Tag: Cairo

Von der Leyen in Cairo for signing of €1bn EU financing in Egypt

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receives President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen ahead of the Egypt-EU Investment Conference. Dati Bendo/European Commission/dpa European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed a conference in Cairo on Saturday to mark the signing of an agreement that will see the EU invest €1 billion ($1.1 […]

EU signs €1bn financing deal for Egypt at investment forum in Cairo

Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis (L) and Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt Rania Al-Mashat sign an agreement during the Egypt-EU Investment Conference. Dati Bendo/European Commission/dpa The European Union and Egypt on Saturday signed an agreement that will see the EU invest up to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the populous Arab country […]

Von der Leyen in Cairo for signing of €1bn EU financing in Egypt

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addressed a conference in Cairo on Saturday to mark the signing of an agreement that will see the EU invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in Egypt. “Today, Egypt and Europe are closer than ever before, so this is a true win-win partnership for Egypt and for Europe alike,” […]

Talks due in Cairo on Rafah crossing reopening, media channel reports

Egyptian, US and Israeli officials are due to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss reopening the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip nearly a month after its closure, according to an Egyptian TV station. Citing a high-level source, state-linked al-Qahera News TV reported Saturday that Egypt insists on Israel’s complete withdrawal from the […]

Israeli team arrives in Cairo to assess Hamas truce position

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A team of mid-ranking Israeli officials has arrived in Cairo to assess whether the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas can be persuaded to shift on its latest ceasefire offer, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. The official earlier reiterated that the current Hamas proposal was unacceptable to Israel. “This delegation […]

Hamas, Israel entrench Gaza truce positions as latest Cairo talks end

A Hamas official said Sunday the group’s delegation for Gaza truce talks in Cairo was leaving for Qatar, after public disagreement with Israel intensified over demands to end their seven-month war. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “surrendering” to a demand to end the war would amount to defeat. The Qatar-based political chief of […]

Hamas in Cairo as Egyptian media report progress in ceasefire talks

A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is in Cairo as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in ongoing ceasefire talks with Israel while an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a truce. Pressure has been mounting to reach a deal – Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is dramatically escalating while Israel insists it will launch […]

Thousands pack narrow alleys in Cairo for Egypt’s mega-Iftar

Cairo — The narrow streets and alleys of a working-class neighborhood in Egypt’s capital hosted thousands of people Monday who came together to break their Ramadan fast at the longest dinner table in the country. It was the 10th time that northern Cairo’s Matareya neighborhood had hosted the annual Iftar meal on the 15th day […]

Turkey’s Erdogan Rebuilds Egypt Ties With Landmark Cairo Visit

(Bloomberg) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first visit to Egypt in more than a decade, as the two Middle Eastern powers looked past years of acrimony and pledged to work together on economic and security issues. Most Read from Bloomberg Erdogan met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday for […]