CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr today decided to open more polling stations in Egyptian consulates in Chicago and New York to service a huge influx of Egyptian expatriate voters in the current parliamentary elections.
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A number of Egyptians abroad in the U.S. criticized the mechanisms of postal voting drafted by the High Electoral Committee (HEC) especially since it provides them with a short time for the voting process, which coincides with Thanksgiving Day, a (...)
Egypt raised the necessity of establishing a permanent regional body for food security under the auspice of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It added the organization will hold rotating meetings to discuss issues related to food (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's recently appointed foreign minister, Mohamed al-Orabi, resigned unexpectedly last night in the midst of an expected cabinet reshuffle. Orabi's resignation was a response to public demands and pressure.
Egyptian demonstrators said (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's interim government is searching for a new foreign minister after recently-appointed FM Mohamed al-Orabi unexpectedly resigned last night.
Diplomatic sources said there have been calls between Egypt's ruling military council and the (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Orabi will meet with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, part of the convoy of the International Quartet, today. They will discuss recent developments in the peace process between the Palestinians (...)
American Ambassador to Cairo Margaret Scobey confirmed that the U.S had no role in the January 25 Revolution. She said her country encouraged Egyptians to struggle for their freedom.
Scobey added, after her meeting with Egypt's new Foreign (...)
Mohamed al-Orabi's told Youm7 of the policies that he will pursue during his tenure as Egypt's Foreign Minister.
The declarations revealed that priority will be given to national interests. The new Minister announced that Egypt's foreign policy (...)
An Egyptian woman called for Spanish demonstrators to follow in the steps of Egyptians who did not leave Tahrir Square during the January 25 Revolution until their demands were met.
The woman spoke in Arabic while someone translated what she said (...)
ABYEI, Sudan: Two Egyptian soldiers were injured in an attack targeting UN troops in Abyei. Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Menha Bakhoom, criticized the attacks and emphasized international troops should not be attacked in Sudan.
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The Swiss Antikenmuseum Basel has agreed to return an antiquity stolen from a tomb at Saqqara to Egypt. Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities will send representatives to the mentioned museum to receive the piece and bring it home.
The artifact is a (...)