Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 4/3/2000

Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of April 3, 2000

• Morocco and Egypt to triple trade as a start
  Meetings of the joint Moroccan - Egyptian commercial committee are commencing today under the chairmanship of Egyptian Minister of Economy Boutros Ghali and Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Alami Tazi. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/8/2000
• Benaissa says Morocco never applied for EU membership
  Moroccan Foreign affairs and cooperation minister Mohamed Benaissa flatly denied a would-be Moroccan bid to integrate into the European Union saying the kingdom has not asked for EU membership, MAP reported. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 4/8/2000
• Al-Shara in Egypt
  Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara conveyed a written message from Syrian President Hafez al-Assad to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak while receiving him today that tackles the developments concerning the peace process on the Syrian track and in south Lebanon. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/8/2000
• Baz: Syrian track has reached a very important point
  Osama El Baz, the political advisor of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, stated that Israeli - Syrian negotiations reached a very important point, but it is wrong to expect that these negotiations would end up in an acceptable solutions in a few weeks. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/8/2000
• Cairo: 2000 participants in meetings of Latin American tourism organizations
  Cairo is getting ready to host conference of the union of tourism organizations in Latin America during May, in which 2000 members in this union will participate. Egypt-International, Economics, 4/8/2000
• Egyptian ambassador to Israel and the Syrian track
  The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat (Middle East) daily said on Friday in its report from Cairo that the Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Muhammad Bassiouni, unveiled important thoughts and proposals on overcoming obstacles impeding the peace process and ending the stalemate in negotiations, adding that these thoughts and proposals are tackled in an extremely secret atmosphere. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/8/2000
• Egypt highly committed to developing technology
  The US Administration renewed faith in the Egypt's Government serious willingness to making inroads into advanced technology. Egypt is highly committed to developing and applying advanced technologies. "The evidence can be found in numerous statements made by President Mubarak since July 1999," Chery Shavers, Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology said. Egypt, Economics, 4/8/2000
• Joint company between EgyptAir and Lufthansa for airplane maintenance
  The EgyptAir company and the German airline Lufthansa started the executive steps to establish a joint company for maintaining airplanes using EgyptAir's workshops, which EgyptAir started establishing in 1997. Egypt-Germany, Business, 4/7/2000
• Moussa: Cairo summit created the basis for the coming summit Egypt-Regional-Africa, Politics, 4/7/2000
• Egyptian plan to train 50,000 young persons to use computers Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Meetings of Egyptian - Moroccan committee - tomorrow
  The meetings of the Joint Egyptian - Morocco committee are to start tomorrow in Cairo ,Egypt. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Union of Austrian tourism companies to convene in Cairo Egypt-Austria, Economics, 4/7/2000
• $650 million in Saudi investments in Alexandria
  The Saudi Jihan holding group finished the procedures for establishing the Egyptian - Saudi Company for petrochemicals (Sibco), aiming at establishing the largest industrial assembly for producing polyester in Middle East. Saudi Arabia-Egypt, Business, 4/7/2000
• IBM cooperates with Egyptian companies to produce computer software Egypt-USA, Business, 4/7/2000
• Economic delegation from South Africa visits Cairo Egypt-South Africa, Economics, 4/7/2000
• One billion L.E from European Union to develop Egyptian industry Egypt-European Union, Economics, 4/7/2000
• 12 French missions to make repairment and drilling works for the Egyptian archeology
  The Egyptian supreme council for archeology agreed that 12 French missions will make repair and drilling works for pharonic archeology in different places in Egypt and work in the Egyptian oasis areas, Giza, Sahara, Naser Lake in Aswan and in Luxor. Egypt-France, Culture, 4/7/2000
• Cooperation between Egypt and Belarus to manufacture agricultural tractors Egypt-Belarus, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Establishing an Egyptian - Russian company for the automotive industry
  A contract to establish the Egyptian - Russian company for Jeep cars industry is to be signed on April 10 with a capital of 100 L.E with the start of production of this factory to begin in six months. Egypt-Russia, Business, 4/7/2000
• Insuring two million Egyptians abroad
  The Egyptian Foreign Ministry finished making a special study of insuring the Egyptian workers abroad who number 2.9 million in the Gulf states and 100,000 in other countries, as all those workers will be insured against their sudden return home and death as well as incapacity and any other problems that might happen to them abroad. Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000
• World Gold Council delegation visits Egypt
  A delegation from the World Gold Council headed by Moaz Barakat, the regional manager of the council, is due to arrive in Cairo on Saturday. Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Egypt: 109 million L.E in compensation for early pensions
  Egyptian Minister of Social Affairs and Insurance Amina El-Gendi asserted that 109 million L.E was paid in compensation for the early pensions for workers in the governmental public sector and the public business sector due to the privatization policy and sale of Egyptian public companies. Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Meeting between Egyptian and Hungarian businessmen
  A meeting is due to be held on Sunday in Cairo between Egyptian and Hungarian businessmen in the headquarters of the general union of the Egyptian trade chamber. Egypt-Hungary, Business, 4/7/2000
• Bahraini, Dutch and Iranian corporations discuss purchasing Misr - Iran Bank
  Many Arab and foreign financial and investment companies, including the Bahraini Ahdaf, which is in an financial alliance with the Iranian Foreign Investment Company, started new procedures to purchase 80% of the shares of Misr - Iran Bank for Development, which are scheduled to be raised for sale during the coming period in the program to privatize the Egyptian government's share of the joint banks and corporations. Egypt-International, Business, 4/7/2000
• Hartford University organizes a conference in Cairo on the social insurance and pensions
  Egyptian Minister of Economy Yousef Butrous Ghali is due to open at beginning of coming week the 7th conference of Egypt's Fullbright organization and Hartford University named "Systems of social insurance and pensions through the international experiments." Egypt, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Fair for Egyptian products in Iran Egypt-Iran, Economics, 4/7/2000
• Egypt participates in fair of textile industry technology in Germany
  Egypt will participate in May in the international fair for industrial machines for ready-made clothes, textiles and leathers in Koln, Germany. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 4/7/2000
• El-Bashir: Removing all obstacles confronting the relations with Egypt Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/6/2000
• Foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Libya convene
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and counterparts Mustafa Ossman Ismail and Ali El-Teraiki from Sudan and Libya convened yesterday evening. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/6/2000
• Al-Shara to visit Cairo next week Syria-Egypt, Politics, 4/6/2000
• Cabinet forms a group of action to follow up outcome of Summit
  The cabinet, in its meeting yesterday under Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, probed a report on the recent Africa-Europe Summit which wound up in Cairo last Tuesday. Egypt, Politics, 4/6/2000
• Egyptian - Sudanese ministerial committee convene next month
  The ministerial Sudanese - Egyptian committee decided convening in coming May to vitalize the bilateral relations between the two states. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/6/2000
• Address by President Hosni Mubarak on The Closing Session of The Africa-Europe Summit Regional-Egypt-Africa, Politics, 4/5/2000
• Saleh congratulates Mubarak with success of the European - African summit Egypt-Yemen, Politics, 4/5/2000
• Zemin to start tour of the Middle East next Wednesday Regional-Egypt-China, Politics, 4/5/2000
• Phone calls between Mubarak and al-Assad
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Hafez al-Assad discussed the stumbled Middle East peace process in a phone conversation. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/5/2000
• Royal message to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
  King Mohammed VI addressed President Hosni Mubarak a message of thanks and gratitude at the welcome and hospitality the sovereign and his party were met with during their stay in Cairo for the Africa-Europe summit. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 4/5/2000
• Union of German tourism companies to convene in Cairo at the end of this year
  The union of German tourism companies will convene its coming meeting in Cairo at the end of the current year. Egypt-Germany, Economics, 4/5/2000
• Cairo hosts first conference on international system for cell phones
  The first conference of the international system for cellular telephones in North Africa (IBC) is to start tomorrow in Cairo. Regional-Egypt-International, Business, 4/5/2000
• Africa-Europe Summit marks serious step to forge institutional ties
  The African-Europe Summit is the first of its kind to bring together heads of the European Union (EU) States and their African counterparts," Dr. Osama El-Baz said. Regional-Egypt-Africa, Politics, 4/4/2000
• Concluding the African - European summit Regional-Egypt-Africa, Politics, 4/4/2000
• Bouteflika warns against hunger and poverty in Africa
  President Mubarak held a meeting with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who also doubles as the current Head of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 4/4/2000
• Moussa - Cook meeting tackles a number of issues
  Foreign Minister Amr Moussa conferred late Sunday with British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, currently in Cairo for participation in the Africa-Europe summit. Egypt-UK, Politics, 4/4/2000
• Egyptian Cabinet discusses results of Mubarak's trip to USA Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/4/2000
• Egypt, US discuss military cooperation
  President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday received US Defense Minister William Cohen, who is currently on a regional tour that includes Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Egypt-USA, Politics, 4/4/2000
• Pedestals of Road of Rams’ statues found
  The mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered the pedestals of the sphinx-like statues Road of Rams in Luxor and a stone on which the name of Onas, the last king of the fifth dynasty, was carved, said SCA chairman. Egypt, Culture, 4/4/2000
• Mubarak inaugurates Africa - Europe Summit in Cairo
  President Hosni Mubarak opened today an exceptional and historic summit of two neighboring continents, Africa and Europe, with a call for a strategic Partnership. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 4/3/2000
• King Mohammed in Cairo to attend Africa - Europe summit Egypt-Regional, Politics, 4/3/2000
• Baz: Africa-Europe Summit boosts development in Africa
  Presidential Political Advisor Osama Al-Baz affirmed that the Africa-Europe Summit would declare a plane of action with specific steps aiming to support Africa's economy. Egypt, Politics, 4/3/2000
• Sudanese - Egyptian summit on margin of the European - African summit Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/3/2000
• Large Spanish delegation participates in European - African summit Egypt-Spain, Politics, 4/3/2000
• Moussa meets with European peace envoy
  Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received Miguel Moratinos, the European envoy for the Middle East peace process, who is currently visiting Cairo. Egypt-European Union, Politics, 4/3/2000
• Symposium for encouraging Egyptian - Tunisian investment
  Tunis will host on April 17th and 18th a symposium for encouraging Egyptian - Tunisian investment with the participation of 25 businessmen in the two states in addition to delegates of ministers of trade, economy, tourism and transportation in the two states and business organizations that wish to enter this field. Tunisia-Egypt, Economics, 4/3/2000
• Egyptian business delegation visits China
  A delegation of businessmen from Alexandria, Egypt is visiting China today to market Egyptian products and open new markets in China through meeting representatives of the Chinese companies working in the fields of petroleum, construction, and manufacturing car parts. Egypt-China, Economics, 4/3/2000
• Egyptian conference discusses Israeli domination of African markets Egypt, Politics, 4/3/2000

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