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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |