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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08CAIRO90 | CENTRAL AUDITING AGENCY CRITICIZES GOE BUDGET MANAGEMENT [...] (U) Parliament witnessed heated debates on January 10 over the Central Auditing Agency's (CAA) report on the FY 2005-06 and 2006-07 budgets. Gawdat El Malt, head of the CAA, lauded the Nazif government's success in spurring economic growth and attracting investment, but noted the oft-repeated [...] | 2008-01-21 13:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EG |
08CAIRO902 | USAID DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE PROGRAMS: THE WAY FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 14:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL EG |
08CAIRO91 | EGYPT: IOM CANDIDACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] We delivered reftel demarche to Hany Dimitri of the MFA International Organizations office on January 21, emphasizing Ambassador Swing's qualifications for the IOM Director General position and explaining the U.S. position against the incumbent. Dimitri said that the GOE would study the IOM c [...] | 2008-01-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG EG |
08CAIRO913 | EGYPTIAN COURT DISMISSES LAWSUITS AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-04 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
08CAIRO920 | NAZIF DISCUSSES D&G FUNDING, REFORM IN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador made an introductor call on Prime Minister Nazif on April 29, accompanied by econ counselor (notetaker). The two discussed the need to continue an economic dialogue, as well as continued US support for democracy in Egypt, Egyptian political reform, US funding for ci [...] | 2008-05-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KIPR KDEM EG |
08CAIRO921 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PSI OUTREACH WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 09:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EG |
08CAIRO930 | MAY 4 STRIKE FIZZLES [...] (SBU) Summary: The general strike called for May 4 to protest rocketing inflation and low wages was largely a non-event. Activists from Kefaya ("The Egyptian Movement for Change") and virtual oppositionists using the social networking site Facebook called for the strike (scheduled purposefully [...] | 2008-05-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM ECON EG |
08CAIRO931 | MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION RENEWS [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 16 for action requested. 2. (C) SUMMARY; The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister for International Cooperation Fayza Abulnaga on May 4, accompanied by USAID Mission Director and Econ Counselor (notetaker). During the meeting t [...] | 2008-05-05 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG KDEM EG |
08CAIRO932 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - EGYPT [...] (SBU) Rising global food prices are hitting Egypt's poor hard and are the major contributor to stubbornly high inflation (14.4% y-o-y in March). Past episodes of rising food prices (e.g., 2003-05) pushed Egypt's poverty rate up, and some fear this is happening again now. Almost every interna [...] | 2008-05-05 15:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV EG |
08CAIRO938 | PM NAZIF, CODEL TIERNEY DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif met March 24 with Representatives John Tierney (D-MA),James Moran (D-VA),Maurice Hinchey (D-NY),Betty McCollum (D-MN),Keith Ellison (D-MN),Barbara Cubin (R-WY) and then-Ambassador Ricciardone. PM Nazif praised President Bush's efforts to achieve [...] | 2008-05-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IS EG |
08CAIRO941 | OUTREACH TO EGYPTIAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Embassy Cairo continues to actively support and promote the President's Freedom Agenda. We are in close contact with the wide range of Egypt's political oppositionists, democracy and human rights activists, and journalists from independent and opposition newspapers, as well as bloggers wh [...] | 2008-05-07 08:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EG |
08CAIRO959 | GOE RAISES FUEL PRICES TO OFFSET SALARY INCREASE [...] (SBU) Parliament passed a series of revenue generating measures to offset the cost to the budget of the 30% wage increase announced by President Mubarak on April 30 (reftel). The measures include fuel and cigarette price increases, higher automobile registration fees, and imposition of some n [...] | 2008-05-11 09:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV EG |
08CAIRO964 | NEW AIR MARSHAL: GENERAL REDDA HAFEZ [...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 1, the Egyptian press announced the appointment of fifty-six year old General Redda Hafez as the country's new air marshal. Intelligent and fiercely loyal to the regime, General Redda has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the air force hierarchy within the past year to [...] | 2008-05-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PINR MARR MASS EG |
08CAIRO965 | ADDRESSING AFRICAN MIGRANTS/REFUGEES AND KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary: GOE interlocutors provide a varied and contradictory explanation of when force can be used against migrants seeking to cross illegally from Egypt into Israel, but all say that GOE security personnel use deadly force due to the difficulty of distinguishing between migrants and ter [...] | 2008-05-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL EG ER IS SU |
08CAIRO968 | MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON COUNTER-TERROR LAW, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 7 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Habib Al Adly offered no indication as to whether the Egyptian government will enact new counter-terror legislation by May 31, or instead simply re-extend the existing Emergency Law, in force since 1981. Adly i [...] | 2008-05-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER PGOV PREF EG |
08CAIRO970 | MFA ON TEMPORARY RAFAH OPENING, SOLIMAN VISIT TO [...] (C) MFA Palestinian Affairs Director Badr Abdelatty confirmed May 12 that, in consultation with Israel, the GOE opened the Rafah border crossing temporarily between May 10-12 to allow several hundred injured and sick Palestinians into Egypt for medical treatment, and to permit Palestinian stud [...] | 2008-05-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KPAL IS EG |
08CAIRO971 | STATE OF PLAY REGARDING EGYPT'S PLANNED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PINS PTER EG |
08CAIRO975 | SHEIKH OF AL AZHAR DISCUSSES COUNTERING EXTREMISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KISL KPAO KIRF EG |
08CAIRO976 | PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER ON AYMAN NOUR, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 introductory call with the Ambassador, Speaker of the People's Assembly Fathi Surour complained about imprisoned former Al Ghad party leader Ayman Nour's "continuous criticism" of the Egyptian government, alleging that it did not allow for the "correct atmosphere" to be [...] | 2008-05-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG |
08CAIRO977 | EGYPT ALLEGEDLY DEPORTS JEM IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Egypt has deported several Darfur rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudanese Liberation Army Abdulwahid Nour faction (SLA/Nour) after the unsuccessful JEM raid on Khartoum (reftel),according to contacts in Darfur rebel groups in Cairo. Osama Mohamed El Hassan, S [...] | 2008-05-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG SU |
08CAIRO982 | CHANGE IN EMBASSY CAIRO SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 12:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM AMGT EG IZ |
08CAIRO983 | MFA OFFICIALS ON AL LEBANON DELEGATION, AL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings May 13, MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki and MFA Cabinet Director for Lebanon Nazih El-Negary briefed us on current plans for the Qatari-led Arab League (AL) Delegation to Beirut, and the dynamics at the May 11 AL Ministerial. Zaki said that the A [...] | 2008-05-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER LEB EG |
08CAIRO986 | MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON SOLIMAN TALKS IN ISRAEL [...] (S/NF) MFA Senior Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told us May 13 that EGIS Chief Omar Soliman's May 12 talks in Israel were "not very good." He said that Prime Minister Olmert and Israeli Defense Minister Barak told Soliman that Israel is willing to agree to a partial tahdiya ("calming") wh [...] | 2008-05-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL PTER IS EG |
08CAIRO99 | FOLLOW-UP MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Following a week of negative media coverage, from government, opposition and independent newspapers alike, in the lead up to President Bush's January 16 visit to Egypt, all Egyptian TV channels - government and satellite - carried the joint POTUS-Mubarak press conference live and provide [...] | 2008-01-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO EG |
08CAIRO995 | S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEFS GOE ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) Summary: S/I Ambassador David Satterfield, the Ambassador, and a team of Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I and Washington experts briefed FM Aboul Gheit and EGIS Chief Soliman May 11 on developments in Iraq, with a focus on Iraqi PM Maliki's efforts to consolidate state authority and work to reconci [...] | 2008-05-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS IR IZ EG |
08CAIRO996 | CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT WARNS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) Per reftel, Post delivered non-paper to relevant Egyptian authorities regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1803 regarding Iran, the FATF advisory on Iran, and we urged Egyptian authorities to warn their financial institutions to step up vigilance on all activities with any bank domicile [...] | 2008-05-15 12:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG ETRD IR PGOV EINV |
08CAIRO997 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTEROPERABILITY CONCERNS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN EG |
08CAIRO999 | ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL ON NPT PREPCOM, PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Arab League Disarmament Department Director Wael Al-Assad told us that the NPT Geneva PrepCom that ended May 9 did not make any progress on steps toward implementing the 1995 NPT Review Conference Middle East Resolution. He said that the Arab League would like to see p [...] | 2008-05-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNPP IS EG |
08SECTION01OF03CAIRO1416 | CODEL ACKERMAN MEETIGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, AND ABOUL GHEIT [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 eetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Direcor Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODELAckerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Paestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goalsfor building upon the current "calming period"),Eypt's regional rela [...] | 2008-07-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL EAID ENRG IS |
09CAIRO1 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-01 02:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1004 | FIRST H1N1 FLU CASE CONFIRMED IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 06:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO1012 | SPLM'S CAIRO OFFICE HEAD ADDRESSES ISSUES IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SU EG |
09CAIRO1013 | FORMER SUDANESE PM AL-SADIQ AL-MAHDI PRESENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 12:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD EG |
09CAIRO1014 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND THE MANDATE OF THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR REF: STATE 55852 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SU EG |
09CAIRO102 | EGYPT: REQUESTING GOE SEIZURE OF M/V MONCHEGORSK [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador met with Chief of the Foreign Minister's Cabinet Ambassador Wafaa Bassim on January 21 to request the GoE's assistance in preventing the passage through Egyptian waters of the M/V Monchegorsk, a Cypriot-flagged merchant vessel which is carrying ammunition, explosive [...] | 2009-01-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS EG |
09CAIRO1020 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: ---------------- Telecom- MobiNil ---------------- 2. The Egyptian Capital Market Authority (CMA) blocked France Telecom's (FT) bid to buy outstanding shares of mobile phone [...] | 2009-06-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1023 | RESPONSE IN EGYPT TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 ADDRESS TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Egyptian audiences were deeply affected by the charisma and sincerity of the President, as well as his deep knowledge of Islam. The persistent theme was the desire to see action as a next step. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) President Obama's speech to the Muslim world, "A New Beginning [...] | 2009-06-05 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO EG |
09CAIRO104 | GAZA EVACUEES DESCRIBE "ORDEAL," ASSERT WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Palestinian-American familes evacuated from Gaza into Egypt on January 19 described for us their "horrifying ordeal" trying to survive Israeli attacks. They recounted the emotional trauma both they and their children experienced in the face of "primitive" living condition [...] | 2009-01-21 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PGOV PTER KPAL CASC IS EG XF |
09CAIRO1044 | COURT RELEASES 10 MEN DETAINED IN HOMOSEXUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1046 | H1N1 OUTBREAK SHUTS DOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV KSCA EAGR CASC PREL EG |
09CAIRO1051 | LETTER FROM ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL AMRE [...] Below letter was passed by Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa to Undersecretary Burns on June 7. Original letter will be sent via pouch. 2. Begin text: 7 June 2009 Excellency, I am writing to express my deep appreciation for the message of President Barack Obama to the Mus [...] | 2009-06-10 11:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC ODIP OVIP PREL EG |
09CAIRO1053 | EGYPT: BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MASS PARM EG |
09CAIRO1054 | CA/FPP AND CAIRO FPU IDENTIFY TWO COPTIC PRIESTS AS [...] (SBU) Summary: CA/FPP and the Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) have been reviewing visa and PIERS records in an effort to identify additional cases of the baby trafficking network described in reftels. Through an analysis of PIERS records, a Fraud Prevention Officer (FPO) at CA/FPP linked and [...] | 2009-06-10 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO1058 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 11:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN SU EG |
09CAIRO1059 | PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER ON CT AND PLACES OF WORSHIP LAWS REF: A. CAIRO 858 B. CAIRO 814 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reason 1.4 (b). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF KDEM EG |
09CAIRO106 | EGYPT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Egypt (GOE) continues to make progress towards restricting and regulating child labor. In June 2008, Egypt's Parliament passed a comprehensive set of amendments to the Child Protection Law raising the minimum age for employment from fourteen to fifteen years, and the [...] | 2009-01-22 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1061 | REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Reaction from the religious leadership in Egypt to the President's June 4 speech has been positive and reflects comments from various sectors of Egyptian society regarding their wish to see tangible outcomes. END SUMMARY 2. (U) The Islamic Research Council (IRC) of the Al-Azhar [...] | 2009-06-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO107 | NORTH SINAI REACTION TO GAZA CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to the North Sinai Governorate on January 19-20, we met with local leaders and discussed the recent fighting in Gaza, and its effect on the neighboring communities in Egypt. All the leaders, with whom we met, noted that the local population--which is a mixture of [...] | 2009-01-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL PREF EAID PHUM KISL ECON IS EG |
09CAIRO108 | JANUARY 18 SHARM AL SHAYKH: THE ANTI-DOHA [...] (C) Summary: Egypt convened on less than 24 hours notice, six European leaders, King Abdullah of Jordan, President Gul of Turkey, Palestinian President Abbas, and the SYGs of the UN and Arab League for a meeting in Sharm Al Shaykh January 18. The purpose of the meeting was the meeting itse [...] | 2009-01-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1089 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JUNE 7 MEETING WITH ARAB LG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL SY LE IZ IR SU IS EG |
09CAIRO1094 | IO DELEGATION'S POSITIVE MULTILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KISL UN EG |
09CAIRO1096 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA EG |
09CAIRO1109 | COURT REJECTS CHRISTIAN CONVERT'S IDENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1114 | EGYPT RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO END-USE TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS ETTC EG |
09CAIRO1129 | FM ABOUL GHEIT ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 16:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PREL PGOV EAID IS EG |
09CAIRO1139 | MFA OFFICIALS STRIKE A POSITIVE TONE MFA OFFICIALS STRIKE A POSITIVE TONE WITH A/S BRIMMER REF: A. CAIRO 680 B. CAIRO 572 C. CAIRO 484 D. CAIRO 397 E. CAIRO 217 F. 08 CAIRO 2584 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAL KPKO SCUL IS SU EG |
09CAIRO1140 | CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS, U/S BURNS DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-21 13:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1143 | ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA ON JUNE 24 MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 07:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1148 | AMENDMENT ON WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1149 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 22 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------- Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates -------------------------------- 2. (U) The Central Bank of Egypt's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided June 1 [...] | 2009-06-22 10:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1158 | EGYPT - FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH PART I- WAY [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- The President's historic June 4speech in Cairo converges with efforts at post and initial discussions with the government of Egypt to refocus Economic Support Fund priorities toward poverty eradication, with special emphasis on improving education and access to opportunity [...] | 2009-06-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1176 | Contract Signed for Egypt's First Nuclear Plant [...] (SBU) Key Points -- On June 18, 2009, the GoE signed an agreement with the Australian firm WorleyParsons to provide consultancy to help develop Egypt's first nuclear power plant. -- Bechtel had been engaged in months of negotiations with the GOE, but ultimately Bechtel's tender offer to pr [...] | 2009-06-23 12:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV PREL EG AS |
09CAIRO1177 | EGYPTIAN MFA ON ARAB LG MINISTERIAL; LEBANON; YEMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YE LE EG |
09CAIRO118 | ASSESSMENT OF EGYPT'S REGIONAL ROLE IN THE WAKE OF [...] (S/NF) The serious intra-Arab rifts exposed by the Gaza crisis also highlighted both the extent and limitations of Egypt's role in leading the moderate Arab position. The Gaza crisis was only the most recent, and significant, event to expose the polarization of Egypt and Saudi Arabia at one en [...] | 2009-01-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1180 | EGYPTIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT REF: STATE 58579 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV PHUM EWWT MARR KCRM SO EG |
09CAIRO1181 | NDP INSIDER PRESSING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1182 | QUARTERLY UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY CASES - JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 13:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1185 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...] | 2009-06-24 08:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM |
09CAIRO119 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO REF: CAIRO 118 (ASSESSMENT POST-GAZA) Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey Reasons: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: Senator Mitchell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, we hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with senior Egyptians on what they consider to be the primary regional political issue -- the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palesti [...] | 2009-01-23 19:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1194 | MFA ON HIZBALLAH CELL, SMUGGLING, CT COOPERATION [...] (C) On June 23, MFA Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Deputy Assistant Minister Ashraf Mohsin told visiting S/CT officer Patrick Worman that the MFA believes Hizballah should be part of the political process in Lebanon. Mohsin said the GOE views Hizballah's terrorist operation in Egypt as [...] | 2009-06-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CT UN IR LE EG |
09CAIRO1195 | SUDANESE DUP LEADER MIRGHANI ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: -- Muhammad Osman Al Mirghani, leader of the Sudanese Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Khatmiyya Sufi sect visited Egypt to ask the Government of Egypt's assistance in the implementation of the June 2005 Cairo Agreement. He suggested a conference to recommit signatories [...] | 2009-06-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO1196 | EGYPTIAN BLOGGERS FIXATED ON IRANIAN UNREST [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Egyptian bloggers remain fixated on the unrest in Iran, even as the story drops from the front pages of local newspapers. -- (U) Bloggers have reported on developments, using traditional and "new" media sources, and posting photos and videos of the protests and killings. [...] | 2009-06-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR EG |
09CAIRO1199 | 2009 SECTION 527 REPORT FOR EGYPT [...] (SBU) The following report is provided in response to reftel request for information on investment disputes and expropriation claims: 2. (SBU) The United States Government is aware of four (4) claims of U.S.persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Egypt (GOE): Â [...] | 2009-06-28 05:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1200 | Update on banking sector reforms in Egypt [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Egypt's banking sector continues to weather the storm better than most; -- The U.S.-backed financial sector MOU has contributed to the financial sector's improvements; -- The next round of audits is unlikely to show that GOE has met the MOU's target of 62.5% o [...] | 2009-06-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO1201 | CENTRAL BANK CUTS RATES, BUT SOME BANKS KEEP DEPOSIT RATES [...] (U) Key Points -- The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) cut interest rates for the fourth time this year. -- Several major Egyptian state and private banks responded by lowering their lending but not deposit rates. -- The CBE will continue to monitor inflation and growth rates before another [...] | 2009-06-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1204 | Economic and financial leaders debate Egypt's economic [...] (SBU) Key Points: * At the Ambassador-hosted Economic Roundtable, leading economic minds in Egypt believe that sound macroeconomic policies have contributed to Egypt's 7% growth the last several years. * The Roundtable believed that Egypt will weather the current economic downturn better than [...] | 2009-06-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
09CAIRO1208 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JUNE 29 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------- Egypt, Russia Agree to Expand Economic Ties ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) As part of an Egypt-Russia strategic pact [...] | 2009-06-29 09:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL EG RS |
09CAIRO1215 | INFUENZA CONFERENCE REVIEWS VIRUS SITUATION IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1216 | H1N1 Country Update [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1218 | AVIAN INFLUENZA REMAINS MOST THE DANGEROUS THREAT [...] (SBU) Key issue: -- The real threat to Egypt is not swine flu (H1N1),but avian influenza (AI, or H5N1),now endemic in poultry flocks in Egypt and infecting people at an increasing rate, and the possibility it could change, with or without help from H1N1, into a virus that easily jumps from [...] | 2009-06-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAID PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1220 | U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE OF JUNE 7 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 03:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER SCUL PHUM SU SO IR AF PK SY |
09CAIRO1222 | EGYPTIAN MFA REACTIONS TO 2009 TIP REPORT REF: A. 08 CAIRO 2525 B. 09 CAIRO 386 C. 09 CAIRO 721 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 07:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KJUS SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1223 | PUBLIC REACTION TO THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Key Points: -- Public reaction to the 2009 TIP Report has varied from condemnation by certain Government of Egypt (GOE) officials to support from civil society representatives. -- The Minister of Family and Population and head of the National Commission for Motherhood and Childhood, Mu [...] | 2009-06-30 07:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KJUS SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1225 | JONES APPAREL: EGYPT'S QIZS ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -- Compliance Officers from Jones Apparel Group told us that labor conditions in the factories of their Egyptian suppliers are generally good. -- Jones Apparel has not seen evidence of worker mistreatment in QIZ factories. -- As a result of the QIZ and proximity to U.S. [...] | 2009-06-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV PGOV ETRD EG |
09CAIRO1226 | HIGH COURT GRANTS CUSTODY TO CHRISTIAN MOTHER, BUT RULES CHILDREN ARE MUSLIMS REF: A. CAIRO 1109 B. CAIRO 485 C. CAIRO 477 D. 07 CAIRO 2622 E. 07 CAIRO 1427 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor William R. Stewart for reason 1.4 (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1227 | EGYPT'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ: SHARIF SHAHIN [...] (C) Ambassador met newly named Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, Sharif Shahin, on June 25. Shahin recently completed his first ambassadorial tour to Zambia and appeared enthusiastic about his appointment to Baghdad. His previous tours of duty included Lebanon (during the last years of the civil war and [...] | 2009-06-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EG IZ |
09CAIRO1229 | INTERIOR MINISTRY EAGER TO CONTINUE POLICE TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 07:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR EG |
09CAIRO123 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE [...] (SBU) Description. REF A is the GOE request to procure twenty-four (24) F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft to support their national defense mission. The GOE long-term plan is to procure a total of forty-five (45) F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft with twenty-four (24) of those being procured at this time an [...] | 2009-01-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO1231 | COURT SENTENCES JOURNALIST TO PRISON TERM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 07:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO124 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, The GOE submitted a request to procure six (6) reduced price CH-47D Helicopters utilizing the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter Alternative Procurement Strategy (CHAPS). These aircraft will perform a myriad of Security and Humanitarian Assistance missions for the EAF, as [...] | 2009-01-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO125 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, The GOE submitted a request to procure twelve (12) AH-64D Helicopters (BLK II) with the Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation System (MTADS),the required infrastructure/facility upgrades, logistical and technical support requirements. This case will inclu [...] | 2009-01-25 11:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO1256 | EGYPT: MINISTER OF INVESTMENT SPEAKS ON REFORMS AND [...] (U) Key Points -- The Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin threw his weight behind a forthcoming World Bank study on the Egyptian investment climate and recommended reforms. -- Mohieldin said Egypt cannot expect the high growth rates that it experienced before the crisis for a [...] | 2009-07-02 12:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1258 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARIAT SEEKS FOLLOW-UP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL KISL EG |
09CAIRO1259 | EGYPT WELCOMES PM VISIT TO DISCUSS END USE ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS ETTC EG |
09CAIRO1260 | DISCUSSION WITH EGYPTIAN MONEY LAUNDERING UNIT [...] (C) Per reftel A instructions, we have informed the relevant Egyptian government authorities of UNSCR 1874, shared with them the associated non-paper, and urged the necessary actions be taken. Dr. Samir el Shehad, the Director of the Egyptian Money Laundering Combating Unit (EMLCU),told us h [...] | 2009-07-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL EG |
09CAIRO1261 | U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: STRUCTURAL PROPOSALS [...] (C) Key Points: -- The recent launch of a strategic dialogue (reftels) promises a more regular exchange with Egypt on a number of common areas of concern in the region and globally. -- The formal, government-to-government nature of the dialogue does not lend itself to productive exchanges relating [...] | 2009-07-02 13:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1263 | GOE HOLDS PROMINENT BLOGGER AT AIRPORT, SEIZES HIS [...] (C) Blogger Wael Abbas told us GOE passport and customs officials held him at Cairo International Airport for 13 hours on June 30 upon his return from a conference in Sweden. Abbas said the officials did not ask him any questions, but searched him very thoroughly in what amounted "almost to a [...] | 2009-07-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1265 | READ-OUT OF MUBARAK-KING ABDULLAH MEETING IN SHARM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL EG SA |
09CAIRO1266 | RUMORS OF THE DISSOLUTION OF EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 05:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
09CAIRO1275 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 6 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- GDP Growth Accelerates in Q3 2008/2009 -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian Ministry of Finance released official statis [...] | 2009-07-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO129 | EGYPT PROMOTING PEACE AND STABILITY IN SUDAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM SU SO EG |
09CAIRO1301 | ARAB LEAGUE ON SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Key Points: -- Zeid Al Sabban, African Affairs advisor to Arab League (AL) SYG Amre Moussa said that the recent meeting with A/S Carter and S/E Gration at the AU Summit was "very good." Moussa was upset by the allegation that Qatar was supporting the Somali Al Shibaab through funds given [...] | 2009-07-09 06:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SO SU ER QA CD EG |
09CAIRO1305 | GOE JAILS JOURNALIST CONVICTED OF DEFAMATION REF: A. CAIRO 1231 B. CAIRO 284 C. CAIRO 180 D. 08 CAIRO 2152 E. 08 CAIRO 2122 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald Blome for reason 1.4 (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 12:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1306 | SUDANESE UMMA PARTY ENGAGING WITH OTHER OPPOSITION [...] (S) Key Points: -- According to Former Sudanese PM and Umma Party leader, Imam Al Sadiq Al Mahdi, the Umma Party is reaching out to other opposition parties such as the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) [...] | 2009-07-09 12:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL SU CD EG |
09CAIRO1307 | SECURITY FORCES PREVENT COPTIC CEREMONY, [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR),a credible NGO, briefed us July 7 on its fact-finding mission to the village of Ezbet Boushra where sectarian clashes broke out June 21. -- (C) EIPR said the clashes began when security forces prevented village Copts fr [...] | 2009-07-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1309 | EGYPT LAUNCHES SINGLE REGULATOR FOR NON-BANKING FINANCIAL [...] (U) Key Points -- A new agency consolidating all non-bank financial supervisory duties started operation July 1. -- The new Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority merges three pre-existing regulatory agencies overseeing the mortgage, insurance and capital markets. -- The merger, which [...] | 2009-07-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1311 | Minister of Investment Talks Economic Reform, Privatization [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS - Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieddin told the Ambassador that successes in the Egyptian economic reform program have helped mitigate the impact of the global economic crisis. - The Ministry of Investment looks to the USG for continued support and technical assistance. [...] | 2009-07-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO1332 | GOE RELEASES JOURNALIST FROM PRISON AFTER FIVE DAYS [...] (C) On July 11, the GOE released independent editor Yasser Barakat from prison five days after police arrested him to implement a sentence imposed by Cairo Criminal Court June 24. The court handed down a six-month sentence against Barakat for allegedly defaming MP Mustafa Bakry in a November 2 [...] | 2009-07-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1333 | EGYPT'S SPEAKER OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO134 | IMPRISONED QURANIST BLOGGER RELEASED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO1341 | EGYPTIAN IDEAS ON SOMALIA [...] (S/NF) Key Points: -- Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mona Omar told the Ambassador that the Government of Egypt (GoE) considers the current situation in Somalia to be the most important on the African continent, and it has put together a plan to try to prevent Al Shibaab from succeed [...] | 2009-07-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KTFN ER SO QA EG |
09CAIRO1342 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 13 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------------- Annual Suez Canal Revenues Fall in FY2008/09 -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announce [...] | 2009-07-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1349 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...] | 2009-07-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1350 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Minister of Defense Tantawi discussed bilateral military cooperation, counter smuggling, and Iraq. -- (S/NF) Tantawi thanked General Petraeus for opposing Congressional conditioning of U.S. assistance to Egypt a [...] | 2009-07-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1351 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...] | 2009-07-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG |
09CAIRO1352 | SUDAN: SLA-MINAWI ADVOCATES FOR CONTINUING U.S. ROLE IN DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 12:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD EG |
09CAIRO1354 | MUBARAK-BASHIR MEETING; EGYPTIAN EFFORTS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 14:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO1363 | EGYPTIAN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED UNSCR 1267 [...] (S/NF) Key Points - Econoff delivered reftel points and list of people and entities that may be de-listed from the UNSCR 1267 consolidated list. - Ashraf Mohsen, the MFA Coordinator for Counter Terrorism, told us the GOE had issues with only three proposed de-listings. - Mohsen express [...] | 2009-07-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC EG UK |
09CAIRO1366 | EGYPT: PROPOSED EXAPANSION OF JUDICIAL BODY BRINGS [...] Key Points: -- (C) The proposed expansion by presidential decree of the constitutionally-mandated Supreme Judicial Council (SJC),the judiciary's governing body, has drawn fire from judges who accuse Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marei of seeking to exploit the changes to the SJC to increase the numb [...] | 2009-07-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EG |
09CAIRO1370 | MFA READOUT ON IRAQI FM ZEBARI VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 05:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ EG |
09CAIRO1371 | UPDATE ON U.S.-EGYPT AIR MARSHALS AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS --Over the past year, the USG has worked with GOE interlocutors to conclude an Inflight Security Officers agreement with Egypt. The agreement, once finalized, will allow armed U.S. Federal Air Marshals to travel on board U.S. flights to and from Egypt. --The Egyptian Min [...] | 2009-07-16 08:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PTER ASEC EG |
09CAIRO1372 | U.S. COAST GUARD VISITS PORT OF ALEXANDRIA [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS --A U.S. Coast Guard International Port Security team (PST) visited Egypt June 19-26 to conduct its first ever assessment of Egypt's compliance with the International Ship and Port Security standards code (ISPS). The team met with GOE port security officials and assessed the [...] | 2009-07-16 08:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ECON PGOV PREL MCAP EG |
09CAIRO1377 | COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE: EGYPT INCREASES EFFORTS [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt has increased efforts to combat arms smuggling to Gaza, with a focus on stopping arms from entering Egypt from Sudan and the Red Sea. The Egyptians also report success at interdicting illicit funds destined for Gaza. -- (S/NF) The Egyptian military has increased its pres [...] | 2009-07-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG |
09CAIRO138 | EGYPT ENTERS THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Five Egyptian research organizations are planning to build Biosafety Level Three (BSL-3) laboratories in which they can work with indigenous or exotic agents like Rift Valley Fever and strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI). Three of the groups, VSVRI, th [...] | 2009-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PARM PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO1393 | POWER POLITICS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE DELTA CITY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) On July 15 we visited the Delta city of Mansoura, with a population of 1 million, high unemployment and a formerly agricultural economy transitioning to light manufacturing and other trade. -- (C) One local businessman and NGO leader told us that in the past six months t [...] | 2009-07-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1394 | MINERS CLASH WITH POLICE IN UPPER EGYPT [...] (C) On July 16, in the most recent example of Egypt's ongoing wave of labor strikes and demonstrations (ref A),quarry workers and owners protesting a local government imposed tariff on cut stone clashed with police in the Upper Egyptian city of Minya. According to local media reports, a pol [...] | 2009-07-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1395 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BIOMETRICS [...] (C) On July 19, we delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ashraf Mohsen. Mohsen was not familiar with the Regional Biometrics Partnership Conference and said the MFA had not received a conference invitation. He suggested that the invitati [...] | 2009-07-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL EG JO |
09CAIRO1396 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 20 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- Bank Launches Mortgage Finance Program -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The National Bank of Egypt (NBE),Egypt's biggest bank, [...] | 2009-07-20 13:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1408 | EGYPT ON NILE RIGHTS AND THE NILE BASIN INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON SU ET KE UG EG |
09CAIRO1410 | ARAB LEAGUE COS FOLLOW-UP ON US-ARAB COOPERATION; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL SCUL EG |
09CAIRO1411 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR A CLASSIFIED BRIEFING [...] (SBU) Description. In ref (a),the Government of Egypt (GOE) submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) for a classified briefing for the MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT). The primary mission of the MK 54 LWT is ship and force self defense against submarines. This torpedo would eventually replace th [...] | 2009-07-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO1412 | NAM SUMMIT IN SHARM EL SHEIKH FOCUSES ON RICH-POOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PORG PARM EG |
09CAIRO1415 | EGYPT: FOLLOW-UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH [...] (U) Even before Air Force One departed on June 4, Embassy Cairo began wide-ranging consultations with Egyptian civil-society, private sector, and government leaders focused on implementing President Obama's ideas. Egyptians are proud and excited that the President chose Cairo as the speech ven [...] | 2009-07-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1416 | USG-FUNDED SMALL BUSINESS PROJECT FOR WOMEN IN THE [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) On July 20, we visited the USG-funded kiosk project, which aims to provide a small business livelihood for low-income women in a poor, agricultural section of the Nile Delta Governorate of Menufiya, approximately 75 miles north of Cairo. -- (U) The USD 43,000 ESF grant [...] | 2009-07-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM ECON SOCI EG |
09CAIRO142 | AYMAN NOUR LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 10:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1428 | EGYPT PROVIDES INFORMATION IN OPPOSITION TO [...] (S/NF) Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Assistant Minister and Co-ordinator for Counterterrorism Ashraf Mohsen, in a July 19 meeting, restated Egypt's opposition to the proposed removal of Egyptian citizen Hani al-Sabai from the UNSCR 1267 consolidated list (refs A and B). Mohsen [...] | 2009-07-26 12:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PREL PTER KTFN UNSC EG UK |
09CAIRO1429 | U.S. BROKERS IRENA HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS --The United States signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during a ceremony at the second Preparatory Commission in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, June 29. By the end of the conference, 136 States had joined the Preparatory Commission of [...] | 2009-07-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV PGOV PREL EG GM AU TC |
09CAIRO1431 | U.S. BROKERS IRENA HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS --The United States signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during a ceremony at the second Preparatory Commission in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, June 29. By the end of the conference, 136 States had joined the Preparatory Commission of [...] | 2009-07-26 13:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV PGOV PREL EG GM AU TC |
09CAIRO1433 | MFA LOOKS AHEAD TO THIRD UN EXPERT VISIT, 2010 UPR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 05:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER SENV KIRF KTIP UN EG |
09CAIRO1436 | ROW OVER WHEAT IMPORTS LEADS GOE TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES BUT [...] (U) Key Points -- Egyptian import inspectors rejected a large shipment of Russian wheat in May, raising fears over imported wheat quality and prompting the quarantine of several other wheat shipments. -- Inefficient import inspections and continued incentives to import substandard wheat co [...] | 2009-07-27 12:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1440 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JULY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------- Tax Revenues Increased 21% in FY2008/09 --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt's tax revenues increased 21% to LE140.5 billion [...] | 2009-07-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1447 | RECENT GOE ACTIONS TO SUPPRESS CRITICAL OPINION [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) A recent series of selective GOE actions against journalists, bloggers and even an amateur poet illustrates the variety of methods available to the GOE to suppress critical opinion, including an array of investigative authorities and public and private legal actions. -- [...] | 2009-07-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO145 | SENIOR EGYPTIAN OFFICIAL WELCOMES RECENT POTUS [...] (SBU) The Egyptian leadership is taking notice of, and welcoming, President Obama's recent outreach to Egypt, and focus on the Middle East peace process. Safwat El Sherif, the powerful secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party and speaker of the Shura Council (Egypt's upper ho [...] | 2009-01-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1456 | GARBAGE CITY: AFTERMATH OF THE GOE PIG CULLING PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1457 | EGYPT'S SHI'A CRACKDOWN [...] Key Points -- (C) According to Mohamed al-Darini (ref A),a leader of the Egyptian Shi'a Supreme Council of the Descendants of the Prophet, Egyptian security forces have arrested approximately 300 Shi'a since mid-April. The Council's headquarters has been shut down by authorities. -- ( [...] | 2009-07-30 04:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL PTER EG IR |
09CAIRO1458 | SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH SINAI [...] (S/NF) Key Points: -- A National Democratic Party (NDP) Bedouin parliamentary representative for northern and central Sinai and members of the Fawakhriya Bedouin Council said that increased Egyptian security and military measures will not resolve the smuggling of goods, weapons, and people. [...] | 2009-07-30 04:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EAID SOCI KWBG EG |
09CAIRO1463 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF THE EGYPTIAN ACQUISITION [...] (SBU) Description: The Government of Egypt (GOE) has requested the release of depot level repair capability for the Avenger vehicle-mounted short-range air defense system. This depot level repair capability would consist of electronic test equipment, technical data and training for component [...] | 2009-07-30 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO1464 | "APRIL 6" MOVEMENT CONSOLIDATES RANKS, LOOKS [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) "April 6" movement leader Ahmed Saleh told us July 26 that the group has ejected Islamist and Nasserist members to try to preserve its secular, western orientation. -- (C) Saleh urged U.S. pressure on the GOE for international monitors for the 2010 and 2011 elections. He [...] | 2009-07-30 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1465 | GOE YET TO TAKE POSITION ON JORDANIAN RED SEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV KWBG JO IS EG |
09CAIRO1467 | RAMPING UP PRESSURE ON THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN [...] Key Points: -- (C) High profile arrests of members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) have continued to pick up speed since May. Most recently, three MB-affiliated bloggers critical of government tactics against the MB, including the wave of arrests, have been detained themselves. -- (C) MB attempts [...] | 2009-07-30 14:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KTER KJUS EG |
09CAIRO1468 | NDP INSIDER: MILITARY WILL ENSURE TRANSFER OF POWER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1493 | MB PARLIAMENTARY LEADER ON INCREASED GOE [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Muslim Brotherhood (MB) MP and leader of the MB bloc in the People's Assembly (PA) Dr. Mohammed Saad Katatni said pressure on the MB has increased in the lead-up to the 2010 parliamentary elections, and is greater than before the 2005 and 2008 elections. He called the rece [...] | 2009-08-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1495 | EGYPT'S BAHA'I FRUSTRATED WITH LACK OF PROGRESS ON [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) During a July 28 meeting, leaders of Egypt's Baha'i community reported no progress in obtaining government identification documents. -- (C) According to the Baha'i, following the April 15 issuance by the MoI of a decree establishing procedures for members of "unrecognized" religio [...] | 2009-08-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1502 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------ Suez Canal revenue is 7.2% lower ------------------------ 2. (U) Suez Canal receipts reached $4.7 billion during FY08/09, a reduction of 7.2% from the prev [...] | 2009-08-04 10:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1503 | FM ABOUL GHEIT ON MUBARAK VISIT, MB, STRATEGIC [...] (C) Key Points: -- FM Aboul Gheit said Egypt's main goal for the upcoming Washington visit was to build "rapport" between the two presidents, emphasizing Egypt's "strategic" relationship with the U.S. and continuing discussion of key regional issues. -- The Muslim Brotherhood remains a "challenge" [...] | 2009-08-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1506 | NO AGREEMENT ON WATER SHARING AT NILE COM MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO1514 | INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE IN EGYPT [...] Torture is a serious problem in Egypt, and there are ongoing efforts in the country to prevent its practice and protect victims. Several Egyptian NGOs have ongoing programs to provide legal assistance, and psychological and physical rehabilitation for torture victims. Human rights attorneys [...] | 2009-08-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UN EG |
09CAIRO1521 | EGYPT RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR FURTHER EVIDENCE [...] (S/NF) In an August 2 meeting, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Assistant Minister and Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Ashraf Mohsen responded to the requests for more information contained in reftel A by providing forty pages of documents, in Arabic, which he said are the records [...] | 2009-08-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC EG UK |
09CAIRO1525 | NCP AND SPLM CAIRO OFFICE HEADS DISCUSS U.S. AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 06:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO1531 | GOOD INTENTIONS FAIL TO MASK DOUBTS ABOUT GOE'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EG |
09CAIRO1532 | STATE SECURITY'S SELECTIVE INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Recent discussions with NGO contacts illustrate some of the factors which shape Interior Ministry State Security Investigative Services' (SSIS) decisions to interfere with certain civil society activities. -- (C) State Security seems to target certain NGO leaders based o [...] | 2009-08-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1547 | STRIKES AND MOULIDS IN NILE DELTA TEXTILE CENTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO155 | PROSECUTION ACTS ON CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST SAAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 13:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID EG |
09CAIRO1550 | A/USTR WILSON'S MEETINGS WITH MINISTRY OF TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 06:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ELAB EINV PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1552 | GOE INFLUENZA PLANNING WELL UNDER WAY FOR ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 07:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1556 | EGYPT ISSUES ID CARDS TO BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) On August 9, Egypt's Ministry of Interior (MoI) issued national identification cards to two Baha'is, teenage brother and sister Nancy and Imad Hindy. The identity cards include a dash in the field that normally reflects the bearer's religion (with the GoE recognized religions of Islam [...] | 2009-08-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1557 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 9 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------- Ministry of Finance releases FY08/09 preliminary figures ---------------------------------- 2. (U) Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghaly said [...] | 2009-08-10 14:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1559 | PDAS COUNTRYMAN MEETS WITH MOD OFFICIALS TO [...] Key Points: -- (C) On August 2, PM PDAS Tom Countryman led an interagency visit to Cairo to discuss recent potential violations of the Government of Egypt,s (GOE) end-use, retransfer, and security obligations involving U.S.-provided defense articles and defense services with the Ministry of [...] | 2009-08-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ETTC PARM EG |
09CAIRO1571 | PM PDAS COUNTRYMAN TALKS PIRACY WITH EGYPTIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 09:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EWWT KCRM SO EG |
09CAIRO1576 | MFA ON FATAH CONGRESS ELECTIONS, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) On August 11, Poloff met with new MFA Director of Palestinian Affairs, Hesham Seif al-Din and MFA Cabinet Advisor for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Ahmed Hamshari. Seif Al-Din said he was adopting a "wait and see" attitude towards the Fatah elections, but doubted that the elections would result [...] | 2009-08-13 11:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1578 | EGYPT'S INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION FLEXES MUSCLE [...] (SBU) On August 11, the Real Estate Tax Collector's Union (RETU),Egypt's only independent trade union, held a one day strike to protest a decision by the Ministry of Finance (MoF),the employer of RETU's 35,000 members, to give a rival state-controlled union responsibility for RETU members' pensio [...] | 2009-08-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO159 | JUDGE RELEASES POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH SAMALUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1601 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 17 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------------- Agriculture Products Irrigated by Sewage ---------------------------------------- 2. (U) Food safety continues to be a major concern in Egyp [...] | 2009-08-18 03:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1609 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2009 G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1615 | NEXT STEPS ON THENILE BASIN INITIATIVE REF: CAIRO 1506 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TSPL BY CG ET KE RW SU TZ UG EG |
09CAIRO1616 | ARAB LEAGUE ASSISTANCE TO SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO SU IZ EG |
09CAIRO1617 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE [...] (S/REL GBR) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan and Pakistan Desk Officer Ahmed Berkly. Poloff shared U.S. concerns on the potential for violence following the elections and urged Egypt to publicly and privately stress the need for calm while the electoral authorities work though an [...] | 2009-08-20 13:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF EG |
09CAIRO1618 | EGYPTIAN MFA ADDRESSES PIRACY AND SOMALIA [...] He said the fisherman had "nothing to lose" because the GoE refused to pay a ransom to the pirates, and had discouraged the ship owners from doing the same. Marzouk had met personally with the families of the men to explain the GoE position and assured them that the MFA and Egyptian intelligence we [...] | 2009-08-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS MARR EWWT KCRM SO EG |
09CAIRO1625 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-23 13:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC APER KAWC KUNR UNGA EG |
09CAIRO1629 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 24 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------- Moody's Raises Egypt's Sovereign Rating --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Moody's raised Egypt's sovereign rating from "negative [...] | 2009-08-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO163 | DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN NORTH SINAI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-01 05:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL ECON PTER SNAR EAID EAGR EG IS |
09CAIRO1639 | GARBAGE CITY: AFTERMATH OF THE GOE PIG CULLING PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1679 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EGYPTIAN INVITATION TO ERITREA [...] (C) On August 24, OMC officers delivered reftel points to MG Ahmed Moataz, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Branch at the Ministry of Defense. Moataz confirmed that Egypt had already delivered an invitation to Eritrea to participate in the Bright Star military exercise as an observer, but noted that Eritr [...] | 2009-08-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS PTER ER EG |
09CAIRO1690 | S/E GRATION PARTICIPATES IN FOUR-PARTY TALKS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY SU EG |
09CAIRO1691 | INVITATION TO ATTEND OCTOBER WORKSHOP in ALGIERS, ALGERIA - [...] This message contains action requests. Please see paragraphs 4-6. 2. The Cairo based offices of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs (OIA),will jointly coordinate the delivery of a workshop in Algiers on [...] | 2009-08-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KTFN SNAR XF |
09CAIRO17 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 5 [...] (S) On January 5, Egyptian military officials briefed defense attaches on the situation in Gaza. The Egyptian military reports that the Egyptian-Gaza border remains stable, with no breaches since December 28. Egyptian border guards successfully prevented subsequent attempts to breach the bor [...] | 2009-01-05 14:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS |
09CAIRO1705 | S/E GRATION MEETS WITH ARAB SYG MOUSSA ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-02 06:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO1707 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------------- Egypt Achieves High Ranking in Investment Attraction -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt ranked as the most attrac [...] | 2009-09-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1709 | UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On September 1, we delivered reftel demarche and provided the names of individuals currently under review to Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister and Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Ashraf Mohsen. 2. (C) Mohsen commented on a number of individuals under review. On Sayf al-Adl (QI.S [...] | 2009-09-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC EG |
09CAIRO171 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM [...] (U) The Speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly, Dr. Ahmed Fathi Sorour, sent the following congratulatory message to President Obama, a copy of which was sent to post and dated January 21, 2009. The original letter was sent to the White House. 2. (U) Text of Sorour's letter to President [...] | 2009-02-01 11:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1714 | EGYPT: NEXT STEPS ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO172 | EGYPTIAN COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF RECONVERT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1723 | EGYPTIAN ISLAMIST MEETS WITH STAFFDEL HOGREFE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL EG |
09CAIRO1725 | GOE PROPOSES NEW MODEL FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Key Points: -- The GOE sees the current U.S. administration's desire to transform the bilateral relationship as an opportunity to revive proposals for USG economic assistance deemed unworkable in the past. -- The GOE's newest proposal closely mirrors its unacceptable November 2007 endowment/deb [...] | 2009-09-03 15:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1727 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON GOE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EFIN EG |
09CAIRO173 | EGYPT'S 53RD BIRD FLU VICTIM [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Egypt's 53rd human avian influenza (AI) victim-a two-year-old girl from Shebin El-Kom, the capital of the Menoufiya Governorate- has recovered. Twenty-four of the 25 Egyptian pre-teens struck with bird flu here have now survived, including all 22 of those under age t [...] | 2009-02-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO1739 | EGYPT NOTIFIED OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1742 | EGYPTIAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) On September 6, Deputy Foreign Minister Wafaa Bassim briefed Ambassador on initial results of a set of Egyptian interagency consultations undertaken in response to S/RAP Holbrooke's July visit to Cairo seeking additional regional s [...] | 2009-09-09 15:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PTER AF EG |
09CAIRO1743 | EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON IAEA GC NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Key Egyptian interlocutors say Egypt has worked in good faith to achieve consensus in Vienna, including showing substantial flexibility on the GC President's initiative. They are willing to continue to work toward this goal via the now-circulated MES text. In the Egyptian view, Israe [...] | 2009-09-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM IAEA IS IR EG |
09CAIRO1749 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- -- Preparing for Free Trade Negotiations with MERCOSUR --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and In [...] | 2009-09-10 08:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1758 | THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CHILDHOOD AND MOTHERHOOD'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN KJUS SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1759 | EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN AND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO EG |
09CAIRO1760 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC EG |
09CAIRO1761 | CHALLENGES OF SINAI ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Key Points: -- Although security restrictions and other factors associated with working in the Sinai will continue to make it more difficult to implement our programs there, progress is being made. -- In May 2009, the Governor of North Sinai agreed to help facilitate access, and USAI [...] | 2009-09-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1766 | FRAUD SUMMARY - CAIRO [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Widespread poverty and a lack of perceived economic prospects drive a significant number of Egyptians to look for opportunity outside of their homeland. Boatloads of Egyptians have been intercepted traveling north across the Mediterranean towards Europe. Such economic migran [...] | 2009-09-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EG |
09CAIRO1767 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS INTELLECTUALS [...] (U) Summary: On August 12, the Ambassador hosted a lunch for intellectual leaders from Egypt,s Muslim community, as follow-up to President Obama,s June 2009 Cairo speech. Spirited discussion took place on how to facilitate continued dialogue. Guests stressed the need to engage the American [...] | 2009-09-13 13:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO EG |
09CAIRO1778 | MFA DIPNOTE AGREEING TO CONTINUE POLICE TRAINING [...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. On September 14, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA agreeing to continue USG-funded police training consistent with the terms of our April 21 dipnote (refs C, D). 3. Begin text of MFA dipnote (informal MFA and embassy translation) [...] | 2009-09-14 16:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR EG |
09CAIRO1787 | EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN AND U.S. AFRICA COMMAND DISCUSS SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 10:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO EG |
09CAIRO1788 | ARAB LEAGUE SPOKESMAN BRIEFS ON SEPTEMBER MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS IZ WEU GZ SY SU EG |
09CAIRO1790 | EGYPTIAN MFA AND AFRICOM DELEGATION DISCUSS [...] MFA officials said there is a lack of evidence against the suspected pirates, and it is unclear whether the events occurred in Somali waters or on the high seas bringing into question the issue of Egyptian jurisdiction. End Key Points. 2.(C) A U.S. Africa Command (Africom) delegation including Dep [...] | 2009-09-15 10:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO EG |
09CAIRO1793 | TRADE MINISTER INTENT ON EXPANDING US-EGYPT TRADE TIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 14:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO180 | JUDGE FINES FOUR EDITORS ON APPEAL, STRIKES PRISON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 11:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1800 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PRICING AND [...] (SBU) Description. REF A is the GOE request for pricing and availability of 161 Night Vision Goggles (NVG) sets and the modification of 137 F-16 aircraft to an NVG compatible configuration to support their national defense mission. 2. (SBU) Reason the purchaser desires the articles or servi [...] | 2009-09-16 13:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO1802 | H1N1'S IMPACT ON EGYPT'S SCHOOL SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO1803 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: SEPTEMBER 16 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- Egypt's Ranking in 2010 Doing Business Report --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt kept its position as one of th [...] | 2009-09-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1804 | FM ABOUL GHEIT ON UNESCO, NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN , [...] Key Points: -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit said the USG "campaign" against UNESCO candidate Farouk Hosni stemmed from a misunderstanding of his record. Egypt continues to work with the USG on the range of bilateral and multilateral issues. However, citing mounting press criticism, the FM said the basis for [...] | 2009-09-16 15:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL IAEA KNNP PARM IR IS KPAL EG |
09CAIRO1806 | EGYPT TO EXTRADITE "PIRATES" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 06:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL KCRM EWWT MARR MOPS SO EG |
09CAIRO1817 | PRESIDENT MUBARAK ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MOPS PTER AF EG |
09CAIRO1818 | TIP PROSECUTOR TALKS ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFICKING LAW REF: CAIRO 1758 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN KJUS SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1819 | "APRIL 6 MOVEMENT" RAISES ITS PROFILE TO ATTRACT [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On September 15, "April 6 Movement" leader Ahmed Saleh told us that the group is working to attract new members through a campaign of helping citizens "stand up for their rights" and receive government services. -- (C) As part of this effort, he said "April 6" has succes [...] | 2009-09-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1828 | FPU REVIEW OF DIVERSITY VISA CASES REVEALS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) reviewed Diversity Visas (DVs) issued by post to identify additional cases of the baby trafficking network described in reftels. A number of cases were found that raised the possibility that some DV lottery winners applied with newborns that [...] | 2009-09-23 11:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO1834 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT REF: STATE 98567 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER UN KISL KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1836 | UPDATE ON BLOGGER CASES - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Human rights attorney Gamal Eid, who represents all of Egypt's detained bloggers, told us September 15 he had learned through third party sources that prison officials have tortured jailed Coptic blogger Hany Nazir to pressure him to convert to Islam. The prison has not allowed [...] | 2009-09-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO184 | ARAB LEAGUE AGREES TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PREL MOPS AL |
09CAIRO1840 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 23 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------------- Cost of Subsidies Drops in July 2009 ----------------------------------- 2. (U) A report by the Ministry of Finance showed that the cost of gove [...] | 2009-09-24 05:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1842 | EGYPT AND THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE [...] (C) Embassy Cairo commends the efforts of US Mission Vienna to engage Egypt and Israel on the Middle East Safeguards (MES) text at the IAEA GC meetings in Vienna, described in ref a and b, and the positive outcome achieved on that resolution. We believe it represents in part a new approach from the [...] | 2009-09-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM EG |
09CAIRO1844 | DEMARCHE GIVEN: PRE-INVITATION TO AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE EG |
09CAIRO1845 | DEMARCHE GIVEN: U.S.-CANADA-MEXICO TRILATERAL PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC KGHG EG |
09CAIRO1848 | EMBASSY RAISES HAASSMENT OF EGYPTIAN CONVERTS WTH MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1850 | NDP INSIDER ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS AND LEGISLATION [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On September 17, ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Shura Council Member Hossam Badrawi told visiting NEA/ELA desk officer and poloff that high turnout in the 2010 parliamentary elections would benefit the NDP over the Muslim Brotherhood. -- (C) He called for a numbe [...] | 2009-09-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO1851 | AFRICAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSIONS AT THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 14:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO MR EG |
09CAIRO1852 | REFUGEES CAUGHT IN EGYPT-ISRAEL BORDER CROSSFIRE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREF PTER PBTS KWBG KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1857 | ENGAGING AYMAN NOUR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-27 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
09CAIRO1858 | EGYPT ELECTIONS WORKING GROUP, STEP ONE REACHING [...] (C) Key Issues: -- Egypt's 2010 parliamentary and 2011 presidential elections come at a time of increased scrutiny following other high-profile and flawed elections in the region. -- In order to ensure comprehensive engagement on upcoming elections in Egypt, Embassy Cairo has initiated an Elections [...] | 2009-09-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1874 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: SEMPTEMBER 30 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------------- Exports to Agadir Member States up 22% -------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Ministry of Trade and Industry reported that Egypt's [...] | 2009-09-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EPET PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1888 | SUDAN: CAIRO-BASED FUR LEADER ON DARFUR PEACE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO1889 | RISING TENSIONS AMONG SINAI BEDOUIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EG |
09CAIRO189 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) CONTACTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 06:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09CAIRO1892 | FOUNDER OF EGYPT'S FIRST INDEPENDENT UNION ON [...] Key Points: -- (C) On September 30, Makram Labib, who with Kamal Abu Eita established the Real Estate Tax Collectors Union (RETU),Egypt's first independent trade union (ref B) since the 1950s, told us that RETU has achieved most of its economic objectives through negotiation with the Ministry of F [...] | 2009-10-01 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1893 | REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MB FOLLOWING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 16:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KISL EG |
09CAIRO1897 | EGYPTIAN WATER MINISTER ON THE NILE BASIN INITIATIVE REF: CAIRO 1506 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-04 07:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU TZ ET CG EG |
09CAIRO1912 | CORRECTED COPY - UNESCO VOTE INCITES PRESS, GOE READY TO MOVE ON REF: A. PARIS 1301 B. CAIRO 1804 CAIRO 00001912 001.3 OF 002 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL EG |
09CAIRO1913 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 5 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------ GOE to Cut Energy Subsidies within 5 Years ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali ind [...] | 2009-10-05 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1917 | PETROLEUM MINISTER SEEKS U.S. INVESTMENT IN GAS [...] (C) Key Points: -- Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy wants major U.S. oil companies to invest in five deepwater natural gas exploration blocks off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, according to a senior MOP official. -- Fahmy plans to travel to the U.S. in November 2009 and hopes to brief senior U.S. oi [...] | 2009-10-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON BEXP EPET ENRG EINV EG |
09CAIRO1918 | EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT PUSHES BACK ON THE NIQAB [...] Key points: -- (C) Leadership of both Islamic and secular educational institutions are increasingly critical of the niqab, a full facial veil exposing only the wearer's eyes, and have announced or intend soon to announce restrictions. These restrictions fall far short of a general prohibition. -- ( [...] | 2009-10-08 06:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1924 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ESF, ELECTIONS, SINAI DEVELOPMENT, AND POST SAID EXPANSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EWWT ETRD EG |
09CAIRO1925 | UPDATE: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER ON [...] (C) Key Points: -- Minister of State for Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Moufid Shehab confirmed that the new counter-terrorism law would be submitted to parliament by March 2010 in order to go into effect before the Emergency Law expires in May 2010. However, internal disagreements r [...] | 2009-10-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PRGOV PTER KIRF KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1926 | TRADE MINISTER ASSESSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Following a discussion of general trade and economic issues (Cairo 1793),Minister of Trade Rachid asked for a few minutes alone with the Ambassador. He asked her assessment of the bilateral relationship. She noted that it had obviously improved, if for no other reason than that our two Preside [...] | 2009-10-08 16:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR BMGT EAGR EAID ECON PREL |
09CAIRO1927 | GOE MINISTERS SAY EGYPT REMAINS COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 16:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG ETRD PGOV PREL |
09CAIRO1928 | NEW TELECOM LICENSES FALL SHORT OF ENDING TELECOM [...] (U) KEY POINTS - Egypt is issuing new tenders for bundled voice and data services for the rapidly growing housing-compound market. The GOE expects $1 billion to be invested in these services over the next five years. - For the first time, the telecom tenders will be based on revenue-shari [...] | 2009-10-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1929 | EGYPT'S EQUITY MARKET: IS THERE MORE ROOM TO RUN? [...] (U) KEY POINTS - The Egyptian stock market has been a strong performer in 2009. The large cap index is up over 45% and the broader index is up nearly 100%. - Optimism about the Egyptian economy along with continued low commodity prices have been catalysts for buyers of Egyptian equities. [...] | 2009-10-08 16:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV EG |
09CAIRO1930 | DEFICIT FINANCING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT REF: 08CAIRO2408 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Do nald Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EG PGOV |
09CAIRO1932 | RACHID REVIEWS TRADE TIES, UPCOMING TRIP TO U.S. REF: A. CAIRO 1793 B. CAIRO 1550 C. CAIRO 1522 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 17:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL EFIN EAID EG |
09CAIRO1945 | Cooperation and Coordination Busts Fraud Ring [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU),the Egyptian State Security Investigative Services (SSIS) and the Greek Embassy in Cairo worked together to identify a major fraud ring involved in obtaining Schengen visas for mala fide travelers. The ring used fake US visas and bogus suppo [...] | 2009-10-13 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC SMIG EG |
09CAIRO1947 | DEMARCHE ON END-USE MONITORING [...] Key Points: -- On October 10, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Minister of Defense Tantawi, stressing that despite the lifting of holds on a proposed F-16 sale to Egypt, the Administration and Congress both share deep concerns about a pattern of end-use violations. -- Ambassador also emphasiz [...] | 2009-10-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO1948 | INDEPENDENT NGO COALITION FOR UPR REPORT SPLINTERS [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The coalition of independent NGOs formed to submit a September report for the February 2010 UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) splintered following disagreements over using legal versus "political" language in the introduction. -- (C) The Egyptian Or [...] | 2009-10-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM UN EG |
09CAIRO1957 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: OCTOBER 14 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- ----- High Court Considers Case on Gas Exports to Israel --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Egypt's Supreme Adm [...] | 2009-10-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR EPET PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1959 | Al-AZHAR VP WELCOMES COOPERATION WITH KABUL UNIVERSITY [...] PAO met with Dr. Abdullah El-Hossieny Helal, Vice President for Educational and Students Affairs, Al-Azhar University, on October 8, to discuss possible cooperation and exchanges with Kabul University. Dr. Helal said that Kabul University should send proposals to him. He added that Al-Azhar is [...] | 2009-10-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PGOV EAID PREL SCUL AF |
09CAIRO196 | ARAB LEAGUE COS ON "BLEAK" REGIONAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO1960 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH MFA [...] (C) Key Points: -- During an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Disarmament Khalid Shamma said Egypt supports the implementation of UNSCR 1874 and Six-Party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. -- He noted that MFA shares information on [...] | 2009-10-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PTER EFIN ECON PARM KN IR EG |
09CAIRO1962 | BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS ETTC EG |
09CAIRO1967 | EGYPT TRAINS POLICE ON PROTECTING TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) On October 11, Poloff attended the opening ceremony of an International Organization for Migration (IOM) training program for Egyptian law enforcement officials on "Protecting Victims of Trafficking and Investigating Traffickers." The two-week program, conducted under the auspices of Egypt's [...] | 2009-10-15 08:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1971 | NEWSPAPER SHUT DOWN OVER ALLEGING ACTORS' [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO1975 | ALEXANDRIA: NDP, WAFD FOCUS ON SOCIAL SERVICES TO [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In advance of the 2010/2011 elections, the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is working in Alexandria in cooperation with NGOs to improve the city's infrastructure and education. -- (C) NDP-linked and independent NGOs are working in poor areas to provide social serv [...] | 2009-10-18 16:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO1976 | TREASURY DAS DANIEL GLASER,S MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 07:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KN PTER ECON PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1977 | EGYPT: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS SUGGEST CHANGE [...] (C) Key Points -- Political activists at an Ambassador-hosted lunch were pessimistic that the upcoming elections would offer opportunities for real change. -- Most agreed that voter apathy and low voter turnout in previous elections can be explained by the absence of a "political culture," pressu [...] | 2009-10-19 08:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
09CAIRO1984 | EGYPTIAN CONVERT CONVICTED OF FORGERY [...] (SBU) On October 14, a Cairo criminal court convicted Einas Refaat Mohamed Hassan, a convert from Islam to Christianity, of forgery for possessing a false national identity card. Hassan apparently used documents formerly belonging to a deceased Christian woman to obtain a national identity card lis [...] | 2009-10-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO1985 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------- Telecom Egypt is Losing Customers --------------------------------- 2. (U) Amr Badawi, Chairman of the National Telecommunication Regulatory Autho [...] | 2009-10-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO199 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM [...] (U) The President of Jewish Community Cairo, Carmen Weinstein, sent the following congratulatory message to President Obama, which was received by post on January 28, 2009. The original letter will be pouched to S/ES-CR. 2. (U) Text of Weinstein's letter to President Obama: BEGIN TEXT: [...] | 2009-02-04 13:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV EG |
09CAIRO1992 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S CARSON'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] However, the GoE decided in September to return the pirates to Puntland for prosecution, contending the suspects were not involved in the original hijacking of the ships but had been hired by the pirates to guard the fishing vessels. Egypt questions whether individual nations have jurisdiction to p [...] | 2009-10-20 13:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SU SO ER ET EG |
09CAIRO1993 | UNHCR CAIRO DISCUSSES REFUGEE CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SU IZ SO ER IS EG |
09CAIRO1997 | ACTIVISTS' ANGER OVER U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL UN IS EG |
09CAIRO2 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arab League ministerial went into closed session at 1:00pm local time and as of 6:00 pm local time we have not gotten any comment on the status of the talks, either from the Egyptians or other delegations. Egypt closed and evacuated the Rafah terminal several times overn [...] | 2009-01-01 02:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO200 | INVITATION TO NNSA HUMAN RESOURCES SEMINAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC OTRA EG |
09CAIRO2007 | INFLATION COMING DOWN, BUT PERSISTENT HIGH FOOD [...] (U) Key Points: -- Overall inflation has been falling for most of the year and hit a 20-month low of 9% in August; however, food price inflation has been very strong all through 2009. -- The supply chain for food is full of inefficiencies which exacerbate high food price problems. The Gov [...] | 2009-10-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EG PGOV |
09CAIRO2011 | UPDATE ON REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MUSLIM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO202 | SALAFISM ON THE RISE IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER KIRF SOCI SCUL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2022 | "APRIL 6" PLANS PARALLEL MEETING TO REFUTE NDP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO2031 | POLICE HARASSMENT AT NOUR EVENT [...] (C) Key Points: -- (C) Ayman Nour confirmed reports of police harassment at an event for artists and poets held on the evening of October 21 in support of his campaign against succession. Items seized by police were returned except a laptop used to store information about the campaign. Nou [...] | 2009-10-22 16:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG KDEM |
09CAIRO2039 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------- -------------------------------- Egypt Rejects World Bank's Call for Electricity Price Increase ----------------------------- ----------------------------- [...] | 2009-10-26 12:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO204 | EGYPTIAN BORDER SECURITY REQUEST: NEXT STEPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Post appreciates the Department's efforts to quickly respond to Egypt's request for four Z portal multiview cargo and vehicle screening systems to improve their capacity to combat arms smuggling into Gaza (reftel). We are continui [...] | 2009-02-04 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO2041 | EGYPT FAILS TO MAKE CONCERTED EFFORT TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) Key Points: - NTRA does not have a cohesive policy to expand broadband internet service to underserved areas. - NTRA President and private sector media executives believe the lack of Arabic language content on the internet has prevented demand from growing in underserved areas. - [...] | 2009-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG ECPS |
09CAIRO2042 | NO TIMELINE SET FOR OFFER OF A SECOND FIXED LINE [...] (SBU) Key Points - GOE has no set timeline or conditions upon which to offer a second fixed line telecom license. - NTRA President Badawi believes any future offer of second fixed line license would be a revenue-sharing model. 2. (SBU) On October 12, we met with Amr Badawi, Presiden [...] | 2009-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EG PGOV ECPS EINV |
09CAIRO2044 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 16:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN EG |
09CAIRO205 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM EMBASSY CAIRO'S EVACUATION OF AMERICAN [...] Summary: Embassy Cairo evacuated four families with American citizens and family members entitled to immigrant visas, and assisted in the evacuation of over 100 foreign nationals on January 19, 2009. The evacuation went smoothly and lessons learned follow. End Summary. 2. On January 19, 2 [...] | 2009-02-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PREL PTER ASEC KPAL EG |
09CAIRO2052 | 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT PREVIEW FOR THE MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2053 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UN KCRM KCOR EG |
09CAIRO2058 | EGYPT: INAUGURAL ARAB WORLD FORUM SEEKS SENIOR USG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 13:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO2064 | POLICE BRUTALITY UPDATE: LAWYERS ALLEGE SEVERE [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Credible human rights lawyers representing members of the Hizballah cell detained since late 2008 believe the GOE tortured the suspects with electric shocks and sleep deprivation to reduce them to a "zombie state." -- (S) The lawyers believe the GOE used the same torture on a se [...] | 2009-10-29 17:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL LE EG |
09CAIRO2065 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN INERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - SUPPORTINGAMCIT NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 17:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC AER UNGA EG |
09CAIRO2066 | AYMAN NOUR HARASSED IN HURGHADA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 17:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO207 | FRAUD TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES CONTINUE TO DISMANTLE NETWORK OF [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable highlights the effective fraud tools and techniques that have uncovered the network of fraudulent birth registrations reported in refs (A) and (B). The Fraud Prevention Manager (FPM) and A/RSO-I continue to use a wide variety of fraud resources to not only identify ad [...] | 2009-02-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO2072 | NAVCENT DISCUSSES SUEZ CANAL TRANSIT PROCEDURES [...] (C) Key Points -- During a September 29 meeting, NAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Cropper and Assistant Minister of Defense Major General al-Assar discussed Suez Canal transit procedures for U.S. naval vessels as part of an ongoing dialogue following the March 2008 Global Patriot incident. -- [...] | 2009-11-01 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MASS MARR EWWT EG |
09CAIRO2078 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------- Mubarak Speech to NDP Conference -------------------------------- 2. (U) In a speech to the National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, President H [...] | 2009-11-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO208 | THE ARAB LEAGUE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UN MR SO SU EG |
09CAIRO2082 | CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT RELEASES CORE INFLATION INDEX [...] (U) Key Points: -- The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) released its core inflation index on 25 October. -- Core inflation better reflects underlying inflation and is the statistic that the CBE uses in determining its monetary policy. -- The release of these statistics is a precondition for [...] | 2009-11-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2083 | EGYPT PROSECUTES FACILITATORS OF UNDER-AGE [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On October 19, an Egyptian court in Al Gharbeya Governorate (in the Nile Delta region) sentenced a marriage registrar, or "ma'zoun," to two years in prison, under the provisions of the 2008 amendment to Egypt's child law, for registering the marriages of 144 girls under the age [...] | 2009-11-03 09:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2084 | EGYPTIAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PTER MASS MOPS AF EG |
09CAIRO209 | POWER TRIP: RESTRUCTURING THE PETROLEUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 13:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL EG |
09CAIRO210 | EGYPT'S 54th BIRD FLU VICTIM, 1st FROM SUEZ [...] (SBU) On February 4, 2009, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) announced the country's 54th human avian influenza (AI) victim: a two-year-old boy from the Ganian district in the Suez Governorate. 2. (SBU) The boy, the first AI victim in Suez, got sick February 2, was hospitaliz [...] | 2009-02-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO2102 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMPLEMENTARY STANDARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN EG |
09CAIRO2103 | EGYPT: MINISTRY OF HEALTH REVIEWS CURRENT INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO211 | EGYPT'S 54th BIRD FLU VICTIM, 1st FROM SUEZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO2111 | CIVIL SOCIETY'S EXPECTATIONS FOR ELECTIONS LOW, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ELAB EG |
09CAIRO2112 | NOUR TRAVEL PERMISSION DENIED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
09CAIRO2115 | CAIRO - A2 VISA VALIDATION STUDY [...] In response to concerns raised by other agencies regarding the possible overstay and/or abuse of A2 visas by Egyptian Ministry of Defense (MOD)personnel, the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU)conducted a validation study. The FPU reviewed all issued A2 visas for the Egyptian MOD from 01 Jan 2008 to 3 [...] | 2009-11-08 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS ASEC EG |
09CAIRO2120 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 9 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------------- The Central Bank Ends Interest Rate Cuts ---------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank o [...] | 2009-11-09 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2122 | ANGER AND DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS OVER QIZ [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -Public and private sector contacts continue to complain about the delay in implementing the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) program in Minya and Beni Suef, although the delay is largely due to the GOE's slowness to provide accurate information on the factories in the two [...] | 2009-11-10 07:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2124 | EGYPT: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for comments on the OPIC-supported Global Renewable Energy Investment program, Post and local contacts are not aware of any derogatory information with respect to the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. 2. (SBU) Renewable energy currently f [...] | 2009-11-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EAID EG |
09CAIRO2129 | A/S CARSON AND EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN'S OCTOBER 27 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO SU ER ET EG |
09CAIRO213 | INVESTMENT SCANDAL ADDS TO STOCK MARKET WOES [...] (U) Cairo is abuzz with talk of a serious investment fraud allegation. Earlier this week, businessman Nabil Al-Boushi was charged with: (i) operating as a stockbroker without the authority to do portfolio management and (ii) breaking contractual obligations. The Egyptian Public Prosecutor (A [...] | 2009-02-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
09CAIRO2130 | A/S CARSON'S OCTOBER 27 DISCUSSION OF AFRICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO SU ER CG EG |
09CAIRO2133 | ASD VERSHBOW'S NOV 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS PTER PARM SU IR EG |
09CAIRO2137 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA EG |
09CAIRO2140 | READOUT OF 19TH QIZ JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) On November 15, Israeli and Egyptian trade officials met in Cairo for the quarterly meeting of the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Joint Committee. The Israeli delegation was led by Gabby Bar of the Ministry of Trade and Labor, and the Egyptian delegation was headed by Sayed Elbous of t [...] | 2009-11-17 09:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV EG IS |
09CAIRO2155 | "APRIL 6" HOLDS PARALLEL NDP CONFERENCE DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 12:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO2156 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 17 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------- First Chinese Bank Established in Egypt --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin inaugurated a [...] | 2009-11-17 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2157 | POPULATION MINISTER FOCUSING ON FAMILY PLANNING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN KIRF ELAB EG |
09CAIRO2158 | SUDAN: SPLM SPOKESMAN ADVOCATES PRESSURE ON NCP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 14:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO2164 | ACTIVISTS BELIEVE POLICE BRUTALITY CONTINUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF EG |
09CAIRO2165 | EGYPT AND THE ARAB LEAGUE ON THE NEW U.S. SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 15:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO2166 | EGYPT: NDP READY TO RUN ON A "FOR YOU" PLATFORM REF: 2008 CAIRO 2310 Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 15:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO2168 | UPDATE: EGYPTIAN COUNTER SMUGGLING EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 08:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR KPAL EG |
09CAIRO217 | GOE RESUMES PRESS FOR HOSNY UNESCO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL EG |
09CAIRO2172 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S HORMATS MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO2176 | EGYPT'S MUFTI ON NIQAB CONTROVERSY [...] Key Points -- (C) In a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gom'aa said that while the niqab (full-facial veil) is not a requirement in Islam, women should have the right to wear it if they chose. -- (C) Commenting on sectarian strife in Egypt, the Mufti said that formal [...] | 2009-11-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SOCI KIRF KPAO KWMN EG |
09CAIRO2178 | COPTIC CHOIR BOYS UNCOVERED AS INTENDING IMMIGRANTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) uncovered a scheme to have young men pose as Coptic choir boys in order to be issued visas for travel to the United States. The applicants used bogus letters from churches in Egypt and the United States to facilitate the fraud. Egyptian State [...] | 2009-11-19 11:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD KIRF CVIS CMGT KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO218 | EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON COUNTER PIRACY, SOMALIA AND SUDAN REF: A. KHARTOUM 51 B. KHARTOUM 75 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM EWWT SO SU EG |
09CAIRO2180 | AL MAHDI DISCUSSES SUDAN POLITICAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO2183 | EGYPT: MB LEADERS RELEASED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 16:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PTER EG |
09CAIRO2189 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 23 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- ----- Mubarak Addresses Economy in Speech to Parliament --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) President Mubarak add [...] | 2009-11-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR PGOV EG |
09CAIRO219 | TEN MEN DETAINED FOR ALLEGED HOMOSEXUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2190 | ADVERSE INFORMATION FOUND FOR ASYLUM REQUESTS [...] (SBU) As per ref A, A/RSO-I is providing the following adverse information for the asylum requests of Saleh, Samouel Ishak Koryakos (D/POB: 13-Sep-1986, Menia, Egypt),Botros, Antonious Thrwat Shouky (D/POB: 11-Sep-1986, Menia, Egypt),Dief, Kerolos Adly Roshdy (D/POB: 01-Jan-1991, Menia, Egypt). [...] | 2009-11-23 12:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KFRD CVIS KIRF PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO2195 | EGYPTIAN MFA ADVISOR ON SUDAN, NILE BASIN REF: 08 CAIRO 1963 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU BY TZ UG EG |
09CAIRO2205 | BLIND COPTIC GIRLS' CHOIR USED FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) has identified seven individuals who were successfully smuggled to the United States through their inclusion with a church group of blind Coptic girl singers. The church group was organized and sponsored by an Egyptian-American man in the Uni [...] | 2009-11-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD KIRF CVIS CMGT KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO2207 | EGYPTIAN TEXTILE FACTORY STRIKE ENDS [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) Workers at Tanta Flax and Oil Company, a large textile factory in the Nile Delta City of Tanta (Gharabeya Governorate),who had been on strike since May, returned to work on November 21. -- (SBU) The strike, which the GoE-controlled General Union of Textile Workers supported, e [...] | 2009-11-25 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2209 | MUBARAK'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT OFFERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS ECON EG |
09CAIRO2210 | GAMAL MUBARAK CHAMPIONS HEALTH CARE REFORM AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG |
09CAIRO2212 | DESPITE STOCK MARKET PANIC, EGYPT EXPECTS MINIMAL [...] (U) Key Points -- Egypt's stock market traded down 8% in the first trading day since the start of the Dubai debt crisis. -- Analysts see little long-term risk to Egypt's economy but note the possibility that FDI flows from the Gulf could be diminished. -- Egyptian company exposure to Du [...] | 2009-11-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG AE |
09CAIRO2214 | EGYPT: NOMINEES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT ON [...] In response to reftel, Post offers the following twelve names to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington: -- Basil El Baz, Founder and Chairman, Egypt Basic Industries Corporation. The first Egyptian company created solely from international finance, EBIC received su [...] | 2009-11-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2221 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 1 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------ Cement Producer Requests Ending Export Ban ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Lafarge Company, a large multinational fi [...] | 2009-12-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2223 | POST NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Nehad Aboul Komsan, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Women of Courage Award, deserves USG commendation for her tireless campaigning on behalf of women's rights in Egypt. -- (U) Aboul Komsan's efforts as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Egyp [...] | 2009-12-01 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO EG |
09CAIRO2229 | EGYPTIAN QURANIST DETAINED, RELEASED [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On November 18, security officials at Cairo International Airport detained Abdel Latif Mohamed Saied, a member of the heterodox Islamic Quranist movement, when he attempted to board a flight for Khartoum. -- (C) On November 24, Embassy Cairo raised Saied's detention with Deputy [...] | 2009-12-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO2236 | EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT ASSERTS TIP PROGRESS TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador at Large for Combating Human Trafficking Luis CDeBaca visited Egypt November 13 through 15 and met with GoE officials and others involved in Egypt's anti-trafficikng efforts, including Egypt's Public Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's Minister of State for Family and Populati [...] | 2009-12-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV UN EG |
09CAIRO2237 | EGYPT 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Cairo's 2010 National Trade Estimate for Egypt, also emailed as requested to USTR in a Microsoft Word document. 2. (U) Begin text: EGYPT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Egypt was $3.6 billion in 2008, an increase of $690 m [...] | 2009-12-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2247 | EGYPTIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY REFLECTS ON DIFFICULT YEAR AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL EG |
09CAIRO2249 | SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 08:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER EAID SOCI SNAR SCUL KPAL KCRM IS EG |
09CAIRO2250 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker Hamdy el-Seroury at the offices of Best Engineering. El-Seroury confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. The firm provides consulting services only f [...] | 2009-12-07 10:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2251 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker Abdel Fattah Khalifa at the offices of the United Consultant Group. Khalifa confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. The firm provides mostly consult [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2252 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER SAID [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker Said Abdel Hamid Galal at the offices of ASTC Matrix International for Import and Export. Galal confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. The firm onl [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2253 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker Helal Hussein at the offices of Egyptian Tech and Commercial Services Associates (ETSA). Hussein confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. The firm on [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2254 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with Tawfik el-Rashidy at the offices of the Kemet Corporation. El-Rashidy confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. Kemet Corporation primarily deals with commercial design [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2255 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with Mohamed H.G. El-Din at the offices of El-Hassan Trading Establishment. El-Din confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. El-Hassan Trading provides consulting services a [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2256 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with Habib Debs, President and General Manager of Sigma International. Pol Off was unable to meet with the individual listed as the broker, Kamal Asad. Debs said he himself was the principal officer. Debs said that most of his business was d [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2257 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker El Sayed Safwat Saleh at the offices of the Arab Trading International Company. The firm's General Manager, Osama Fathy, was also present. Saleh confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to co [...] | 2009-12-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2258 | ASWAN: GOE ENLISTS LOYAL NGOS TO COOPERATE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2259 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 7 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------- Stock Market Falls, Then Recovers --------------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian stock market plummeted 8%, the third largest single day lo [...] | 2009-12-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO226 | EGYPT'S 55th BIRD FLU VICTIM, ANOTHER CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO2263 | EGYPT: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Cairo's interim assessment of the GoE's efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2009. ------------------------- Law Enforcement Activity ------------------------- 2. (SBU) Since May 2009, there have been a number of high profile prosecut [...] | 2009-12-07 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP EG |
09CAIRO2268 | MIXED CIVIL SOCIETY REACTION TO UN ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 12:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN EG |
09CAIRO2277 | GOE UPR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOCUSES ON COMMITMENTS, BUT IS SHORT ON DETAILS REF: A. CAIRO 2164 B. CAIRO 1948 C. CAIRO 1925 D. CAIRO 1836 E. CAIRO 1433 F. CAIRO 814 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KTIP CT UN EG |
09CAIRO2279 | EGYPT: EL BARADEI'S "CONDITIONED" PRESIDENTIAL RUN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 13:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO229 | STATE SECURITY DETAINS EGYPTIAN-GERMAN BLOGGER AND GAZA ACTIVIST REF: A. 09 CAIRO 79 B. 08 CAIRO 2431 C. 08 CAIRO 862 D. 08 CAIRO 797 Classified By: ECPO Mincouns William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL GE EG |
09CAIRO2291 | Baby Traffickers Resurface in Alexandria [...] (SBU) Summary: An American Citizen couple attempted to register a newborn as their biological child during a scheduled consular outreach visit held at the American Center in Alexandria. The couple fit the profile developed by the Cairo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in reftels and the case was re [...] | 2009-12-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
09CAIRO2292 | BANKING REFORM CONTINUES BUT IS NARROWLY FOCUSED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 07:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2294 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 14 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- ------ Minister of Economic Development Predicts 6% Growth --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) Minister of Econ [...] | 2009-12-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2297 | EGYPT'S "INVISIBLE" REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SO ET EG |
09CAIRO2298 | EGYPT: MB INTERNAL CLASHES CONTINUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PTER EG |
09CAIRO2299 | NDP REFORMER SEES LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS REF: A. CAIRO 2283 B. CAIRO 2166 C. CAIRO 1850 D. CAIRO 1181 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EG |
09CAIRO230 | EGYPTIANS SEEK USG SUPPORT FOR G20 AND G8 MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN OVIP PREL PGOV ECON IT UK EG |
09CAIRO2301 | EGYPTIAN LABOR ACTIVISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE [...] Key Points: - (SBU) In 2009, there have been over 300 strikes and other worker protests in Egypt, despite legal restrictions and a lack of support for strikers from GoE-affiliated trade unions. -- (C) Worker activism is driven by economic, not political, concerns. Some workers' rights advocates non [...] | 2009-12-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2302 | EGYPT'S PRESS SYNDICATE ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KDEM KPAO PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2308 | EGYPT: CAN KIFAYA REGAIN LOST MOMENTUM? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 12:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
09CAIRO2309 | SUBSIDY REFORM PROGRESSING SLOWLY - GOE LOOKS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV ENRG EG |
09CAIRO231 | SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (S/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced. The Egyptian leadership, including President Mubarak, are encouraged by the Administration's immediate attention to the Middle East and your and the Preside [...] | 2009-02-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY |
09CAIRO2311 | ORASCOM TELECOM FACES FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FROM ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS REF: CAIRO 02261 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Do nald A. Blome [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD EG AG |
09CAIRO2312 | ISRAELIS NOT UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG IS |
09CAIRO2315 | EGYPT: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Egypt is an ally on counter-terrorism issues. The Egyptian and U.S. governments maintained a robust dialogue on a broad range of counter-terrorism and law enforcement issues in 2009 and exchanged information on a variety of terrorism, security, and law enforcement matters during the course of [...] | 2009-12-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR EG |
09CAIRO2316 | GOE LOOKS TO RAISE CROP PRICES AND STIMULATE CULTIVATION [...] (SBU) Key Points -- The GOE has announced that, as part of its support for farmers and rural communities, it plans to raise crop procurement prices by 20-25% -- These price hikes would apply to government purchases of five "strategic commodities" and, with the exception of rice, would mai [...] | 2009-12-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2320 | THE MYSTERIES OF EGYPT'S HEALTH CARE REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2321 | EGYPT'S EXPORT SUBSIDIES ARE HERE TO STAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG ETRD EFIN PGOV |
09CAIRO2323 | AMBASSADOR, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DISCUSS SECRETARY'S SPEECH, ELECTIONS, SUCCESSION REF: A. CAIRO 2299 B. CAIRO 2283 C. CAIRO 2277 D. CAIRO 1925 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM EAID EG |
09CAIRO2325 | EGYPT: COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt increased its efforts to combat smuggling over the last several months, including beginning installation of a subterranean steel wall and resuming installation of an FMF-funded tunnel activity detection system. -- (S/NF) Installation of the tunnel detection system has re [...] | 2009-12-20 05:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PTER MASS KPAL EG |
09CAIRO2331 | DNI MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a December 10 meeting, Defense Minister Tantawi provided Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Blair with an overview of Egyptian security concerns, including potential instability in Sudan and Iranian interference in the region. -- (S/NF) DNI Blair stressed the impor [...] | 2009-12-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS PTER IR PK AF EG |
09CAIRO2340 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker Mohamed Nabil. He confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. Nabil operates out of a one-man office without any partners or employees. He provides cons [...] | 2009-12-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2341 | BLUE LANTERN: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with Mohamed Fathallah of the Fathallah Arms Company at his Cairo retail store on December 16. Fathallah confirmed that he received all of the weapons listed on the licenses 050073373 and 050120640 from RSR Group of Winterpark, Florida. Fathal [...] | 2009-12-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2346 | CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT PRESSURES BANK PIRAEUS INTO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN ECON EG |
09CAIRO2347 | EGYPT: DECEMBER 2009 INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
09CAIRO2348 | EGYPT'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANS SUBJECT TO DELAYS [...] (C/NF) Main Points: -- Egypt's first commercial scale reactor is officially slated to come on line in 2020, with three more to be in operation by 2025. The GOE is expected to announce in January 2010 that El Daba on the Mediterranean Coast will be the site of the first plant. -- Nuclear Power Plant [...] | 2009-12-22 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY UN |
09CAIRO2349 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: DECEMBER 22 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- GOE to Offer Global Tender for Oil Production --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) A source in the state-owned Egyptian [...] | 2009-12-22 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EPET ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2350 | EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS NPT REVIEW WITH UNDER [...] (C) Key Points: -- During a December 3 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit discussed preparations for the May 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. -- Tauscher stressed that a successful review confere [...] | 2009-12-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP PARM IS IR SY EG |
09CAIRO2351 | Egypt's 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EG |
09CAIRO2355 | EGYPT UNSUCCESSFUL IN SWAYING UPSTREAM NILE BASIN COUNTRIES REF: A. CAIRO 1897 B. CAIRO 1506 C. CAIRO 1615 Classified By: Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Stephen P. O'Dowd for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 10:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID TZ KE ET SU EG |
09CAIRO2356 | EGYPTIAN MFA DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO EG |
09CAIRO2361 | EGYPT'S NUCLEAR REGULATORY LAW TO BE ENACTED BUT [...] (C/NF) Main points: -- Egypt's draft law on regulation of civil nuclear power and safety is expected to pass into law shortly after the New Year. -- Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Chairman Mohamed El Kolaly told us December 15 that under the new law his agency will be succeeded by an indep [...] | 2009-12-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY |
09CAIRO2371 | GOE MISSING TRADE OPPORTUNITIES WITH U.S., ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG ETRD PGOV |
09CAIRO2373 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Pol Off met with registered broker Mohamed Dabbur. He confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to conduct brokering activities in Egypt. Dabbur operates out of a one-man office without any partners or employees. He provides co [...] | 2009-12-27 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2380 | EGYPT'S GOVERNMENT-BACKED UNION LEADER ON STRIKES, [...] Key points: -- (SBU) On December 22, we met with XXXXXXXXXXXX a GoE-controlled trade union umbrella organization. XXXXXXXXXXXX one of 23 ETUF-member unions, also participated in the meeting. -- (C) According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX does not oppose strikes, which he believes are necessary in s [...] | 2009-12-28 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2381 | AUSTR STRICKLER REASSURES GOE, BUSINESS ON QIZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EG ETRD PGOV |
09CAIRO2382 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: December 28 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - State Petroleum Company to Borrow US$2 Billion --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) The state-owned Egyptian Genera [...] | 2009-12-28 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR EPET ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2384 | SPLM DELEGATION DISCUSSES SUDAN ISSUES WITH EGIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 10:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO2388 | ARAB LG COS ON ARAB DEVELOPMENT, IRAQ, IRAN, YEMEN, AND MOUSSA'S FUTURE PLANS Classified By: MINISTER-COUNSELOR DONALD A. BLOME REASONS: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 14:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YE IR IZ EG |
09CAIRO2390 | Post Response to Questions on Egyptian Fiscal Transparency [...] (U) The following is post's response to request for information regarding Egypt's fiscal transparency: 2. (SBU) Answers to reftel questions: Q1: Is central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA ? A1: Yes. Q2: Is Egypt's annual national budget available? A [...] | 2009-12-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV EG |
09CAIRO2395 | EGYPT: POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS SPARK CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE REF: CAIRO 2279 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (d). [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) Former IEEA Chairman Mohamed El Baradei's December 4 statement (ref A) outlining needed constitutional reforms for him to consider a presidential bid has fueled critical public discussion of Egypt's Constitution, particularly the articles dealing with presidential eligibility, [...] | 2009-12-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO2396 | 100 GAZA MARCHERS EN ROUTE RAFAH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC ASEC EG |
09CAIRO2397 | STEEL WALL CRITICISM AND GAZA MARCHERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV CASC ASEC EG |
09CAIRO2400 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT, EMBASSY CAIRO OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Cairo's interagency entrepreneurship team has organized a series of activities to engage local partners in entrepreneurship and build momentum for the White House Summit next year. ------------------------ Roundtables and Outreach ------------------------ 2. (S [...] | 2009-12-30 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI EG |
09CAIRO2401 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES FOR BROKER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Poloff met with registered broker Sherif El Said, President of TETCO. His brother Hassouna El Said (Vice President) and son Mahmoud El Said (Program Manager) also attended the meeting. He confirmed that he was authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Defens [...] | 2009-12-30 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO2402 | SCENE SETTER FOR SCIENCE ENVOY ZEWAIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO OVIP EG |
09CAIRO2403 | REPORTS OF CANADA-EGYPT FTA TALKS INACCURATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EG ENIV ETRD PGOV |
09CAIRO2404 | EGYPT-U.S. JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Main Points: -- During upcoming JSCNEC meetings in Cairo GOE wants a tight focus, both in agenda and in delegation composition, on technical issues related to Egypt's expanding civil nuclear power development. -- GOE flagged several civil nuclear issues as already the subject of GOE consultatio [...] | 2009-12-30 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EG EU IAEA KNNP PREL RS TRGY UN |
09CAIRO242 | STATE SECURITY RESPONDS TO DRAFT LETTER ON POLICE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG |
09CAIRO243 | BLOGGER POSTS GRAPHIC VIDEO OF ALLEGED POLICE SODOMY REF: A. 09 CAIRO 79 B. 07 CAIRO 3214 Classified By: ECPO Mincouns William R. Stewart for reason 1.4 (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO246 | AYMAN NOUR-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO25 | BECHTEL WINS NUCLEAR TENDER; ELECTRICITY MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr. Hassan Younes and the Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Dr. Yassin Ibrahim on December 31 to discuss Egypt's plans to develop a civilian nuclear energy program. GOE awarded a $188 million consulting [...] | 2009-01-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP ECON ETRD EAID EG |
09CAIRO254 | EGYPTIAN MFA ON DONORS CONF, CEASEFIRE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO255 | GOE RELEASES EGYPTIAN-GERMAN BLOGGER, CRACKS DOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GE EG |
09CAIRO258 | Egypt: Tepid Responses to Growing Labor Woes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Egypt is suffering from a chronic labor mismatch between market supply and demand. Despite several years of high economic growth, unemployment remains a problem, and there is a scarcity of skilled workers and managers. Each year, Egypt produces 750,000 new college graduates, many of [...] | 2009-02-12 07:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO26 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 6 [...] (S/NF) The Egyptian military reports Egyptian security forces are controlling the Egypt/Gaza border. Egypt delivered humanitarian aid through the Rafah and al-Aouja crossing points. 18 Palestinian casualties entered Egypt yesterday for medical treatment. IDF ground forces are reportedly ope [...] | 2009-01-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS |
09CAIRO262 | QIZ EXPANSION TO SUPPORT EXPANDED US COTTON EXPORTS [...] Recent expansion of the QIZ into Beni Suef and Minya may help boost US cotton exports to Egypt. At present, the US sells only Pima long staple cotton from California and Arizona in Egypt for use in high quality cotton products such as high threadcount sheets and shirts. These imports supplem [...] | 2009-02-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON EG |
09CAIRO265 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (SBU) Senator Lieberman, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes at a pivotal time for Egypt and the region. A ceasefire is almost in place between Israel and Hamas, which the Egyptians are seeking to cement. The U.S., European countries, and regional governments are searching for ways to put in p [...] | 2009-02-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OREP KPAL EG IS |
09CAIRO267 | UNHCR UPDATES ON REFUGEE SITUATION IN CAIRO [...] (C) Summary: We attended the Cairo Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) multilateral meeting on February 4 to discuss refugee developments and UNHCR's plans for 2009. UNHCR partners, NGO's, and western embassies also participated. Following the meeting, UNHCR Re [...] | 2009-02-12 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB SU ER ET SO |
09CAIRO269 | CALL IN TO EMBASSY REPORTS POSSIBLE SUICIDE BOMBER REF: RSO CAIRO SPOT REPORT 02/16/2009 Classified By: BILL A. MILLER, RSO, REASONS: 1.4 (B)(C)(D) [...] (S) On 2/16/09 at approximately XXXXXXXXXXXX local time, the RSO Office received a telephone threat from a caller identified as XXXXXXXXXXXX. Speaking in Arabic, the caller reported that he was worried about his friend XXXXXXXXXXXX as he has been befriended by Pakistanis who have convinced him to c [...] | 2009-02-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
09CAIRO282 | JANUARY DATA INDICATES A SLOWING IN INFLATION [...] (U) In January 2009, the year-on-year change in the urban consumer price index (CPI) declined to 14.4%, its lowest rate in ten months, and down from 18.3% in December 2008 and 23.6% peak in August 2008, according to the official statistics agency CAPMAS. The decline is a result of the drop in [...] | 2009-02-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EG |
09CAIRO283 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S PARTY PLATFORM INDEFINITELY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KDEM EG |
09CAIRO284 | COURT FINES INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST FOR DEFAMING CONTROVERSIAL MP REF: A. CAIRO 180 B. CAIRO 70 C. 08 CAIRO 2405 D. 08 CAIRO 2280 E. 08 CAIRO 2198 F. 08 CAIRO 2001 Classified By: ECPO Counselor Catherine Hill-Herndon per 1.4 (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO288 | FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE GOE AGREES TO A SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 09:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO290 | SMUGGLING TUNNEL DETECTED AND DESTROYED, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, Egypt re-started the implementation of a $23 million FMF-funded tunnel detection program along the Egypt-Gaza border, put on hold during Israel's incursion into Gaza. A new 24-man Tunnel Detection Unit (TDU) completed training on January 26 and is working alongside the U [...] | 2009-02-18 09:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MOPS PTER ASEC KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO3 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 2 [...] (SBU) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 2, we have received no reports of demonstrations, attacks, or other problems at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza; however, local USG staff report clashes on January 2 between police and demonstrators in Al-Arish in North Sinai, about 20 miles from the G [...] | 2009-01-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS |
09CAIRO300 | AYMAN NOUR'S RELEASE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 09:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO302 | EDUCATION REFORM IN EGYPT. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The poor quality of public education in Egypt is consistently cited by Egyptians across the board as a major impediment to both economic and political development. Reformers agree Egypt needs an education system which encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and [...] | 2009-02-19 10:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV EG |
09CAIRO305 | EGYPT: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS 2009 [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A seeking answers to the two questions posed by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Telecommunications trade agreements pursuant to section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. The questions focused on market access and tr [...] | 2009-02-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ECON PGOV EG |
09CAIRO321 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SUPPORT FOR DURBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC EG |
09CAIRO323 | PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER ON UPCOMING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 12:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IR EG |
09CAIRO325 | CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS OFFER MIXED ASSESSMENT OF THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT REF: CAIRO 246 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reason 1.4 (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR ECON EFIN EG |
09CAIRO326 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN’S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...] | 2009-02-23 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA |
09CAIRO327 | LT GENERAL NORTH DISCUSSES GAZA, PIRACY, AND [...] (C) On January 26, AFCENT Commander Lieutenant General North met with MOD Chief of Staff General Sami Enan to discuss Gaza, piracy, and increased bilateral military cooperation. Enan looked forward to an increased U.S. focus on the Middle East under the Obama administration and enhanced bilateral m [...] | 2009-02-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR EG XF |
09CAIRO328 | DINNER WITH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the DCM hosted a dinner for several members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the People's Assembly. The attendees included two National Democratic Party (NDP) MP's, one independent, and two Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentarians, including the head of the M [...] | 2009-02-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PTER EAID KPAL PA IS EG |
09CAIRO33 | CONTROVERSY GROWS OVER EGYPTIAN GAS EXPORTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the Lower Administrative Court of Cairo asked the GOE to urgently comply with its November 2008 ruling that gas exports to Israel be stopped (ref A). The November verdict is on hold pending review by the Higher Administrative Court and Court of Urgent Cases, whic [...] | 2009-01-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL ECON PGOV IS EG |
09CAIRO330 | ACTIVISTS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON REFORM WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 18, civil society activists and an opposition party leader discussed democratic reform in Egypt with Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT),the Ambassador and the DCM. President of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hisham Kassem said that over the next 15 years Egy [...] | 2009-02-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO334 | FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER EG |
09CAIRO335 | FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER EG |
09CAIRO336 | FEBRUARY 22 EXPLOSION AT KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22, at approximately 7:00 p.m. local time, an explosion went off near the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo,s old city, close to the El Hussain Mosque. Although the market is normally a heavily trafficked tourist area, many shops are closed on Sundays and there were re [...] | 2009-02-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | KWBG AEMR ASEC CASC OTRA OVIP PTER |
09CAIRO339 | DARFUR LEADER MINNI MINAWI'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (C) Summary: We met with Minni Minawi, SLA leader and Chairman of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority on February 19, and his foreign affairs advisor on February 12. During his three-day visit to Cairo, Minawi met with President Mubarak, EGIS Chief Soliman, Field Marshall Tantawi, and F [...] | 2009-02-24 16:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SU EG |
09CAIRO347 | SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...] | 2009-02-25 17:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF |
09CAIRO349 | EGYPTIANS SIGNALLING WILLINGNESS TO RESOLVE ESF [...] (C) Summary: Ministers of Finance and International Cooperation both indicated unofficially to the Ambassador recently that they believed the GOE would agree to the FY2009 level of $200 million for ESF if the U.S. could acknowledge that the process of setting the amount had been unilateral [...] | 2009-02-26 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL EG |
09CAIRO353 | A NEW APPROACH TO EGYPT´S ESF [...] (S) Summary and Key points: --A robust economic assistance program for Egypt serves long-term U.S. interests: it balances a relationship otherwise defined solely on security grounds, it demonstrates U.S. interest in the welfare of average Egyptians, and it creates a bridge to assure access to futu [...] | 2009-02-26 12:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EAID PREL KDEM EG |
09CAIRO358 | WHAT DOES EGYPT WANT OUT OF THE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptians see the March 2 Gaza Reconstruction Conference as validation of their role as the regional leader in forging peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Their goals for the conference are straightforward: they want to be seen as helping the Palestinian people [...] | 2009-02-26 19:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL EG IS XF |
09CAIRO36 | EMBASSY MEETS WITH ERITREAN COMMUNITY LEADERS IN [...] Summary: The Embassy met with Eritrean community leaders in Cairo on January 4 to discuss the increased flow of Eritrean migrants, the plight of Eritreans in Egypt, and the recent Egyptian refoulement of Eritrean migrants. Eritrean leaders estimate there are 10,000 Eritreans living in Cairo. [...] | 2009-01-08 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF ER EG |
09CAIRO37 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR GOE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following security officials from the Egyptian Central Security Force and Special Operations Force, who have been selected to participate in COESPU training courses in Vicenza, Italy January 12 [...] | 2009-01-09 12:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV MASS EG |
09CAIRO378 | GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT'S UPDATE ON REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian MFA Refugee Office Director Tarek Maaty told us on February 9 that the disagreement over the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' call to open the Gaza borders had passed (reftel). He said that a senior UNHCR official will come to Cairo to work on a combined vision for refu [...] | 2009-03-03 11:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PREL ER SO SU EG |
09CAIRO379 | EDUCATION REFORM IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The poor quality of public education in Egypt is consistently cited by Egyptians across the board as a major impediment to both economic and political development. Reformers agree Egypt needs an education system which encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and [...] | 2009-03-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV EG |
09CAIRO380 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) On March 3, we demarched MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby regarding the U.S. decisions on resuming participation as an observer at the UN Human Rights Council, and on the Durban Review Conference (ref A). We also delivered the Cairo-specific points per ref A. On Durban, [...] | 2009-03-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC EG |
09CAIRO383 | 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on continued efforts by the Government of Egypt (GOE) to protect intellectual property rights in Egypt, we recommend that Egypt stay on the Special 301 watch list. On the pharmaceutical and software sides, the Ministry of Health and Minister of Telecom are taking a much [...] | 2009-03-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EG |
09CAIRO386 | CAIRO SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] (U) This cable contains U.S. Embassy Cairo's response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) contribution requirements (reftel A). The following text contains responses to paragraphs 23-29 in the original tasking cable. 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The available sources of informat [...] | 2009-03-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09CAIRO393 | AYMAN NOUR DISCUSSES HIS RELEASE, FUTURE [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On February 26, poloff met with former presidential candidate and opposition party leader Ayman Nour, who was released from an Egyptian prison on February 18, and his wife, Gameela Ismail. -- (C) Before Nour arrived, Ismail told poloff that on the day of his release, [...] | 2009-03-05 14:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO397 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (C) On March 5, we demarched MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby on Egyptian plans to sponsor a freedom of expression resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) March session, urging Egypt not to pre-empt Canada (ref A). Shalaby responded that Egypt's position is that the [...] | 2009-03-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN EG |
09CAIRO401 | EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF FOUR [...] (SBU) Description. In ref (a),the Government of Egypt (GOE) submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) for 4 C-130J transport aircraft. The primary mission of the C-130 is inter and intra theatre transport of people, cargo and equipment. These aircraft would supplement the current Egyptian Air For [...] | 2009-03-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EG |
09CAIRO402 | EGYPT: COMMENTS ON DOL'S DRAFT LIST OF GOODS [...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that it has evidence are produced with child or forced labor. (ref A) For Egypt, the DOL proposes listing limestone and cotton as such goods. 2. (SBU) With respect to limestone, Post rec [...] | 2009-03-08 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO404 | EMBASSY CAIRO DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON GOVERNMENT OF [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on the Government of Sudan's (GOS) decision to expel NGOs to Hisham Youssef, Chief of Staff of the Arab League, and to Ahmed Abu Zeid, Egyptian MFA Cabinet Advisor on African Affairs on March 8. Youssef told us that the Arab League (AL) shares our concerns ab [...] | 2009-03-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU EG |
09CAIRO408 | Egypt: Local Dairy Farmers Demand GOE Price Support [...] (U) Key Points -- Falling international prices of milk are threatening local milk producers who are demanding action by the government to save the dairy industry. -- Egypt is a net importer of dairy products with the majority of its imports coming from Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. [...] | 2009-03-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB PGOV EG |
09CAIRO415 | EGYPT DISTRESSED BY BASHIR ARREST WARRANT [...] Key Points -- (C) The Government of Egypt (GOE) is "very disturbed" about the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir, and concerned that the warrant will have an negative effect on the situation in Darfur and CPA implementation. -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit sent a note verbale to the P- [...] | 2009-03-11 11:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU EG |
09CAIRO416 | ARAB LEAGUE CONCERNED ARREST WARRANT THREATENS [...] Key Points -- (C) The Arab League (AL) believes that the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir threatens the peace and stability of Sudan, but the AL advisor on African Affairs to SYG Moussa told us that the Doha peace talks were still possible because the genocide charge was dism [...] | 2009-03-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU EG |
09CAIRO417 | Housing in Egypt- Construction Everywhere but No Place to [...] (U) Key Points -- The housing market in Egypt is marked by extreme contradiction. In recent years, the country has witnessed an unparalleled building boom alongside an extreme housing shortage for the poor and the middle class. -- Prices for high end housing for the wealthiest fiv [...] | 2009-03-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO418 | RACHID REVIEWS UPCOMING TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) KEY ISSUES: -- Minister of Trade Rachid will spend March 22-25 in Washington with the goals of restarting a bilateral economic and trade dialogue and re-engaging with U.S. business. -- Rachid believes the Washington trip may be an occasion for a public roll-out of the recently agre [...] | 2009-03-11 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PREL EG |
09CAIRO420 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] The following is a summary of notable economic news stories as they appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press. GAS RESERVES 70 TRILLION CUBIC FEET ----------------------------------- 2. Wood Mackenzie, an energy consulting firm, estimated that EgyptQs natural gas reserves stand at [...] | 2009-03-11 15:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG MNUC PGOV EG |
09CAIRO426 | FRAUD SUMMARY - CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 11:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EG |
09CAIRO428 | MAHALLA ONE YEAR AFTER THE STRIKE [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On March 10, we visited Misr Spinning & Weaving Company in the Egyptian Nile Delta city of Mahalla, the largest manufacturing company in Egypt and a hotbed of labor activism. The factory's workers staged a wildcat strike in April 2008, sparking violent riots in Mahalla ( [...] | 2009-03-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
09CAIRO44 | PROGRESS ON WOMEN'S ISSUES, DESPITE SOME GOE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The past six months have seen significant progress on women's issues in Egypt. Recent advances for women on combating female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual harassment and assault have stood out in an environment characterized by backsliding on issues such as pre [...] | 2009-01-12 09:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO443 | DOWN IN THE DELTA: ANECDOTES ON EGYPT'S SLOWING [...] (U) KEY POINTS -- Companies in the Egyptian Delta are beginning to feel the effects of the global economic slowdown, though the full extent of the impact is not yet known. -- In the Gharbia and Dakahlia governorates, we have yet to see evidence of large-scale layoffs or business cl [...] | 2009-03-16 08:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV EINV EG |
09CAIRO444 | EGYPT: TRADE MINISTER IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid will visit Washington March 22-25. He plans meetings with Administration officials, representatives from business organizations, and members of Congress. He will not be traveling with a business delegation. Rachid is a key reformer [...] | 2009-03-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EFIN PREL EG |
09CAIRO447 | EGYPT: G-20 SUMMIT PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Key points: -- In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit asked the U.S. to encourage the British to issue a "last minute" invitation to Egyptian President Mubarak to attend the G-20 summit in London, hinting that Egypt would be prepared to deliver on some [...] | 2009-03-16 10:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL EG |
09CAIRO448 | EGYPTIAN COUNTER SMUGGLING EFFORTS [...] Key Points -- (S) Egypt continues to improve efforts to combat arms smuggling into Gaza, but a decision by Field Marshal Tantawi to delay a counter tunneling project threatens progress. -- (S) During a March 10 meeting, Tantawi informed the Ambassador that the GOE is unwilling to allow the [...] | 2009-03-16 10:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MASS PARM KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO45 | RISING ANGER OVER GAZA [...] (C) Summary and comment: Egyptians are seething over Israeli military operations in Gaza. The January 9 "Day of Anger and Solidarity with Gaza," supported by a range of Egyptian opposition forces, most prominently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),featured the largest protests since the crisis bega [...] | 2009-01-12 09:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS PA EG |
09CAIRO451 | INTERIOR MINISTER ON KHAN BOMBING, GAZA SMUGGLING [...] (S) KEY POINTS -- (S) On March 12, Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly told the Ambassador that evidence indicates "one or two" individuals were responsible for the February 22 Khan Al-Khalili market bombing. He said the MOI believes the individuals were not linked to any organized group, but r [...] | 2009-03-16 11:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KPAL ASEC SU EG |
09CAIRO452 | INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS FINED FOR VIOLATING GAG [...] (C) On February 26, a Cairo court fined the editors of the independent newspapers "Al-Masry Al-Youm" and "Al Wafd," and three reporters from the papers, LE 10,000 (1,800 USD) each for allegedly violating a November 16, 2008 gag order on the ongoing murder trial of regime insider Hisham Talat Mu [...] | 2009-03-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
09CAIRO453 | EGYPT'S BAHA'I WIN LEGAL BATTLE [...] KEY POINTS - (SBU) On March 16, Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court dismissed a legal challenge filed by an Islamist lawyer that had heretofore blocked the implementation of a January 2008 court decision directing the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to issue identification documents to members [...] | 2009-03-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM EG |
09CAIRO454 | COURT SENTENCES NINE MEN TO DEATH FOR GANG RAPE [...] (U) On March 4, the Criminal Court in the Delta town of Kafr Al-Sheikh sentenced nine defendants to death and one juvenile to 15 years in prison for the armed gang-rape of 28 year-old Fatma Mahmoud Amin in 2006. One of the convicted men planned the rape as revenge against Amin's husband who r [...] | 2009-03-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN EG |
09CAIRO456 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] The following is a summary of notable economic news stories as they appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press. REF: CAIRO 209 Energy Sector ------------- 2. On March 5, Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy spoke to the Canada-Egypt Business Council about the impact of the global [...] | 2009-03-17 08:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO458 | END-USE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S/NF) On March 15, OMC Chief delivered ref A points on one violation and one potential violation of Egypt's end-use obligations to Major General Al-Assar, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense. He informed al-Assar that the State Department would notify Congress of the December 2008 gun [...] | 2009-03-17 11:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MASS PARM EG |
09CAIRO462 | EGYPT: ADDITIONAL CONCERNS REGARDING DRAFT LIST OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO463 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON FREEDOM OF [...] (C) On March 14, the Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit regarding Egypt's tabling of a freedom of expression resolution at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). She urged Egypt to withdraw its text to allow Canada to a run a resolution at the June session of [...] | 2009-03-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN EU UK EG |
09CAIRO464 | NDP OFFICIALS ON PARTY DYNAMICS, POLITICAL PARTIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO468 | "APRIL 6" LEADER PESSIMISTIC ABOUT STRIKE; [...] (S) KEY POINTS -- (S) "April 6 Movement" leader Ahmed Saleh is pessimistic the group will be able to organize an effective strike on April 6 to protest political and economic conditions. He cited an Egyptian public distracted by other problems and probable State Security (SSIS) interference [...] | 2009-03-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KISL EG |
09CAIRO47 | EGYPT: FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM UNLIKELY [...] (U) Subsidy reform in Egypt is politically charged. Most attempts to change decades-old programs have been met with fierce public opposition and occasional demonstrations. The GOE has been largely unsuccessful at targeting subsidy programs, and repeated studies have shown that only a fractio [...] | 2009-01-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO470 | DARFURI LEADERS IN CAIRO SUPPORT ICC ARREST [...] Key Points -- (C) We met with Cairo office representatives from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA)-Minni Minawi, SLA-Unity, The Sons of the Fur (who have strong ties to SLA-Abdel Wahid al-Nur),and the Darfuri Arab Democratic Popular Front (DPF) on March [...] | 2009-03-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PREF KPKO PHUM KICR KISL EAID QA LY ER |
09CAIRO476 | EGYPT ECONOMIC UPDATE: INFLATION FALLS, GROWTH [...] (U) Key Points -- The Egyptian Central Bank buys $1 billion in Egyptian pounds to support the currency. -- Inflation dropped again in February, but vendors are slow to lower food prices. -- GDP growth continues to slow. --------------------------------------------- --- [...] | 2009-03-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV EG |
09CAIRO477 | EGYPTIAN CONVERT STRUGGLES FOR ACCEPTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO478 | END-USE ISSUES IN EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since 2006, the Department has reported to Congress five separate potential violations of Egypt's end-use, re-transfer, and security obligations. -- (S/NF) Three of those cases - the Medical Center, Metrology Lab Case, and Synchrolift - involved potential end use vi [...] | 2009-03-19 15:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM ETTC MASS EG |
09CAIRO483 | EGYPT RECEIVES INFORMATION ON IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC MASS EG IS SU SY |
09CAIRO484 | PRESSING THE GOE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (C) On March 22, Economic-Political Minister-Counselor underscored the U.S. position on the 2009 UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Freedom of Expression Resolution to MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for North American Affairs Amin Meleika. Mincouns emphasized that the U.S. strongly believes Canad [...] | 2009-03-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN KDEM EG |
09CAIRO485 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DISCUSSION WITH EGYPT'S MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO504 | UPDATE ON POLICE BRUTALITY CASES [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In recent weeks we have followed up with human rights attorneys on several police brutality cases. Lawyers are working to file suits against the police for the torture of a Cairo woman who complained about police abuse of her husband, and for the torture of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"Apr [...] | 2009-03-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EG |
09CAIRO515 | EGYPT: ESF DISCUSSION WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Key points: -- In a March 23 meeting, Minister of International cooperation Aboulnaga told the Ambassador that Egypt is "very pleased" with the approach taken by the new Administration but is concerned that any proposed ESF for FY 2010 should demonstrate USG commitment to compensate Eg [...] | 2009-03-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PARM EG |
09CAIRO520 | AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE TO FM ABOUL GHEIT ON SUDAN [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Ghayt at opening of business Wednesday, March 25, conveying reftel points regarding the visit of Sudanese President Bashir to Egypt. She stressed that the U.S. could not accept any justification for denying humanitarian assistance to [...] | 2009-03-25 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SU EG |
09CAIRO524 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following is a summary of notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: Export Promotion ---------------- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid announced the Export Development Bank of Egypt would spend an additional LE 2.1 billion ($3 [...] | 2009-03-26 08:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO529 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator McConnell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., [...] | 2009-03-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP MCCONNELL PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS |
09CAIRO532 | EGYPT SEEKS ENGAGEMENT WITH U.S. ON SUDAN [...] (C) Key Points --The Government of Egypt (GOE) views stability in Sudan as essential to its national security because of concern over its access to Nile waters and increased Sudanese refugee flow into Egypt. --Egypt disapproves of the GOS' expulsion of NGOs from Darfur, and is focused fin [...] | 2009-03-26 15:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PHUM QA SU EG |
09CAIRO533 | THE WELL RUNS DRY FOR WATER MINISTER: DEBATE OVER [...] (SBU) Key points: -- The March 11 appointment of Mohamed Nasr El Din Allam as Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources (MoIWR) highlights the fight over limited water resources, pitting agribusiness against environmental scientists and government officials who are encouraging conservation [...] | 2009-03-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PGOV EAGR PBTS EG |
09CAIRO534 | EGYPT: CENTRAL BANK CUTS RATES AGAIN [...] (U) At the March 26 meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC),the Egyptian Central Bank (CBE) cut its overnight lending rate, deposit rate, and the discount rate by 50 basis points each. Following this cut, the lending and deposit rates stand at 12% and 10% respectively with the discount [...] | 2009-03-29 11:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV EG |
09CAIRO544 | BLOGGERS MOVING FROM ACTIVISM TO BROADENING DISCOURSE AND SELF-EXPRESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF KWMN SOCI EG |
09CAIRO547 | EGYPTIAN SHI'A LEADER ON RELATIONS WITH GOE, IRAN [...] Key Points: --(C) We met recently with Mohamed al-Darini, leader of the Supreme Council of the Descendants of the Prophet, an Egyptian Shi'a organization. According to al-Darini, there are approximately 60,000 Shi'a in Egypt, not counting Iraqi refugees. --(C) Al-Darini said Egypt's Sh [...] | 2009-03-31 11:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PREF SOCI EG IR IZ |
09CAIRO548 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MARCH 31 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: Investment Minister on the Egyptian Economy ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin announced that Egypt's real GDP growth is ex [...] | 2009-03-31 12:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO549 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ [...] Key Points -- (SBU) U.S.- Egypt military relationship is strong, but should change to reflect new regional and transnational threats. -- (SBU) More focus is needed on combating emerging threats, including border security, counter terrorism, civil defense, and peacekeeping. -- (S/NF) Egypt continues [...] | 2009-03-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MASS PARM MOPS KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO550 | FORMER SUDANESE PM AL MAHDI SPELLS OUT PLAN FOR [...] (C) Key Points -- Former Sudanese PM Sadiq Al Mahdi said a "catastrophic scenario" is unfolding in Sudan that threatens the humanitarian situation in Darfur, the future peace talks and the unity of the country. -- Al Mahdi is proposing a "National Forum" composed of eight political partie [...] | 2009-03-31 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM PREF UN QA CD SU EG |
09CAIRO557 | EGYPT: MFA DISCUSSES SOMALIA, PIRACY AND ERITREA [...] (C) Key Points -- Despite disagreements over prosecution of suspected pirates and the role of the Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somali (CGPCS) in funding the development of Somalia, the Government of Egypt (GOE) was pleased with the Contact Group meetings and the debate on the issu [...] | 2009-04-02 06:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EWWT KCRM PTER ER SO EG |
09CAIRO56 | EGYPT RECEIVES REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE OF SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS EG IS SU |
09CAIRO561 | FOREIGN WORKERS IN EGYPT [...] (C) KEY POINTS - As part of our ongoing monitoring of labor conditions in Egypt, particularly in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),we discussed the issue of foreign workers with diplomats from a number of Southeast Asian embassies. - Diplomats from Southeast Asian countries estimate [...] | 2009-04-02 09:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG BG IN |
09CAIRO565 | Egyptian Deputy Central Bank Governor discusses [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Deputy Central Bank (CBE) Governor Hisham Ramez said that the general nominal weakening of the Egyptian pound from July 2008 onward was primarily a function of market forces. --After the pound hit a recent high of LE 5.7/$US in the exchange bureaus during the weekend of [...] | 2009-04-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO567 | INFLUENTIAL SUDANESE BUSINESSMEN ADVOCATE "NO [...] (C) Key Points -- Two influential North Sudanese businessmen in Cairo, Kamal Ibrahim Ahmed (protect),Chairman of TransExport Trading Company and Muhammad Abdel Moneim (protect),Chairman of Wadi El Nil Flour Mills urged the USG not to compromise with the Government of Sudan (GOS),warning t [...] | 2009-04-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF SU EG |
09CAIRO568 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TAUSCHER'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Tauscher, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The [...] | 2009-04-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TAUSCHER PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS |
09CAIRO569 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator Bond, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., Euro [...] | 2009-04-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP BOND PGOV KWBG ECON KPAL EG IS |
09CAIRO570 | EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT ON ERITREAN AND SUDANESE [...] (C) Key Points -- There are 118 Eritreans in Aswan in detention, who will be accepted for resettlement by Canada if they pass the required consular and medical examinations (reftels A-C). However the Government of Egypt (GOE) refuses to make them available for processing in Cairo. This cou [...] | 2009-04-02 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ER SU EG |
09CAIRO571 | MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (S/NF) Key points -- MFA Senior Cabinet Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told DCM April 2 that Egyptian-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian government formation that resumed April 1 are "going nowhere." He did not articulate a contingency plan, and argued that the USG should not insist o [...] | 2009-04-02 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS SY SU QA CD SA EG |
09CAIRO572 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) On April 2, DCM informed MFA Spokesman and Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister Hossam Zaki that the U.S. is seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),and requested the GOE's vote in May (reftel). DCM underscored that the U.S. believes it can do more to advance human right [...] | 2009-04-02 18:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN EG |
09CAIRO575 | NEW MINISTER ON FAMILY PLANNING, GIRLS' EDUCATION [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) On March 29, New Minister for Families and Population Moushira Khattab told the Ambassador and the USAID Mission Director that significant economic development in Egypt will not be possible without limiting population growth. -- (C) Minister Khattab said that girls' educa [...] | 2009-04-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KWMN SOCI EG |
09CAIRO580 | GOE RELEASES BLOGGERS, BUT MOVES AGAINST "APRIL 6" [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) With the March 27 release of pro-Palestinian blogger Dia Gad who was detained February 6, the GOE has freed all bloggers arrested in the past 6 months. Earlier in March, the GOE released two bloggers, Mohammed Adel (ref B) and Abdul Aziz Al-Mugahed, who had been detained s [...] | 2009-04-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO587 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: APRIL 7 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: New Pension Law to be Proposed ------------------------------ 2. At a recent financial conference, Muhammad Ma'it, Deputy Minister of Finance, said that a new law on pensions would guaran [...] | 2009-04-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO591 | APRIL 6 STRIKE AND PROTESTS FIZZLE INTO A NON-EVENT [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) The strike planned by the "April 6 Movement" to protest political and economic conditions failed to disrupt normal traffic and business activity throughout Egypt, in contrast to the more successful April 6, 2008 strike. -- (U) In downtown Cairo, there were a few demonst [...] | 2009-04-07 14:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM ELAB SOCI EG |
09CAIRO595 | ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...] | 2009-04-07 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG |
09CAIRO598 | MFA ON MULTILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In an April 6 meeting with MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights Wael Aboulmagd, we reiterated our request for Egyptian support for a U.S. seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),and emphasized that the U.S. wants to improve cooperation on multilateral human r [...] | 2009-04-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UN SOCI EG |
09CAIRO600 | UPDATE ON CASE OF FRAUDULENT BIRTH REGISTRATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Working with the Canadian Embassy in Cairo, the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) has identified at least five cases from the Canadians that fit the profile of the confirmed baby trafficking cases described in reftels. In addition, the FPU has uncovered one additional case from the no [...] | 2009-04-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC CMGT CVIS EG KFRD KOCI PHUM SMIG |
09CAIRO602 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Lowey, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U. [...] | 2009-04-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL EG |
09CAIRO604 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- President Mubarak told CODEL McConnell he feared that the new Israeli government would be "very difficult to work with," in particular Foreign Minister Lieberman, whose public statements have already had a very negative impact on Arab public opinion. -- On Palestinian re [...] | 2009-04-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM KDEM PTER PARM PGOV SOCI SY |
09CAIRO605 | EGYPT: PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON ECONOMY AND DOMESTIC [...] (U) KEY POINTS -- On April 6, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif addressed the Egyptian parliament and discussed the global economy and President Mubarak's proposed budget for fiscal 2009/10. The key points he made were: -- The Egyptian economy continues to grow, but growth is slowing. [...] | 2009-04-08 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO608 | UPDATE ON NUCLEAR LAW AND NUCLEAR LIABILITY [...] (C) Key points: -- Bechtel's local manager believes that the draft nuclear law will be submitted to the People's Assembly and approved before the end of the current session. -- The draft law has been amended to clarify that responsibility for nuclear accidents rests with the GOE, not on t [...] | 2009-04-08 15:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV ECON EG |
09CAIRO611 | FOLLOWING UP WITH EGYPT ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 12:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL EG SU IR |
09CAIRO613 | EGYPT: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS USG ESF OFFER [...] (S) Key points: -- Prime Minister Nazif and Ambassador discussed way forward on ESF on April 9. His bottom line up front: "the relationship is more important than ESF." --Nazif also expressed appreciation for the Administration's approach to Egypt and appreciated that the Secretary had [...] | 2009-04-09 18:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EAID ECON PREL EG |
09CAIRO614 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) Key Points -- Gamal Mubarak told CODEL McConnell that Egypt remained committed to economic reform despite the global financial crisis. -- Egypt wants increased trade with the U.S.; however, it is looking elsewhere for trade opportunities as well, including the EU, Russia, and China. [...] | 2009-04-12 10:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV ETRD IZ EG IS IR |
09CAIRO615 | CODEL TAUSCHER'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- Iran: President Mubarak told CODEL Tauscher that using diplomacy and economic sanctions with Iran is far better than using force. Using force to solve the problems with Iran will led to instability in the region and an increase in terrorism. Mubarak has no plans to resto [...] | 2009-04-12 10:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IR EG SY |
09CAIRO618 | CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...] | 2009-04-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA |
09CAIRO624 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (SBU) The Egyptians and I warmly welcome you to Cairo. Our partnership in law enforcement and security cooperation remains solid. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our law enforcement cooperation with the State Security Investigative Service (SSIS),which is under the aus [...] | 2009-04-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KJUS EG |
09CAIRO626 | SOUTH SUDAN LIAISON OFFICE ON ICC AND CPA [...] (C) Key Points -- According to Government of South Sudan (GOSS) officials, the GOSS expected an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir and has encouraged him to work with the ICC and not ignore the warrant. -- Bashir has turned the ICC arrest warrant into a fight with the West. The [...] | 2009-04-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV KISL SU EG |
09CAIRO629 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: APRIL 13 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------ Inflation Declines ------------------ 2. (U) According to the Egyptian government's official statistics agency, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and St [...] | 2009-04-13 10:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO63 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...] | 2009-01-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS |
09CAIRO634 | DARFURI ARAB LEADERS IN CAIRO CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Key Points -- Osama El Hassan, Secretary General of the Sudanese Democratic Popular Front (DPF) and Siddique Ander, Chairman of the DPF, told us on April 1 that Darfuri Arabs are fearful of being targeted by the Darfuri Rebel groups as retribution for "past crimes," even though most Darf [...] | 2009-04-14 05:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER SU CD IR EG |
09CAIRO639 | DARFURI WOMEN REFUGEE LEADERS DESCRIBE [...] (C) Key Points -- We met with two Darfuri women chosen to represent the views of Darfuri refugee women to the U.S. Embassy. They told us that they held protests at UNHCR's Cairo office demanding better housing allowances, medical care, and resettlement options. -- Both women said they we [...] | 2009-04-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN SU EG |
09CAIRO64 | AYMAN NOUR'S WIFE ON LATEST TRAVAILS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting, Gameela Ismail, wife of imprisoned Ghad party leader Ayman Nour, told us that Nour has been baselessly accused of assaulting a prison guard, and now faces solitary confinement as punishment. She said that Nour is "terrified" of solitary confinement, as the [...] | 2009-01-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO65 | CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO EGYPT DECEMBER 13-14 REF: A. CAIRO 2542 B. CAIRO 2435 C. CAIRO 2502 D. CAIRO 2505 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senators Byron Dorgan (ND),Thad Cochran (MS),Kent Conrad (ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) visited Cairo on December 13-14. All of their GOE interlocutors asked them to convey to the incoming Obama Administration that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Palestinian statehood [...] | 2009-01-14 09:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PTER PREL EWWT MEPP IR IZ SO EG |
09CAIRO650 | POWERING GROWTH: PROPOSED ELECTRICITY LAW SEEKS TO [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) is preparing a law that would open electricity generation and distribution to the private sector. -- According to industry contacts, the draft law would facilitate investment in new distribution networks to expand the nati [...] | 2009-04-15 08:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV EINV EG |
09CAIRO656 | MEETING WITH HEAD OF THE SUDANESE NATIONAL [...] (C) Key Points: -- Kamal al-Din Hassan Ail, the Director of the Sudanese National Congress Party's (NCP) office in Cairo told us April 1 that the ICC arrest warrant sent the wrong message to rebel groups. He said the Sudanese people are united behind Bashir, and Bashir's trip to Egypt was a [...] | 2009-04-15 13:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO EAID PGOV SU EG |
09CAIRO657 | EGYPT-GAZA BORDER OPERATIONS IMPACTING NORTH SINAI [...] (C) Key Points -- The Government of Egypt (GOE) is using aggressive security measures to control the North Sinai population as a result of counter-smuggling operations at Egypt-Gaza border. -- The local North Sinai population understands the national security concerns, but is getting frust [...] | 2009-04-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL SOCI PTER ECON KCRM KPAL KWBG IS EG |
09CAIRO659 | CODEL TAUSCHER APRIL 9 MEETING WITH THE EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Egypt's leading thinkers on non-proliferation urged the U.S. to support the concept of a nuclear-free Middle East zone, as a way to get past the Israel-Iran stalemate. -- Egyptian Council on Foreign Affairs proposes adding a seat for an Arab representative to the 5 plu [...] | 2009-04-16 06:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL IS IR EG |
09CAIRO664 | EGYPTIAN NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT EFFORTS TO [...] (C) Key Points: -- Dr. Osama al-Ghazali Harb, chairman of the Egyptian National Democratic Front Party (NDF),and NDF deputy chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Nawar, told us on April 2 that their party sponsored a forum on March 24-26, in Cairo, to unite Sudanese political parties because of Sudan's "st [...] | 2009-04-16 11:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU EG |
09CAIRO666 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During an April 6 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL McConnell that Egypt was "doing its best" to combat arms smuggling into Gaza. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar categorized the smuggling problem as "a threat [...] | 2009-04-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG |
09CAIRO667 | CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During a April 9 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL Tauscher that the US-Egypt bilateral security relationship was strong. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar described Egyptian logistical support for the US milit [...] | 2009-04-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG |
09CAIRO668 | EGYPT'S INTERIOR MINISTRY APPROVES ISSUANCE OF [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) On April 14, Egypt's Ministry of the Interior (MOI) published a decree in Egypt's Official Gazette authorizing members of "non-recognized religions" (all other than Islam, Christianity and Judaism) to obtain identification cards with a dash in the mandatory religious [...] | 2009-04-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM EG |
09CAIRO68 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 14 [...] (S) According to MoD sources, the Rafah border area has been relatively quiet today, with no collateral damage on the Egyptian side, and no reports of Palestinian firing on Egyptian Border Guard Forces. -------------- Demonstrations -------------- 2. (SBU) Contacts reported that on Janu [...] | 2009-01-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS |
09CAIRO680 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION DIPNOTE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN EG |
09CAIRO684 | EGYPT'S INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION SEEKS GOVERNMENT [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On April 22, Egypt's real estate tax collectors, government employees who in December 2008 announced the formation of an independent union, submitted an application for government recognition of their new organization to the Ministry of Manpower and Migration (MOMM). [...] | 2009-04-22 15:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV EG |
09CAIRO685 | EGYPT'S INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION SEEKS GOVERNMENT [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On April 22, Egypt's real estate tax collectors, government employees who in December 2008 announced the formation of an independent union, submitted an application for government recognition of their new organization to the Ministry of Manpower and Migration (MOMM). [...] | 2009-04-23 05:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV EG |
09CAIRO69 | EGYPT HOSTS SOMALI LEADER SHAYKH SHARIF SHAYKH [...] (C) Abdelhameed Marzouk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East and South Africa, told us on January 14 that Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) leader Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmed came to Cairo at the invitation of Egyptian General Intelligence Chief Omar Sulayman. Shaykh Sharif met w [...] | 2009-01-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO ET EG |
09CAIRO693 | FOLLOWING UP WITH EGYPT ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) On April 23, Ambassador raised ref A points on suspected Iranian arms overflights with Egyptian military Chief of Staff LTG Sami Anan during the visit of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen. Anan said replied that MOD, along with the relevant GOE authorities, would "i [...] | 2009-04-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM EG SU IR KPAL |
09CAIRO694 | POLICE PROGRAM DIPNOTE DELIVERED TO THE MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR EG |
09CAIRO695 | "APRIL 6" LEADER PLANS U.S. TRAVEL; DESCRIBES [...] (C) On April 22, "April 6 Movement" leader Ahmed Saleh told us that he plans to travel to Washington from May 2 to May 9 to testify in a May 7 Congressional hearing on a draft resolution on human rights in Egypt sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA). Saleh said that Dina Guirgis of the Washingt [...] | 2009-04-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO7 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 4 [...] (S) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 4, Egyptian military contacts said Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing on January 4 after the Israelis gave advanced warning of their ground invasion and additional air strikes on the smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Rafah border. According to the Egypt [...] | 2009-01-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS |
09CAIRO70 | COURTS FINE PRO-GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPERS IN LIBEL [...] (C) On December 21, 2008, a Cairo court ordered the pro-government paper "Al-Ahram" and one of its journalists, Gaber Asfour, to pay 50,000 Egyptian Pounds (8,000 USD) in compensation to Sheikh Youssef El-Bedry for characterizing El-Bedry as a "terrorist" in an August 2007 article. The "Al-Ah [...] | 2009-01-14 15:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO706 | GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S MEETING WITH COS ANAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During a April 6 meeting, Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan discussed regional security and bilateral military issues with US Air Force Chief of Staff General Schwartz. - (S/NF) Anan said Egypt is "sparing no efforts" to find a durable cease fire in Gaza an [...] | 2009-04-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO710 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: APRIL 27 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------- Public Sector Salaries ---------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian draft budget for the fiscal year 2009/2010 proposed by the Ministry of Finance includes a c [...] | 2009-04-27 09:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO713 | QURANIST BARRED FROM TRAVEL TO U.S. [...] KEY POINTS: -- (SBU) On April 24, Egyptian security officials prevented Abdel Latif Mohamed Saied from boarding a flight to the United States. Saied, a member of the heterodox Islamic Quranist movement, intended to travel to Washington to participate in the Center for the Study of Islam [...] | 2009-04-27 12:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL EG |
09CAIRO714 | ENGAGING EGYPT ON E3 PLUS 3/P5 PLUS 1 PROCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM IR EG |
09CAIRO721 | EGYPT MAKING PROGRESS TO COUNTER TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Since the November 2008 visit of G/TIP Coordinator, Ambassador Mark Lagon to Egypt, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has continued to make progress to address trafficking in persons by beginning to implement the anti-trafficking amendments to the child law (reftel),opening [...] | 2009-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN KJUS EG |
09CAIRO722 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...] | 2009-04-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG |
09CAIRO724 | EGYPT:LET'S KILL ALL THE PIGS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: While Egyptian authorities have been responding to the virus formerly known as Swine Flu (and now known as H1N1) in measured ways -stepping up a mostly moribund program to move swine out of urban areas to the countryside, testing swine and swine workers for the H1N1 v [...] | 2009-04-29 08:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR KISL KIRF USDA |
09CAIRO726 | EGYPT: AID AND RECONCILIATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Key Points -- We met with the Director of the World Food Program's warehouse in El Arish on April 8, and with an American doctor, returning after 3 months in Gaza and the West Bank, on April 22. Both stressed that Gazans are still in dire need of food and medical supplies. No reconstruc [...] | 2009-04-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL KWBG IS PA EG |
09CAIRO737 | VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT SHAYKH SHARIF TO EGYPT [...] (C) Key Points: -- Ismail Hussein, DCM at the Somali Embassy in Cairo, told us on April 23 that he was pleased with substantive discussions on Egyptian support for the Somali Government and how to fight piracy during the April 22 meeting between Somali President Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmed an [...] | 2009-04-29 13:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM EWWT MOPS MARR KJUS SO EG |
09CAIRO74 | EGYPT'S CHILDREN CONTINUE TO SURVIVE BIRD FLU [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) has announced Egypt's 52nd human avian influenza (AI) case: a 21-month-old girl from Kerdasa in the Sixth of October Governorate. The girl is in stable condition at Manshia Al Bakry Hospital in Cairo. This case marks [...] | 2009-01-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG |
09CAIRO743 | EGYPT'S PIG SLAUGHTER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) We met April 30 with Dr. Mona Mehrez, director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation's (MALR's) Animal Health Research Institute today. Mehrez confirmed Egypt's mass pig slaughtering operation began in earnest April 30. MALR teams are doing the killing. The goal is no pig [...] | 2009-04-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL EG |
09CAIRO746 | ADMIRAL MULLEN’S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...] | 2009-04-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU |
09CAIRO747 | ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi noted the strong Egypt-U.S. military relationship and looked forward to increased cooperation with the new U.S. Africa Command. - ( [...] | 2009-04-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG PTER |
09CAIRO748 | GOE REMINDS PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS NGO THAT IT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (SBU) A prominent independent human rights NGO, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) received a letter April 27 from The Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS) reminding it that MOSS is authorized to dissolve EOHR for receiving unauthorized foreign funding. EOHR is [...] | 2009-04-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO755 | INVITATION TO POTUS FROM PRESIDENT MUBARAK TO THE [...] On April 29, 2009, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA transmitting a letter from President Hosny Mubarak to POTUS, which invites POTUS to participate in the Fifteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement's constructive dialogue regarding the global financial crisis, food and energy secu [...] | 2009-05-04 09:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP OPDC OVIP EG |
09CAIRO763 | TOURISM IN THE SINAI: THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS [...] (SBU) Key Points -- Tourism revenues, the life blood of South Sinai have dropped 30-40 percent in the last six months due to the global financial crisis. Some are forecasting recovery by fall; others say the downturn could last two years -- South Sinai Governor Mohamed Hany Metwally belie [...] | 2009-05-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON EG |
09CAIRO765 | EGYPT: RECENT FLU NEWS [...] (U) Key Points-- There have been a number of developments on both the H1N1 ("Swine" flu) and H5N1 (Avian Influenza or AI) fronts: --(SBU) While the GOE's pig slaughter campaign (septel) has diverted resources and public attention from GOE efforts at pandemic preparedness, the GOE has taken [...] | 2009-05-05 10:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV EAGR EG |
09CAIRO77 | Egypt's Tourism Hurt by the Global Financial Crisis [...] (U) SUMMARY: Signs of a slowdown in the Egyptian tourism sector are beginning to emerge as a result of the global economic crisis and may have a significant impact on revenues, employment and growth in 2009. Tourism in Egypt is the top foreign exchange earner and made up 19% of forex revenu [...] | 2009-01-15 14:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO771 | EGYPT'S WAR ON FLUQPIG FARMERS CLASH WITH CULL TEAMS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- There have been reports of sporadic clashes between pig farmers and GOE culling team as the pig cull in Egypt enters its second week. There is a heavy police presence in the Mokkattum area on Cairo's east side, home to many of the country's backyard pig farms. -- D [...] | 2009-05-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO772 | EGYPTIAN MFA ON VISIT OF SHAYKH SHARIF, PIRACY [...] (C) Key Points: -- The Egyptian MFA said that Somali President Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmed asked for Egyptian support for his government and the Somali joint forces. Egypt agreed to supply uniforms for the forces and is ready to provide training for troops and trainers. -- The Government [...] | 2009-05-06 11:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM MARR MOPS EWWT SO EG |
09CAIRO773 | EGYPTIAN MFA UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Key Points: -- The fourth round of the Cairo Dialogue on Palestinian reconciliation yielded no results. Egypt has temporarily shelved its proposal to create a Palestinian committee to oversee reconstruction, security reform, and the January 2010 elections. -- The Government of Egypt ( [...] | 2009-05-06 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA EG |
09CAIRO775 | MUBARAK USES LABOR DAY SPEECH TO CRITICIZE STRIKERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV KISL EG |
09CAIRO786 | GOE APPARENTLY BACKING DOWN ON DISSOLUTION OF [...] (C) Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) Secretary-General Hafez Abu Seada told us May 6 that he recognizes that the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS) has publicly denied any intention to dissolve EOHR, but he noted that EOHR has asked MOSS for written assurances to that effect. A [...] | 2009-05-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO79 | GOE STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS POLICE BRUTALITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO807 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MAY 12 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------------- Draft Budget and Annual Civil Service Raise ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 6, the Shura Council, the upper hou [...] | 2009-05-12 08:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG |
09CAIRO81 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...] | 2009-01-15 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS |
09CAIRO810 | BOMB EXPLODES OUTSIDE CAIRO CHURCH [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) At approximately 9:45 pm on May 10, a bomb exploded in a car parked near the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (al-Azraa Miriam) in Cairo's Zeitoun neighborhood (ref A). Police found and destroyed in a controlled explosion a second bomb, also located in a parked car, at app [...] | 2009-05-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KIRF EG |
09CAIRO814 | NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (U) The quasi-governmental organization, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR),released its 2008 human rights report on May 6, criticizing the GOE for specific violations and offering 25 recommendations. -- (U) The report criticizes the GOE for human rights violations s [...] | 2009-05-13 07:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
09CAIRO816 | Treasury meets with Finance Ministry and Central Bank [...] (U) Key points: -- In percentage of GDP, next year's deficit is likely to nearly reach the size that Boutros-Ghali inherited in 2004. -- Next year's budget contracts in nominal and real terms. Revenues projected to fall fast. -- The Ministry of Finance is trying to keep fiscal sustaina [...] | 2009-05-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO820 | EGYPT: TRADE MINISTER PROMOTES FRANCHISES [...] (U) In his remarks at the opening of the Middle East and North Africa Franchise Show in Cairo, Minister of Trade Rachid Mohamed Rachid told the audience that developing the franchise market in Egypt was a priority for the Egyptian government. Referring to franchise investment as an economic "ga [...] | 2009-05-13 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO821 | PROPOSAL TO EXPAND GSP COVERAGE [...] (U) Key points: -- Potatoes are grown by smallholder farmers throughout Egypt who have successfully exported their crops to the Gulf and to Europe. Spinach is not widely grown, although analysts believe that this crop might have potential. -- Increased farm incomes are key to alleviating [...] | 2009-05-13 19:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV EG |
09CAIRO822 | S/E GRATION MEETS WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS ON SUDAN [...] (C) Key Points -- U.S. Special Envoy (S/E) for Sudan General Gration met in separate meetings on April 30 with Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS) Chief Soliman and Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit to explain his vision for Sudan and enlist Egypt's support and cooperation in r [...] | 2009-05-14 05:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF SU CD EG |
09CAIRO823 | S/E GRATION MEETS FORMER SUDANESE PM AL MAHDI [...] (S) Key Points -- U.S. Special Envoy (S/E) for Sudan, General J. Scott Gration told former Sudanese PM Imam Sadiq al-Mahdi on April 29 that he was working on an interim ceasefire in Darfur so that humanitarian efforts could be improved. Al Mahdi said the effort to obtain a ceasefire was adm [...] | 2009-05-14 05:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PHUM SU CD EG |
09CAIRO824 | S/E GRATION MEETS WITH ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA [...] (C) Key Points -- Special Envoy (S/E) for Sudan, J. Scott Gration, explained to with Arab League (AL) SYG, Amre Moussa the USG's immediate focus to obtain a ceasefire in Darfur to provide humanitarian assistance, an environment for a peace talks that will lead to a political solution to Dar [...] | 2009-05-14 05:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU CD EG |
09CAIRO826 | EGYPTIAN MFA REACTS TO VISIT OF S/E GRATION [...] (C) Key Points: -- Egyptian MFA Cabinet Advisor for African Affairs told us on May 4 that the visit of S/E for Sudan, General J. Scott Gration, was a very good opportunity for Government of Egypt (GOE) and the USG to exchange views on Sudan (reftel). -- Abu Zeid agreed with S/E Gration's c [...] | 2009-05-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU QA EG |
09CAIRO827 | MEETING WITH SLA UNITY DEPUTY HARIR [...] Key Points: -- SLA Unity Deputy Chairman and Foreign Affairs Representative Sharif Abdalla Harir (protect) said that SLA Unity members that signed the Tripoli, Libya Agreement, in April, were not authorized to do so by the 51-man council, or Chairman Abdallah Yahya. -- Harir met with Just [...] | 2009-05-14 08:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD QA EG |
09CAIRO829 | EGYPT TO HOST FIFTH ROUND OF INTRA-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Key points: -- The Egyptians will host the fifth round of negotiations between the Palestinian factions beginning May 16 in Cairo. MFA Director for Palestinian Affairs Yasser Osman told us May 13 that he was not optimistic an agreement will be reached on a consensus PA government or majo [...] | 2009-05-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO839 | NGO SAFE -- FOR NOW [...] (C) On May 10, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) received a letter from the Ministry of Social Solidarity's (MOSS) Director of Central Administration for Associations noting that the ministry is not attempting to dissolve EOHR. EOHR Secretary-General Hafez Abu Seada told us Ma [...] | 2009-05-14 13:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
09CAIRO84 | EGYPT TO RATIFY MADRID PROTOCOL [...] After a December 16 joint Shura Council/People's Assembly Committee decision to approve the Madrid Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the Shura Council has approved the treaty for ratification. The People's Assembly began discussion o [...] | 2009-01-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KIPR EG |
09CAIRO843 | PROFILE OF MRS. SUZANNE MUBARAK [...] (U) Summary and introduction: First Lady Suzanne Mubarak will accompany President Mubarak during his May 24-26 visit to Washington. This will be her first visit to the U.S. since 2004, when she accompanied her husband on a six-day state visit. Suzanne Mubarak is an active and very visible firs [...] | 2009-05-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OVIP EG |
09CAIRO849 | QUINT DIALOGUE - EGYPTIAN RESPONSE POSITIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 09:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO851 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) On May 14, Poloffs urged MFA Disarmament Affairs official Heba Negm to support the candidacy of Yukiya Amano of Japan as IAEA Director General (reftel). Negm replied that Egypt supported Abdul Minty of South Africa during the first round along with the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) group, b [...] | 2009-05-17 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM EG |
09CAIRO857 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: MAY 18 WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------- Bechtel Loses Nuclear Tender ---------------------------- 2. (U) The Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) has officially informed the U.S. Be [...] | 2009-05-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
09CAIRO858 | FIRST VISIT OF A UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (C) UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, visited Egypt from April 17-21. This was the first visit of a UN Special Rapporteur the GOE has allowed. The MFA said the GOE will i [...] | 2009-05-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CT UN EG |
09CAIRO86 | DRAFT LETTER ON POLICE PROGRAM GIVEN TO EGYPTIANS [...] (C) In a January 14 meeting, DCM passed to General Ali Hegazy, Director of the International Relations Department of the State Security Investigations Service (SSIS),a copy of the draft letter to the GOE regarding the continuation of a USG-funded community policing training program for the Eg [...] | 2009-01-19 14:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG |
09CAIRO862 | EGYPT EXCLUDES BECHTEL'S TENDER OFFER TO HELP [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS: --Bechtel's tender offer to provide consultancy in developing Egypt's first nuclear power plant has been excluded by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MoEE). --The Ambassador met with Bechtel and Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes to voice our concerns [...] | 2009-05-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EG |
09CAIRO868 | UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...] | 2009-05-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER |
09CAIRO872 | FULL EAC MEETING, MAY 18, 2009 [...] (C/NF) The acting DCM convened a full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting in response to ref A, to review potential security implications for USG interests in Egypt resulting from the possible release of photographs of detainees, and to discuss the impending release of Egyptian wage revi [...] | 2009-05-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KWBG PTER EG |
09CAIRO873 | ARAB LEAGUE ON ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND [...] (C) Key points: -- In a May 11 meeting, Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told us that AL SYG Moussa was very encouraged by the Administration's early position on Middle East peace. He said that the AL had agreed to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations only if Israel satisfact [...] | 2009-05-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
09CAIRO874 | SCENESETTER: PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Introduction: President Mubarak last visited Washington in April 2004, breaking a twenty year tradition of annual visits to the White House. Egyptians view President Mubarak's upcoming meeting with the President as a new beginning to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship that will restore a [...] | 2009-05-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG IS IR IZ |
09CAIRO876 | $14 MILLION IN ADDED COSTS TO TANK CO-PRODUCTION [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 2 for action requested. 2. (S/NF) Action request: Delays in USG approval of Egypt's outstanding LOR for M1A1 co-production have forced a slowdown of Increment 10's production rate and added approximately $14 million to total costs. All future delay [...] | 2009-05-19 16:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MASS MOPS ETTC EG |
09CAIRO88 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Humanitarian Assistance: On January 18, 140 tons of medical aid from the Red Crescent, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco were delivered through Rafah, along with 42 casualties. The Red Crescent delivered 90 tons of flour and rice through Kerem Shalom and 400 tons of food aid entered through A [...] | 2009-01-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS |
09CAIRO886 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EG PTER |
09CAIRO887 | EGYPT ISSUES DOCUMENTS TO BAHA'IS [...] Key Points -- (SBU) On May 20, the GoE issued birth certificates, containing dashes in the religion field, to two of the three Baha'is who sued the GoE seeking such documents. (ref B) -- (SBU) The third plaintiff, who is seeking a national identification card, has not yet received the [...] | 2009-05-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO888 | MFA ON SYRIA, LEBANON AND YEMEM [...] (C) Key points: -- SYRIA: MFA Cabinet Advisor Mahmoud Afifi told us May 18 that the tenor of Egyptian-Syrian relations has improved recently, and that Damascus appears to be taking a less obstreperous posture toward Egyptians efforts at Palestinian reconciliation. -- LEBANON: Afifi said t [...] | 2009-05-20 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY YE LE EG |
09CAIRO89 | Global Financial Slowdown Hits Egypt [...] SUMMARY: During the fourth quarter of 2008, Egypt experienced a substantial downturn in its three main sources of revenue and foreign exchange: tourism, worker remittances and Suez Canal fees. Though the extent of the slowdown is yet unknown, the GOE suggests that Egypt could see a $5-6 billio [...] | 2009-01-20 09:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
09CAIRO892 | AMBASSADOR RAISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BLOGGERS AND [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In a May 20 meeting with Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly, the Ambassador raised identity documents for Baha'is, and urged the release of a Coptic priest jailed for performing the wedding of a Christian convert who allegedly held forged identity documents. -- (C) The Ambassador u [...] | 2009-05-21 12:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF CASC EG |
09CAIRO899 | Egypt to Maintain Higher Export Subsidies Through [...] (SBU) On May 18, we met with Mohamed Ragui, Executive Director of Egypt's Export Development Fund. Ragui confirmed that, in response to the economic crisis, the GOE had raised the Fund's export subsidy rates by 50% from December 2008 through June 2009. He added that the budget allocation for t [...] | 2009-05-21 13:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
09CAIRO900 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON NGOS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UN SOCI EG |
09CAIRO928 | APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS SAAD EDDIN IBRAHIM PRISON [...] (U) On May 25, a Cairo appeals court reversed an August 2008 court ruling against Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI) in a civil lawsuit by an NDP activist for "tarnishing Egypt's image abroad," and overturned the two-year prison sentence and LE 10,000 (1,886 USD) fine imposed against him (ref B). The a [...] | 2009-05-25 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID EG |
09CAIRO929 | FORMER REGIME INSIDER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POP [...] (U) On May 21, a Cairo court convicted former regime insider and powerful businessman Hisham Talat Mustafa, and sentenced him to death for ordering the July 2008 Dubai murder of his former girlfriend, the Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim. Mustafa, who remains a ruling National Democratic Par [...] | 2009-05-25 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI EG |
09CAIRO930 | UPDATE ON BLOGGER CASES [...] KEY POINTS: -- (U) The following bloggers remain in prison: 1) Karim Amer, convicted of insulting Islam and Mubarak, and sentenced to a four-year term in 2007; 2) Musad Abu Fagr, jailed in December 2007 following posts about the Sinai Bedouin's difficulties; 3) Hany Nazir, jailed in October [...] | 2009-05-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI KIRF EG |
09CAIRO934 | AYMAN NOUR INJURED BY UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANT [...] Key Points: -- (U) On May 23, an unidentified assailant attacked opposition politician Ayman Nour, released from prison in February (ref A and B),with flames from an ignited aerosol can. -- (U) Nour, who on May 21 announced his intention to run for president in 2011, suffered first [...] | 2009-05-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EG |
09CAIRO936 | EGYPT NOT AFFECTED BY SAUDI RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) Key Points: -- The Government of Egypt (GOE) was not influenced by the Saudi decision to recognize Kosovo. The Saudi decision will have more impact on Gulf countries. -- Egypt and other Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries oppose Albania's OIC resolution to recognize [...] | 2009-05-26 09:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KO AL EG |
09CAIRO937 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission Cairo welcomes your visit, the first by a U.S. president to Cairo since President Clinton's in 1990. The Egyptian Government will also warmly welcome you, as will the Egyptian people, who are proud that the U.S. has recognized what they view as Egypt's central role in the Arab [...] | 2009-05-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KIRF EG |
09CAIRO939 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ/VIABILITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 09:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL TBIO IZ EG |
09CAIRO940 | EGYPT: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NO TO AMANO FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IAEA PARM EG |
09CAIRO945 | CONVERSATION WITH EGYPTIAN MUSLIM TELEVANGELIST [...] Key Points: -- (C) According to Moez Massoud, a rising star among Egyptian Muslim televangelists, Salafists and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are competing fiercely for influence among Egypt's youth. -- (C) Massoud said Salafist influence - which has been present in Egypt since the movements founding [...] | 2009-05-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KIRF KPAO SOCI EG |
09CAIRO946 | EGYPT'S QIZ: NO AGREEMENT ON REDUCTION IN ISRAELI [...] (C) Key issues: --At the May 25 QIZ meeting, the Israeli and Egyptian delegations disagreed over results of a one-on-one meeting May 11 between trade ministers in Sharm El Sheikh, with the Egyptian side insisting a reduction in Israeli content to 8% had been agreed, and the Israelis insisting it ha [...] | 2009-05-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL IS EG |
09CAIRO958 | ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POLICIES ON SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD EG |
09CAIRO974 | CUBA-EGYPT ACTIVITY AND REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 12:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU EG |
09CAIRO975 | UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...] | 2009-05-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER |
09CAIRO98 | GAZA: REVERBERATIONS WITHIN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crisis has inflamed a visceral hatred of Israel among Egyptians, and deepened disaffection for the Mubarak regime, furthering negative views of Mubarak as a "Western puppet." While GOE efforts to counter the negative propaganda may soften current hard feelings, the immed [...] | 2009-01-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PA IS EG |
09CAIRO983 | EMBASSY CAIRO RESPONSE TO FY 2009 JULIA TAFT [...] (U) Embassy Cairo is pleased to propose the following three projects, for funding by the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund, to assist the refugee communitites in Cairo. The total amount of funding for the three projects is USD 19,350. The delivery of refugee assistance in Cairo's urban setting i [...] | 2009-05-31 08:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL EG |
09CAIRO986 | CAIRO REFUGEE UPDATE: QUESTIONS OF PROTECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-31 12:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KWBG KPAL SU ER EG |
09CAIRO993 | DEMARCHE REGARDING NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 12:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL XE ZO |
09CAIRO999 | ARAB DARFUR LEADERS IN CAIRO ADVOCATE FOR DARFUR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU CD QA SA EG |
10CAIRO100 | EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...] | 2010-01-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EG |
10CAIRO101 | EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...] | 2010-01-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EG |
10CAIRO108 | CAIRO REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - 99423 THRU [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Leahy Amendment, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Egyptian government personnel and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to the Embassy. 2. (U) Embassy has [...] | 2010-01-20 16:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MASS PREL SNAR PARM EG |
10CAIRO113 | Egypt planning humanitarian response for Haiti [...] Poloff delivered points in reftel a to MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for American Affairs Amin Malaeka on Jan 20, emphasizing the need for contributions to be registered with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA). Malaeka took the points, and noted the [...] | 2010-01-21 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IRC HA EG |
10CAIRO115 | China's Economic Presence in Egypt [...] (SBU) Key points: -Despite recent growth in bilateral trade and pledges to increase investment, China's economic relations with Egypt remain fairly modest. -Chinese investment in Egypt is not focused solely on profits, but rather on building and maintaining a Chinese presence in Eg [...] | 2010-01-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EG CH |
10CAIRO117 | HIGH INFLATION AND SLUGGISH WAGE GROWTH DETERIORATE STANDARD [...] (U) Key Points --Headline inflation has been high for the past two years and food prices have risen consistently faster than prices of other goods. --Wage growth is sluggish because of the high level of unemployment and the low level of skills and productivity in the workforce. [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO119 | EGYPT: NEW MB SUPREME GUIDE NAMED [...] Key Points: -- (C) Administrative insider and relative unknown Mohammed Badie, 66, was named the Muslim Brotherhood's eighth Supreme Guide on January 16. Badie's selection represents a generational shift within the group. He is the first Guide not to have known MB-founder Hassan Al-Banna. -- (C) In [...] | 2010-01-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG |
10CAIRO121 | UNPROFITABLE STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES SWAP LAND FOR DEBTS [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) are handing over real estate to settle a significant amount of their outstanding loans to public sector banks. -- The land for debt swaps will settle about 80% of the SOEs outstanding loans with the public banks. -- This pr [...] | 2010-01-24 13:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EG |
10CAIRO123 | EGYPT-IRAQ BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EG IZ EINV ECON |
10CAIRO131 | EGYPTIAN APPROACH ON YEMEN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 07:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID YM EG |
10CAIRO133 | IS THE EGYPTIAN GARMENT INDUSTRY HEADED FOR FAILURE? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EG PGOV |
10CAIRO135 | PROMINENT BLOGGER APPEALING POLITICALLY MOTIVATED PRISON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG |
10CAIRO137 | ARAB LEAGUE CONCERN OVER SUMMIT; ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL YM LY EG |
10CAIRO139 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPAS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL EG |
10CAIRO141 | UPPER EGYPT SECTARIAN ATTACK UPDATE [...] Key Points: - (SBU) On January 17, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) announced that the trial of the three suspects in the January 6 attack on Coptic Christians in Naga Hamadi, Qena Governorate, will begin on February 13 (ref A). - (SBU) The three suspects will be tried under Emergency Law pr [...] | 2010-01-28 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
10CAIRO143 | EGYPT: GENERAL CASEY MEETS WITH CHIEF OF STAFF ENAN [...] (C) Key Points: -- During a January 19 meeting with visiting Chief of Staff of the Army General George W. Casey, Jr., Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Enan praised U.S.-Egypt military cooperation and sought support for Egypt's proposed sale of M1A1 tanks to Iraq. -- Enan shared concerns over I [...] | 2010-01-31 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PARM KNNP IR IZ YM EG |
10CAIRO145 | A/S POSNER ENGAGES WITH CIVIL SOCIETY, POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] Key Points: -- (C) In meetings January 13-14, A/S Posner told activists and opposition politicians that the U.S. is seeking ways to advance human rights and political participation over the coming 12-18 months. -- (C) Activists urged the U.S. to end a "double standard" on Israeli human rig [...] | 2010-01-31 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO146 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO147 | A/S POSNER PRESSES GOE ON POLICE BRUTALITY, NGO [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 12-13, A/S Posner raised the issue of police brutality and prison conditions with senior GOE officials. -- (C) Interior Ministry State Security (SSIS) Director Hassan Abdel Rahman asserted that SSIS has not abused prisoners "in the past ten yea [...] | 2010-01-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO150 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO153 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION VISITS EGYPT - SECTARIAN ATTACK [...] (SBU) A delegation from the United States International Religious Freedom Commission (USCIRF),consisting of three commissioners and three staff members led by the USCIRF chairman, visited Cairo from January 22 to 26. The delegation met with the Minister of Islamic Endowments, the Grand [...] | 2010-02-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL EG KPAO |
10CAIRO157 | RESUMPTION OF U.S.-FUNDED POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM [...] (U) On February 1, the U.S.-funded, human rights-oriented police training program resumed, following its suspension in July 2008 pending bilateral negotiations related to the change in funding from ESF to INCLE (reftels). The February 1-3 three-day course focused on "Data-based Decision Making [...] | 2010-02-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EG |
10CAIRO159 | Scencesetter for Deputy Secretary Lew's February 15-16 Visit [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Lew, we warmly welcome you to Cairo and are seeking meetings with Prime Minister Nazif, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Minister of International Cooperation Aboulnaga. While we continue to work closely and effectively with Egypt on the range of critical regional issues, [...] | 2010-02-04 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL OVIP EFIN EG |
10CAIRO161 | AFTER CONTROVERSY, NDP MEMBER RECEIVES WARNING FOR MEETING [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) On February 2, the Press Syndicate issued a warning to National Democratic Party (NDP) member XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX for violating its ban on contact with Israelis by meeting September 14 with the Israeli Ambassador in her office at the GOE-funded Al-Ahram Center. -- (C [...] | 2010-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IS EG |
10CAIRO162 | EGYPT WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt will not associate with the Copenhagen Accord before the January 31st deadline. --Egypt's reluctance to do so is based on what it believes is a lack of information regarding targets for emission reductions and financial details for the $30 billion global fund for [...] | 2010-01-28 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV KGHG ENRG EG |
10CAIRO163 | DAS WITTES ENGAGES GOE, CIVIL SOCIETY ON ELECTIONS, NAGA [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In meetings January 24-25, NEA DAS Tamara Cofman Wittes assured activists of continuing U.S. commitment to promoting democracy and human rights. She urged the GOE to use the penal code, not the Emergency Law, to prosecute the January 6 sectarian killings in Naga Hamadi [...] | 2010-02-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
10CAIRO165 | Sudan: NCP Cairo Head Evaluates U.S. and Egyptian Roles [...] (C) Key Points: -- The Head of the Sudanese National Congress Party's (NCP) office in Cairo, Kamal Ali, told us he was working with the Government of Egypt (GoE) to organize the logistics so Sudanese in Cairo can vote in the Sudanese Presidential election. The Government of Sudan (GoS) [...] | 2010-02-04 15:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
10CAIRO166 | EGYPT: Ministry of Health to Provide Assistance to Iraq [...] (SBU) Key Points: --The Ministry of Health is expanding its medical cooperation with Iraqi and has signed agreements to allow sick Iraqis to seek treatment at Egyptian facilities and to offer training opportunities for Iraqi doctors. --The Ministry is reviewing an Iraqi request to design a [...] | 2010-01-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV EG IZ |
10CAIRO167 | Country Team Support for Third-Party Transfer to Iraq [...] (SBU) The Egyptian military is requesting third-party transfer approval for the sale of M1A1 tanks and ammunition to Iraq. All of the equipment is produced in Egypt under a co-production agreement with the United States. The country team supports the sale. 2. (C) Egypt proposes sell [...] | 2010-02-04 16:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MASS ETTC EG |
10CAIRO168 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BANNING TEXT MESSAGES WHILE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV EG |
10CAIRO169 | Sudan: Launch of the Nuba Mountains People's Forum [...] (C) Key Points: -- Leaders of the Nuba community informed Embassy Cairo that they have created the International Permanent Forum for the Nuba Mountains Indigenous People (Nuba Forum) to protect and advocate for the rights of the Nuba people, which they believe are in danger under the NCP [...] | 2010-02-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG UNCHS |
10CAIRO171 | Arab League Pursuing Solutions on Somalia and Sudan REF: 10 CAIRO 137 CLASSIFIED BY: Donal A. Blome, Minister Counselor, DoS, ECPO; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO EG |
10CAIRO175 | Egyptian MFA on Yemen [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YM EG |
10CAIRO177 | Sinai Update: Counter Smuggling and Floods [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) The GOE claims to have increased its efforts against HAMAS-related smuggling activity, and reports recent success in interdicting and dismantling goods and financial smuggling networks. -- (C) Recent heavy rains in northern Sinai caused an estimated $11 mill [...] | 2010-02-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG |
10CAIRO179 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (SBU) Director Mueller, I warmly welcome you to Cairo. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our strong law enforcement cooperation with the State Security Investigative Service (SSIS),which is under the auspices of Minister of Interior Habib Al Adly (we have reques [...] | 2010-02-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KJUS EG |
10CAIRO181 | Scenesetter for Admiral Mullen [...] (S/NF) Key Points: -- Since your last visit, the U.S. and Egypt initiated a senior-level Strategic Dialogue that built upon the improved bilateral atmosphere following President Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo. We have seen improved cooperation in multilateral fora, in addition to close c [...] | 2010-02-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS PARM ETTC EG |
10CAIRO183 | Minister of Social Solidarity Distances Himself from MEPI [...] (C) Key Points: -- Minister of Social Solidarity (MSS) Ali El-Meselhi distanced himself from a MSS diplomatic note which took issue with MEPI funding of Egyptian NGOs. He explained that the note was coordinated by Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Aboulnaga. -- El-Mesel [...] | 2010-02-10 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV EG |
10CAIRO184 | CAIRO REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - 99488 THRU [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Leahy Amendment, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Egyptian government personnel and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to the Embassy. 2. (U) Embassy ha [...] | 2010-02-02 06:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL SNAR PARM EG |
10CAIRO185 | Egyptians Miffed Over Continuing Algerian Antagonism [...] (C) MFA Cabinet Advisor Mahmoud Afifi told poloff Feb 7 that although the Egyptians have returned their ambassador to Algeria, and are seeking to publicly downplay the recent diplomatic row between the two countries, the Algerians continue to antagonize Cairo. Note: The diplomatic tension was [...] | 2010-02-10 14:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AG EG |
10CAIRO187 | MFA, ACTIVIST EXPECTATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 17 UPR REF: 09 CAIRO 2277; 09 CAIRO 1948; 09 CAIRO 1433; 09 CAIRO 44 CLASSIFIED BY: Donald A. Blome, Minister-Counselor, State, ECPO; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 08:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN KTIP EG |
10CAIRO195 | FOREIGN WORKER AND LABOR PROBLEMS IN QIZ FACTORY [...] (C) Key Points: -The manager of a ready-made garments factory participating in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) program told EconOff that his company has been holding the passports of foreign workers and that it fired an Egyptian employee for organizing a strike. -This is firs [...] | 2010-02-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB ETRD EG PGOV |
10CAIRO197 | Egypt: New Round of MB Arrests [...] Key Points: -- (U) Three senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt including Deputy Supreme Guide Mahmoud Ezzat, Spokesman Essam El Eryan and MB "Mufti" Abdel Rahman El Barr were detained by security forces the morning of February 8 along with twelve other members of the MB. [...] | 2010-02-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM EG |
10CAIRO199 | GOE Blinks on Endowment Proposal, Fails to Budge on North [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV EG |
10CAIRO201 | GOE REMOVES OUTSPOKEN NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO203 | FORMER HOUSING MINISTER RESIGNS FROM PARLIAMENT AMIDST [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) On February 2, former Housing Minister Mohammed Ibrahim Soliman resigned from parliament in the midst of press reports that the Public Prosecutor is investigating him for corruption. -- (C) Independent MPs had filed a criminal complaint against Soliman in Januar [...] | 2010-02-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCOR EG |
10CAIRO209 | INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] (U) Post does not have information on additional goods for the Egypt TVPRA list. ---------- Task 2/TDA ---------- 2A. Prevalence and Sectored Distribution of Exploitive Child Labor  [...] | 2010-02-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM KTIP |
10CAIRO211 | Tenth Annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report - Cairo [...] (U) This cable contains U.S. Embassy Cairo's response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) contribution requirements (reftel A). The following text contains responses to paragraphs 23-29 in the original tasking cable. 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Available sources of inf [...] | 2010-02-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KTIP KCRM PGOV PREF PHUM KFRD KWMN KMCA SMIG |
10CAIRO213 | ACTIVIST URGES U.S DIPLOMATIC APPROACH TO THE GOE ON TORTURE [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Human rights activist XXXXXXXXXXXX told us February 10 he believes the top USG human rights priority in Egypt should be diplomatic approaches to urge the GOE to combat torture. He recommended quiet diplomacy over public statements. -- (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX was pessimi [...] | 2010-02-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KTIP EG |
10CAIRO215 | ACTIVISTS PREPARE FOR EL-BARADEI'S ARRIVAL; DETAINEES [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) Activists affiliated with the political opposition are planning to greet former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El-Baradei upon his scheduled February 19 arrival in Cairo from Vienna. In recent months, El-Baradei has spoken about a possible 2011 presidential run if the GOE en [...] | 2010-02-18 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO217 | HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS FACE REGISTRATION QUANDRY [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) The GOE maintains that NGOs are legally obligated to register with the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS). Egyptian law gives the GOE broad oversight over MOSS-registered NGOs, and the GOE can dissolve these NGOs for receiving foreign funding without permission, and f [...] | 2010-02-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB EG |
10CAIRO219 | Egypt: Tax Reform Continues As Revenues Meet Lowered [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS -- Egypt's Tax Commissioner expects the implementation of the new real estate law to proceed without significant alternations. -- He claims that much of the public resistance to filing property declarations is rooted in people's desire to maintain the secrecy of th [...] | 2010-02-21 07:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO221 | New Transport Minister Supports Greater Cooperation with [...] (SBU) Ambassador made a courtesy call February 1 on newly appointed Egyptian Minster of Transport Alaa El Din Fahmy. Appointed January 3, 2010, Transport Minister Fahmy is responsible for all safety, operations, and infrastructure issues relating to civil aviation, marine transport, ports, rive [...] | 2010-02-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EAIR EWWT ETTC EG |
10CAIRO224 | A/S Jones meets with GoE officials on Health, Science, and [...] (SBU) Key Points: --In January 20 meetings, A/S Jones emphasized that health, science, and technology cooperation form an important component of the US-Egypt relationship and stated OES's desire to bolstering collaboration. --According to Higher Education and Science Research Minister Hany [...] | 2010-02-03 16:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KFLU TSPL EG |
10CAIRO229 | PROMINENT BLOGGER'S PRISON SENTENCE OVERTURNED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EG |
10CAIRO23 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Port Said to Continue Operating as a Free Zone --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) President Mubarak announced dur [...] | 2010-01-04 12:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV EG ET |
10CAIRO233 | A/S POSNER ENGAGES WITH GOE, ACTIVISTS ON NAGA HAMADI [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In January 12-14 meetings, A/S Posner urged the GOE to hold accountable those responsible for the January 6 Naga Hamadi sectarian killings, and to issue additional statements of condemnation. -- (C) Senior Interior Ministry and MFA officials said the perpetrators [...] | 2010-02-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI EG |
10CAIRO235 | A/S POSNER PRESSES GOE OFFICIALS ON THE EMERGENCY LAW [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) In January 12-14 meetings, A/S Posner stressed that U.S. human rights policy is based on principled engagement, universal standards and a recognition that reform will come from internal actors. In all instances, he cited President Obama's announcement on his second day [...] | 2010-02-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KIRF EG |
10CAIRO237 | El Baradei Returns to Cairo [...] (C) Key Points: -- Thousands of supporters greeted former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El Baradei upon his return to Cairo. Beleaguered leaders of the opposition seem relieved at their ability to muster a show of support for El Baradei and enthusiastic about his potential impact. -- El [...] | 2010-02-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
10CAIRO238 | Egypt: Prime Minister Announces Center of Excellence [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif told the Ambassador and Science Envoy Ahmed Zewail that the Egyptian government (GoE) plans to create a center of excellence targeting entrepreneurship and innovation, although he did not provide a detailed timeline for implementation. --The [...] | 2010-02-04 15:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO OVIP TSPL EG |
10CAIRO241 | BABY STEPS IN THE EGYPTIAN BOND MARKET [...] (SBU) Key Points --The GOE has introduced new financial regulations that allow state-owned enterprises to issue bonds and private companies to more easily issue corporate bonds. --For the first time, the GOE fixed a schedule for releasing treasury bonds. --These regulation [...] | 2010-02-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG |
10CAIRO245 | UPDATE ON U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Key points: -The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Economic Dialogue was launched in 2009, and the USG will have to overcome weak GOE inter-ministerial cooperation to move forward on the dialogue's goals in 2010. -The key U.S. objectives in its economic relationship with Egypt are deepening bilat [...] | 2010-02-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EG EAID EAGR EINV |
10CAIRO247 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION [...] (C) On February 23, we delivered ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby. On defamation of religions, Shalaby said Egypt would support the OIC position. He believed there is currently no broad backing for a binding treaty. On Guinea, Shalaby said Nigeria would take [...] | 2010-02-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN EG |
10CAIRO249 | Development and Peace Key to Resolving North Sinai Problems [...] (S) Key Points: -- New North Sinai Governor Mowafi told poloff his top priority was to increase economic opportunities. He plans to increase the size of the El Arish port to facilitate an export economy, expand agricultural production in the coastal areas, and build heavy industries in [...] | 2010-02-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG |
10CAIRO250 | CAIRO REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - 99533 THRU [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Leahy Amendment, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Egyptian government personnel and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to the Embassy. 2. (U) Embassy ha [...] | 2010-02-08 06:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL SNAR PARM EG |
10CAIRO253 | UPR REACTION: GOE DISPLEASED WITH THE U.S., ACTIVISTS [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) GOE officials, including presidential advisor Soliman Awad, expressed displeasure with the number and the tone of U.S. recommendations at the February 17 UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt's human rights record. -- (C) The MFA noted [...] | 2010-02-25 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN KIRF EG |
10CAIRO255 | TPT Blanket Approval for Non-technology Transfer Requests [...] (C) Post continues its efforts to improve Egypt's End Use Monitoring (EUM) performance and to simplify the Third Party Transfer (TPT) request process in an effort to streamline the process and provide timely responses to the Government of Egypt (GOE). We recommend implementation of a responsive, st [...] | 2010-02-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS EG MARR |
10CAIRO257 | DASD Kahl Meeting with Egyptian Military Officials [...] (C) Key Points: -- On January 31, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dr. Colin Kahl met with Major General Mohammad al-Assar, Assistant to the Minister of Defense, Major General Ahmad Moataz, Chief of the American Relations Branch, and Major General Fouad Arafa, Consu [...] | 2010-02-28 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR IS IR IZ EG LY SU |
10CAIRO26 | EGYPT IMPLEMENTS NEW REAL ESTATE TAX [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI EG |
10CAIRO262 | Tourism is the "driving force" in the Egyptian Economy [...] (SBU) Key Points: --The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) projects a 5-7% increase in tourism revenues and arrivals for 2010 over last year. --New growth opportunities are expected in Egypt's Mediterranean north shore area and MoT is overseeing plans to increase hotel capacity for the region. - [...] | 2010-02-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PREL EG |
10CAIRO263 | Designation of Telecommunications Policy Officer [...] (SBU) Per reftel request for information, Embassy Cairo's telecommunications policy officer and point-of-contact for ICT issues is Economic Officer Ashli Simpson. Ms. Simpson can be reached via e-mail at simpsonac@state.gov or by telephone at +20-2-2797-3467. Please note that Cairo is seven hou [...] | 2010-02-28 14:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PREL EG |
10CAIRO28 | WORLD BANK OFFICIAL FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF EGYPTIAN TRANSPARENCY Classified By: ECPO Minister-Counselor Donald Blome for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
10CAIRO284 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --- Egypt Opposes AU Stance on the Copenhagen Accord --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Mona Amr, the [...] | 2010-02-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV EG EAGR ENRG EFIN |
10CAIRO286 | Same Question, Same Answer: Egypt Still Unwilling to [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt remains unwilling to associate with the Copenhagen Accord at this time and may not make a final decision about whether to do so until April 2010. --According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Egypt's concerns about the accord include a lack of information [...] | 2010-02-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TSPL KGHG EG |
10CAIRO304 | CAIRO REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - 99546 THRU [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Leahy Amendment, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Egyptian government personnel and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to the Embassy. 2. (U) Embassy ha [...] | 2010-02-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL SNAR PARM EG |
10CAIRO310 | EGYPTIAN RESPOND TO CITES COP DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC UNEP EG |
10CAIRO328 | Invitation for Egyptian Participation in NNSA Doha Workshop [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-21 08:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY ENRG KNNP EG AORC |
10CAIRO33 | EGYPT: NEW EDUCATION AND TRANSPORT MINISTERS, FIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELTN SOCI |
10CAIRO338 | Egypt: H5N1 Update - February 2010 [...] (SBU) Key Points --Egypt's Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 12 human cases of H5N1 (avian influenza) in 2010, with three fatalities. --In the wake of efforts to combat H1N1 (swine flu),MoH will increase its public awareness H5N1 influenza programs for health care providers to ensure [...] | 2010-02-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU PGOV EAGR EAID EG |
10CAIRO344 | ILLEGAL ADOPTIONS IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) Summary: For the past 16 months, the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) has been investigating cases of illegal adoptions in Egypt (see ref). Coptic priests, nuns and doctors remain key players in the illegal adoptions. Cases of illegal adoptions continue with the most recent announcement by Eg [...] | 2010-02-22 11:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG KFRD CVIS EG |
10CAIRO348 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 22 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: Ministries Clash over Energy Needs of Cement Industry 2. (U) The Ministry of Petroleum announced that it is considering importing cement to meet domestic demand, instead [...] | 2010-02-22 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG EG ATRN PGOV |
10CAIRO358 | CAIRO REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - 99561 THRU [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Leahy Amendment, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Egyptian government personnel and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to the Embassy. 2. (U) Embassy ha [...] | 2010-02-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL SNAR PARM EG |
10CAIRO36 | EGYPT-U.S. CIVIL NUCLEAR-RELATED BILATERAL CONTACTS [...] (C) Key Points: -- During separate visits, two Department of Energy (DOE) technical delegations recently held constructive talks with GOE counterparts on indigenous nuclear safety capabilities and the recovery and control of materials usable in dirty bombs. -- Senior GOE officials responsible for n [...] | 2010-01-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | APCS EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY |
10CAIRO366 | Nonproliferation Meetings in Cairo: UNSCR 1540 Workshop and [...] (U) Key Points: -- A United Nations multilateral workshop for African countries on implementation of UNSCR 1540 was held December 7-10, 2009 in Cairo. The workshop focused on countering WMD proliferation through strengthened border controls. -- U.S. -Egypt bilaterals on the margins [...] | 2010-02-24 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP UN ETRD PBTS PREL EG CF CG KE MO NI GH |
10CAIRO368 | Egypt Requests Support for Reelection to the ICAO Council [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Post received on February 8 a diplomatic note from the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division. The dip note was addressed to all embassies accredited to Cairo, and was accompanied by a detailed aide memoire requesting support for a GO [...] | 2010-02-24 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EG ICAO PREL |
10CAIRO37 | NORTH SINAI DEMONSTRATIONS REFLECT ANGER AT LACK [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-05 15:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM EG |
10CAIRO384 | Despite Potential, Leading Wind Developer Not Bullish on [...] (SBU) Key Points: --A leading Middle East wind energy company envisions tremendous potential for renewable energy in Egypt but blames government inaction and unwillingness to support business initiatives as the main problem hindering development. --The company's vice president believes sol [...] | 2010-02-28 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ENRG SENV TSPL EG |
10CAIRO47 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S POSNER'S JANUARY 12-15 [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The impact of the political reform process that started at the beginning of this decade is mixed. Activists and opposition politicians are increasingly engaged in political life and the independent press has achieved a substantial degree of freedom to criticize the government. [...] | 2010-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF ELAB EG |
10CAIRO58 | COURT SENTENCES JOURNALISTS TO PRISON FOR DEFAMING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 11:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB SOCI EG |
10CAIRO59 | UPPER EGYPT SECTARIAN ATTACK [...] Key Points: -- (SBU) On January 7, gunmen armed with automatic weapons fired on Coptic Orthodox Christians as they were leaving Christmas Mass at the Mar Johanna (Saint John's) Church in Naga Hamadi, Qena Governorate, in Upper Egypt. Six Copts and one Muslim police officer guarding the church died [...] | 2010-01-11 12:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
10CAIRO60 | RAFAH BORDER: GUARD KILLED BY PALESTINIAN SNIPER; [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KPAL TU EG |
10CAIRO61 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 11 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --------- GOE Increases Third Stimulus Package to LE11.2 Billion --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. (U) Prime M [...] | 2010-01-11 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG |
10CAIRO64 | EGYPT'S EMERGENCY LAW AND ITS BROAD USES [...] KEY POINTS -- Egypt's State of Emergency, in effect almost continuously since 1967, allows for the application of the 1958 Emergency Law, which grants the GOE broad powers to arrest individuals without charge and to detain them indefinitely. -- The Emergency Law creates state security cour [...] | 2010-01-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KIRF ELAB EG |
10CAIRO65 | TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN EGYPT GROWING FAST [...] (SBU) Key points: -Turkish investment in Egypt has more than tripled in recent years, and is expected to continue growing in the coming years. -The favorable outlook by Turkish investors is driven by lower costs of doing business and Egypt's solid market access to the European Union, the [...] | 2010-01-12 09:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EG ETRD TU EINV |
10CAIRO66 | FOREIGN MINISTER, CODEL WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER KPAL IS IR EG |
10CAIRO67 | ARAB LEAGUE PLANS FOR SUDAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
10CAIRO68 | GOE UNWILLING TO BUDGE ON QIZ APPROVAL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG ETRD PGOV IS |
10CAIRO69 | CAIRO-BASED DARFURI GROUPS DISCUSS ROADMAP, MINAWI [...] Key Points: -- A representative of the Sudanese United Revolutionary Forces Front (URFF) told us that the URFF, United Resistance Front (URF) and the SLA Unity-Abdallah Yahya support the U.S. Roadmap for Darfur and are prepared to hold a conference in Jebel Marrah to unite the groups, but la [...] | 2010-01-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG |
10CAIRO78 | EGYPT'S AID-BASED DIPLOMACY EFFORTS IN SUB-SAHARAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SU SO EG |
10CAIRO79 | MFA ADVISOR PRESENTS BLEAK PICTURE OF AFRICAN ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 11:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL EAID SU SO ET ER EG |
10CAIRO80 | NORTH SINAI LOCAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 12:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM |
10CAIRO84 | SCIENCE ENVOY ZEWAIL CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL FIRST VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-18 05:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO OVIP TSPL EG |
10CAIRO92 | Update on Baby Trafficking Case in Alexandria [...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian authorities in Alexandria are quickly progressing with the investigation of the case described in ref (A). In addition, to the American citizen husband, the alleged Egyptian birth mother has been arrested and detained. Arrest warrants have also been issued for a doctor [...] | 2010-01-19 08:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CMGT CASC KOCI ASEC PHUM SMIG EG |
10CAIRO98 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------ Natural Gas Price Increase Postponed ------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Energy Pricing Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Indu [...] | 2010-01-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG IS UG |
10CAIRO99 | ACTIVISTS, BLOGGERS DETAINED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO [...] KEY POINTS -- (SBU) The GOE arrested and detained a group of about 30 activists and bloggers the morning of January 15 as they arrived in Naga Hamadi to visit the families of those killed in the January 6 sectarian shootings (ref A). -- (SBU) The group of detainees included activists from secular [...] | 2010-01-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF EG |
85CAIRO6360 | GROWING DEBATE ON SHARIA LAW [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY. MOMENTUM IS BEGINNING TO BUILD TOWARD A MAY DEBATE IN THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY ON ISLAMIC SHARIA (KORANIC LAW). IN RECENT DAYS, KEY OPPOSITION FIGURES FUAD SIRAJ AL-DIN (CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW WAFD PARTY) AND OMAR TALMASSANI (GENERAL GUIDE OF THE [...] | 1985-03-08 12:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SHUM EG |
85CAIRO9867 | ISLAMIC SHARIA DEBATE--WORDS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. BEGIN SUMMARY. THE MAY DEBATE IN THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY ON ISLAMIC SHARIA WILL PRODUCE NO IMMEDIATE RESULTS, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SOURCES, INCLUDING THE OPPOSITION. IT IS LIKELY TO LAUNCH A REVIEW PROCESS LASTING SEVERAL YEARS TO ENSURE T [...] | 1985-04-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI EG |
86CAIRO21221 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: EAGER FOR U.S. CONTACTS, [...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THREE STRONG IMPRESSIONS EMERGED FROM EMBOFF'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE NEW MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADERSHIP SEPTEMBER 10: (1) CURRENT LEADERSHIP IS KEEN TO ESTABLISH A DIALOGUE WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY; (2) AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS VERY WORRIED ABOUT AVOIDING PRO [...] | 1986-09-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PINS PINR EG |
86CAIRO26111 | "NO NASSERISM, ONLY NASSERISTS" [...] No summary [...] | 1986-11-13 10:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS EG US |
88CAIRO17073 | ESCAPE OF THREE ISLAMIC JIHAD MEMBERS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. THREE MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION JAILED SINCE THE AFTERMATH OF THE OCTOBER 1981 ASSASSINATION OF SADAT ESCAPED JULY 17. THEY OVERPOWERED TWO GUARDS, STOLE THEIR WEAPONS AND ESCAPED ON MAKESHIFT ROPE LADDERS, SPARKING RUMORS THAT THEY HAD BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNA [...] | 1988-07-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR PINS EG |
88CAIRO19680 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEVELOPMENTS AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXXX (STRICTLY PROTECT) REPORTED TO EMBOFF THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ANGERED AT THE AUTHORITIES OVER THE FIRST RECENT ARREST OF A "PROMINENT MEMBER" OF THE ORGANIZATION, COINCIDING WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTRY'S RENEWED CRACKDOWN ON ISLAMIC [...] | 1988-08-18 16:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL EG |
88CAIRO21161 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - "JIHAD" FRICTIONS [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: TENSIONS SIMMERING BETWEEN THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) AND A MORE EXTREME GROUP ERUPTED INTO A BLOODY CLASH IN ASSYUT IN LATE JULY. (THE EXTREMISTS WERE IDENTIFIED BOTH AS "AL-JIHAD" AND AS "AL-GAMA'A AL-ISLAMIYA", OR THE ISLAMIC GROUPING, SIN [...] | 1988-09-06 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS SOCI EG |
89CAIRO16206 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATED [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TWO YEARS AGO, MUBARAK BET THAT BY ADMITTING THE OUTLAWED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, THE GROUP WOULD BE COOPTED AND THUS UNDERMINED AS THE CATALYST OF AN ISLAMIC OPPOSITION MOVEMENT. NOW, THE BET IS PAYING OFF: THE MB HAS G [...] | 1989-07-20 17:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINS KPRP EG |
91CAIRO12383 | THE GREAT SHAYKHS: THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLITICAL ISLAM IN EGYPT IS GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO ESTABLISHMENT ISLAM REPRESENTED BY THE RELATIVELY MODERATE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),AND THE RADICAL FRINGE REPRESENTED BY OMAR ABDURRAHMAN AND COMPANY. THESE GROUPS COMPETE FOR RECRUITS, STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE [...] | 1991-07-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KISL PINS KPRP EG |
91CAIRO5521 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF [...] IN A STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 26, EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE HAMED ABU AL-NASR ISSUED A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HIS ORGANIZATION DENOUNCING THE "MALICIOUS PLOT" THAT HAS PRODUCED THE INVASION OF KUWAIT, THE DESTRUCTION OF IRAQ'S CAPABILITIES, AND THE POSSIBLE FRA [...] | 1991-03-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PINS PGOV PREL SA KU EG |
96CAIRO13851 | EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI ON THE FUTURE OF SUDAN [...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM VINCENT BATTLE, REASON 1.5 (D). CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING POINTS, DCM MET WITH EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI IN CAIRO ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS HIS FUTURE PLANS, SUDANESE OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES, THE POLITICAL SITUATION INSID [...] | 1996-12-31 06:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC KISL SU EG |
97CAIRO11981 | EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (D). -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND JOURNALIST SYNDICATE MEMBERS MUHAMMAD ABD AL-QUDUS AND SALAH ABD AL-MAQSUD TOLD US RECENTLY THAT: -- THE LATEST MOVE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOIN [...] | 1997-11-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM PINR EG |
97CAIRO12034 | LEADING ISLAMIC FIGURE DENOUNCES TERRORISM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (B). 2. (C) SUMMARY: SHEIKH OF AL-AZHAR MUHAMMAD TANTAWI, IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 7 IN A POPULAR EGYPTIAN MAGAZINE, STATED HIS OPPOSITION ON ISLAMIC GROUNDS TO SUICIDE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CIV [...] | 1997-11-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MEPP PTER KPAL IS EG |
99CAIRO2104 | EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AT LOW EBB [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC-POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RICHARD LEBARON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINCE 1995, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN PROFESSIONAL SYNDICATES CONTROLLED BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ARRESTED THEIR ACTIVISTS, THE BROTHERHOOD HAS R [...] | 1999-03-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PGOV PREL KISL PHUM ECON EG |