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Articles of the author Gomaa Hamadalla
Egypt calls on Syria to stop targeting civilians
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr called on all parties to stop targeting civilians in Syria on Tuesday, calling on the Syrian government to start implementing the Arab initiative, which he said is the only possible way out of the crisis. At a (...)

13 - 03 - 2012
German FM pledges commitment to democracy transition
Egypt's parliamentary elections were "historic," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Wednesday in Cairo, pledging his country's commitment to help the transition to democracy. Westerwelle during a news conference with Egyptian Foreign (...)

01 - 02 - 2012
Tehran in ''constant contact'' with Brotherhood, says Iranian FM
Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood maintain close contact, Iran's foreign minister has said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm. "Tehran is in constant contact with the Muslim Brotherhood," said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi. He said Iran (...)

31 - 01 - 2012
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roushdy said on Wednesday that the ministry had begun receiving the voting figures for the second phase of parliamentary elections from Egyptian embassies and consulates abroad. “Eighty embassies and consulates have (...)

14 - 12 - 2011
Right-wing Dutch MP denied entry to Cairo
Cairo has denied a visa to Dutch MP Raymond De Roon, member of the right-wing Party for Freedom, who is known for his stances against Islam. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said De Roon was rejected due to his party's views, which deem Islam an (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit handed over to Egypt
Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas, was handed over to Egyptian authorities on Tuesday, in a swap deal mediated by the Egyptian intelligence service. He was taken in a black sedan through the Rafah Crossing. An informed source (...)

12 - 10 - 2011
Egypt negotiating swap of Ilan Grapel for 81 Egyptians held in Israel
Informed Egyptian sources claim that Cairo and Tel Aviv are in negotiations for the release Ilan Grapel, an Israeli citizen accused of spying in Egypt, in return for 81 Egyptians detained in Israeli prisons. The sources added that negotiations have (...)

12 - 10 - 2011
Egypt demands Israel stop violating Lebanon airspace
The Egyptian government demanded Sunday that Israel to stop its daily violation of Lebanon's airspace and respect the country's sovereignty. In a press statement issued after a meeting with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, (...)

11 - 09 - 2011
UN ambassador: Efforts for Palestinian state continuing
Diplomatic efforts pushing to have Palestine recognized as a full member state by the UN have been continuing on two fronts, said Maged Abdel Fattah, Egypt's ambassador to the UN, in a press statement Thursday. The first path is to guarantee that (...)

02 - 09 - 2011
Egypt seeks clarification on location of South Sudan''s embassy in Israel
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to contact South Sudan's government to verify earlier press reports that the latter has chosen Jerusalem as the location of its new embassy in Israel. Earlier press reports had said that South Sudan's (...)

01 - 09 - 2011
Meshaal in surprise visit to Cairo, prisoner swap reportedly close
Khaled Meshaal, leader of Palestinian faction Hamas, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday in surprise visit. Meshaal arrived from Damascus and is heading a delegation of 12 officials. His visit comes amid speculation about an imminent prisoner swap between (...)

17 - 08 - 2011
Israel holds 3 Egyptian minors for trial
An Israeli court on Wednesday will start the second session for trying three Egyptian minors from Sinai. The minors are accused of smuggling and illegally entering Israel. An official source at the Egyptian Consulate in Eilat said the embassy had (...)

19 - 07 - 2011
106 illegal Egyptian migrants caught near Sicily
Italian authorities arrested 106 illegal Egyptian migrants on Thursday, 7 July, on board a boat near Sicily, Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Mohamed Abdel Hakam announced. The efforts of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and (...)

09 - 07 - 2011
Gulf states'' security inviolable, says Egyptian prime minister
The security of the Gulf states is inviolable, said Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to reporters following a meeting with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Sharaf also said the United Arab Emirates (...)

04 - 07 - 2011
US Ambassador: America didn''t play role in Egypt''s revolution
“I was astonished to hear the demonstrators from my office window calling for change and a better future,” said US Ambassador Margaret Scobey, adding that her country did not play a role in the 25 January revolution. Scobey, who has completed her (...)

27 - 06 - 2011
''Soft power'' is our motto, says new foreign minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Orabi said Egypt would adopt the principle of "soft power" in its foreign policy, taking into account the social, economic and cultural dimensions of relationships. The minister also said the foreign policy would (...)

26 - 06 - 2011
Spanish Embassy: We have nothing to do with Salem''s case
A source from the Spanish Embassy in Cairo said that the embassy has no information about Egyptian fugitive businessman Hussein Salem, who was arrested on Wednesday in Spain. The embassy not involved in communication between Cairo and Madrid about (...)

18 - 06 - 2011
Fatah official: Abbas-Meshaal meeting to determine nominees for prime minister
The upcoming meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal is intended to resolve disagreements over the selection of the next head of the Palestinian government, said a source from the Fatah (...)

15 - 06 - 2011
Egypt''s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine
Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, immigration, Egyptian expatriates and refugees, said that Egypt's embassy in Sana'a and its consulate in Aden have notified the Foreign Ministry that the Egyptian (...)

05 - 06 - 2011
Italy arrests 135 Egyptian migrants Thursday, deports 170 in one week
Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, immigration, Egyptian expatriates and refugees, announced that Italian authorities had arrested on Thursday afternoon 135 Egyptians on board a boat that was trying to (...)

03 - 06 - 2011
Delegation heads to Baghdad to discuss money owed Egypt
Egypt's manpower and immigration minister, Ahmed Hassan al-Borai, left for Iraq on Tuesday for negotiations on what the country owes Egypt, an Egyptian diplomatic source said. Borai will visit Baghdad with a delegation of foreign affairs and finance (...)

24 - 05 - 2011
Libyan authorities release 22 Egyptian expats
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday that Libyan authorities released 22 Egyptians who had been detained since the start of the Libyan uprising. According to Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign minister for (...)

19 - 05 - 2011
PM on African tour
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is visiting Uganda on Wednesday, from where he would head for Ethiopia, on his first visit to African countries. A Foreign Ministry statement said Egypt aims to turn a new page with Africa, especially the Nile Basin (...)

11 - 05 - 2011
Egypt asks Libya to protect its nationals, release detainees
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has officially requested the Libyan government to secure the lives of Egyptians living there, and to release all Egyptians detained in Libyan prisons. Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad (...)

04 - 05 - 2011
Ethiopian ambassador reassures Egypt over Nile projects
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Mahmoud Dirir said on Thursday that the various projects his country is building on the Nile will not be detrimental to the interests of Egypt and Sudan. Dirir made the comments in a meeting with Egyptian Irrigation and (...)

28 - 04 - 2011
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