Egypt

More than 400 people appear to have perished in their effort to reach Italy through Egypt, as the four over-filled boats on which they had boarded, were over-turned in the Mediterranean, BBC Arabic reports. Most of the passengers were refugees...

The Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has formally challenged the legality of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in a formal letter submitted to the United Nations and published as a formal document of the General Assembly of the...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said his official visit to Tehran aims at establishing economic, trade and energy ties between Iran and Greece, and subsequently with the European Union. Greece can act as a conduit for establishing economic, trade and...

Significantly more Russian and German tourists are expected to visit Greece in 2016, according to a Deutsche Welle report. Egypt and Turkey have been the most popular destinations for Russian tourists. However, after the recent shooting down of a Russian...

Greek Police have arrested a man who is suspected of supplying arms to Lebanon-based Islamist terrorist group Hezbollah. The suspect, arrested Tuesday in Aspropyrgos, is alleged to own a firm based in Amman, Jordan, trading in a range of goods...

The joint Greek-Egyptian military aeronautical exercise "Medusa 2015" is currently underway at the sea region of Crete. The exercise is held in the framework of the cooperation between the two countries.   The exercise is in progress at the sea...

Greece, Cyprus and Egypt took steps to display their appetite for a strong trilateral partnership with the commitment of economic and political cooperation from their three heads of state. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Egyptian President...

The Greek and Egyptian heads of state are looking to bring the two Mediterranean countries closer through an economic and political partnership. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is on a two day state...

On October 30 and 31, the Giza Pyramids are scheduled to host Greek composer, pianist and music producer Yanni. The concerts are organized by Promoters International and will take place at the Sound and Light Theatre. Both concerts will take place...

The Greek Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai city, Egypt, has been facing a financial crisis, as a result of lack of tourism at Sinai City. The monatsery was also shut down by Egyptian authorities in 2013 fearing...