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Greece and Egypt lent their support to Cyprus on Tuesday, calling on Turkey to cease its “provocative actions” in the eastern Mediterranean, including prospecting for...
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Greece and Egypt expected to support Cyprus’ sovereign rights at Cairo trilateral summit on Tuesday
The 7th Trilateral Summit involving Cyprus, Greece and Egypt was taking place on Tuesday in Cairo, with Nicosia planning to highlight the need to respect...
Egyptian women race in Cairo to campaign for end to violence
Hundreds of women took part in a race in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday to campaign for an end to violence against women and push for...
Car explodes in central Cairo, cause unclear
A car exploded in central Cairo on Monday after colliding with a microbus, injuring 13 people, the Egyptian health ministry said. Reuters reporters heard a...
Gunmen attack church near Cairo, kill seven – ministry (Update 2)
A gunman opened fire on worshippers and Egyptian security forces stationed outside a Coptic church in a Cairo suburb on Friday and killed at least seven people...
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...
Abbas in Cairo, Istanbul to rally region over Jerusalem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday intensified efforts to rally Middle Eastern countries against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, setting up talks with Arab leaders...
Egypt’s Hasm militants claim attack targeting Myanmar embassy
Egyptian militant group Hasm claimed responsibility on Sunday for a small explosion at Myanmar’s embassy in Cairo, saying it was in retaliation for that country’s...
At least one killed in a Cairo blast, no claim of responsibility
An explosive device detonated along a main road in Cairo on Friday as security forces passed by, killing at least one civilian passerby and injuring...
Trilateral meeting with Cypriot, Greek and Egyptian foreign ministers takes place in New York
The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt met on Friday in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss the upcoming tripartite...
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...
Egyptian military finds debris of crashed airliner
By Ahmed Aboulenein The Egyptian military found the personal belongings of passengers and other debris from an EgyptAir jet floating in the Mediterranean, Cairo said...
Gunmen kill eight police outside Cairo, Islamic State claims attack (Updated)
Gunmen killed eight plainclothes police on the southern outskirts of Cairo overnight, the Egyptian interior ministry said, in an assault claimed by Islamic State militants....
Riot erupts in Cairo after policeman kills man over cup of tea
By Omar Fahmy and Ahmed Aboulenein A riot erupted in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday after a policeman shot three people after an argument over...
Islamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader’s call to target Jews (Updated)
Islamic State said on Friday its members had carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo in response to a call by the group’s...
Gunmen open fire on tourist bus at Cairo hotel, no casualties (Update 2)
Gunmen opened fire on Israeli tourists as they boarded a bus in Cairo on Thursday but there were no casualties, security sources said. Egypt declared...
Diplomatic shenanigans come under state auditor’ scrutiny
Cyprus’ diplomatic missions and their financial mischief are never beyond the reach of the Auditor-general’s scrutiny. A case in point, cited in the official’s latest...
Remand for illegal tobacco
The Larnaca court on Sunday issued a two-day remand order for an Egyptian man who was nabbed at Larnaca airport on Saturday night on his...
Cypriot jailed in Egypt for soliciting prostitution, foreign ministry says
A Cypriot arrested in Egypt is serving a one year sentence for soliciting prostitution the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail,...
Islamic State claims Cairo courthouse bomb which wounded 29
By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate said it was behind a car bombing that wounded 29 people near a state security building and...