Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 3/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of March 6, 2000
- Bassiouni: Egypt is concerned with reaching a real settlement in the area Egypt-Israel, Politics, 3/11/2000
- Sudan brings back branch of Cairo University in Khartoum Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 3/11/2000
- Establishing an Egyptian company for establishing supermarkets with capital of LE 100 million Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000
- British delegation concludes a visit to Egypt Egypt-UK, Economics, 3/10/2000
- Egypt to allow private aviation companies to organize internal trips Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000
- First project for electronic trade in Egypt to start
The Egyptian Ahli Bank is starting during the coming week implementation of the first project for electronic trade in Egypt in cooperation with Visa and MasterCard. Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000 - Raising the first Internet television in Egypt
The Egyptian markets are getting ready to receive the first television supplied with the Internet during the coming two months. Egypt, Business, 3/10/2000 - Banning visiting Giza pyramids in the feast days
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture decided to ban Egyptian visitors during the feast days from visiting the pyramids and Sphinx. Egypt, Economics, 3/10/2000 - Increasing tourist movement from South Africa to Egypt
A study issued by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry today assured that members of the coming tourists from South Africa to is in continuos increase referring that the coming period will witness positive developments in tourism movement from South Africa to Egypt. Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 3/10/2000 - Olympic games: Egypt, Morocco in decisive match in Cairo
Morocco will play Sunday in Cairo a decisive preliminary match for the football tournament of the 2000 Olympic Games of Sydney, Australia. Egypt-Morocco, Sports, 3/10/2000 - Egypt participates in meetings of African foreign ministers
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa left Cairo yesterday evening for Addis Ababa heading a large Egyptian diplomatic delegation to participate in meetings of the 71st session of the African foreign ministers council which start today and will last for two days. Egypt, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Moussa asks Israel to push forward the peace process
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that the current stage in the in Middle East peace processes is a critical one. Egypt, Politics, 3/8/2000 - Germany refuses to grant asylum to hijacker of Egyptian airplane Egypt-Germany, Politics, 3/8/2000
- Mubarak confers with Arafat at Sharm El-Sheikh
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh received Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 3/7/2000 - Egypt and the economic blocs Egypt, Economics, 3/7/2000
- Moussa returns to Cairo after short visit to Libya Egypt-Libya, Politics, 3/7/2000
- Privatization program in Egypt this year Egypt, Business, 3/7/2000
- 800 ancient prices chosen to be displayed in Alexandria Library Egypt, Culture, 3/7/2000
- Omani ambassador meets with Egyptian FM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received today Abd El-Aziz Bin Abdullah El-Hanaee, the ambassador of Oman, who delivered a copy of his accreditation papers. Egypt-Oman, Politics, 3/7/2000 - Iranian delegation to visit Cairo Egypt-Iran, Economics, 3/7/2000
- Opening the first forum for the Egyptian - Australian businessmen
Egyptian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Yousef Boutros Ghali is opening today the first forum for businessmen in Egypt and Australia that was recently established for developing trade between the two countries during the coming period. Egypt-Australia, Business, 3/7/2000 - Supreme Egyptian - UAE committee to meet in April
The joint supreme Egyptian - United Arab Emirates committee will be convened during April, said Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid following his meeting yesterday with UAE Minister of Planning Ahmed El-Maali. Egypt-United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/7/2000 - Starting moving Hepes Temple in the Egyptian oasis
The executive steps started for moving Hepes Temple in Kharga city in the Egyptian area of Wadi El-Gedeed. Egypt, Culture, 3/7/2000 - Egyptian-South African trade relations reviewed Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 3/7/2000
- Moussa visits Libya
Egyptian Foreign MinisterAmr Moussa left Cairo today before noon, heading to Libya on a one-day visit during which Colonel Moammar Gaddafi will receive him. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 3/6/2000 - Moussa denies Egypt received US warning concerning supporting Hizbullah Egypt, Politics, 3/6/2000
- Coca-Cola to establish a new factory in Egypt Egypt-Regional, Business, 3/6/2000
- Egypt - Russia talks
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov on Saturday evening stated that his country is not oppressing Muslims during the military operations it has been carrying out in Chechnya. He expressed his country's readiness to receive a delegation from the Arab League to be reassured on this matter. Egypt-Russia, Politics, 3/6/2000 - 40 tons of Egyptian aid to victims of floods in Mozambique Egypt-Mozambique, Politics, 3/6/2000
- Egyptian - Philippinian talks
A session of Egyptian - Philippine talks was held in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's headquarters in which the Egyptian side was headed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa while the Philippine side was headed by Foreign Minister Domingo Siazon, who is currently visiting Cairo. Egypt-Philippines, Politics, 3/6/2000 - Egyptian - US agreement
Egypt and the USA signed today an agreement for scientific and technological cooperation at the conclusion of the technological and scientific research committee that emerged from the Egyptian - US partnership agreement in the framework of the Mubarak - Gore initiative. Egypt-USA, Economics, 3/6/2000 - Meetings of US - Egyptian presidential council in Washington in March
Daniel Kurtzer, the U.S. ambassador in Cairo, said that the Egyptian - U.S. presidential council will convene its coming meetings in Washington at the end of March. Egypt-USA, Politics, 3/6/2000 - Great improvement in Iranian- Egyptian relations
Egypt has asserted the importance of bolstering and strengthening Egyptian- Iranian relations in the economic and trade areas and benefiting from the two countries' membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference to reactivate economic relations among the countries of the region. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 3/6/2000 - 30 Czech companies studying establishing investment projects in Alexandria Egypt-Czech Republic, Business, 3/6/2000
- Two experiments to mimic EgyptAir plane crash conditions near the US coast
Pilot Hasan Meshrefa, chairman of the operations sector in the EgyptAir organization, said it was decided to make two experiments imitating the events to which the Egyptian airplane which crashed near the US coast on October 31, 1999 was exposed after obtaining new information about how the accident took place. Egypt-USA, Business, 3/6/2000 - Messengers of God find refuge in Egypt
Early, last month, a conference on "Media role in the dialogue of religions" was held under the sponsorship of the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, based at the School of Oriental Studies of the University of London. Egypt, Religion, 3/6/2000 - The Arab Summit will ensure Arab safety
Egypt calls for an Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa in an interview with Future TV late Sunday. Egypt, Politics, 3/6/2000 - Thousands of Egyptians demonstrate against Israel, Russia
Egyptian police sources announced that thousands of Egyptian students demonstrated on Saturday at Cairo University in protest against the Israeli raids against Lebanon and the Russian military operation against Chechnya. Egypt, Politics, 3/6/2000