervision of Iraqi weapons. Egypt, Politics, 2/3/1999 - Mubarak, Chirac refuse intervention in Iraq's affairs Egypt-France, Politics, 2/3/1999
- Ramsey Clark starts campaign in Cairo to free Omar Abd El-Rahman
Former US Attorney Generral Ramsey Clark, who defends the chief of the Egyptian Islamic Group, Sheikh Omar Abd El-Rahman who is jailed in America, is starting a visit to Cairo aimed at releasing the blind Sheikh. Egypt-USA, Politics, 2/2/1999 - Egypt - China trade reaches $600 million
Egyptian diplomatic sources confirmed that President Hosni Mubarak will pay an official visit to China in April, his sixth to China. Egypt-China, Economics, 2/2/1999 - Moroccan-Egyptian Business meets in Rabat to improve poor trade volume
Morocco and Egypt, whose trade exchanges do not exceed $ 30 Million, agreed last month to gradually remove custom duties. Morocco-Egypt, Economics, 2/2/1999 - Egyptian in Berlin film festival Egypt-Germany, Culture, 2/2/1999
- Egypt, Kuwait for boosting information and cultural relations Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 2/2/1999
- Mubarak: Israel destroyed the peace
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held the Israeli government responsible for destroying the Middle East peace process on its various tracks. Egypt, Politics, 2/1/1999 - German foreign minister to discuss Mubarak's visit to Germany Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/1/1999
- Tunisian-Egyptian higher committee meets next month
The Tunisian-Egyptian higher committee will meet next month in Tunisia under the chairmanship of Tunisian Prime Minister Hamid al-Qurawi and his Egyptian counterpart, Kamal al-Ganzouri. Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 2/1/1999 - Mubarak to visit Paris tomorrow
French diplomatic sources in Cairo told ArabicNews.com that tomorrow President Mubarak is going to meet the chief of the representative council for Jewish corporations in France, Hendi Had Gienberg, to tackle reconciliation between Arabs and Jews by the means of Jews residing in France. Egypt-France, Politics, 2/1/1999 - Egyptian Mufti criticizes Egyptian law
Egyptian Mufti Nasr Farid Wasel said that exempting the rapist from his crime if he gets married to the raped girl is an error in Islamic legislation. Egypt, Politics, 2/1/1999 - Egypt, Qatar to cooperate in petroleum and energy
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Hamdi El-Banbi along with Lieutenant General Ahled Fadel, chief of the Suez Canal department, is to hold a formal visit to Qatar on February 12 - 15. Egypt-Qatar, Economics, 2/1/1999 - Sudanese foreign minister urges Sudanese press to objectively tackle relations with Egypt Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 2/1/1999
- German foreign minister to discuss Mubarak's visit to Germany Egypt-Germany, Politics, 2/1/1999