Youssef El-Aumi

Russian tourism: From entertainment to political bargaining chip
Opinion

Russian tourism: From entertainment to political bargaining chip

A year and a half has passed since the downing of the Russian plane in Sinai, but the Russian government…
Arab League meeting moved from Tahrir HQ to hotel
Egypt

Arab League meeting moved from Tahrir HQ to hotel

Today's emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on the situation in Syria has been moved to a hotel near Cairo…
Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss embassy incident
Egypt

Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss embassy incident

A high-level Israeli delegation arrived at Cairo International Airport on Sunday to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials regarding the…
Military police break up workers’ strike at Cairo Airport
Egypt

Military police break up workers’ strike at Cairo Airport

Military police were dispatched on Wednesday to Cairo International Airport’s new Terminal 3 building, of which Egyptair and its Star…
Mubarak is the best Arab leader since Nasser, say Kuwait lawyers
Egypt

Mubarak is the best Arab leader since Nasser, say Kuwait lawyers

Three lawyers representing deposed President Hosni Mubarak’s volunteer Kuwaiti defense team arrived in Cairo on Sunday, declaring their gratitude for…
Egypt prevents senior Islamist leader from traveling abroad
Egypt

Egypt prevents senior Islamist leader from traveling abroad

Cairo International Airport authorities have prevented a senior Islamist figure from traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umra pilgrimage…
Israeli security team inspects Cairo airport before El Al flights resume
Egypt

Israeli security team inspects Cairo airport before El Al flights resume

The Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Monday sent a security team to Cairo International Airport to examine passenger security and…
Civil aviation losses amount to LE2bn since January uprising
Business

Civil aviation losses amount to LE2bn since January uprising

Civil Aviation Minister Lotfy Kamal said on Monday that initial estimates indicate that the ministry has lost LE2 billion since…
Former leader of prominent Islamist group arrested upon returning from exile
Egypt

Former leader of prominent Islamist group arrested upon returning from exile

Authorities on Wednesday arrested Osama Roshdy, a former leader of Egypt's Jama’a al-Islamiya, when he returned to Egypt from London…
Air traffic controllers threaten to strike Thursday
Egypt

Air traffic controllers threaten to strike Thursday

Cairo International Airport traffic controllers threatened to go on strike for several hours on Thursday, closing the air space to…
National Security Service thwarts infiltration by terrorists
Egypt

National Security Service thwarts infiltration by terrorists

The newly formed National Security Service, which replaced the notorious State Security Investigation Service, succeeded in thwarting attempts by Somali…
Tycoon’s personal property impounded at Cairo airport
Egypt

Tycoon’s personal property impounded at Cairo airport

Cairo Airport authorities on Sunday impounded 100 parcels they say contain the personal property of Hussein Salem, the fugitive Egyptian…
EgyptAir loses LE700 million due to Arab unrest and Japan’s earthquake
Business

EgyptAir loses LE700 million due to Arab unrest and Japan’s earthquake

EgyptAir Holding Company President Hussein Massoud, at a press conference on Wednesday, said the airline lost LE700 million due to…
Civil aviation employees demand resignation of newly-appointed minister
Egypt

Civil aviation employees demand resignation of newly-appointed minister

A delegation of Civil Aviation Ministry employees, in a meeting with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Tuesday, threatened to block…
Airport shuttle damaged in storm to be replaced by French manufacturer
Business

Airport shuttle damaged in storm to be replaced by French manufacturer

Cairo Airport Company Chairman Hassan Rashed has decided to send the electric shuttle train intended to link Cairo International Airport’s…
Govt mulls new airport security measures
Egypt

Govt mulls new airport security measures

Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry is thinking about establishing new airport security measures for the inspection of aircraft arriving from “unstable”…
Egypt dismisses US calls to revoke Iranian aviation deal
Egypt

Egypt dismisses US calls to revoke Iranian aviation deal

US State Department spokesman Mark Toner last Thursday urged Egypt to revoke the air travel deal it recently struck with…
Experts anticipate 40% increase in airfares next year
Business

Experts anticipate 40% increase in airfares next year

Aviation officials have confirmed ticket prices will increase by 30-40 percent in 2011. They attributed the rise to expectations that…
Critic of Kuwaiti PM denied entrance to Egypt
Egypt

Critic of Kuwaiti PM denied entrance to Egypt

Cairo International Airport authorities have prevented Kuwaiti columnist and outspoken critic of the Kuwaiti government Mohammed al-Washeehy from entering Egypt,…
Renovations keep foreign, Arab carriers out of Cairo airport
Business

Renovations keep foreign, Arab carriers out of Cairo airport

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has turned down a number of requests by foreign and Arab airlines to operate regular…
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