Paphos looks to Egypt to establish direct flights
Paphos is looking to Alexandria to establish a direct link between the two cities and has approached low-cost carrier Ryanair, according to an announcement by...
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Talks under way for flights between Alexandria and Cyprus for €60
Egypt’s Alexandria Governor Abdel Aziz Konsowa has told House of Representatives President Demetris Syllouris that the city is in talks with low cost airlines aiming...
Interior minister underlines Cyprus’ role in EU-Arab relations
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has underlined Cyprus` role in EU-Arab relations, pointing out that because of its location and the trilateral cooperation with countries in...
Anastasiades heads trip down memory lane for Egyptian Cypriots
President Nicos Anastasiades left for Alexandria, Egypt, on Monday to co-launch the Nostos initiative, a programme aimed at bringing Greek and Cypriots who have lived...
Flights to connect Pafos with Cairo and Alexandria
The launching of flights connecting Pafos with Cairo, and Pafos with Alexandria on a pilot basis, has been agreed following a number of meetings and...
Egypt train crash kills 36, injures more than 100
Two trains collided in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria on Friday killing 36 people and injuring more than 100 others, a health ministry spokesman said. The crash...
Paphos and Alexandria to be twinned in coming months
Paphos will be twinned with Alexandria in the coming months following a series of successful meetings held in Egypt over the past few days, according...
Hijacker’s lawyer questions legitimacy of Egyptian government
A lawyer fighting the extradition of the man who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight three months ago, diverting it to Larnaca, has questioned the legitimacy...
Five killed in Egypt as Brotherhood protests against army-backed rule
By Maggie Fick and Hadeel Al Shalchi Five people were killed in clashes on Friday as supporters of deposed President President Mohamed Mursi took to...
Egyptian PM deadlock drags on as hundreds of thousands protest
By Mike Collett-White and Tom Perry Deadlock over Egypt’s interim prime minister entered a third day on Monday after the Islamist Nour Party rejected candidates...
Mursi, Egypt army pledge lives in ‘final hours’ showdown (updated)
By Tom Perry and Maggie Fick Egypt’s army commander and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi each pledged to die for his cause as a deadline loomed...
Egypt locked in standoff after millions rally against Mursi
By Paul Taylor and Maggie Fick Egypt was locked in a tense standoff on Monday after millions of protesters swarmed into the streets to demand...
Egypt violence builds, American among dead
By Abdelrahman Youssef and Tom Perry Two people, one an American, were killed when protesters stormed an office of Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria,...
Egypt clerics warn of ‘civil war’ amid skirmishes
By Yasmine Saleh and Abdelrahman Youssef Egypt’s leading religious authority warned of “civil war” and appealed for calm amid scattered violence on Friday, days before...
Egypt’s Mursi offers to listen, opponents unimpressed
By Yasmine Saleh and Alastair Macdonald President Mohamed Mursi offered opponents a say in amending Egypt’s constitution, but railed against “enemies” he accused of undermining...