Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 5/15/2000
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of May 15, 2000
- Egypt, Lebanon sign agreement; complete solidarity of views
Egypt and Lebanon yesterday signed five memos of understanding and two executive programs in the field of industry, trade, information, education, utilities and tourism. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Mubarak in Madrid on May 29 Egypt-Spain, Politics, 5/20/2000
- Alexandria hosts the Euro - Mediterranean parliament conference Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2000
- Moussa assures the importance of the meetings of the joint Egyptian - Moroccan committee
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Moroccan King Mohammed VI will confer on a set of African, Arab and Mediterranean issues during the 4th session of the Moroccan-Egyptian High Joint Commission, to be held next week in Cairo. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Morocco - Egypt start preperations to boost weak trade
Morocco and Egypt will start today in Cairo preparatory meetings for their High Joint Commission's 4th session, to be co-chaired next week in the Egyptian capital city by King Mohammed VI and President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/20/2000 - Mubarak to receive report on COMESA summit
Egyptian President Mubarak will receive a report from Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on the outcome of the Summit and the contacts he held on the sidelines of the summit with the Sudanese Foreign Minister and Heads of the Ethiopian and Eritrean delegations. Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Moroccan tourism operators to visit Egypt
Representatives of several travel and tourism agencies operating in the south of Morocco will visit Egypt next week to explore with Egyptian peers cooperation opportunities in tourism. Egypt-Morocco, Business, 5/20/2000 - First Lady Mubarak confers with Friends of Alexandria library
First Lady Suzanne Mubarak Thursday conferred with Friends of Alexandria Library Group that kept her posted on their activities and efforts to support the library. Egypt, Education, 5/20/2000 - Great number of people visit Egypt's Coptic Arts Exhibition in Paris Egypt, Culture, 5/20/2000
- Prosecutor General investigates reports on changing Labor Party principles
The Parties Affairs Committee which regulates the activities of political parties, Saturday closed al-Shaab newspaper the mouthpiece of the opposition Labor Party and effectively froze the Party's activities until the current dispute over its leadership was conclusively settled. Egypt, Politics, 5/20/2000 - Moroccan- Egyptian trade commission meets in Cairo Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/19/2000
- Egyptian prime minister conveys a message to Lahoud
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Thursday at Baabda residential palace received the Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and members of his ministerial delegation. Ebeid conveyed a message from the Egyptian President to President Lahoud. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/19/2000 - 4 offer to purchase the Egyptian Simaf Egypt, Business, 5/19/2000
- Exporting Egyptian rice to Libya for 3 years
The Egyptian economy ministry agreed on exporting Egyptian rice for 3 years to Libya according to the signed understanding note between the Egyptian government and the Libyan public committees which aims at providing Libya with its needs of rice. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 5/19/2000 - Egypt: Cairo hosts the first fair for African - Asian products
The Egyptian organization for international markets and fairs is currently making arrangements for establishing a fair for products of the African - Asian countries on May 30 for 10 days in which more than 50 African, and Arab countries are participating. Egypt-Regional, Business, 5/19/2000 - Egyptian - Belgium cooperation in the petroleum field
Belgian businessmen started a 4-days visit to Egypt yesterday to discuss establishing joint projects in the field of petroleum refinement and its byproducts. Egypt-Belgium, Economics, 5/19/2000 - Egyptian intellectuals call for reviving the UN resolution treating Zionism as racism
The coalition of independent intellectuals in Egypt has called for revival of the UN resolution which classifies Zionism as a racist movement. Egypt, Politics, 5/19/2000 - Anniversary of Muhammad Farid Abu Hadeed A Pioneer of Enlightenment
Muhammad Farid Abu Hadeed is a prominent intellectual and man of letters who emerged in Egypt in one of its most important periods, between the 19th and the 20th centuries. In this period, the Egyptian personality prevailed over different aspects of life. Egypt, People, 5/19/2000 - Mubarak calls for pushing forward peace process Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2000
- President Mubarak keen to support Lebanon
Activities of the fourth session of the higher joint Egyptian-Lebanese Committee opened in Beirut yesterday under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and Lebanese counterpart Salim al-Hoss. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2000 - Ebeid says relations with Lebanon arespecial
He said that "Egypt will take the lead in reconstructing what was destroyed in Lebanon. Our men are your men and will do whatever is needed." For his part, Al-Hoss said that "we will witness a new dawn with the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory... We welcome their withdrawal.. Israel is willing to withdraw before 7 July, and we expect the withdrawal to be completed before that date." Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/18/2000 - On Mubarak's visit to Spain
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, during his coming visit to Madrid, will have important talks with King Juan Carlos of Spain, Prime Minister Jase Aznar and representatives of Spanish House of Representatives and Senate on the peace process in the Middle East, Egypt-Spain ties and Joint investments. Egypt-Spain, Politics, 5/18/2000 - Comprehensive ME peace could be achieved within five years
In an exclusive interview with "Al-Ahram El-Arabi" magazine Foreign Minister Amr Moussa asserted that the awareness is presently escalating in the Arab World to speed-up the convening of the Arab Summit, as the timing now is very adequate in the light of the present situation in the Arab world. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 5/18/2000 - Morocco provides favorable climate for investment, Egyptian economic operator
Morocco offers a propitious environment for investments and the economic progress achieved by Morocco in the recent years suggests a promising future for foreign investments in the country, said an Egyptian businessman. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/18/2000 - Works of COMESSA summit begin today in Mauritius Egypt, Politics, 5/17/2000
- Egyptian support for the Lebanese stance
Egyptian planning minister Ahmed El-Barsh said today "we came to Lebanon to support all aspects of cooperation in all fields and to create a machinery for exchanging the economic, commercial and investment information as well as reconstructing the basic structure in Lebanon that were destroyed by the Israeli aggression." Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 5/17/2000 - First Lady Mubarak receives British Aerospace Systems grant for promoting education in Egypt
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak on Tuesday visited the British Parliament where she attended a party hosted in her honor at the House of Lords. The party witnessed the allocation of a grant by the British Aerospace Systems, for promoting education in Egypt. Egypt-UK, Politics, 5/17/2000 - Mubarak, invited to Millennium Summit
UN General Assembly President Theo Ben Guriarab said that he extended an invitation to President Hosni Mubarak to attend the forthcoming Millennium Summit due to be held in New York in September, adding that the President has promised to participate. Egypt, Politics, 5/17/2000 - Cairo: Sudanese National Democratic Alliance met the Libyan - Egyptian initiative trusteeship
A meeting was held between the technical trusteeship for the Libyan - Egyptian initiative and a delegation from the opposition Sudanese National Democratic Alliance at the headquarters of the Egyptian foreign ministry. Egypt, Politics, 5/16/2000 - First Lady Mubarak asserts support for children with special needs; women's role and the media
First Lady Suzanne Mubarak on Monday underlined the need to mobilize efforts and financial and technical support in order to help children with special needs in Egypt. Egypt, Culture, 5/16/2000 - COMESA Summit reviews preparations for free trade zone
Foreign Minister Amr Moussa will leave Cairo on Tuesday for Mauritius to lead Egypt's delegation to the fifth Summit of the Economic Forum of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), due to start on Wednesday and last for three days. Egypt, Economics, 5/16/2000 - Palestine- Israel talks up to Palestinian government's views
Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Monday said the channels of Palestinian-Israeli talks are up to the Palestinian authority to decide upon Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 5/16/2000 - Regional electric network countries meet to expand grid
The seventh meeting of the electricity and power ministers of the five fold electric network link states Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey started in Amman. Regional-Egypt, Economics, 5/16/2000 - Egypt's first Coptic arts exhibition in Paris
French Minister of Culture inaugurated first exhibition of Egyptian Coptic Antiquities in Paris on Monday. Egypt, Culture, 5/16/2000 - Some 16 persons killed in a building collapse in Cairo
Egyptian security sources said that rescue workers on Monday continued searching for survivals among the remains of a residential building in Cairo which collapsed, and that the last found body was number 16. Egypt, Local, 5/16/2000 - Moussa discusses European - Mediterranean cooperation with Portuguese presidential coordinator Egypt-Portugal, Politics, 5/15/2000
- Mubarak welcomes decision to hand over West Bank villages to Palestinian government
The Israeli Cabinet Monday approved the transfer of Abu Dis, Izzariah and Sawahrah A-Sharkieh to the control of the Palestinian government. Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Mubarak heads to Spain in end of May
Egyptian diplomatic sources asserted that the anticipated visit to President Hosni Mubarak to Spain between 29th to 31st of current May is to fulfill the invitation of King Juan Carlos will give a strong push to the tight historical relations between Egypt and Spain in all fields. Egypt-Spain, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Sudan urges Egypt to be a base for Arab joint cooperation
Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Ossman said "Egypt is qualified to form a base for the joint cooperation not only with Sudan but it all the Arab countries to open the way for Sudan to integrate will all of these countries." Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Egypt keen on stemming Eritrea- Ethiopia crisis
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Saturday received a message from his Algerian counterpart Abdul Aziz Bouteflika on the explosive situation between Asmara and Addis Ababa. Bouteflika doubles as the current President of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Egyptian banks performance reactivate the market
The international financial institutions laid confidence in Egypt's economy and hailed the efforts exerted by the government in boosting investment and pursuing economic reform programs. Egypt, Economics, 5/15/2000 - Mubarak confers with Qatar, UN officials
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday in Cairo received Abdullah Khaleifa al-Ateyah who is Qatar's minister of state and special envoy for the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani. Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Message from the Turkish foreign minister to Moussa on Islamic conference organization
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa received today a message from his Turkish counterpart Ismail Gem concerning Turkey's nomination to former Turkish ambassador in Cairo Yashar Yakish to be the secretary general of the Islamic conference organization to succeed Ez El-Din El-Iraqi who is the current secretary general of the Islamic conference organization. Egypt-Turkey, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Egyptian - Sudanese committee convenes end of May
It was decided to convene the joint Egyptian - Sudanese ministerial committee under the chairmanship of the two states' foreign ministers at the end of the current month in Cairo. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Hizbullah asks Lahd Militia members to demonstrate loyalty; Egyptian - Lebanese moral support
Hizbullah deputy secretary general Naeem Kasem said in a celebration in Nabatia yesterday that any member in the pro Israeli SLA militia who proves they are against Israel will be pardoned in what he termed as a "last chance" initiative. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2000 - Ebeid heads to Beirut on Wednesday Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 5/15/2000