Section: Egypt
Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia
Ukraine’s military said its two-day missile drill starting on Thursday would avoid the airspace over Crimea, sidestepping a possible confrontation with Russia which annexed the peninsula in 2014.News of the tests had angered the Kremlin, prompting it to put its air defense forces on high alert and maneuver warships in the Black Sea.The...
Russia wants fresh start with US under Trump: Lavrov
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Thursday for a fresh start in relations with the United States under Donald Trump and fired a parting shot at outgoing President Barack Obama.”We are confident that the new administration does not want to repeat the errors of the outgoing one, which deliberately destroyed US-Russian...
506,200 tourists visited Egypt in October: CAPMAS
The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 506,200 in October, compared to 909,400 tourists during the same month in 2015, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS stated in its monthly bulletin this week that most tourists came from Western Europe in October, comprising 36% of...
Fillon vs Juppe: how French right’s presidential hopefuls shape up
Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe, the two men duelling for the presidential nomination of the French right, both advocate deep economic reforms, including scrapping the 35-hour work week, a sacred cow of the French left.But the two former prime ministers disagree on how far to cut back the French state and on several other key domestic and foreign...
From Brexit to Trump, Europe reels from year of crises
The European Union’s founders believed its unity would be forged in crisis, but after Brexit and the election of Donald Trump to the White House the bloc looks shakier than ever.On Sunday, foreign ministers from the 28 EU countries will hold talks in Brussels on the impact of a president who has previously questioned the decades-old...
Trump triumphs over Clinton in White House upset
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world on Tuesday by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to defeat...
Clinton v Trump: how will the Middle East be affected under a new administration?
Millions of US citizens turn out on Tuesday to polling stations to vote for the 45th president of the US. The elections will conclude a bitter battle, full of vitriol and hostility, between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The months-long debates that were loaded with scandals and mutual accusations have...
Germans, Ukrainians to top winter tourist arrivals to Egypt: investors
Tourism experts expect that Germans will rank first place for the most tourists visiting Egypt in winter, followed by Ukraine. The Tourism Activation Authority implemented an advertising campaign in the German market at a cost of $5m presented in television, outdoor, and radio advertisements. Hany Shoukry, executive chairperson at the...
Number of tourists to Egypt drops by 41% y-o-y: CAPMAS
The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 473,000 during September this year, compared to 802,000 tourists during the same month in 2015—a decrease of 41%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS stated in its monthly bulletin this week that the countries that most influenced the...
Britain, US sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO’s biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War.Germany, Canada and other NATO allies also pledged forces at a defense ministers meeting in Brussels on the same day...
