Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/3/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 3, 1999
- Egypt: Standards and enforcement essential for the quality of tourism industry
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi stressed intensification of procedures monitoring quality control in Egyptian hotels to guarantee the quality of the services presented to tourists. Egypt, Business, 5/7/1999 - Meetings of Egyptian - Pakistani committee to begin on June 6 Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 5/7/1999
- Egyptian ministerial group created to control negative balance of trade
The Egyptian Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury, decided to form a ministerial group to improve on the deficit found in Egypt's trade balance with a number of countries. Egypt, Economics, 5/7/1999 - Economic conference for Egyptian National Party to begin tomorrow
The committee for economic and financial affairs at the trusteeship of the Egyptian ruling National Party is to hold its seventh conference, starting tomorrow and lasting for two days, entitled "Challenges confronting Egyptian exports." Egypt, Economics, 5/7/1999 - Delegation of Egyptian businessmen to make a European tour
A delegation of Egyptian businessmen is going to start tomorrow morning a European tour, which will include Germany, Holland and Italy. They will discuss the opportunities for investment with businessmen in these countries, as well as how to activate trade and industrial cooperation. Egypt, Business, 5/7/1999 - Three offers refused to buy Egyptian paper company
The holding company for Egyptian chemical industries refused three offers to buy the Ferta company for paper. An official source in the company said the offers were refused because the presented prices are less than the financial evaluation of the holding company. Egypt, Business, 5/7/1999 - Specialized fund for investment in the Middle East, Africa
The measures for establishing the first specialized fund for investment in Middle East and Africa are to begin on May 15. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 5/7/1999 - French University in Cairo opens in 2001
It was decided to make a time line for establishing the French University in Cairo, as studies will start by the beginning of 2001 according to what was agreed upon between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French President Jacques Chirac. Egypt-France, Education, 5/7/1999 - Cairo: Establishing an international exhibition for furniture industry in May 2000
Cairo will host from May 17 - 21, 2000 the first international exhibition for the furniture and decor industry under the title "Index Cairo 2000," which is specially directed at promising markets in the field of interior and decor for the countries of North Africa and the Middle East, especially Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia. Regional-Egypt, Business, 5/7/1999 - Mubarak to visit Washington next month Egypt-UN, Politics, 5/6/1999
- El-Baz: Palestinians took the right decision by delaying proclamation of their state
Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has asserted the need to resume negotiations on the Syrian track from the point at which they broke off. Egypt, Politics, 5/6/1999 - French company drills for petroleum in Egypt Egypt, Business, 5/6/1999
- Starting the free trade agreements between Egypt and Morocco
Egypt's ambassador in Rabat, Ahmed Amin Fath Allah, said the Moroccan Foreign Ministry informed him officially that they have finalized legal matters concerning the Egyptian free trade zone agreement between Egypt and Morocco, and that these agreements entered the frame of implementation. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/6/1999 - Egypt mediates to settle the dispute between Eriterea, Ethiopia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has announced that that an Egyptian mediation is currently being made by President Hosni Mubarak between Eritrea and Ethiopia in order to settle the disputes arising between the two sides. Egypt-Africa, Politics, 5/6/1999 - Selling 60 governmental companies in Egypt Egypt, Business, 5/6/1999
- Four Egyptian textile companies merge into two
The Egyptian textile sector witnessed the day before yesterday a merger among four Egyptian companies that formed two new companies with assets of nearly one billion pounds. Egypt, Business, 5/6/1999 - Second Cairo marketing festival to start on July 20
It was decided that Cairo marketing festival will start on July 20 and last for a month. Egypt, Economics, 5/6/1999 - Discovering five new archeological cemeteries in Luxor by chance
Chance revealed five new archeological cemeteries in Luxor whose age dates back to 4,500 years ago. These cemeteries were discovered at starting placing the foundation stone for a huge tourism project in this area. Egypt, Culture, 5/6/1999 - Egypt plans Russian industrial exhibition
The organization for Egyptian international markets and exhibitions is making special arrangements regarding a Russian industrial exhibition that will be held in Cairo during November. Egypt-Russia, Economics, 5/6/1999 - Expo France 99 concludes in Cairo
Expo France '99 exhibition concluded yesterday in Cairo after lasting for one week with the participation of 260 French companies, 100 Egyptian companies and 30 companies from Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, Spain and Italy. Egypt-France, Economics, 5/6/1999 - Mubarak receives a phone call from the Jordanian king
Jordanian diplomatic sources said that King Abdullah discussed during the two calls the development of the situation in Iraq and the imposed siege on it and the probability of convening an Arab summit during coming month. Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 5/5/1999 - Amr Moussa speaks regarding Egyptian - European partnership
The German - Arab chamber for industry and trade is to organize a symposium on May 20 in which Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mou will speak about the European - Egyptian partnership in light of the Barcelona process for European - Mediterranean cooperation as well as speaking about the future of economic and political relations between Egypt and Europe. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 5/5/1999 - Preparatory meeting of Moroccan-Egyptian high commission on May 21 Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 5/5/1999
- Egyptian efforts to solve Sudanese problem
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held a meeting yesterday evening with the leader of the Sudanese Democratic Unionist Party, Mohammed Otham El-Merghany, who said after the meeting that they tackled the Sudanese problem and Egypt's efforts to solve it. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/5/1999 - Registration of six new companies in Egyptian stock market Egypt, Business, 5/5/1999
- Egypt, New Zealand officials discuss WTO election, trade
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Nagi El-Fotairi received New Zealand's ambassador in Cairo, David Payton. Egypt-New Zealand, Economics, 5/5/1999 - Mobinil's shares break the 50 pound barrier Egypt, Business, 5/5/1999
- Mubarak reviews reports on Egypt's foreign policy
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting on Monday in Cairo during which reports pertinent to the country's foreign policy were reviewed. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri and the ministers of foreign affairs, defense, information and the interior as well as the director of President Mubarak's office for political affairs. Egypt, Politics, 5/4/1999 - Jospin says France will recognize Palestinian statehood on the proper date
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced that both his country and European Union will recognize the Palestinian state at the proper time, saying that establishing this state is the right of the Palestinians, as statehood is the perfect way to achieve stability between the Palestinians and Israel. Egypt-France, Politics, 5/4/1999 - New museum for Egyptian civilization to cost 90 million pounds
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture decided to begin executive measures to establish a museum for Egyptian civilization in October after a halt that lasted for 15 years due to the lack of necessary financing for this project, which is to cost 90 million pounds. Egypt, Culture, 5/4/1999 - UAE Habthour to begin activities in Egypt
The United Arab Emirates' El-Habthoor group decided to start its activity in Egypt for the first time, where the representative of the company in Egypt, Ahmed Abd El-Latif, said in Egypt that the El-Habthoor group has bought 54% of the shares of El-Ahram company for tourist and estate investment. Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Business, 5/4/1999 - $2.7 billion expected in Lebanese investments in Egypt in three years
Badran Kamal, head of the Egyptian - Lebanese Business Association, expected an increase in Lebanese direct investment in Egypt to $2.7 billion during the coming three years in comparison to $880 million currently. Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 5/4/1999 - Cairo: $300 million Indian project for fertilizer production
Indian companies are discussing establishing fertilizer factory in the Suez Canal with investments of $300 million. Egypt-India, Business, 5/4/1999 - President Mubarak confers with French premier on Mideast, cooperation
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday in Cairo received French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, currently visiting Egypt. The two sides discussed the Middle East peace process, the situation in the Balkans, regional and international matters of mutual concern as well as economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. Egypt-France, Politics, 5/3/1999 - Cairo: A conference on factional experience
The works of the conference to be held next Wednesday in Cairo on the future of factional politics in Egypt, in which representatives of the majority of political movements including the ruling national party are participating. The conference will organize the "group for democratic development" which is independent of the government. Egypt, Politics, 5/3/1999 - Mandela to visit Cairo, Islamabad
President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is to arrive tomorrow in Islamabad, heading a high-ranking delegation on a one-day visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz al-Sharif. Egypt-South Africa, Politics, 5/3/1999 - French sources: Jospin's visit to Cairo confirms strength of Egyptian - French relations Egypt-France, Politics, 5/3/1999