Algerian Minister of Culture, Khaleeda Toomy, retreated from her declarations in which she pledged to prevent Islamists from taking over power in Algeria. She said it is a public choice that should be respected.
She added in press declarations (...)
Egypt's Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Fathy Idrees said Egyptian-Ethiopian relations enjoy diversity and are witnessing positive changes, adding that both countries are willing to rebuild strong relations.
The two countries are working to (...)
Egypt's Ambassador to the U.S. Sameh Shokry decided to extend the working hours in the Egyptian embassy until midnight for three days to receive the ballot envelopes of the second phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections.
Shokry said the decision (...)
CAIRO: Romanian Ambassador to Egypt Gheorghe Dumitru
praised the peaceful atmosphere that dominated the electoral process during the first phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections last week.
He congratulated the Egyptian people on such an (...)
Some Palestinian factions have been called by Egypt for bilateral meetings with Egyptian officials in Cairo to reactivate Palestinian reconciliation and to discuss the required mechanisms to implement it.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of (...)
The Administrative Court in Alexandria overturned a decision by Egypt's Minister of Information preventing a broadcaster from wearing the Islamic Headscarf.
Maha al-Shafei, a broadcaster on Egyptian Television's channel five, appealed the (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Press Syndicate today strongly criticizes the security forces' violent crackdown on journalists and photographers covering the clashes in Tahrir Square.
“The Syndicate's members have a right to disseminate facts to the public (...)
Egypt's Ambassador to Algeria, Ezz al-Din Fahmy, called on the Egyptian community in Algeria to register themselves on the website of the Supreme Electoral Committee to participate in the next parliamentary elections.
He said that the embassy (...)
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said Egypt has not refused Georgian help during current democratic change, confirming the positive relations between both countries.
He also said, during a meeting with Egyptian journalists, "Georgia has (...)
French Consul to Egypt Bernard Renault said that he would relay the true image of Sharm el-Sheikh to the French people, expressing admiration for the resort city during the opening of a public garden in Sharm el-Sheikh with South Sinai Governor (...)
First Adviser of Georgian Prime Minister Fajtanj Likhava said he visited Cairo many times in the recent months as part of the initiative by the International Bank to help Egypt during its current economic crisis.
Likhava met with a number of (...)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Dawood Oghlu appreciated Egypt's efforts aimed at easing the repercussions of the recent earthquake in Turkey.
Oghlu said that a number of countries expressed solidarity with Turkey after the disaster, which left (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf expressed Egypt's condolences for the Hungarian tourists killed in a road collision last night to Hungarian Ambassador to Egypt Péter Kveck on Sunday.
Eleven Hungarian tourists were killed and 32 others (...)
U.S. Agency for International Development and HCBC bank created a partnership together to provide about U.S. $34 million as financial support for medium and small projects in Egypt.
The U.S. embassy in Cairo said the partnership will continue for (...)
The U.S. urges that different countries, particularly Gulf States, offer support to Egypt to spur the democratic transition in process, said Bill Taylor, an official in the U.S. State Department.
The U.S. cannot offer immediate aid to resolve the (...)
A young Egyptian man committed suicide in Shoubra al-Kheima. The authorities transferred his body to the Public Hospital of Nasser.
Qalyubia's Security Director, Ahmed al-Naghi, received a complaint from Zakaria Gayed Hana that his son committed (...)
Walter North, head of USAID Egypt, said that Egypt should adopt a number of measures to confront corruption and establish a fair regime to pave the way for achieving democracy during a speech Tuesday.
During his speech at the "Responsive (...)
Turkish ambassador to Cairo Hussein Awny today expressed his appreciation to the Egyptian people and government for its support of Turkey and Turkish people after the recent earthquake in eastern Turkey last week.
“Egypt was one of the first (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian Mufti Ali Gomaa today refuted allegations lodged claiming that he made statements about the need to improve Egyptian-Iranian relations.
“The Mufti did not issue any declarations about relations between Egypt and Iran to any news (...)
Reducing Egypt's credit ranking will not affect Egypt's opportunity to obtain loans from international economic organizations, an official in the International Bank said.
He added there is a state of optimism in such organizations about the (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Egyptian efforts in the prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas at a press conference Tuesday, saying that approving the agreement was difficult but necessary to release Israeli soldier Gilad (...)
New austerity measures taken by the Greek government strongly affected Egyptian laborers working in Greece, said Suzy Kassem, labor advisor at the Egyptian Embassy in Athens.
Egyptians working in agriculture and contracting have lost their jobs (...)
Israeli government spokesman Mark Rigiv today expressed Israel's appreciation for Egyptian participation in the prisoner swap agreement between the Jewish nation and the Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip.
“Israel is ready to resume negotiations (...)
Egypt's military rulers have a time table to transfer power to a civilian authority, said U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She added that the U.S. supports the military's steps in this regard.
Clinton added that Egypt's ruling military (...)
Russian newspaper, Trud, said workers in the Russian tourism sector support are encouraging Russian tourists to visit resorts in Egypt.
The newspaper quoted tourist experts saying all political powers, including the Muslim Brotherhood, realize (...)