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Articles of the author Hisham Yas Youssef El Aumi
EgyptAir owes Petroleum Ministry LE1 billion, says minister
EgyptAir owes the Petroleum Ministry some LE1 billion, Civil Aviation Minister Hussein Massoud said at a press conference on Tuesday. “But we have been paying our dues regularly since July,” he said. Massoud also said the ministry would start an (...)

13 - 12 - 2011
Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss embassy incident
A high-level Israeli delegation arrived at Cairo International Airport on Sunday to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials regarding the unrest that took place at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Friday, as well as the killing of six Egyptian (...)

11 - 09 - 2011
Military police break up workers'' strike at Cairo Airport
Military police were dispatched on Wednesday to Cairo International Airport's new Terminal 3 building, of which Egyptair and its Star Alliance partners are the sole occupants, to secure the building and reopen its cargo operations after cargo (...)

07 - 09 - 2011
Mubarak is the best Arab leader since Nasser, say Kuwait lawyers
Three lawyers representing deposed President Hosni Mubarak's volunteer Kuwaiti defense team arrived in Cairo on Sunday, declaring their gratitude for Mubarak's role in defending Kuwait against Saddam Hussein and describing the former Egyptian (...)

04 - 09 - 2011
Egypt prevents senior Islamist leader from traveling abroad
Cairo International Airport authorities have prevented a senior Islamist figure from traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umra pilgrimage to Mecca. Groups of Islamists headed to the airport to inquire about the reason behind banning the leader (...)

14 - 08 - 2011
Airport authorities seize weapons from Spanish diplomat
Cairo International Airport authorities this week seized two pistols and a number of live bullets found on a Spanish diplomat arriving at the airport. The diplomat was carrying the weapons in one of her bags on her return to Cairo. The authorities (...)

12 - 08 - 2011
Israeli security team inspects Cairo airport before El Al flights resume
The Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Monday sent a security team to Cairo International Airport to examine passenger security and cargo inspection systems. The team inspected the systems to prepare for resuming El Al flights between Cairo and Israel at (...)

08 - 08 - 2011
Civil aviation loses amount to LE2 bn since January uprising
Civil Aviation Minister Lotfy Kamal said on Monday that initial estimates indicate that the ministry has lost LE2 billion since the start of the 25 January revolution. Kamal attributed the loss to reduced bookings and increased labor (...)

01 - 08 - 2011
Former leader of prominent Islamist group arrested upon returning from exile
Authorities on Wednesday arrested Osama Roshdy, a former leader of Egypt's Jama'a al-Islamiya, when he returned to Egypt from London after 23 years in exile. Airport authorities referred Roshdy to national security to investigate whether he is (...)

16 - 06 - 2011
Government mulls exempting Arab tourists from visas
The Egyptian government is considering relaxing the visa rules for Arab tourists in order to encourage more visitors to Egypt, a move which could provide a much-needed injection of foreign currency. "We are thinking of exempting Arab tourists from (...)

12 - 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
National Security Service thwarts infiltration by terrorists
The newly formed National Security Service, which replaced the notorious State Security Investigation Service, succeeded in thwarting attempts by Somali terrorists to infiltrate Egypt through Cairo International Airport, according to airport (...)

08 - 05 - 2011
Tycoon''s personal property impounded at Cairo airport
Cairo Airport authorities on Sunday impounded 100 parcels they say contain the personal property of Hussein Salem, the fugitive Egyptian business tycoon who fled the country at the end of January. According to authorities, Salem was attempting to (...)

24 - 04 - 2011
Prominent Brotherhood figure returns from exile
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood figure Mostafa Kamal al-Halabawy returned to Egypt on Tuesday, having lived for 23 years in voluntary exile in London. Sources said al-Halabawy decided to return when he knew his name had been dropped from the Egyptian (...)

05 - 04 - 2011
EgyptAir loses LE700 million due to Arab unrest and Japan''s earthquake
EgyptAir Holding Company President Hussein Massoud, at a press conference on Wednesday, said the airline lost LE700 million due to Arab unrest and Japan's earthquake. “Bringing back Egyptians from Libya alone cost US$34 million, which will be borne (...)

23 - 03 - 2011
Civil aviation employees demand resignation of newly-appointed minister
A delegation of Civil Aviation Ministry employees, in a meeting with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Tuesday, threatened to block air traffic for all flights on Sunday onwards if Ibrahim Mannaa, the newly-appointed Aviation Minister, did not (...)

08 - 03 - 2011
Airport shuttle damaged in storm to be replaced by French manufacturer
Cairo Airport Company Chairman Hassan Rashed has decided to send the electric shuttle train intended to link Cairo International Airport's three main terminals back to France--where it was manufactured--to be replaced with a new one. The decision (...)

20 - 12 - 2010
Govt mulls new airport security measures
Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry is thinking about establishing new airport security measures for the inspection of aircraft arriving from “unstable” destinations or countries known for employing substandard aircraft security procedures. The move (...)

01 - 11 - 2010
Egypt dismisses US calls to revoke Iranian aviation deal
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner last Thursday urged Egypt to revoke the air travel deal it recently struck with Iran until the nation "complies with its international obligations". Egypt, however, has since dismissed the request and is (...)

10 - 10 - 2010
Experts anticipate 40% increase in airfares next year
Aviation officials have confirmed ticket prices will increase by 30-40 percent in 2011. They attributed the rise to expectations that the EU will impose fees on planes that enter or exit its airspace. Experts say the EU is taking this step in order (...)

26 - 09 - 2010
Critic of Kuwaiti PM denied entrance to Egypt
Cairo International Airport authorities have prevented Kuwaiti columnist and outspoken critic of the Kuwaiti government Mohammed al-Washeehy from entering Egypt, despite a prosecution decision last July to investigate the journalist in a defamation (...)

05 - 09 - 2010
Italy denies involvement in Van Gogh painting theft
In an attempt to find Van Gogh's stolen masterpiece, known both as Poppy Flowers and Vase and Flowers, authorities at Cairo International Airport have imposed a state of emergency . Meanwhile, the Italian embassy in Cairo denied the involvement of (...)

23 - 08 - 2010
Renovations keep foreign, Arab carriers out of Cairo airport
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has turned down a number of requests by foreign and Arab airlines to operate regular flights into Cairo International Airport. “A third of the airport space is currently closed for expansion works,” explained Ibrahim (...)

09 - 08 - 2010
EgyptAir claims rival carriers are poaching its crews
EgyptAir Holding Company President Hussein Masood said at a press conference on Tuesday that certain Gulf airlines were “poaching” the company's pilots and engineers by offering them better salaries. “Four of our engineers have already resigned in (...)

05 - 08 - 2010
EgyptAir, Saudi Airlines vie over Umrah tickets
EgyptAir and Saudi Airlines are currently locked in fierce competition over Ramadan Umrah pilgrimage tickets estimated at a total value of LE750 million. Egypt's national carrier announced it had sold a total of 100,000 tickets at prices ranging (...)

25 - 07 - 2010
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