1992 Saeed Juma Al Naboodah, President of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, reopened the 23-year old Egyptian Trade Centre in Dubai after it was completely renovated to convey a more dynamic image of Egyptian products in the UAE. “The move will enhance Egypt’s share in local markets,” Naboodah said. He felt that Egypt, the only Arab country with strong presence in UAE’s trade, should have a larger percentage of local markets. Naboodah said Egyptian products, mainly in traditional items and garments, could stand up to international standards. However, he urged Egyptian businessmen to pursue a more aggressive strategy in promoting their products here. Fakhri Osman, the Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE, who accompanied The DCCI president in inaugurating the event, said the reopening of the trade centre “will make a good start for us here.” Around 20 Egyptian companies are exhibiting their products at the centre, ranging from furniture and household items to medical equipment.
Other important events
1733 Spain and France sign the Treaty of Escurial and form an alliance against England.
1867 The Canadian Senate seat for the first time.
1912 Russia and Outer Mongolia sign a treaty securing Mogolia’s autonomy.
1916 Woodrow Wilson is re-elected for a second term in US presidential election.
1917 The Ukrainian National Republic is declared.
1919 Socialists depose the king of Bavaria, ending the rule of one of Europe’s oldest dynasties, and proclaim a republic.
1944 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins an unprecedented fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
1950 The king of Nepal is deposed by the state’s hereditary prime minister. The king’s 3-year-old grandson, Prince Gyanendra, is installed as ruler.
1956 British and French declare a ceasefire in Egypt.
1967 Carl Stokes is elected the first black mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
1972 Richard M. Nixon is re-elected as US president.
1982 Turkey adopts constitution.
1987 Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba is replaced by Zine Al Abidine Bin Ali.
1988 Powerful earthquake just inside China’s mountainous southern border kills 600 people.
1989 East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph and the entire cabinet are forced to resign after massive pro-democracy protests.
1990 Indian prime minister V.P. Singh resigns when his 11-month old National Front government lost a vote of confidence in parliament.
1996 A Nigerian airliner carrying 141 people crashes into swamp land east of Lagos, killing all aboard.
1997 Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi signs a package of reforms aimed at making Kenya a multi-party democracy.
1998 The space shuttle Discovery ends its historic nine-day mission with US Senator John Glenn and an international team of astronauts aboard.
2000 Americans choose Republican George W. Bush as president over Democratic Vice-President Al Gore by 537 votes.
2005 Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori is arrested in Chile on charges involving corruption and massacres.
2006 Tajikistan’s authoritarian president, Emomali Rakhmonov, wins a new seven-year term in an election.
2011 Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is re-elected in a landslide.
2012 Michael Jackson’s doctor is convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a trial.
2016 Canadian singer, poet Leonard Cohen dies at the age of 82
