28-Feb-2005
Washington Times
The Bush administration in its second term is continuing its drive for closer economic ties with the Middle East, restarting trade-related talks with Egypt this week and formally opening free-trade agreement negotiations with Oman and the United Arab Emirates next month.
28-Jan-2005
Ways and Means Committee
From November 4-13, 2004, a bipartisan delegation of Members of the Committee on Ways and Means of the US House of Representatives traveled to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt regarding trade, investment, and security issues in the region.
16-Dec-2004
Mail and Guardian
Scores of Egyptians protested across the country on Tuesday against the signing of a strategic trade and industry accord between Egypt and Israel, slamming the agreement as a form of colonialism.
14-Dec-2004
Khaleej Times
The agreement on Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZs) opens the US market to goods produced in Egypt with Israeli inputs, promises jobs for Egyptians while offering Israel a symbolic economic foothold in the largest Arab nation.
12-Dec-2004
Globes [online]
Delta Galil Industries chairman Dov Lautman, currently in London, told "Globes" this morning that the free trade agreement with Egypt was not only an economic achievement, but also a major political one. "The agreement will contribute to Israel’s economy, and to political reality in the Middle East."
17-Aug-2004
Al-Ahram Weekly
Arabs have been trying for decades to establish some sort of economic cooperation between them, but without much luck.
7-Aug-2004
Overview of Bilateral Negotiations 2004 involving Trade Agreements: State of Play 27 July
Overview of Bilateral Negotiations 2004 involving Trade Agreements: State of Play 27 July