Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/24/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 24, 1999
- Jordanian - Egyptian summit tomorrow
A Jordanian - Egyptian summit is to be held tomorrow evening to prepare for the five-fold summit which Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called for, to coordinate positions between the countries concerned with peace process (Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine) after Ehud Barak won the Israeli elections. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 5/29/1999 - Moussa meets with al-Assad, al-Sharaa in Syria
After meeting with al-Sharaa, the Syrian Foreign Ministry released a statement saying, "Both ministers deliberated the necessity to resume stalled peace discussions on all tracks. They also reviewed means of reinvigorating the Joint Arab Action." Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/1999 - A Sudanese - Egyptian summit
Sudanese sources stated that, "A Sudanese - Egyptian summit will be convened at the beginning of the coming month during the visit of Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir to Egypt." Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/1999 - Moroccan - Egyptian consultations to prepare for high joint committee
Egypt and Morocco have agreed to convene the third session of the Egyptian - Moroccan high joint committee in Rabat during the first half of June, under the chairmanship of Morocco's King Hassan II and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/1999 - Coming meeting of Moroccan-Egyptian commission a step toward deeper relations
The coming meeting of the Moroccan-Egyptian high commission, due next June, will be a major step toward deeper relations between the two Arab countries, Moroccan Economy and Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou said. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/1999 - Egyptian state security prosecution investigates fundamentalist delivered by Azerbaijan
The supreme state security prosecution in Egypt started an investigation into a fundamentalist delivered by Azerbaijan to Cairo last year. Egypt, Judicial, 5/29/1999 - A free trade zone between Egypt and Libya
The higher commercial committee between Egypt and Libya will confer in the middle of June to agree on establishing a free trade zone between the two countries. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 5/28/1999 - Egypt to host COMESA summit in 2001
Countries belonging to the COMESA group (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) agreed to hold the organization's coming summit in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The meeting will be held in the year 2001, and Egypt will undertake the chairmanship of the group during this period. Egypt, Economics, 5/28/1999 - Saudi economic delegation to visit Cairo in June
A Saudi economic delegation is due to visit Cairo at the beginning of June, under the chairmanship the undersecretary of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Economy and Finance, Hamd El-Bagey, to attend the meetings of the third free trade zone between the two countries. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 5/28/1999 - Exports of Egyptian oranges expand to new countries Egypt, Agriculture, 5/28/1999
- Egypt continues to present support on the bilateral level for COMESA countries
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ibrahim Hassan said, "Egypt will go on in presenting technical support on the bilateral level for the COMESA countries besides its contribution as a full member in the group." Egypt, Economics, 5/28/1999 - EgyptAir company schedules 135 additional trips this summer
Egypt Airlines Company announced that it would as 135 trips to the Kuwaiti and Riyadh lines during the current summer. Egypt, Economics, 5/28/1999 - Seven Egyptian data companies to merge
Seven Egyptian private companies that work in data technology said they are merging in an attempt to win a bigger share of the Egyptian and Arab technology markets. Egypt, Business, 5/28/1999 - Egypt: Cyprus participates in nine investment projects Egypt-Cyprus, Economics, 5/28/1999
- Mubarak calls for peaceful settlement between India, Pakistan Egypt, Politics, 5/28/1999
- Sudan: elements of integration and unity with Egypt are available Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/28/1999
- A new phase in the Sudanese - Egyptian relations
Ahmed Abd El-Halim, Sudan's ambassador in Cairo, stated that Egyptian - Sudanese relations will witness a new phase during the coming period in which work among ministers and their counterparts in the two states will take place directly to support cooperation in different fields so that relations can return to normalcy as they were in the era of integration. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/27/1999 - Saudi El-Raghi purchases 8 percent of Egyptian company
The Saudi banking corporation El-Raghi purchased during the last week 8% of the Egyptian company El-Mohandes for insurance which is the share owned by the Malaysian Quantum insurance company. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Business, 5/27/1999 - Egyptian Parliament approves NGO bill , Answers Allegations
The People's Assembly approved in principle on Tuesday a bill designed to regulate the activities of some 15,000 registered NGOs Egypt, Politics, 5/27/1999 - Moroccan-Egyptian high joint commission meets in rabat in june
The Moroccan-Egyptian high joint commission will convene in Rabat during the first half of June under the co-chairmanship of King Hassan II and President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/27/1999 - Export-Import Bank of the United States specifies $1 billion to finance Egyptian projects
The Export-Import Bank of the United States said yesterday that it is currently discussing providing financing of $1 billion for projects in Egypt in the fields of energy, communications, transportation and environment. Egypt-USA, Economics, 5/27/1999 - New US investments in Egypt are worth $4 billion
The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) provides support for 24 projects presented by US and Egyptian businessmen to be established in Egypt. Egypt-USA, Economics, 5/27/1999 - Nominating Mubarak for a new presidential term
The Egyptian People's Council and Shura council has formally announced their pledge of allegiance to President Hosni Mubarak for a new term as president saying he has adopted democracy in his rule and taken the law as a basis for treatment and the judiciary as a reference for ending disputes. Egypt, Politics, 5/26/1999 - On the mini Arab summit
Egyptian Information Minister Safwat al-Sharif has said that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed his welcome for convening a mini-Arab summit, but Mubarak did not clarify whether this summit should be tripartite or include five participating sides. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 5/26/1999 - Mubarak is to visit Washington in coming month
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will head to Washington at the end of June at the invitation of his US counterpart, Bill Clinton. Egypt-USA, Politics, 5/26/1999 - Head of Egyptian investment organization visits Canada
Ibrahim Fawzi, head of the general organization for investment and Egyptian free zones, left Cairo yesterday heading to Montreal escorted by a large delegation of Egyptian businessmen on a four-day visit to Canada. Egypt-Canada, Economics, 5/26/1999 - Moussa presents report to Mubarak on COMESA summit
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received today a detailed report on the outcome of the COMESA summit's meetings, in which Egypt took part for the first time, from Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa who headed the Egyptian to the meetings. Egypt-COMESA, Economics, 5/26/1999 - Cooperation agreement among Egypt, Tanzania and FAO
According to this agreement, Egypt will provide technical aid to Tanzania through three years in water control, small animal breeding, fisheries and improving the standard of living for the inhabitants of rural areas of Tanzania. Egypt-Tanzania, Economics, 5/26/1999 - Egypt asks travelers to Sudan to vaccinate against meningitis
The department of guidance for travels abroad in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry asked all Egyptian citizens traveling to Sudan to vaccinate against meningitis, outbreaks of which recently occurred in many areas of Sudan due to which tens of thousands were affected. Egypt-Sudan, Health, 5/26/1999 - Gaddafi meets with Mubarak in Syrte
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi on Sunday night held a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who arrived in Syrte earlier in the day. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 5/25/1999 - Lebanese president meets with Egyptian parliament speaker Lebanon-Egypt, Culture, 5/25/1999
- Moussa to visit Pakistan next week
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is to arrive in the Pakistani capital in the coming week, heading a delegation that includes representatives of different ministries to participate in the meetings of the joint committee between the two countries, headed by their foreign ministers. Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 5/25/1999 - Cairo: Discussion of civil organization law starts today
The Egyptian parliament began today discussion of the new governmental project to specify means of establishing civil assemblies and organizations and the scope of these organizations' activities and financing methods. Egypt, Politics, 5/25/1999 - Sudanese, Somali, and African conflicts the focus of Cairo University conference Regional-Egypt-Africa, Politics, 5/25/1999
- Cheops Pyramid to be opened in days
Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is to open soon the Cheops (Khufu) Pyramid after 13-month closure for comprehensive rejuvenation and treatment of humidity on its walls as well as introducing new ventilation system. Egypt, Culture, 5/25/1999 - UAE FM receives message from Egyptian counterpart United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 5/25/1999
- Qatari FM gets a message from his Egyptian counterpart Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 5/25/1999
- Egyptian - Israeli meeting in Sharm El-Sheik soon
Informed Egyptian sources stated yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak plans to visit Egypt after finishing forming his government. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Mubarak, Arafat discuss future of ME peace after Israeli elections
"We must wait for the formation of the Israeli government but the peace process must be revived with clear measures on the ground," Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Mubarak confers with Chinese official Egypt-China, Politics, 5/24/1999
- Moussa chairs Egyptian delegation to COMESA summit Egypt-Africa, Economics, 5/24/1999
- Egyptian parliament starts discussing a new law for the civil associations
The Egyptian parliament to start tomorrow discussing a new draft law for new civil associations, after obtaining the support of a parliamentary subcommittee that stated in its report that it will fulfill the required needs for developing volunteer work. Egypt, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Mubarak confers with former French president
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met on Sunday with former French President Valery Jiscard D'Estaing on the sidelines of the "InterAction Council" conference which opened in Cairo earlier in the day. Egypt-International, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Shehab calls on Arab organizations to take up issue of Kuwaiti captives
Egyptian Minister of State for Higher Education and Scientific Research Mofid Shehab called on Arab non-governmental organizations to adopt the issue of the Kuwaiti captives before international and Arab circles, considering it a humanitarian issue and one of the results of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 5/24/1999 - Gaza to host fair for Egyptian products
The Egyptian organization of markets and fairs is due to organize the first exhibition for Egyptian products in Gaza during June. The exhibition is to last for 10 days, with the participation of 80 companies working in all fields to help develop the Palestinian economy. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 5/24/1999 - Saudi airline to start trips to Alexandria in June Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 5/24/1999