Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 7/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of July 3, 2000
- Mubarak meets Arafat and Barak in Alexandria before Camp David summit
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is receiving tomorrow Palestinian President Yasser Arafat who is visiting Egypt before heading to Washington to attend the three-way summit that was urged on by the U.S President Bill Clinton and will be attended by Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 7/8/2000 - Egypt continues investigation of social activist
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated that there is no U.S pressure on Egypt concerning the case of Saad El-Din Ibrahim, the director of Ibn Khaldoun center for the human rights studies, with whom the Egyptian State security prosecution is interrogating currently. Egypt, Politics, 7/8/2000 - EU, keen on strengthening cooperation with Egypt
"The Current Chairman of the EU, will seek to strengthen cooperation between Egypt and the European Union especially as regards the Egyptian national industry modernization program," French Ambassador Francois Dopffer told MENA. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 7/7/2000 - Mubarak reviews Egyptian-Europe partnership working papers
Modernizing and effecting comprehensive advancement constitute Egypt's national project for the future, said President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt, Economics, 7/6/2000 - PM highlights importance of education, scientific research
Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said that the government wholeheartedly supports educational, scientific and technological development. Egypt, Education, 7/6/2000 - Moussa demands strategy to protect Arab identity
Addressing the first annual conference of the Egyptian council for foreign affairs, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stressed the necessity to forge out a strategy for foreign affairs. Egypt-Regional, Politics, 7/6/2000 - Improvement of the Egypt - Iranian relations praised
Mohsen Miadamadi, head of the national security council and the foreign policy in the Iranian Shura council hailed the Egyptian - Iranian relations and said that it has reached the mutual confidence stage after the end of a tense stage. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 7/6/2000 - Amman hosts a conference on Arab children
The 20th Arab children congress was opened on Tuesday evening in Amman. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/6/2000 - Mubarak, Lebanese parliament speaker discuss situations in Lebanon
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday in Cairo met with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri, currently visiting Egypt to take part in the conference of the Islamic Parliaments Union. Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 7/5/2000 - A nearby meeting between Mubarak and Khatami
The Iranian daily Bahar said on Tuesday that the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will meet shortly on the sideline of the meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 7/5/2000 - Islamic parliamentary conference: Jerusalem is capital of the Palestinian state Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 7/5/2000
- Following overall restoration, Al-Azhar mosque glitters anew
Al-Azhar Mosque, the symbol of Islamic Egypt, has been recently reopened, following a major operation of restoration. The comprehensive restoration works, completed in 20 months, were carried out exclusively by Egyptian technical expertise and trained labour. The renovation and refurbishing works covered the whale mosque; the Fatimid, which is the core component, commonly known as the Fatimid Umbrella, the Mameluk and the Ottoman parts. Egypt, Culture, 7/5/2000 - Djibouti minister: Egyptian - Djibouti achieves the national rapport in Somal' Somalia-Egypt, Politics, 7/5/2000
- Mubarak probes Egypt-EU partnership draft agreement
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday said Egypt is capable of modernising a national programme to counter the dangers imposed by the global economy. Egypt, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Cairo calls for cooperation in fighting terrorism Egypt, Politics, 7/4/2000
- Moussa meets with businessmen
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held a meeting in Cairo Monday with 70 businessmen who will accompany him on July 17, on a four-day tour that would take him to south Africa and Switzerland. Egypt, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Egypt's exports up by 12% in 9 months
From now on, Egyptian importers will have to deal with only one authority in order to finalize their export documents. "The Ministry has gathered all monitoring and security authorities under one umbrella," said Ghali. Egypt, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Sudanese democratic national alliance meets tomorrow in Cairo
The opposition Sudanese Democratic National Alliance is convening tomorrow in Cairo under the chairmanship of Mohammed Ossaman El-Mergany. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/4/2000 - Mubarak, Abdullah voice backing to Bashar al-Assad Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/3/2000
- Egypt - Libya air trips to resume in days
Egyptian air company decided running a new airline among Cairo and Tripoli and Beni Ghazi within the coming few day. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/3/2000 - Egypt's FM returns back to Cairo from OIC conference Egypt-Egypt, Politics, 7/3/2000
- Moussa: Egyptian - Iranian relations are improving
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa assured that the Egyptian - Iranian relations are currently at their best, yet he did not assure that the diplomatic representation level between the two countries will be raised soon. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 7/3/2000 - Charges of foreign funds use against more activist Egyptians
The U.S embassy in Cairo said that it has not yet been allowed to meet Saad El-Din Ibrahim the prominent Egyptian academic who has the U.S citizenship and was arrested last Friday. Egypt, Politics, 7/3/2000 - Egypt and Israel try to resolve Gaza air flight problem
Egyptian sources stated that Egypt and Israel set a period of time to reach a solution for the dispute on an air passage that threatens ending air trips between Cairo and Gaza. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 7/3/2000 - Egypt,US keen on pushing forward ME peace
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Sunday met with US Ambassador in Cairo Daniel Kurtzer who kept him posted on the outcome of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's recent visit to the region . Egypt-USA, Politics, 7/3/2000