Egypt
Greece
Tsipras' Message to Turkey: Respect International Law for Regional Stability
"Achieving stability in the region demands respect for international law," said Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an indirect message to Turkey, following the 4th Greece-Cyprus-Egypt trilateral summit held in Cairo on Tuesday. Tsipras pointed to respect for laws as "a self-evident...
events
2nd International Conference on Greek Literature to Be Held in Cairo This Month
The strong and historic ties of the Greek and Egyptian civilizations will be highlighted at the 2nd International Conference on Greek Literature, to be held October in Cairo.
The conference has been organized by the School of Languages and Translation of the...
Greek News
Heliopolis’ Basilica of Virgin Mary Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
Greeks living in Cairo have reason to rejoice on October 30 as a historic Greek church celebrates its centennial anniversary. The Basilica of the Virgin Mary (Panaghia) is located at Heliopolis, where it stands as an iconic landmark thanks...
Business
Greece’s Ambassador to Egypt: ‘Greece Is the Fourth Largest European Investor in Egypt’
Egyptian-Greek relations remain strong, Christodoulos Lazaris, Greece's ambassador to Egypt said to dailynewsegypt.com, as he is nearing the end of his six-year term.
In his time as ambassador, there has been much focus on further developing relations between the two...
Greece
EgyptAir Flight MS804 Wreckage Found Between Crete and Egyptian Coast
On Wednesday in Egypt a committee said that the vessel, John Lethbridge, which was contracted by the Egyptian government to join the search for the missing plane debris and flight data recorders "had identified several main locations of the wreckage," according to the...
Art
The British Museum Sunken Cities Exhibit Showcases Greek-Egyptian Ancient Ties
The British Museum will be displaying over 200 artifacts excavated off the coast of Egypt near Alexandria from 1996 to 2012. The exhibit titled Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds will be on display from May 19 through November 27.
The two...
Greece
Greek, Egyptian Coast Guards Rescue 340 Migrants Off Crete, 9 Dead
At least nine dead and 340 rescued migrants is the latest count of a joint rescue operation between the Greek and Egyptian coast guards after a boat sank 70 nautical miles south of Crete, with initial reports talking about...
Greece
Smoke Detected on EgyptAir Flight Minutes Before Crash
Minutes before EgyptAir Flight 804 plunged into the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, smoke alarms rang out in the plane’s cabin, according to flight data.
The Aviation Herald website, which covers the aviation industry, published data that shows smoke alarms in...
Greece
Wreckage of EgyptAir Jet Found at Sea, 290 km From Alexandria
Wreckage of the Egyptair aircraft lost Thursday from radar were detected in the Mediterranean, 290 km north of Alexandria, according to an Egyptian television broadcast.
The TV report said that some personal belongings of passengers have been found, while the...
Greece
EgyptAir MS804 Crash: What We Know So Far [Video]
Egypt confirmed that "floating objects" found by Greek pilots off the Greek island of Karpathos, in the Aegean, were debris from wreckage EgyptAir flight MS804, however Greek officials cast doubt on the claim. There were reports that life jackets...