US energy official to tour East Med
US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon will travel to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Nicosia, and Cairo starting Monday, November 11 to...
Egypt
Egypt court upholds death sentences for three suspected militants
An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld death sentences for three people for establishing and running a militant group known as Ansar al-Sharia, two judicial sources...
Four firms express interest in gas pipeline
Four major investment firms have expressed an interest in financing the construction of a pipeline that would transport natural gas from Cyprus to Egypt, Bloomberg...
Leaders at Crete summit tell Turkey to leave Cyprus’ EEZ alone
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on Wednesday called on Turkey to cease all illegal activities within the maritime zones of Cyprus and to refrain from similar...
FM says deal close to export gas to Egypt
The consortium with the licence on the Aphrodite gas field in block 12 is “very close” to a deal to export natural gas to a...
FMs of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt meet to prepare for new trilateral
The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt met in New York on Thursday to prepare for the upcoming trilateral summit of the heads of...
Cyprus, Egypt sign gas pipeline agreement (Updated)
Egypt and Cyprus on Wednesday signed an agreement for the construction of an underwater pipeline to export natural gas to Egypt. The deal was signed...
Cyprus and Egypt geared up to sign pipeline agreement
Cyprus and Egypt will sign an agreement for an underwater natural gas pipeline on Wednesday, set to be the first of its type for the...
Cyprus and Egypt said to be close to inking gas deal
By Elias Hazou Cyprus and Egypt are reportedly poised – perhaps even this week – to conclude an interstate gas export-import agreement. Energy minister Yiorgos...
Thomas Cook says it found e-coli in Egypt hotel where Britons died
British tour operator Thomas Cook said it had found a high level of e-coli and staphylococcus bacteria at the hotel in Egypt where two holidaymakers...
Thomas Cook removes 300 from Egypt hotel after couple dies (Update)
Britain’s Thomas Cook said it was evacuating all 301 of its customers from a hotel in Egypt’s popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada as a precautionary measure...
Egypt ‘finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce’
Egypt is finalising details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday, amid easing tensions...
Egypt security forces thwart church bombing
Egyptian security forces have thwarted a suicide bomb attack on a church just outside of Cairo, state television said on Saturday. A militant wearing a...
Gas pipeline deal reached with Egypt – CyBC
Nicosia has reached an agreement with Cairo on a pipeline to connect the Aphrodite gas field in block 12 to Egypt, it was reported on...
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...
Tripartite meeting for diaspora to be held this week
Egyptian Minister of Immigration and Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram will visit Cyprus on Tuesday for a series of meetings with Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou and...
Slowdown expected in Russian tourism (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and George Psyllides THE Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) was on Thursday quick to dismiss an estimate by the Ayia Napa mayor...
Cyprus and Egypt close to signing gas deal, says minister
Cyprus and Egypt are close to signing an agreement for connecting the Aphrodite gas field to the North African country, Energy minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on...
Cypriot Egyptians welcome to return says Egyptian minister
Cypriot Egyptians and Greek Egyptians are welcome to return to Egypt if they wish to do so since this is their second country, Nabila Makram,...
EEZ delimitation will be agreed in full respect of international law – Greek president
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt cooperate to a great extend and have agreed that the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will be done in...