Egypt

The Greek people who lived in Alexandria, Egypt were buried in a cemetery located in nearby El Shatby. Their splendid gravestones, many of them remarkable works of art in themselves, act as monuments to the Greek diaspora. Many Greeks fled...

Archaeologists in northern Egypt have discovered a 2,200-year-old coin depicting King Ptolemy III Euergetes, said to be an ancestor of Cleopatra. The coin, which bears the image of the king on one face and his name in Greek along with...

Egyptair has announced it is offering a 20 percent discount on flights from Athens to Cairo, Athens to Alexandria and Larnaca to Cairo. It is also offering an even greater discount of 35 percent on Egyptair flights from Athens and...

  A second-century temple in Egypt has been found by archaeologists who say Greek inscriptions form part of the remarkable discovery. Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says the structure was uncovered near the village of Haj Ali Basiwah in the country's western desert. It...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades have visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all-Africa in Egypt. Patriarch Theodoros II welcomed the two presidents and presented them with the Grand Cross of the Order of St....

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Monday praised Greece and Cyprus for their trade cooperation with Egypt, calling it "a model to follow in the Mediterranean region," according to Ahram online. Sisi's remarks came during his speech at the opening ceremony...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos paid a visit to Alexandria on Monday following an invitation by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to attend a collaborative event of the Greek, Egyptian and Cypriot diaspora. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is also attending the...

Archaeologists from Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities have uncovered the remains of a 2,200-year-old Greco-Roman temple in the country's Western Desert, according to National Geographic. The ruins were found at the Al-Salam site, 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Siwa Oasis....

Members of the once-thriving Greek community of Alexandria will return once more to the city they grew up in to attend a ceremony on May 1. The presidents of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will take part in the event in...

Miss Greece 2017, Maria Psilou spent five days in Cairo enjoying her Christmas vacation, during which time she was hosted by Miss Egypt 2017. Upon Miss Greece’s arrival to Cairo, Miss Egypt, Farah Shabban, and her family hosted Psilou in...