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CAIRO: With the ongoing Israeli air strikes on Gaza, European envoys will continue to come to Egypt and the region in an attempt to secure a ceasefire, Miloslav Stasek, the Czech ambassador in Cairo, told a press conference this week. The press conference was held at the embassy premises on the occasion of launching the …
OUJDA, Morocco: A conference on environment in the Mediterranean and cultural exchange attracted some 50 young people from across the Mediterranean in Oujda’s municipality, near the Algerian borders, on Saturday. The conference is organized by the Chantiers Sociaux Marocains – Ahfir (CSM), a non-governmental organization, within the context of the European Union-funded Mediterranean Youth III …
CAIRO: A group of government ministers joined experts, dignitaries and representatives of NGOs and international organizations at Cairo House, Fustat, on Thursday to celebrate World Environment Day (WED 2008). The event, which takes place on June 5 each year, is seen as an opportunity to raise awareness of environmental issues and their solutions. Ministers at …
CAIRO: Visiting Belgian Crown Prince Philippe conferred last night on business tycoon Onsi Sawiris a new diploma entitled: “Commander in the Order of the Crown. The silver-star medal was bestowed by King Albert the Second in recognition of Sawiris’ “services to Egypt, to the poor and also to Belgium, Belgian Ambassador to Egypt Leroy Daniel …
CAIRO: Australia s ambassador to Egypt presented a LE 63,000 check to the Rotary Club in Giza in support of its literacy program. We are pleased to help support such important initiatives, said Dr Robert Bowker after presenting the check to Nadia Hamdy, president of the Rotary Club of Giza Cosmpolitan. Our support for this …
CAIRO: With over 50 ongoing projects and contributions of more than ?460 million, the European Commission (EC) is serious about protecting the environment in the Mediterranean region. This was the message that came across at an interview with Klaus Ebermann, the EC Ambassador to Cairo. He spoke to Daily News Egypt at length about EC …
CAIRO: Hungarian Culture and Education Minister Hiller Istvan is to arrive in Cairo on a three-day visit Friday. During the visit, Istvan will sign an executive protocol with his Egyptian counterpart on cultural, scientific, and educational cooperation between the two countries, Hungarian Ambassador in Cairo Peto Tibor told Daily News Egypt. The protocol is to …
CAIRO: Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark is to officially inaugurate today her country s first embassy in North Africa. The opening of the new embassy in Cairo is an example of New Zealand’s desire to develop our relationship with Egypt … an important trading partner for New Zealand in the Middle East region, …
CAIRO: Egypt will continue selling land to foreign investors in new urban communities, said Ahmed El-Maghraby, minister of housing, utilities and urban communities. His statement was a response to a question posed by a French investor on whether there are alternatives to bids and closed envelopes for foreigners looking to buy land in Egypt. Speaking …
CAIRO: Egypt and Kazakhstan signed Sunday an agreement to restore Al-Zahir Rukn Al-Din Baybars Mosque in Old Cairo with a joint funding of up to $1 million. Head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawas and Baghdad Amriev, Kazakh ambassador in Cairo, signed the agreement at the SCA headquarters. The Arab Contractors Company …
CAIRO: Visiting Austrian President Heinz Fischer is to meet with President Hosni Mubarak today at the Presidential Palace. Talks between the two presidents will focus on bilateral issues, the situation in the Middle East, the Iranian nuclear program, developments in Iraq and matters related to economics and culture, Fischer’s spokesman Bruno Aigner said. Fischer will …
CAIRO: Egypt-Ukraine trade exchange increased to $500 million from January to July 2007, said Yevhen Mykytenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador in Cairo. Egypt s exports to Ukraine – mainly rice, fruit, processed food, medicine, ceramics and plastics – rose by about 50 percent to reach $83 million, he said. Meanwhile, Egypt s imports from Ukraine rose …
CAIRO: Dar Al-Fouad Hospital signed a contract with Allied Information Technology Services (AITS)-Allied Soft to help the hospital go online and digitize its medical transcription and billing services. Dar Al-Fouad, General Manager Dr Hisham El-Kholy and Allied Soft Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Reda signed the contract at the hospital s premises in Sixth of October …
CAIRO: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Sultanov is to arrive in Cairo Tuesday for a two-day visit on the first leg of a Mideast tour, said Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian ambassador in Cairo. Sultanov, who is also the special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Mideast issues, is to come to Egypt after accompanying Putin …
CAIRO: Croatia voiced its appreciation at Egypt s decision to upgrade its diplomatic mission in Zagreb to the level of ambassador extraordinaire. Croatian Ambassador in Cairo Drazen Margeta said that the long-awaited decision is appreciated. Croatia opened its embassy in Cairo in 1993, the first in the Arab world. Margeta extended his stay in Croatia …
CAIRO: Slovenia welcomed Wednesday Egypt s decision to upgrade its diplomatic representation in its capital, Ljubljana, to the level of ambassador extraordinaire. We are more than satisfied with the good news, Slovenian Ambassador in Cairo Borut Mahnic told Daily News Egypt. Egypt opened a diplomatic office in Ljubljana headed by a charge d affaires earlier …
CAIRO: Twenty-eight information technology companies joined forces to establish the Information Technology Export Community (ITEC), a civil society with a goal to increase the companies’ capacity to export products, attract foreign investment and make use of Egypt workforce. Mohamed Reda, chairman of ITEC, told Daily News Egypt that the society has already submitted its documents …
CAIRO: The Serbian National Folkloric Ensemble Kolo will perform at the Sayed Darwish Theat at the Alexandria Opera House Wednesday following its success at the Cairo Opera House’s Open Air Theater, Monday. Kolo is the only professional folkloric music and dancing ensemble in Serbia, probably one of the best in the whole Balkan region, Serbian …
CAIRO: Before Uzbekistan observes next month the 16th anniversary of its independence from the former Soviet Union, Tashkent, the capital, will celebrate being chosen as the capital of Islamic culture in Asia in 2007 by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Isesco) mid-August. More than 100 celebrities, academics and public figures are to attend …
CAIRO: Yehia Al-Gamal, head of the new liberal Democratic Front Party, blamed late President Gamal Abdel Nasser at a seminar held Wednesday for not transforming Egypt into a democracy, which Indian Jawaharlal Nehru had achieved. Democracy is neither a puzzle nor a mystery. Democracy is to transfer power and to allow the establishment of free …
CAIRO: Bosnian Ambassador in Cairo Radomir Kosic warned of the escalating political crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is dividing Bosnians deeply along ethnic lines. The situation is very tense. It is a political crisis at its highest level, maybe since the 1990s when war started basically because of the same issues on the political agenda today, …
CAIRO: Uzbekistan Airways’ maiden flight from Tashkent arrived at Cairo International Airport Tuesday night, the first direct route linking North Africa and Central Asia. On board was Uzbek Deputy Minister of Aviation Jawdat Saedov, who said that running the new route was one of the fruits of the Egypt-Uzbek summit, held in Cairo last April. …
CAIRO: A 14-strong delegation from Abseron Rayonu, the biggest governorate in Azerbaijan is to arrive in Cairo tomorrow for a five-day visit. This comes at the invitation of Qalubeya Governor Adly Hussein, said Faiq Bagirov, ambassador of Azerbaijan in Cairo. Bagirov said the delegation, led by Governor Faragov Zakir, will meet with Minister of International …
Bilateral relations thrives in various fields CAIRO: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is scheduled to visit Egypt next November accompanied by a business delegation, said Bulgarian Ambassador in Cairo Ivan Gaetanjiev. Gaetanjiev voiced Sofia s keenness to strengthen relations with Egypt in all vistas, taking into account Egypt s leading role in the region and the …
CAIRO: The Opera House will celebrate the year of the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski in the Small Hall next Sunday by presenting a violin and piano recital in tandem with the Polish Embassy in Cairo. The Sejm (Polish Parliament) adopted a resolution announcing 2007 The year of Karol Szymanowski last November. Szymanowski (1882-1937) is considered …
CAIRO: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who arrived Monday night in Cairo on a two-day visit, will hold talks with a number of officials in Egypt, embassy sources said. Bildt is to meet Tuesday with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman, and Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit. After the meeting between …
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohammed Rachid and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa will attend the 11th International Economic Forum in Saint-Petersburg on June 8-10, said Alexander Esyutin, head of the Russian trade representation mission in Cairo. During the visit, Rachid will meet with Minister of Economic Development and Trade G. Gref …
CAIRO: Some people associate Egypt with the Pyramids, others with the Nile and others with diving in Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada. Kazakhs, for sure, now associate Egypt with fertility. Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Baghdad Amreyev said that all diplomats working in he Kazakh embassy in Egypt had baby boys and, of course, girls. Mr Nurlan …
CAIRO: A delegation from the Kazakh Ministry of Transportation and the Civil Aviation Authority will visit Egypt next week to mull possibilities of running direct flights between Cairo and Astana, said Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Baghdad Amreyev. Amreyev was speaking to a high-level delegation from the Kazakh government and a group of Egyptian businessmen working …
CAIRO: A delegation of businessmen, headed by Ali Moussa, head of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, will soon head to Serbia, said Serbian Ambassador in Cairo Dejan Vasiljevic. “Mr Moussa is preparing to take a business community delegation from here to Serbia, Vasiljevic said. Egyptian businessmen are interested in exporting biodiesel fuel and rubber belts …