Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 11/1/1999
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of November 1, 1999
- President Mubarak holds phone talks with king Mohammed Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 11/6/1999
- Mubarak, Chirac discuss peace
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and French President Jacques Chirac met yesterday to discuss the latest developments surrounding the Middle East peace process. The two sides agreed to coordinate their stances toward peace. Egypt-France, Politics, 11/6/1999 - 15 Egyptian companies to be raised for sale soon Egypt, Economics, 11/6/1999
- Cultivating 2.3 million wheat feddans in Egypt Egypt, Agriculture, 11/6/1999
- Egypt participates in establishing five sugar factories in Iran
Akbar Kasemi, the head of bureau dealing with Iranian interests in Cairo, said today to ArabicNews.com that Egypt had agreed to finance the establishment of five sugar factories in the Iranian Khorasan at a cost of $1.049 billion. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 11/6/1999 - $800 million in Egyptian exports to Iraq next year Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 11/6/1999
- Tehran to participate in Cairo International Fair next March
Mogtabi Khestortag, the Iranian deputy trade minister and head of the exports development center, said the trade volume between Egypt and Iran is weak, despite the strong historical relations between the two countries. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 11/6/1999 - UK commercial delegations to visit Egypt at the beginning of next year
UK commercial missions will visit Egypt at the beginning of coming year to discuss the special arrangements for establishing the free trade zone between the two countries. Egypt-UK, Economics, 11/6/1999 - Egyptian complaint against Israeli television
The Egyptian cinema industry chamber presented a complaint today to the producers' international union against Israeli television, which broadcasts Egyptian films without obtaining the right to use it from Egyptian distributors and producers who refuse to deal with Israel. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 11/6/1999 - 73% occupation ratio for Luxor's hotels Egypt, Economics, 11/5/1999
- Nobody can veto Egypt's stance towards Sudan
Denying the US veto on Egypt-Libya role in solving the Sudanese crisis, Osama Al-Baz, the Egyptian presidential political advisor, said no power can veto Egyptian policy toward the regional issues related to its national security. Egypt, Politics, 11/5/1999 - Egyptian companies dominate 90% of Gitex '99 sales Egypt, Business, 11/5/1999
- Training 500 Egyptian young men and women in hotel activities
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry is due to start in the middle of the current month the first stage of the plan to train Egyptian youths on working in hotel activities, which aims at training 15,000 young men over five years, as the first stage will be carried out by 500 young men and girls. Egypt, Economics, 11/5/1999 - Egyptian company wins contracts worth $200 million in Comesa countries
The Egyptian Arab Contractors Company has won contracts worth 200 million dollars to establish many projects in the Comesa countries. Egypt, Business, 11/5/1999 - A Kuwaiti company for land reclamation in Egypt Kuwait-Egypt, Business, 11/5/1999
- Syrian-Egyptian contacts to resume very soon
Well-informed Syrian sources told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that Syrian-Egyptian contacts will be resumed very soon. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 11/5/1999 - Four Syrian victims in the Egyptian air crash Syria-Egypt-USA, Local, 11/5/1999
- Business delegation from Bangladesh visits Alexandria Egypt-Bangladesh, Business, 11/5/1999
- Eight Egyptian companies to participate in German electronics fair
Eight Egyptian companies agreed on participating in the fair CeBIT fair for electronics, which will he held in the German city of Hanover on February 14 - March 1, 2000. Egypt-Germany, Business, 11/5/1999 - Establishing a center for displaying Egyptian goods in Latvia Egypt-Latvia, Economics, 11/5/1999
- 72 companies participate in fair in Sanaa Yemen-Egypt, Economics, 11/5/1999
- UK - Egyptian cooperation for organizing international fairs
The Egyptian capital, Cairo, witnessed yesterday the signing of an agreement for cooperation in the field of organizing international fairs between two of the major companies specializing in this field: the Arab Communications Group (ACG) and the UKITE. Egypt-UK, Business, 11/5/1999 - Phone call between Mubarak and King Abdullah Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 11/4/1999
- Large Japanese economical delegation arrives at Cairo this month
Abd El-Monem Seoudi, the head of the Egyptian Industrial Union and head of the Egyptian side in the Japanese - Egyptian business council said that a Japanese economic delegation including 45 participants in the economic, industrial and commercial fields among which are 32 heads of major Japanese companies, will arrive in Cairo on November 20. Egypt-Japan, Business, 11/4/1999 - Foreign minister of Malawi visits Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is holding talks in the Foreign Ministry's headquarters with Brown Mpinganjira, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation in Malawi, who is arriving in Cairo for a two-day visit to Egypt coming from Libya. Egypt-Malawi, Politics, 11/4/1999 - Egypt refuses to cancel the death penalty
Sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Justice asserted the Egyptian government's refusal of the European Union's draft presented at the UN General Assembly to cancel the death penalty all over the world, characterzing the penalty as a violation of human rights. Egypt-UN, Politics, 11/4/1999 - Kuwaiti premier gets a message from Egyptian counterpart
Egyptian Minister of Labor Affairs and Migration Ahmad al-Amawi on Wednesday in Kuwait discussed with Kuwaiti Prime Minister and Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah the confrontation that took place between Egyptian demonstrators and Kuwaiti security forces. Kuwait-Egypt, Politics, 11/4/1999 - Use of military courts against civilians criticized by Egyptian rights organizations
An Egyptian human rights organization criticized the decision of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to present 20 suspected members of the Muslim Brothers group, whose activity has been prohibited since the 1950s, to the military judiciary and called for Egypt to stop trying civilians in military courts. Egypt, Politics, 11/4/1999 - UK participates in two fairs in Cairo
In the UK - Egyptian cooperation, a group of UK companies will participate in the fair Brigo 99, specializing in petroleum, gas and petrochemicals, which will, held in Cairo on November 8 - 11. Egypt-UK, Economics, 11/4/1999 - Dutch business delegation to visit Cairo on Friday
A Dutch business delegation representing 40 large companies is to arrive in Cairo on Friday on a visit, during which the delegation will hold commercial discussions with high-ranking officials in ministries of trade and transportation in joint cooperation between the Egyptian and the Dutch governments. Egypt-Netherlands, Economics, 11/3/1999 - Revitalizing the Egyptian - Japanese business council
A delegation from Japanese companies will visit Cairo on November 20 - 23, during which the delegation will revitalize the role of the Egyptian - Japanese business council which was established 33 years, but which had no role in revitalizing commercial and economical exchange between the two countries until now. Egypt-Japan, Business, 11/3/1999 - Egyptian journalists tried for insulting Gaddafi
A judicial source in Cairo reported on Monday that Egyptian Attorney General Maher Abdul Wahed had brought into the criminal court two Egyptian journalists under charges of "insulting" Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 11/2/1999 - Mubarak in France for checkup Egypt-France, People, 11/2/1999
- Moussa discussed Mauritania's decision to establish full relations with Israel in Libya Libya-Egypt, Politics, 11/2/1999
- Egyptian sources: Clinton will call for Palestinian - Israeli summit for final status negotiations
Diplomatic sources in Cairo expected today that US President Bill Clinton will convene a summit like the 1979 Camp David summit at the beginning of the coming year to handle the final status of the Palestinian lands. Egypt-Egypt, Politics, 11/2/1999 - $20 million to produce Renault cars in Egypt Egypt, Business, 11/2/1999
- Commencing the works of the Arab-Russian discussion in Cairo
Works of the Arab - Russian discussion which is organized by the Egyptian - Russian Friendship Association will start on Tuesday in Cairo, in which representatives from Russia and the Arab states are participating the works, which will last for two days. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 11/2/1999 - Moussa gets a message from British counterpart Egypt-UK, Politics, 11/2/1999
- Moussa meets with European businessmen in Holland
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa is participating today in a meeting of European businessmen, which open in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, where he will deliver an address in the general session of this meeting. Egypt-Netherlands, Economics, 11/2/1999 - Asian tour for assistant foreign minister to discuss Egypt joining Asian group
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Nagi El-Ghaterifi is starting today with his escorting delegation an Asian tour, during which he will visit China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and which will last until the middle of November. Egypt-International, Politics, 11/2/1999 - Egypt - Australian discussions
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received yesterday David Dutshi, the Australian first assistant foreign minister, who is currently visiting Cairo. Egypt-Australia, Politics, 11/2/1999 - Ghali and Cook open conference on investment opportunities in Egypt
Egyptian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Yousef Butros Ghali and UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook are to open a conference on the investment opportunities in Egypt, which will be held in London on Monday. Egypt-UK, Economics, 11/2/1999 - Egyptian plane black boxes found
US Navy Capt. James Graham said that what looks like the ping signal from the two black boxes of the EgyptAir passenger plane has been found and the equipment needed to isolate their location and deploy the underwater drones will require about 40 hours to finish the job assuming bad weather does not worsen. Egypt, Local, 11/2/1999 - Egyptian ministerial delegation heads to Kuwait over mistreatment of Egyptians
Egyptian Minister of Labor Ahmed El-Amawi left Cairo today for Kuwait, heading a high-ranking delegation to discuss the incidents took place this weekend between Egyptian laborers and the Kuwaiti police. Egypt-Kuwait, Politics, 11/1/1999 - Libyan - Egyptian relations
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak received a report from Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa concerning the talks he held with Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi yesterday and the results of his communications with other Libyan officials. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 11/1/1999 - Latest on EgyptAir crash
Rear Admiral Richard Larrabee of the US Coast Guard said today that the effort to search for the debris of EgyptAir flight 990, which was lost yesterday off the US coast has officially been changed from a "search-and rescue" operation to a "search-and-recover" operation. Egypt, Local, 11/1/1999