Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 8/30/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of August 30, 1999
- Qaboos confers with Mubarak today
Sultan Qaboos Bin Said of Oman is to arrive in Cairo today, on a three-day private visit, during which Sultan Qaboos is to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt-Oman, Politics, 9/4/1999 - Egyptian - Tunisian cultural cooperation
At the conclusion of his visit to Cairo today, Tunisian Minister of Culture Abdelbaki Hermassi stated that a week will be held for Tunisian culture and art in Egypt, during March 2000. Tunisia-Egypt, Culture, 9/4/1999 - Egyptian delegation to visit Tripoli
Mostafa Mekawi, the advisor for the chairman Egyptian trade bureau in Tripoli, said the delegation would take part in the inauguration of the African national industries' fair tomorrow, organized by the Libyan fair department. Libya-Egypt, Economics, 9/4/1999 - Saudi - Egyptian customs duties reductions of 40 percent the first year
During the meeting, the two sides are to endorse an agreement to establish a free trade zone between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, that will substitute for the commercial part of the agreement for technical, investment, commercial and economic cooperation signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, whose work has been stopped. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Economics, 9/4/1999 - Basyouni: There is a chance for a Palestinian - Israeli agreement
Mohammed Basyouni, Egypt's ambassador in Israel said that there is still a chance for the Palestinian - Israeli sides to reach an agreement on the mechanism of implementing Wye accord. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 9/3/1999 - Palestinian - Israeli sides have not reached agreement on Wye accord
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held a press conference yesterday evening in Alexandria, during which they talked about the latest developments in the peace process in light of Palestinian - Israeli negotiations aimed at reaching a program to implement the Wye River agreement. Egypt-Palestine-USA, Politics, 9/3/1999 - Egyptian business delegation to visit Indonesia as trade increases by 23 percent
The Indonesia embassy in Cairo is organizing a working visit for a number of Egyptian businessmen to hold talks and consultations with their Indonesian counterparts on the establishment of mutual projects for investment and trade. These consultations will take place on the sidelines of the 14th annual Indonesian conference held on October 20 - 24 in Jakarta. Egypt-Indonesia, Business, 9/3/1999 - Political consultations between Egypt, Uzbekistan
The Undersecretary of Foreign Ministry in Uzbekistan, Abd El-Samad Hidarouf, is due to visit Cairo on September 7 - 10, during which the second session of political consultations is to be held between the two countries' foreign ministries. The Egyptian side is to be chaired by Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Fathi El-Shazely. Egypt-Uzbekistan, Politics, 9/3/1999 - Moussa: no progress in a final agreement between Palestinians Israeli
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that they have not reached any agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis until now and that contacts are still continuing between the two sides. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Egypt supports integrated initiatives for Sudanese reconciliation
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said in statements to journalists yesterday that Egypt supports the integrated initiatives suggested to achieve reconciliation in Sudan and denied that there are any objections from the side of John Garang, head of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, on what was agreed to through the Egyptian - Libyan initiative. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Egyptian Governors Council meets to review economic developments
They also discussed work on the Egyptian infrastructure, which Ganzouri said has cost LE 275 billion and resulted in improvements in transportation, communications, electricity, water, sewage and housing as well as in education, health and other areas. Egypt, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Egyptian central bank raises up 500 million dollars in market
Egyptian investors and bankers said today that the Egyptian central bank has succeeded in easing the crisis of the loss of dollars by raising at least $500 million in the foreign exchange market since last Sunday. Egypt, Economics, 9/2/1999 - Arafat returns to Alexandria today
Coming from Holland, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will make his second visit to Egypt within 48 hours, arriving today in the coastal town of Alexandria where Arafat paid a short visit yesterday that lasted for several hours for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Egyptian - Sudanese talks on petroleum cooperation
Coming from Khartoum, after taking part in Sudan's celebrations of exporting the first cargo of raw petroleum outside the state, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Hamdi El-Banbi and his accompanying delegation returned to Cairo yesterday evening. Sudan-Egypt, Economics, 9/1/1999 - President al-Assad confers with Egyptian ambassador Syria-Egypt, Politics, 9/1/1999
- Israel, Palestinians pursue last minute negotiations
A series of continuous meetings was held today between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators in an attempt to reach a final formula for the executive agreement on the Wye River accord. Palestine-Egypt-USA, Politics, 9/1/1999 - Egypt, Tunisia begin cultural talks Egypt-Tunisia, Politics, 9/1/1999
- Egyptian national committee for defending prisoners of opinion to hold strike on Tuesday
The Egyptian national committee for defending prisoners of opinion called today for abolish laws that relate to making publishing a crime, and called for halting punishments issued against Majdi Ahmed Hussien, a member of journalist union's council, journalist Salah Bediowy and caricaturist Essam Hanafy. Egypt, Politics, 9/1/1999 - 43 countries in Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater
43 foreign and Arab sates are taking part in the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater, which is starting today and will last for 11 days. Egypt-International, Culture, 9/1/1999 - 100 US companies take part in second annual food fair
The agricultural sector of the US embassy in Cairo organizes the second annual fair for US agricultural and foodstuffs, in which more than 100 US companies working in the agricultural and food production are taking part. Egypt-USA, Economics, 9/1/1999 - Arafat confers with Mubarak today
Following his arrival in the coastal town of Alexandria, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met today with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Volume of trade between Egypt, Holland increases by 10%
A delegation of Dutch businessmen representing 35 major companies, chaired by Bram Westerdwin, assistant Dutch minister of transport, public works and water management, to pay a visit to Egypt, starting on November 1 and lasting for several days. Egypt-Netherlands, Economics, 8/31/1999 - Egypt refuses to free Israeli trawler
The Egyptian authorities refused yesterday an Israeli request to release the fishing boat Frihan after it entered Egyptian regional waters near the beaches of Alexandria without having prior permission from the specialized authorities. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Mubarak to receive Albright on Thursday
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to receive US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Thursday. Egypt-USA, Politics, 8/30/1999 - Qaboos to visit Egypt on Saturday
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos of Oman will hold a meeting on Saturday at Sharm El-Sheikh resort on the Red Sea, dealing with preparations for a pan-Arab summit and the results of current Arab contacts in this regard. Egypt-Oman, Politics, 8/30/1999 - Moussa calls for Syrian - Palestinian unity Egypt, Politics, 8/30/1999
- El-Baz to visit Barak, Arafat
Osama El-Baz, the political advisor to the Egyptian president, arrived today to in Ramallah, where he met with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Palestinian officials. El-Baz is alo scheduled to meet tonight with a number of Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister David Levy. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 8/30/1999 - Saudi - Egyptian committee to meet next week
The Egyptian - Saudi high committee is due to hold its three-day meeting in Cairo in the first week of September, 1999, during which the participants are to discuss boosting cooperation in trade and industry between the two countries, encouraging mutual investments, and exchanging customs exemptions on the goods exchanged between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Politics, 8/30/1999 - Egyptian diplomatic moves in serving Arab causes
Egypt has stressed that its diplomatic moves upon the convening of the next session of the UN General Assembly will concentrate on Israel's implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 242, 338 and 425, which provide for its full withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, South Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/30/1999 - Egypt's ambassador in Israel presents reports to Moussa on Wye accord
Egypt's ambassador in Tel Aviv, Mohammed Bassiouni has presented a report to Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/30/1999 - Delegation of Egyptian petroleum companies visits Baghdad
A delegation representing Egyptian petroleum companies is to visit Baghdad today, in the second visit of its sort in two weeks, where last week a delegation chaired by the head of the geological department of petroleum, Maged Abd El-Haleem, visited Iraq. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 8/30/1999