Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/12/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 12, 1999
- Mubarak meets with Tanzanian president Egypt-Tanzania, Politics, 7/17/1999
- Moussa returns to Cairo from Helsinki
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa arrived today in Cairo, coming back from Helsinki after a two-day visit to Finland, during which he met with President Martti Ahtisaari and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who was also visiting Finland. Egypt-Finland, Politics, 7/17/1999 - Sudanese opposition hails Mubarak - El-Bashir meeting
The Sudanese opposition hailed the meeting between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir on the margin of the Organization of African Unity summit in last week in Algeria. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/17/1999 - Ghali meeting to promote joint projects with US
Egyptian Minister of Economy Youssef Butros Ghali is to meet with chairmen and representatives of investment associations and industrial unions and businessmen to focus on joint projects with foreign investors in light of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's recent visit to the United States. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/17/1999 - Cultivating Chinese medical herbs in Toshka Egypt, Economics, 7/17/1999
- Agreement for free trade between Egypt and Turkey Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 7/17/1999
- Egyptian fair opening in Eritrea today Egypt-Eritrea, Economics, 7/17/1999
- A permanent center for Egyptian products in Bosnia
A business delegation from Bosnia - Herzegovina is to arrive in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss aspects of commercial cooperation between Egypt and Bosnia. Egypt-Bosnia, Economics, 7/17/1999 - Egypt's Mufti calls for convening a comprehensive Arab summit
Egyptian Mufti Nasr Farid Wessel supported the convening of a comprehensive Arab summit, but he told ArabicNews.com that all must agree on the Arab summit as well on the lines and points it will discuss and that it should not be "a mere conference into which we enter, then we get out separated more than we already are." Egypt, Politics, 7/16/1999 - 25 billion pounds in Arab and foreign investments in Egypt Egypt-Regional, Economics, 7/16/1999
- Cairo hosts first international conference for tourism and marketing
Activities of the first international conference for tourism and marketing organized by the World Trade Center under the auspices of Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagi will start on Sunday for two days before the formal opening of the second Cairo festival for tourism and marketing organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 7/16/1999 - Shahin heads the arbitration committee of Alexandria cinema festival
World-famous Egyptian director Yousef Shahin agreed to accept the chairmanship of arbitration committee of the international competition at the Alexandria International Cinema Festival, which will be held from September 15 - 30. Egypt-International, Culture, 7/16/1999 - Luxor to host international tourism and environment symposium in November
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism started preparing to organize an international symposium for tourism and environment that is to be convened in Luxor at the end of November. Egypt, Environment, 7/16/1999 - Egypt calls for revitalizing European role in Middle East peace
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Thursday in Helsinki stressed that Europe should be effective in strengthening peace in the Middle East. Egypt-Finland, Politics, 7/16/1999 - Resuming air flights between Egypt and Korea in October
South Korea agreed to resume its air trips to Cairo at the beginning of October. Egypt-South Korea, Economics, 7/16/1999 - Establishing a private airline company in Taba
The executive steps for establishing a private airline company to attract tourism to Taba have started. Egypt, Business, 7/16/1999 - 57% decrease in commercial exchange between Egypt and Israel
Official sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Supply said that commercial exchange between Egypt and Israel decreased by nearly 57% between 1997 and 1998. Egypt-Regional, Economics, 7/16/1999 - Italian and US donations for Egyptian small business
The Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation agreed with the U.S Agency for International Development and Egyptian company for guaranteeing small projects on financing a project to develop these small projects with $85 million for small projects all over Egypt. Egypt, Economics, 7/16/1999 - Stone age tools, paintings found in Egypt's Red Sea caves
An Egyptian-Belgian archaeological mission has found a cave with remains dating back to 7,000 BC at al-Qoseir on Egypt's Red Sea coast, Egyptian al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Friday. Egypt, Culture, 7/16/1999 - Developing electronic trade between Egypt and Morocco Regional-Egypt, Economics, 7/16/1999
- El-Baz warns of continuing African conflicts Egypt, Politics, 7/15/1999
- Moussa: African summit achieves goals, shows confidence in Algeria
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa described the 35th Organization of African Unity summit, which concluded it work yesterday in Algeria, as achieving positive results in African cooperation and solving the conflicts that prevail in some African countries as well as African cooperation in combating terrorism. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/15/1999 - Phone call between Mubarak and Zayed Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/15/1999
- Iraq hails Egypt's stance opposing British draft resolution in Security Council
Iraq hailed Egypt's stance which opposes the British draft presented at the UN Security Council regarding Iraq and described Egypt as forming a responsible Arab stance toward this draft, which Iraq refused. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/15/1999 - El-Bashir: Reasons for tense relations with Egypt removed
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir described his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the margins of the Organization of African Unity summit in Algeria as being good. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/15/1999 - Demirel heads a businessmen's meeting his visit to Egypt
Saiid El-Taweel, chairman of the Egyptian Businessmen's Association said that Turkish President Suleyman Demirel will head during his visit to Egypt that will start on July 26 a delegation that will include more than 50 Turkish businessmen. Egypt-Turkey, Economics, 7/15/1999 - Festival for American shopping begins in Alexandria
The American shopping festival is starting today in Alexandria for the first time in Egypt and lasts for a week. Egypt-USA, Economics, 7/15/1999 - Mubarak meets Tunisian President Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 7/14/1999
- Mubarak: Barak has the opportunity to revive Middle East peace Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/14/1999
- Bouteflika - Mubarak talks lead to strong Algerian - Egyptian economic ties
Mubarak spoke about strengthening economic relations with Algeria and said "They will further see a high leap in trade exchange, economic cooperation and joint ventures in the coming stage." He added "Bouteflika demonstrated his country's desire to expand the work of Egyptian contracting companies in Algeria to execute the gigantic projects there." Algeria-Egypt, Politics, 7/14/1999 - Mubarak wants execution of agreements from al-Bashir
The first meeting in three years was held between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Algeria on Monday night, on the sidelines of the 35th current African summit. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/14/1999 - Mubarak sends message to Lahoud Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 7/14/1999
- Moussa: Egypt will not oppose Libya's suggestion convening exceptional African summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egypt will not stand against Libya if it wants to convene an exceptional African summit in September to deal with adjusting the charter of the Organization of African Unity. Egypt-Libya-Africa, Politics, 7/14/1999 - Mubarak speaks on Egypt becoming a full member in the Arab-Maghreb union Egypt-Maghreb, Politics, 7/14/1999
- Citibank expands banking services in Egypt
U.S. Citibank's Egyptian branch is starting next week presenting personal banking services for its clients in Cairo, through services such as deposits, transfers, and issuing credit can be presented. Egypt, Business, 7/14/1999 - Fair for German technology in Cairo
The German companies will hold for the first time a fair in Cairo on October 17 - 20 under the title, "The fair of German technology Cairo 99" in the course of cooperation among German and Egyptian companies and for establishing joint projects between the two countries. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 7/14/1999 - Cairo appeals court ends receivership on lawyers' syndicate Egypt, Judicial, 7/14/1999
- Selling Egyptian government's share in three banks, 12 companies
The Egyptian committee for following up on the privatization process under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri decided to sell the Egyptian government's share in three banks and 12 joint companies to a main investor. Egypt, Economics, 7/14/1999 - Establishing the first Egyptian navigation line for COMESA harbors Egypt-Africa, Economics, 7/14/1999
- Mubarak meets with Sudanese President, Annan
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met yesterday on the margin of the Organization of African Unity summit, currently being held in Algeria, with Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir. Egypt-Sudan-UN, Politics, 7/13/1999 - Members of opposing Sudanese assembly convene a closed meeting
Members of the opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance held yesterday a closed meeting at the house of the head of the group, Mohammed Othman El-Merghany, in Cairo. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/13/1999 - Egypt refuses US request to postpone Geneva conference
Sources at the US embassy in Cairo said that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected a request by US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to her Egyptian counterpart Amr Moussa for Egypt's intervention with the Palestinians and the Arab League in order to convince them to call for the postponement of the July 15 Geneva Convention conference under the pretext of giving an opportunity to the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Egypt-Regional-USA, Politics, 7/13/1999 - Kuwait's president receives two messages Kuwait-Egypt-Venezuela, Politics, 7/13/1999
- Preparations for a Syrian- Egyptian summit in Alexandria Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/13/1999
- Egypt says mission between Algeria and Morocco is not mediation but good offices
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said the mission that his country is conducting between Morocco and Algeria is not a mediation but a mission of good offices. Egypt-Maghreb, Politics, 7/12/1999 - Report: Mubarak to convey verbal message to President al-Assad
A Kuwaiti daily reported on Sunday that Egyptian diplomatic sources in Kuwait had asserted that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will convey to his Syrian counterpart, Hafez al-Assad, a verbal message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Egypt, Politics, 7/12/1999 - Mubarak to brief al-Assad on his talks with Barak
A London-based daily said, quoting well-informed sources in Cairo, that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will hand over to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad upon arriving in Cairo in the middle of this week a comprehensive report on the results of his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 7/12/1999 - Moussa: Mubarak to address impact of African conflicts on development at summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said yesterday that the Organization of African Unity summit, which started today in Algeria, will focus on security, African conflicts and African economic cooperation. Egypt-OAU, Politics, 7/12/1999 - Mubarak: Africa needs sound plans for improvement
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told the Egyptian daily Al-Gomhouria that his participation in the Organization of African Unity's summit meeting, which opened today in Algeria, aims at deepening African dialogue to address problems like debt, border conflicts and poverty and at addressing bilateral relations with Algeria. Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 7/12/1999 - Return of festival for Alexandrias of the world
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism decided to reorganize the festival "Alexandrias of the World," in which cities that carry the name of Alexandria all over the world participate, after a halt of seven years due to financial and administrative problems. Egypt-International, Culture, 7/12/1999