Biden's exploratory phone call to Egypt's president about the Palestinians

 

Oct 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received, on Sunday evening, a phone call from President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, egyptian media write today.

Egypt, Turkey discuss cooperation in healthcare sector

Oct 30, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Head of the Egypt Healthcare Authority, Ahmed ElSobky, met with the Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Salih Mutlu, and a senior delegation from the Turkish Ministry of Health, led by the Director General for EU and Foreign Affairs, Selami Kılıç, at the authority’s headquarters in Cairo.

Israeli escalation in Gaza cannot be justified as self-defense: Egyptian FM to U.S. Envoy

 

Oct 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

Minister of Foreign Sameh Shokry received Sunday at the ministry's headquarters in Cairo U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues David Satterfield to confer over the humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip and intensify coordination for the delivery of aid in an immediate and sustainable way.

Israel strikes Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Palestinian side again

This aerial view shows humanitarian aid trucks crossing into the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with northeastern Egypt s North Sinai province, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 21, 2023. AFP

Oct 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Israel struck targeted the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Friday, Al Qahera News reported.

Egypt: More than 100 detained after pro-Palestinian protests

 

Protest in support of Palestinians, in Old Cairo

Oct 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

At least 100 people were arrested in Egypt after taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations late last week, though some have subsequently been released, lawyers working on the cases said on Tuesday.

Egypt and Bulgaria enhance cooperation across diverse sectors

 

Oct 23, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Egypt plans to enhance economic and trade cooperation with Bulgaria in the coming period, said Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir on Sunday 22/10/2023.

Guterres arrives in Egypt for high-level talks, expected to visit Rafah crossing

 

Oct 20, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that he came to Cairo on a peace mission amid very difficult timing that the region has not seen in decades.

 

Humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip keep flowing into Egypt’s Arish International Airport

 

Arish International Airport

Oct 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

Humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip kept flowing into Egypt’s Arish International Airport as new batches arrived from Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Venezuela, UNICEF, and WHO, in addition to the arrival of the biggest jet carrying aid, since the outbreak of the crisis, from Poland.

 

Israel says will allow aid delivery to Gaza from Egypt

 

Oct 18, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will allow the entry of aid stranded in Egypt to Gaza amid unrelenting Israeli strikes on the enclave, which killed thousands of civilians.

President Sisi to Blinken: Israeli response shifts from self-defense to collective punishment in Gaza

 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, third from left, meets with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, right, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023. AP

Oct 15, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Sunday that Israel has turned its response to Hamas's attack into collective punishment against more than 2 million Palestinians.

Cairo: Soukry-Baerbock meeting on Israel-Hamas conflict

 

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock

Oct 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

 Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, who is visiting Cairo, discussing the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and ongoing escalation between the Israeli and Palestinian sides.

 

Egypt warns against Israeli call for Gaza residents to move south

 

Oct 13, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Israeli bombing has killed 1,799 Palestinians in Gaza, the health ministry in the besieged strip has said, adding that 6,388 had been injured. Among the dead are 500 children.

Greek investments in Egypt reaches $255M in 2023

 

Oct 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Cairo.

In a meeting held between Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir, and the Greek Ambassador to Cairo, Νikolaos Papageorgiou, discussions focused on enchancing bilateral economic ties and exploring opportunities for increased intra-trade and joint investments between the two countries.

Egypt and Turkey: Paths that intersect sometimes and parallel at other times

 

Okt 4, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose to talk about the improvement of his country’s relationship with Egypt during his speech on Tuesday, September 19, during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

US: New Senate Foreign Relations chair backs blocking military aid to Egypt

Okt 4, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The newly appointed chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said he supports blocking $235m in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, after his predecessor was indicted in a corruption scandal involving ties with Egyptian intelligence officials.

Egypt: More than 1K police personnel killed, 22K others injured during anti-terrorism campaigns over 9 yrs

 

Minister of Interior, Major General Mahmoud Tawfik 

Okt 2, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

A total of 1,194 police personnel were killed and 22,000 others were injured during anti-terrorism campaigns, said Egyptian Minister of Interior Mohamed Tawfiq in “Story of A Homeland” Conference that presenting the state’s achievements during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s nine-year tenure.

 

Egypt to hold presidential elections in December 2023

 

Sept 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Cairo.

Egyptians will cast their votes in the 2024 Presidential Elections on December 10, 11, and 12, 2023 domestically, while eligible voters living abroad will vote on December 1, 2, and 3, 2023, announced Head of the Egyptian National Election Authority (NEA) Walid Hamza in a press conference on Monday.

The ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion off Alexandria has revealed new archaeological treasures

 

Sept 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion in Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, submerged when a destructive earthquake hit Egypt during the second century BCE, continues to reveal more of its secrets.

In latest round of Ethiopian dam negotiations, Egypt affirms intentions to reach peaceful agreement

 

Sept 24, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

A new round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in the presence of relevant ministers from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia and negotiating delegations.

Ukraine says ship carrying wheat leaves port for Egypt

 

A file photo of Vessel Aroyat. Photo :AFP

Sept 22, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

A ship carrying wheat has left a Ukrainian port and was heading to Egypt, the second such trip since Russia reimposed its Black Sea blockade in July, Ukranian Infrastructure Minister said Friday.