CAIRO: With the ongoing Israeli air strikes on Gaza, European envoys will continue to come to Egypt and the region in an attempt to secure a ceasefire, Miloslav Stasek, the Czech ambassador in Cairo, told a press conference this week.
The press (...)
OUJDA, Morocco: A conference on environment in the Mediterranean and cultural exchange attracted some 50 young people from across the Mediterranean in Oujda's municipality, near the Algerian borders, on Saturday.
The conference is organized by (...)
CAIRO: A group of government ministers joined experts, dignitaries and representatives of NGOs and international organizations at Cairo House, Fustat, on Thursday to celebrate World Environment Day (WED 2008).
The event, which takes place on June (...)
CAIRO: Visiting Belgian Crown Prince Philippe conferred last night on business tycoon Onsi Sawiris a new diploma entitled: "Commander in the Order of the Crown.
The silver-star medal was bestowed by King Albert the Second in recognition of (...)
CAIRO: Australia s ambassador to Egypt presented a LE 63,000 check to the Rotary Club in Giza in support of its literacy program. We are pleased to help support such important initiatives, said Dr Robert Bowker after presenting the check to Nadia (...)
CAIRO: With over 50 ongoing projects and contributions of more than ?460 million, the European Commission (EC) is serious about protecting the environment in the Mediterranean region. This was the message that came across at an interview with Klaus (...)
CAIRO: Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark is to officially inaugurate today her country s first embassy in North Africa. The opening of the new embassy in Cairo is an example of New Zealand's desire to develop our relationship with Egypt ... (...)
CAIRO: Egypt will continue selling land to foreign investors in new urban communities, said Ahmed El-Maghraby, minister of housing, utilities and urban communities. His statement was a response to a question posed by a French investor on whether (...)
CAIRO: Visiting Austrian President Heinz Fischer is to meet with President Hosni Mubarak today at the Presidential Palace.
Talks between the two presidents will focus on bilateral issues, the situation in the Middle East, the Iranian nuclear (...)
CAIRO: Dar Al-Fouad Hospital signed a contract with Allied Information Technology Services (AITS)-Allied Soft to help the hospital go online and digitize its medical transcription and billing services.
Dar Al-Fouad, General Manager Dr Hisham (...)
CAIRO: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov is to arrive in Cairo Tuesday for a two-day visit on the first leg of a Mideast tour, said Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian ambassador in Cairo.
Sultanov, who is also the special envoy of Russian (...)
CAIRO: Croatia voiced its appreciation at Egypt s decision to upgrade its diplomatic mission in Zagreb to the level of ambassador extraordinaire.
Croatian Ambassador in Cairo Drazen Margeta said that the long-awaited decision is (...)
CAIRO: Slovenia welcomed Wednesday Egypt s decision to upgrade its diplomatic representation in its capital, Ljubljana, to the level of ambassador extraordinaire.
We are more than satisfied with the good news, Slovenian Ambassador in Cairo Borut (...)
CAIRO: Twenty-eight information technology companies joined forces to establish the Information Technology Export Community (ITEC), a civil society with a goal to increase the companies' capacity to export products, attract foreign investment and (...)
CAIRO: The Serbian National Folkloric Ensemble Kolo will perform at the Sayed Darwish Theat at the Alexandria Opera House Wednesday following its success at the Cairo Opera House's Open Air Theater, Monday. Kolo is the only professional folkloric (...)
CAIRO: Yehia Al-Gamal, head of the new liberal Democratic Front Party, blamed late President Gamal Abdel Nasser at a seminar held Wednesday for not transforming Egypt into a democracy, which Indian Jawaharlal Nehru had achieved.
Democracy is (...)
CAIRO: Bosnian Ambassador in Cairo Radomir Kosic warned of the escalating political crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is dividing Bosnians deeply along ethnic lines. The situation is very tense. It is a political crisis at its highest level, maybe (...)
CAIRO: Uzbekistan Airways' maiden flight from Tashkent arrived at Cairo International Airport Tuesday night, the first direct route linking North Africa and Central Asia.
On board was Uzbek Deputy Minister of Aviation Jawdat Saedov, who said that (...)
CAIRO: A 14-strong delegation from Abseron Rayonu, the biggest governorate in Azerbaijan is to arrive in Cairo tomorrow for a five-day visit. This comes at the invitation of Qalubeya Governor Adly Hussein, said Faiq Bagirov, ambassador of Azerbaijan (...)
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CAIRO: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is scheduled to visit Egypt next November accompanied by a business delegation, said Bulgarian Ambassador in Cairo Ivan Gaetanjiev.
Gaetanjiev voiced (...)
CAIRO: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who arrived Monday night in Cairo on a two-day visit, will hold talks with a number of officials in Egypt, embassy sources said.
Bildt is to meet Tuesday with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, (...)
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohammed Rachid and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa will attend the 11th International Economic Forum in Saint-Petersburg on June 8-10, said Alexander Esyutin, head of the Russian trade (...)
CAIRO: Some people associate Egypt with the Pyramids, others with the Nile and others with diving in Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada. Kazakhs, for sure, now associate Egypt with fertility. Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Baghdad Amreyev said that all (...)
CAIRO : Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali was upbeat last night about the performance of the economy with an anticipated growth rate of up to seven percent by the end of this year.
He also defended a new draft law on real estate (...)
CAIRO: Everybody is striving for peace now or they are at least claiming to. The US says it is working for peace. Israel says the same. The Arab leaders as well voice their commitment to their peace initiative at each and every summit they hold. (...)