CAIRO, MAY 29, SPA -- EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK HELD HERE TODAY TALKS WITH SHEIKH HAMAD BIN JASSEM AL-THANI, THE QATARI PREMIER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, ON THE DEVELOPMENTS AT THE ARAB AND REGIONAL ARENAS, NOTABLY THE SITUATION IN LEBANON, PALESTINE, IRAQ AND DARFUR IN ADDITION TO BILATERAL RELATIONS. YESTERDAY AL-THANI SIGNED WITH THE EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS AN AGREEMENT FOR SETTING UP AN INDUSTRIAL AREA IN THE EGYPTIAN CITY OF BURJ-AL-ARAB ON AN AREA OF ABOUT 2100 ACRES WITH INVESTMENTS AMOUNTING TO 12 BILLION EGYPTIAN POUNDS.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/454034