Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 6/28/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of June 28, 1999
- Tourism film about Egypt starring James Bond actor
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi said in special statements to ArabicNews.com today that actor Roger Moore has agreed to participate in a tourism film about Egypt in October. Egypt, Politics, 7/3/1999 - El-Baz: Mubarak- Al-Assad summit soon
Osama El-Baz, advisor of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said the summit between Mubarakand French President Jacques Chirac will tackle major subjects in Middle East, especially the peace process, adding that there is currently a proper chance for it. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/1999 - Conference of Egyptian national forces who oppose normalization with Israel to meet on Monday
The Egyptian national forces with their different political movements are convening a conference to oppose normalization with Israel at the Shepherd Hotel in Cairo on Monday morning. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/1999 - Cairo international conference for peace to start on Monday
The three-day Cairo international conference for peace will start on Monday. The conference is organized by Copenhagen's international alliance for Arab - Israeli peace under the chairmanship of former Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Khalil. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/3/1999 - Egyptian delegation in Baghdad to discussing medicine exports to Iraq
A high-ranking delegation from the Egyptian holding company for medicine is due to visit Iraq during the coming week to hold talks with high-ranking Iraqi officials regarding Egypt's medicine exports to Iraq. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/3/1999 - Production of first Egyptian Fiat to start
The Fiat Uno Egypt Company will start its first production of Fait cars manufactured in the factories of Nissan Egypt in 6th of the October City. Egypt, Business, 7/3/1999 - Mubarak heads to France, implementing former agreements gives al-Assad confidence in peace
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday in Washington that the Palestinian track should be given priority in resuming the Middle East peace process. Egypt, Politics, 7/2/1999 - A new maritime line between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
The new maritime line which links the Egyptian Safaga harbor and the Saudi Daba harbor has started operation with one journey daily for a rapid cruiser which covers the distance in three hours and carries 600 passengers. Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 7/2/1999 - Cairo: Training citizens on producing natural silk
The Egyptian Ministry of Rural Development agreed with a company for producing natural silk in Borg El-Arab city in Alexandria on employing the company's resources in training citizens to produce natural silk while guaranteeing that it will market their products under the supervision of the public development body affiliated to the ministry. Egypt-China, Economics, 7/2/1999 - Yousef Wali: Mubarak's visits abroad aim at achieving Egyptian national interests Egypt, Politics, 7/2/1999
- Establishing new 10 Egyptian museums
The supreme council for archeology in Egypt agreed on a plan to establish new ten museums in Egypt's different governorates by the year 2004. Egypt, Culture, 7/2/1999 - Swiss steel factory in east Port Said
Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri reviewed yesterday with Henrick Taner, head of the international Swiss Concast Company, the steps of implementing a major steel factory that will be built in the industrial area in east Port Said. Egypt, Business, 7/2/1999 - Egyptian medical mission visits Palestine
An Egyptian medical mission is currently visiting Palestine at an invitation from Fathi Arafat, chairman of the supreme health council. Egypt-Palestine, Health, 7/2/1999 - Palestinians to promote Egyptian products in Gaza
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is to open a fair for Egyptian products organized by the international organization for fairs and markets for the first time in the Palestinian city of Gaza from July 4 - 6. Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 7/2/1999 - U.K - Egyptian cooperation for solving Y2K problem
A source at the British embassy in Cairo said that in the framework of health cooperation between Egypt and Britain, two advisors from the British Ministry of Health are currently holding talks with officials in the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Housing regarding means of solving the problem of the year 2000 and its effects on running vital medical equipment and planning for emergencies. Egypt-UK, Politics, 7/2/1999 - Early preparations for organizing Cairo international market 2000 Egypt, Economics, 7/2/1999
- Expecting a reduction in the price of the dollar in Egypt Egypt, Economics, 7/2/1999
- Mubarak: Opportunity for peace should not be missed
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said today that Israel should halt its settlement activities in order to help create an atmosphere that is conducive to moving the peace process between the Palestinian and Israelis forward. Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/1/1999 - Egypt tries to bring Arab League out of financial crisis
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry started paying Egypt's share of the Arab League's budget in 1999 so that Egypt will be first Arab states to pay, in an attempt to encourage other early payments from states with the largest payment portions which are Egypt, Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 7/1/1999 - Chinese economic delegation visits Cairo
A Chinese delegation including 24 businessmen is starting today an economic visit to Egypt to discuss commercial cooperation and establish new Chinese investments in Egypt. Egypt-China, Economics, 7/1/1999 - Financial negotiations start between US export bank, Egyptian corporations Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/1/1999
- Egyptian Opera House overview
* The old Cairo Opera House was inaugurated on 1/11/1869. The inauguration was attended by Khedive Ismail, Empress Eugenie whose husband was Napoleon the third, king of Austria, and the crown prince of Prussia. Egypt, Culture, 7/1/1999 - Indyk: Egypt strategic partner for US
US Undersecretary of State for Near East Affairs Martin Indyk said yesterday that Egypt is the United States' "strategic partner in the Middle East." Indyk added that US President Bill Clinton, who will meet with visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tomorrow, "wants to consult with President Mubarak on how we can -- together -- help to push the peace process forward on all fronts, with the objective of achieving a comprehensive peace." Egypt-Regional-USA, Politics, 6/30/1999 - Egyptian plan to cope with Y2K problem
General Ihab Mostafa Olwi, head of the Egyptian central body for mobilization and statistics, said the Egyptian government made a plan to cope with the computer problem in the year 2000, known as the Y2K problem. Egypt, Economics, 6/30/1999 - Pakistani minister in Cairo: Egypt can play a role in conflict with India
Pakistani Majid Minister of Kashmir, the Northern Areas, State, and Frontier Regions welcomed any country's mediation, especially Egypt's, to solve the dispute between his country and India regarding the Kashmir region. Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 6/30/1999 - Bahraini - Egyptian joint committee to start tomorrow
The Bahraini - Egyptian joint committee is to start its third session on the level of experts in the Bahraini capital tomorrow. The meetings will last for four days. Bahrain-Egypt, Economics, 6/30/1999 - A fair for Egyptian products in Eritrea
The first fair for the Egyptian products in Asmara, capital of Eritrea, is to be opened on July 15 for one week in the Egyptian plan to activate Egyptian exports to African markets, especially the COMESA countries. Egypt-Eritrea, Economics, 6/30/1999 - Peace conference to open on Monday
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa will open a peace conference on Monday in Cairo. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 6/29/1999 - Alexandria-Casablanca Sea line dedicated Egypt-Morocco, Business, 6/29/1999
- Delegation of Lebanese businessmen to visit Cairo
A delegation of Lebanese businessmen under the chairmanship of Abd El-Ghani Kabara is to arrive in Cairo during the coming days for a visit that will last several days. Lebanon-Egypt, Business, 6/29/1999 - Mubarak to meet with US officials today
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived yesterday in the United States for a six-day visit, during which he will meet with US President Bill Clinton. Egypt-USA, Politics, 6/28/1999 - Egyptian-Syrian summit in Cairo
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said that an Egyptian-Syrian summit will be held between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo by the beginning of next week. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 6/28/1999 - Napoleon Bonaparte's descendants witness retrieval of three cannons from sunken French fleet
Count and countess De Bonaparte, grand children of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte arrived yesterday in Alexandria to witness the retrieval of pieces there of Napoleon's fleet, which was sunk in the sea in the French defeat in the maritime battle of Abu Keir at the hands of the British in August 1798. Egypt-France, Culture, 6/28/1999