Egypt-Iran relations
Foreign Ministry summons Iranian diplomat over violations
Egypt
April 15, 2014
Foreign Ministry summons Iranian diplomat over violations
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian diplomat in Cairo over reported actions by Iranian diplomatic mission members violating diplomatic…
Saudi newspaper: Iranian charge d’affaires in Cairo warned against celebrating Iranian revolution
Egypt
February 11, 2014
Saudi newspaper: Iranian charge d’affaires in Cairo warned against celebrating Iranian revolution
The Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz reported that the Iranian charge d'affaires in Cairo has received an advice to cancel the…
Iranian tourism to Egypt resumes
Egypt
June 1, 2013
Iranian tourism to Egypt resumes
A group of Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt on Friday, the first such visit since a two-month moratorium was imposed…
Egypt-Iran tourism plan still alive, says Egyptian minister
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Egypt-Iran tourism plan still alive, says Egyptian minister
Efforts to foster Iranian tourism to Egypt have not been cancelled, Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said Wednesday morning. His comments…
Tehran asks Egypt to secure its diplomatic mission and tourists
Egypt
April 8, 2013
Tehran asks Egypt to secure its diplomatic mission and tourists
Government sources said that the decision taken by Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou to stop incoming flights from Iran until the…
Tourism minister stops Iranian flights to re-evaluate program
Egypt
April 7, 2013
Tourism minister stops Iranian flights to re-evaluate program
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou decided to stop incoming flights from Iran until the second half of June to reconsider a…
Update: Iranian ambassador blames Syrians for anti-Shia protests
Egypt
April 5, 2013
Update: Iranian ambassador blames Syrians for anti-Shia protests
Mujtaba Amany, the acting Iranian ambassador to Egypt, blamed Syrian refugees in Cairo for inciting protests in front of his…
Salafis to lobby against rapprochement with Iran
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Salafis to lobby against rapprochement with Iran
The Salafi Dawah and the Nour Party are launching campaigns against Egypt’s warming ties with Iran, leading Salafi sources have…
Egypt, Iran at odds over tourism restrictions
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Egypt, Iran at odds over tourism restrictions
Egypt and Iran are reportedly at odds over the Egyptian government’s attempts to regulate the places Iranian tourists can visit.…
Salafi Dawah to form convoys to discuss Shia ‘danger’
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Salafi Dawah to form convoys to discuss Shia ‘danger’
Yasser Borhamy, vice president of the Salafi Dawah in Alexandria, said the group is currently preparing convoys and conferences to…