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Anastasiades lauds Cairo summit as ‘historic’, lays groundwork for closer ties

Evie AndreouSeptember 4, 2021September 4, 2021

By Evie AndreouSeptember 4, 2021September 4, 202101074

The first Intergovernmental Summit between Cyprus and Egypt was described as “historic” by President Nicos Anastasiades who laid the groundwork for closer ties on Saturday...

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Meeting head of Cairo summit

Staff ReporterSeptember 3, 2021

By Staff ReporterSeptember 3, 20210367

The presidency said Friday that the first intergovernmental meeting between Cyprus and Egypt reaffirms the two countries’ will to boost cooperation between them and to...

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Working together for regional peace

Elias HazouOctober 8, 2019October 8, 2019

By Elias HazouOctober 8, 2019October 8, 201901064

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

Source: Cyprus News AgencyOctober 8, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyOctober 8, 20190989

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...

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Egyptian women race in Cairo to campaign for end to violence

Reuters News ServiceNovember 30, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 30, 20180115

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...

Middle East World

Car explodes in central Cairo, cause unclear

Reuters News ServiceAugust 6, 2018August 6, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 6, 2018August 6, 20180106

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...

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Gunmen attack church near Cairo, kill seven – ministry (Update 2)

Reuters News ServiceDecember 29, 2017December 29, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 29, 2017December 29, 20178 151

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...

Cyprus

Flights to connect Pafos with Cairo and Alexandria

Source: Cyprus News AgencyDecember 28, 2017

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyDecember 28, 20172 135

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...

Middle East

Abbas in Cairo, Istanbul to rally region over Jerusalem

Reuters News ServiceDecember 11, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 11, 201717 158

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...

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Egypt’s Hasm militants claim attack targeting Myanmar embassy

Reuters News ServiceOctober 2, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 2, 20170145

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...

Middle East World

At least one killed in a Cairo blast, no claim of responsibility

Reuters News ServiceOctober 28, 2016November 4, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 28, 2016November 4, 2016060

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...

Cyprus

Trilateral meeting with Cypriot, Greek and Egyptian foreign ministers takes place in New York

Source: Cyprus News AgencySeptember 24, 2016

By Source: Cyprus News AgencySeptember 24, 20162 93

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...

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Hijacker’s lawyer questions legitimacy of Egyptian government

Philip MarkJune 3, 2016June 3, 2016

By Philip MarkJune 3, 2016June 3, 20162 131

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...

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Egyptian military finds debris of crashed airliner

Reuters News ServiceMay 20, 2016November 9, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceMay 20, 2016November 9, 20165 150

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...

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Gunmen kill eight police outside Cairo, Islamic State claims attack (Updated)

FORMER STAFFMay 8, 2016November 9, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMay 8, 2016November 9, 20160108

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....

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Riot erupts in Cairo after policeman kills man over cup of tea

FORMER STAFFApril 19, 2016November 10, 2016

By FORMER STAFFApril 19, 2016November 10, 20162 153

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...

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Islamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader’s call to target Jews (Updated)

Jean ChristouJanuary 8, 2016January 8, 2016

By Jean ChristouJanuary 8, 2016January 8, 20162 80

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...

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Gunmen open fire on tourist bus at Cairo hotel, no casualties (Update 2)

Jean ChristouJanuary 7, 2016January 7, 2016

By Jean ChristouJanuary 7, 2016January 7, 20163 83

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...

Cyprus

Diplomatic shenanigans come under state auditor’ scrutiny

Jean ChristouDecember 7, 2015

By Jean ChristouDecember 7, 201515 74

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...

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Remand for illegal tobacco

Jean ChristouDecember 6, 2015

By Jean ChristouDecember 6, 20157 84

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...