Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 10/16/2000
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of October 16, 2000
- Mubarak calls the summit to a unified march to face challenges
"The convention of this summit represents a significant landmark on the path of pan-national action. It marks a starting point of a new phase of our pan-national history, reflecting the vitality of our nation, its ability to confront all changing conditions and address all challenges," Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak told the inaugural session of the Arab Summit. Regional-Egypt, Politics, 10/21/2000 - Sharm el-Sheikh Summit held under Egyptian conditions
"The Sharm El-Sheikh Summit aimed at stopping the Palestinian bloodshed, lifting the siege imposed on Palestinian territory and getting the Israeli armed-to-the-teeth soldiers back to their barracks," said Osama Al-Baz, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's Political Advisor. Egypt, Politics, 10/21/2000 - No alternative to restoring East Jerusalem
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will address the Arab Summit, which will open in Cairo tomorrow to probe the Palestinian cause. Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/20/2000 - Egypt urges support for international court to punish war criminals
"Egypt underscored support for the International Criminal Court to be a sound instrument for punishing violators of the international human law, which falls within its jurisdiction," Egypt's permanent delegate the UN ambassador Ahmed Abul-Gheit said. Egypt, Politics, 10/20/2000 - 30 Iranian companies in Cairo 'diplomatic fair'
30 private and governmental companies are to participate in the Iranian special products fair on the current October the 29th in the fairs in Nasr City Cairo. Egypt-Iran, Economics, 10/20/2000 - Egyptian Islamic group urges operations against U.S forces in the Suez Canal
Refaee Ahmed Taha, the leader in the Egyptian Islamic group, urged yesterday on launching attacks on U.S interests in the area. Egypt, Politics, 10/20/2000 - Egypt sees balanced peace as basis of stability
"The latest bloody events in the occupied territories prove that there is no future for occupation regardless of its military might," said Egypt's Chief Delegate to the UN Ahmed Abul Gheit. Egypt, Politics, 10/19/2000 - Conclusion of the first phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections
The first phase of the parliamentary election operation concluded today its works in Egypt as the competition took place among more than 1000 candidates for 150 seats of the People's Assembly. The election is taking place under full judicial supervision to avoid any prejudice. Egypt, Politics, 10/19/2000 - Anniversary of Mohammad Shafeeq Ghorbal, a prominent Arab historian (1894-1961) Egypt, People, 10/19/2000
- Signing of evacuation treaty October 19, 1954
On October 19, 1954, President Nasser signed the Evacuation Treaty, which provided for the British Forces' evacuation from Egypt within 20 months. The Egyptian party was headed by President Nasser, while its British counterpart was headed by Anthony Nutting. Egypt, History, 10/19/2000 - Sharm el-Sheikh summit focused on stopping deterioration in the occupied lands
Egyptian foreign minister Amr Moussa stated that "Sharm El-Sheik summit focused on the deteriorated stance in Palestine because we see a severe danger in its continuation and in the continuation of the Israeli military wide presence in the Palestinian lands as well as the closure of the passages to Palestine and to inside the Palestinian lands between every village and city which must end." Egypt, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Egypt held summit to put immediate end to worsening situation
Egypt could not ignore world appeals to hold Sharm E1 Sheikh meeting and stand hand-folded waiting for the Arab summit to convene while the situation worsened on Palestinian lands, Minister of Information Safwat A1 Sherif said. Egypt, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Sharm El Sheikh Summit: Understanding memorundum Egypt, Politics, 10/18/2000
- Pope Shenouda wins UNESCO prize for tolerance, non-violence
Pope Shenouda III, the Head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, was named Tuesday laureate of the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on the recommendation of an international jury. Egypt, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Grand welcome for second Egyptian airplane in Baghdad
The second Egyptian airplane arrived yesterday at Saddam International airport with 86 personalities, businessmen, artists, media persons, a medical delegation comprising different specializations, representatives of the labor and vocational unions as well as some heads of the holding companie. Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Iraqi foreign minister arrives in Cairo Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/18/2000
- Clinton - Mubarak remarks concluding Sharm El-Sheikh Summit Egypt, Politics, 10/17/2000
- Egyptian chambers of commerce halt all forms of relations with Israel
The federation of the Egyptian chambers of commerce decided the halting of all forms of dealing with Israel and urged the Egyptian businessmen not to maintain any sort of economic cooperation with Israel. Egypt-Israel, Economics, 10/17/2000 - A second Egyptian plane to Baghdad today
An official at Cairo's airport said on Monday that an Egyptian plane will head today for Baghdad boarding 97 persons of Egyptian artists, intellectuals, and doctors in order to express solidarity with the Iraqi people. Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/17/2000 - Intensive discussions today in Sharm El-Shiekh summit
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said that "accelerating the convening of the Sharm el-Sheik summit today is due to the serious situation and does not mean presenting conditions," adding that "the idea is tackling a big problem which is the military operations against the Palestinians which must not be repeated again." Egypt, Politics, 10/16/2000 - Sharm El-Sheikh seeks achieving withdrawal of Israeli troops from besieged Palestinian cities
Egypt's President Mubarak said the main goal of Sharm EL Sheikh summit which will be held today is to impose withdrawal of the Israeli troops from the Palestinian cities, lifting their siege in the wake of confrontations which flared during the past two weeks. Egypt, Politics, 10/16/2000 - Mubarak confers with Annan Egypt, Politics, 10/16/2000
- Moussa, Annan held press conference on Sharm el-Seikh meeting
Egypt's foreign minister Amr Moussa has stressed that the aim of Sharm al-Sheikh meeting, if it will be convened, is to withdraw the Israeli occupation forces from the Palestinian territories and halting the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. Egypt, Politics, 10/16/2000 - Egyptian artists calls for boycotting relations with Israel Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 10/16/2000
- Mubarak's speech to the inaugural session of Sharm El-Sheikh Summit
Egypt's President Mubarak stressed the need to take urgent decisions to bring things to their normal and inject hope and confidence in future of co-existence between Israel and its Arab neighbours. Egypt, Politics, 10/16/2000