Egypt
May 11, 2000
Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi said Wednesday that the petroleum sector is currently studying a new plan to attract Arab and foreign investments of
Egypt's Awqaf Minister Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq ordered Wenesday that one thousand more private mosques in 22 governorates of Egypt be brought under the
Israel is prepared to conduct talks with Egypt about arms control, in which the two countries will present their differing views, the daily Haaretz re
May 10, 2000
Egypt's state security court Wednesday confirmed the death sentence on an Islamist after its decision was approved by Egypt's Mufti, and sentenced 13
Egypt announced Tuesday it will raise 92 governmental companies for sale. Egyptian Minister of Public Business Sector Mukhtar Khattab was quoted by Ar
The arrest of more than 100 students at a violent demonstration here over a novel they deemed blasphemous sparked more protests at Cairo's Islamic Al-
May 9, 2000
Egypt's prime minister Atef Obeid said the government is prepared to shoulder initial costs of preparations for opening foreign markets before Egyptia
May 8, 2000
Around 50 students were hurt Monday in clashes with police who opened fire with tear gas and rubber bullets at Egypt's Al-Azhar University, during pro
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and Syrian president Hafez Assad will meet in Cairo Monday for talks on the peace process. Assad and Mubarak were e
A Syrian ship carrying 165 tons of nitric acid lost a part of its load Saturday before sinking off the Egyptian Mediterranean coast, the Egyptian pres
May 7, 2000
Zamalek's unconvincing 2-1 victory over Ethiopia's Bon disappointed the Egyptian spectators who expected to enjoy a one-sided match similar to that of
Harsh criticism of a Syrian writer, dubbed the new Salman Rushdie for an allegedly blasphemous novel, was described as intellectual terrorism and misi
May 5, 2000
Egypt is to sign a treaty legalizing the status of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, the first of its kind between Cairo and a regional non-gove
May 4, 2000
The US administration has accentuated the Egyptian government's success in fighting terrorism and promoting international cooperation in the fight aga
May 3, 2000
<b>Date:</b>May 3 - 5 2000 <b>Location:</b>Cairo International Conference Center, Egypt <b>Coordination by:</b>Prestige