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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02AMMAN3662 |
JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...] |
2002-07-03 15:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL ECON JO MEPN |
| 02AMMAN4722 |
ARAB-ISRAELI COOPERATION--MERC MAKES THE GRADE [...] (SBU) An embassy survey of Jordanian scientists collaborating with Israeli counterparts on MERC (Middle East Regional Cooperation) projects confirmed that, despite the tense political climate in the region, the projects generally are on track. Creative measures have been taken to maintain mom [...] |
2002-08-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL JO MEPN |
| 02MUSCAT730 |
BIN ALAWI ANGRY, FRUSTRATED BY U.S. "BIAS" TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMANI MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BIN ALAWI STRONGLY CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND COMPLAINS THAT U.S. IS "COMPLETELY BIASED" TOWARDS ISRAEL. BIN ALAWI SAYS THAT IT IS "IMPOSSIBLE" NOW FOR ARAB LEADERS TO CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBING, WHICH THEY SEE NOT O [...] |
2002-04-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MEPN MU XF |
| 03AMMAN268 |
SESAME--A VIRTUAL REALITY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN3785 |
THE RED SEA - DEAD SEA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Sunday afternoon's World Economic Forum (WEF) panel session on the Red Sea - Dead Sea canal was noteworthy for the first-ever public meeting of the Palestinian Minister of Planning, the Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, and the Jordanian Minister of [...] |
2003-06-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN4807 |
SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...] |
2003-08-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN5999 |
JORDANIAN-ISRAELI WATER FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordanian Water Minister El-Naser expressed his disappointment over the past few months' behavior of his Israeli counterparts from the Joint Technical Water Committee. Pointing the finger at Israel for dragging its feet on Jordanian technical requests and charging them with obst [...] |
2003-09-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV KWBG IS JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN7275 |
COOPERATIVE MONITORING CENTER LAUNCHED IN AMMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and visiting officials from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories recently inaugurated the Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) in Amman. CMC/Amman is modeled after the CMC at Sandia, which has been a [...] |
2003-11-06 13:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PBTS PINR PREL PTER JO MEPN |
| 03SANAA2073 |
NO YEMENI REPRESENTATION AT ACRS TRACK TWO MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-20 04:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP XF YM MEPN |
| 04AMMAN6223 |
MEPN: ARABS, ISRAELIS WORK COOPERATIVELY TO SOLVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the heels of the International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's security barrier, and rising tension in the Occupied Territories, Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian technical experts participated for four days in Barcelona in a U.S.-sponsored workshop on wastewater reuse. [...] |
2004-07-22 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV EAID KWBG IS JO MEPN |
| 05CAIRO6653 |
EGYPT: ABU MAZEN'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas's (Abu Mazen) August 24-25 visit to Egypt via the Rafah border crossing in Gaza was marked by both symbolism and substance. Having Abbas enter Egypt via the Rafah crossing signaled Egyptian determination to keep the crossing open and to maintain close w [...] |
2005-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KPAL EG IS MEPN |
| 05CAIRO6757 |
EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VERBAL MESSAGE TO THE [...] (C) The DCM was convoked to the Foreign Ministry September 1 by newly arrived MFA Chef du Cabinet, Ambassador Wafaa Bassim (D equivalent), to receive a verbal message to the Secretary (text at paragraph three) regarding steps Egypt believes Washington should take with respect to the Middle Ea [...] |
2005-09-01 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IS MEPN |
| 05CAIRO6953 |
CAIRO ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: [...] (C) During an introductory meeting September 6, the Ambassador reviewed with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa reftel points ahead of an Arab League foreign ministers meeting scheduled for September 8 in Cairo. The Ambassador sought Moussa's and the League's support on Iraq's politic [...] |
2005-09-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KPAL EG IZ IS ICRC MEPN |
| 05CAIRO7047 |
ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 8 to discuss Iraq, Palestine, terrorism, and other key topics ahead of the UN General Assembly and a possible Arab emergency summit. Responding to forceful Iraqi criticism, ministers agreed to a Saudi proposal to create a task force to energi [...] |
2005-09-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL PHUM EG IS IZ MEPN ICRC |
| 05CAIRO7510 |
SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD'S SEPTEMBER 26 VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (S) Senior Egyptian contacts have shared read-outs with Post on the September 26 visit to Cairo by Syrian President Asad. President Mubarak reportedly pressed Asad hard to cooperate with the UN investigation into the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri and to stop interfering negativel [...] |
2005-09-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG SY IS IZ MEPN |
| 05CAIRO7998 |
EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DETAILS OCTOBER 17 CAIRO [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the Ambassador October 17 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his meeting with President Mubarak earlier the same day had provided a confident and upbeat assessment of events in the Palestinian territories as well as prospect [...] |
2005-10-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL MOPS PTER ECON EG IS IZ MEPN |
| 05CAIRO8136 |
SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT "STILL STUDYING" MEHLIS [...] (SBU) Senior Egyptian Presidency and MFA officials have so far offered minimal reaction to the Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to UNSCR 1595, otherwise known as the "Mehlis Report." Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the DCM during [...] |
2005-10-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE MEPN UNSC |
| 05CAIRO8365 |
EGYPTIAN, ARAB LEAGUE REACTIONS TO IRANIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The GOE position on Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent comments calling for Israel's destruction (reftels) was expressed by Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit to reporters October 30. Aboul Gheit told journalists that [...] |
2005-11-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ IR IS MEPN |
| 05CAIRO8376 |
MDA/THIRD PROTOCOL: SWISS READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Swiss Embassy provided post with a readout of the October 28-29 visit to Egypt by Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey for consultations on the Third Protocol/Emblem issue. During her short stay, Calmy-Rey met with First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed [...] |
2005-11-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG SW IS UNGA ICRC MEPN |
| 05MANAMA27 |
BAHRAIN: TRACK TWO MIL-TO-MIL DIALOGUE MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-05 11:04:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL BA MEPN |
| 06CAIRO2021 |
ARAB LEAGUE'S KHARTOUM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan played host March 28-29 to the 18th regular summit of Arab League (AL) leaders, a meeting notable for poor attendance by heads of state and deep divisions over Iraq, Lebanon, and Hamas. AL leaders approved dozens of resolutions, covering the range of priorities for all 2 [...] |
2006-04-03 14:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID KPAL MEPN EG SU |
| 06CAIRO2435 |
PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAHAR TO CAIRO, NO [...] (C) During an April 23 meeting with Senator Dodd (D-CT) and the Ambassador, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit reviewed GOE thinking on regional and bilateral topics (septel), and acknowledged reports that he did not meet with visiting Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al Zahar dur [...] |
2006-04-23 16:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KPAL EG IS MEPN |
| 06CAIRO3139 |
PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ZAHAR MAKES BRIEF [...] (C) En route to East Asia for another regional fund-raising tour and participation in an Arab-China ministerial gathering in Beijing, Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Mahmud al Zahar visited Cairo May 24 where he met Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa. MFA Palestinian Affai [...] |
2006-05-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN MEPN KPAL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO3794 |
EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PROMISES "CONSTRUCTIVE" [...] (C) I conveyed ref A points to Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on June 19, making clear I was doing so on direct instructions from the Secretary. I reminded him that I had raised the same issue with him last week (ref B). Claiming he was not current on the state of play due to recent t [...] |
2006-06-18 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MEPN KPAL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO3818 |
(U) MUBARAK AND JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DISCUSS [...] (C) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Soliman Awad shared with the Ambassador June 19 scant detail regarding Mubarak's June 18 meeting with King Abdullah. The two leaders reportedly focused primarily on the Palestinian situation, sharing identical views on Hamas. They compared notes on ma [...] |
2006-06-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL MEPN PTER EG JO IS |
| 06CAIRO3923 |
ATTACK ON KEREM SHALOM CROSSING: EGYPTIAN [...] (C) On June 25, the Ambassador discussed the recent attack on Israeli forces at the Kerem Shalom crossing with Defense Minister Tantawi, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and EGIS Deputy Gohar (in Minister Soliman's absence). All three agencies were obviously following events closely and they ha [...] |
2006-06-25 15:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MEPN KPAL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO4197 |
EGYPTIAN RAFAH/GAZA BORDER SITREP; UPDATE ON GOE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Local sources report that the Egyptian and Palestinian Rafah terminals may open briefly July 6 or 7 to allow a limited number of Palestinians stranded inside the Egyptian border terminal to enter [...] |
2006-07-06 15:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL MEPN PTER PHUM EG IS |
| 06CAIRO482 |
PALESTINIAN ELECTION RESULTS A "SURPRISE" TO [...] (C) During a January 26 meeting with poloff, MFA Cabinet staff member responsible for the peace process portfolio, Ezzedine Shukry-Fisher, and Palestinian Affairs Office Director Randa Labaib, expressed surprise that Hamas had done so well in the latest parliamentary elections. Noting that t [...] |
2006-01-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER KDEM EG IS MEPN |
| 06CAIRO5031 |
ISRAELI EMBASSY ON STATUS OF RELATIONS WITH EGYPT [...] (C) Israeli Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Israel Tikochinski called on the DCM August 13 to discuss the status of Israel-Egypt relations. The GOI is pleased overall, he reported, with the GOE's bilateral response to the recent crises in Gaza and Lebanon. Nevertheless, according to Tikochin [...] |
2006-08-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON MEPN KPAL EG IS LE |
| 06CAIRO5207 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS SET TO MEET ON LEBANON ISSUE [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche August 19 separately to MFA Cabinet staff member Nazih al Negeiry and Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef, ahead of an August 20 ministerial meeting at Arab League headquarters focused on Lebanon. Negeiry committed to delivering the message to Minister Aboul [...] |
2006-08-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MEPN EG LE |
| 06CAIRO5240 |
ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) In an effort to be seen as "doing something," Arab League foreign ministers met in Cairo August 20 to address assistance for the reconstruction of Lebanon, to discuss reviving the Arab-Israeli peace process, to debate the utility of an Arab Summit, and to offer political support to Sudan. [...] |
2006-08-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC ARABL MOPS EG LE SY |
| 06CAIRO5496 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE RECEIVED WITH [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche September 3 to MFA Assistant Minister Hani Khalaf, and separately to Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef. With regards to UNSCR 1701, both Khalaf and Youssef welcomed news of USG humanitarian and military support for Lebanon and registered stron [...] |
2006-09-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN UNSC UNGA ARABL EG |
| 06CAIRO5555 |
(C) VISIT TO EGYPT BY UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI [...] (C) Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad briefed Charge on September 5 on UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's meeting with President Mubarak earlier that day. The meeting covered Annan's recent visit with Syrian President Asad, Lebanon, Sudan, and the Arab League initiative to involve the Securi [...] |
2006-09-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA MEPN EG |
| 06CAIRO5601 |
ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN CAIRO TO [...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 5-6 for a regularly-scheduled session, mainly to discuss joint Arab positions on the topics of Lebanon, the Arab-Israeli peace process, and Sudan. A long list of less pressing items were also considered by ministers, but local contacts describ [...] |
2006-09-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN UNGA UNSC ARABL EG |
| 06CAIRO563 |
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC LINE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (U) Egyptian state media reported a January 28 phone call between President Mubarak and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which the Egyptian leader expressed hope that the Palestinians would "close ranks in the coming period" in order to push the peace process forward and achieve the asp [...] |
2006-01-30 16:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS MEPN |
| 06CAIRO5708 |
READOUT OF BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY BECKETT'S [...] (C) UK Embassy Poloff Martin Hetherington provided emboff with a brief readout of UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett's September 7 visit to Egypt, where she met separately with President Mubarak, EGIS Chief Soliman, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, and Arab League Secretary General Amre Mouss [...] |
2006-09-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL PTER EG UK |
| 06CAIRO6381 |
EGYPT HOSTS SENIOR FRENCH, SPANISH, AND ITALIAN [...] (C) Italian and French Embassy officials offered separate readouts on October 16 of a gathering in Cairo of senior diplomats from Rome, Paris, and Madrid the day before to discuss the Middle East peace process and related topics. Italian Embassy First Secretary Lamberto Moruzzi and French Emba [...] |
2006-10-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN UNSC KPAL EG IS FR SP IT |
| 06CAIRO646 |
EGYPT HOSTS PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT AND ISRAELI [...] (C) Playing a central role in post-Hamas victory diplomatic contacts, Egypt hosted Palestinian President Abu Mazen and Israeli Foreign Minister Livni in Cairo February 1. Livni met one-on-one with Mubarak for nearly 2 hours, and was hosted by Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit for a joint press co [...] |
2006-02-02 18:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG IS MEPN |
| 06CAIRO6461 |
(C) THREATS TO LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER OF SERIOUS [...] (S) During an October 17 meeting with MFA Cabinet Advisor for Syrian and Lebanese Affairs, Nazih Al Negeiry, poloff raised reftel demarche points on Syrian-originated threats against Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora. Negeiry was familiar with the topic, referring to Egyptian embassy rep [...] |
2006-10-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PTER MEPN UNSC EG LE SY |
| 06CAIRO6800 |
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT NOT OBSERVED BY EGYPT [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) EMBOFF RAISED REFTEL DEMARCHE WITH STAFF AT THE ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARIAT AND THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, STRESSING USG VIEWS TOWARD THE AL'S ISRAEL BOYCOTT. ACCORDING TO CONTACTS AT THE MFA, EGYPT IS AWARE THA [...] |
2006-11-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MEPN ARABL KPAL EG |
| 06CAIRO6822 |
ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET IN CAIRO [...] (SBU) FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES (AL) WILL GATHER AT AL HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO ON NOVEMBER 12, TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING VIOLENCE IN THE GAZA STRIP. THE MINISTERIAL FOLLOWS A NOVEMBER 6 MEETING OF AL PERMREPS ON THE SAME ISSUE, AND WAS CALLED FOR IN THE WAKE OF THE NOVEMBER 8 [...] |
2006-11-09 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAL MEPN PTER ARABL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO6839 |
ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR "LIFTING [...] (C) FOLLOWING A NOVEMBER 12 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD IN CAIRO, THE GROUP ISSUED A STATEMENT (TEXT BELOW) PLEDGING TO "BREAK THE SIEGE" AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, CALLING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEIT HANOUN ATTACK, THE SENDING OF INTERN [...] |
2006-11-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL UNSC UNGA ARABL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO6846 |
(C) LEBANON: EGYPT BACKING PM SINIORA TO PURSUE [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR SPOKE WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AHMED ABOUL GHEIT NOVEMBER 13 TO URGE GOE SUPPORT FOR LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER FOUAD SINIORA, FOLLOWING THE RECENT RESIGNATIONS OF HIZBALLAH-AFFILIATED CABINET MINISTERS FROM THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT. ABOUL GHEIT CONFIRMED TO THE AMBASSAD [...] |
2006-11-13 17:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS UNSC MEPN EG LE |
| 06CAIRO6867 |
SENIOR-LEVEL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TRAVEL TO MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL KDEM EG RU |
| 06CAIRO6936 |
CASH TO HAMAS CROSSES RAFAH BORDER [...] (C) LOCAL SOURCES TOLD EMBOFFS ON NOVEMBER 20 THAT TWO HAMAS MINISTERS HAD SUCCESSFULLY TRANSPORTED OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE GAZA STRIP VIA EGYPT'S RAFAH CROSSING DURING THE PREVIOUS WEEK, DESPITE SENIOR-LEVEL GOE ASSERTIONS TO THE CONTRARY (REF A). EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF OMAR [...] |
2006-11-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MEPN EFIN ECON KPAL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO6959 |
BMENA: EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HEAD GOE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI MEPN EG |
| 06CAIRO7001 |
HAMAS FIGURES VISIT CAIRO FOR TALKS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Amidst a flurry of regional diplomatic activity, senior Hamas political leaders Khaled Misha'al and Prime Minister Haniyeh have been visiting Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders on the formation of a National Unity Government and related issues. Misha'al, who visited Egypt from November [...] |
2006-11-28 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MEPN PTER KPAL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO7012 |
ANOTHER HAMAS MINISTER HAND-CARRIES CASH TO GAZA [...] (C) EGYPTIAN SOURCES HAVE CONFIRMED PRESS REPORTING THAT PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHMOUD AL-ZAHAR HAND-CARRIED TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH ACROSS THE EGYPT-GAZA BORDER AT RAFAH ON NOVEMBER 28. AL-ZAHAR, WHO LEFT CAIRO FOR TEHRAN ON NOVEMBER 12 SHORTLY AFTER ARAB MINISTERS ANNOUNCED PLA [...] |
2006-11-29 16:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MEPN KPAL EG IS |
| 06CAIRO765 |
HAMAS DELEGATION ENDS CAIRO TALKS, CONTINUES [...] (SBU) A delegation of senior Hamas political figures wrapped up several days of talks in Cairo February 8, including a full day of internal deliberations February 6 among internal and external leaders of the Islamic organization. Press reports assert that part of the team departed for Gaza w [...] |
2006-02-08 16:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER EG IS MEPN |
| 06CAIRO968 |
ISRAELI DEFMIN VISITS CAIRO: MUBARAK DELIVERS [...] (C) According to Egyptian Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad, the visit to Egypt by Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz went extremely well. Awad told the DCM shortly after the conclusion of the February 14 visit that Mofaz's meeting with President Mubarak had been "very fruitful." The messa [...] |
2006-02-15 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS MEPN |
| 07CAIRO1049 |
ALLEGATIONS OF POW KILLINGS DURING 1967 WAR [...] (C) The controversy sparked by an Israeli documentary film alleging that 250 Egyptian POWs were killed by the IDF at the end of the 1967 war has dropped from the front pages, but remains close to the surface and will likely continue as a source of irritation in the bilateral relationship with [...] |
2007-04-12 16:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL PHUM EG IS |
| 07CAIRO1176 |
ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS STATEMENT ON ARAB [...] (U) Foreign ministers of the Arab League's committee assigned to follow up on the League's Arab Peace Initiative (API) -- or Beirut 2002 Initiative -- met in Cairo on April 18 to determine the manner in which the League will seek to market the API with Israel and the international community. [...] |
2007-04-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MEPN KPAL ARABL EG IS |
| 07CAIRO1242 |
EGYPT TELLS HAMAS TO HALT GAZA ROCKET ATTACKS [...] (C) Egypt has warned Hamas to halt rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel, according to wire service and other reports. These reports are consistent with information provided to Embassy Cairo by senior GOE security officials. Note: The Jerusalem Post and the independent Cairo daily Al-Mas [...] |
2007-04-26 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MEPN MOPS KPAL EG IS |
| 07CAIRO1249 |
EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI COOPERATION THWARTS PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) An Egyptian official responsible for border security issues told poloff on April 27 that Egyptian security forces confronted two suspected Palestinian terrorists in a "heavily tunneled" area along the Egyptian-Gaza border at dawn on April 26 after Israeli liaison alerted them to a poten [...] |
2007-04-29 09:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MEPN KPAL EG IS |
| 07CAIRO1863 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS CONDEMN EIDO ASSASSINATION [...] (SBU) Arab League foreign ministers, meeting late on June 15 at AL headquarters in Cairo, addressed Lebanon in addition to their previously-scheduled Hamas agenda at the request of PM Siniora. The AL statement (full text paragraph 2) condemns the assassination of Lebanese MP Walid Eido, offers [...] |
2007-06-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MEPN ARABBL KPAL IS LE EG |
| 07CAIRO1870 |
A DIVIDED ARAB LEAGUE CONDEMNS "CRIMINAL" ACTS IN [...] (U) Arab League (AL) foreign ministers, at the request of Egypt, met on June 15 at AL headquarters in Cairo to address Hamas's take-over of the Gaza Strip, next steps by - and assistance for - PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), and the situation in Lebabon (septel). The ministers (from 1 [...] |
2007-06-19 05:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MEPN ARABBL KPAL EG IS |
| 07CAIRO1887 |
ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS CONDEMN EIDO ASSASSINATION [...] Arab League foreign ministers, meeting late on June 15 at AL headquarters in Cairo, addressed Lebanon in addition to their previously-scheduled Hamas agenda at the request of PM Siniora. The AL statement (full text paragraph 2) condemns the assassination of Lebanese MP Walid Eido, offers yet- [...] |
2007-06-20 11:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MEPN ARABBL KPAL IS LE EG |
| 07CAIRO336 |
SPY SPANDAL INVOLVING CANADA, EGYPT, AND ISRAEL [...] (C) A SPY SCANDAL INVOLVING AN EGYPTIAN-CANADIAN CITIZEN AND THREE ISRAELIS BECAME PUBLIC ON FEBRUARY 4. STATE SECURITY ARRESTED AN EGYPTIAN-CANADIAN IN JANUARY WHEN HE RETURNED TO CAIRO ON A FAMILY VISIT FOR SPYING ON EGYPTIAN CITIZENS IN TURKEY AND CANADA ON BEHALF OF ISRAEL. CANADIAN EMB [...] |
2007-02-07 12:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MEPN EG IS CA |
| 07CAIRO376 |
ARAB LEAGUE DENOUNCES ISRAELI MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (SBU) ARAB LEAGUE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES MET IN CAIRO ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, TO DISCUSS THE WEEKEND VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM, TOUCHED OFF BY ISRAELI CONSTRUCTION AT THE MUGHRABI GATE NEAR THE TEMPLE MOUNT. SENIOR POLITICAL ADVISOR TO PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS, NABIL SHAATH, JOIN [...] |
2007-02-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL EG IS |
| 07CAIRO378 |
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERKEL VISITS EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL VISITED CAIRO FEBRUARY 3 - 4 TO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL ISSUES AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS. ACCORDING TO A GERMAN EMBASSY CONTACT, MERKEL AND EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK AGREED ON THE NEED FOR A PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT. ON THE ECONOMY, [...] |
2007-02-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MEPN ETRD EG GE |
| 07CAIRO434 |
ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA LETTER TO THE SECRETARY ON JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) Post received a letter from Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, addressed February 7, 2007, to the Secretary of State regarding Jerusalem and its status with SIPDIS respect to the World Heritage Convention. The text of Moussa's letter is below at paragraph two. The original [...] |
2007-02-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARABL KPAL MEPN IS EG |
| 07CAIRO865 |
A/S WELCH'S MARCH 20 MEETING WITH ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) In a March 20 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa discussed the upcoming Arab summit and Arab-Israeli peace issues. Welch pressed Moussa for ideas on how to help Israel and the Palestinians get back to the negotiating table. Welch urged Mo [...] |
2007-03-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ARABL KPAL MEPN IZ GZ LE EG |
| 07TELAVIV1110 |
FM LIVNI: ARAB LEAGUE PEACE COMMITTEE CAN PROVIDE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The MFA reports that FM Livni has been actively lobbying both her Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts prior to the meeting of the Arab League's "Follow-Up Committee" scheduled for April 18 in Cairo (reftel). Senior GOI officials, including PM Olmert, have made public [...] |
2007-04-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL ARABL JO IS |