Yaakov Amitai
Israeli ambassador meets with FM officials
Egypt
June 10, 2013
Israeli ambassador meets with FM officials
The Israeli ambassador to Cairo met Monday with Alaa Youssef, director of the Foreign Ministry’s department of Israeli affairs. A…
Egypt summons Israeli ambassador over settlement expansion
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Egypt summons Israeli ambassador over settlement expansion
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has summoned Israeli Ambassador to Cairo Yaakov Amitai to protest a recent decision by Tel Aviv to…
Update: Israeli Embassy staff back to Cairo without ambassador
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Update: Israeli Embassy staff back to Cairo without ambassador
Staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo arrived from Tel Aviv Monday at Cairo International Airport, German news agency…
Update: International reactions to Gaza crisis diverse
World
November 15, 2012
Update: International reactions to Gaza crisis diverse
As Israel’s offensive against Gaza intensifies, it has weathered censure from influential Arab powers Egypt and Qatar, as well as…
Israeli ambassador meets with Foreign Ministry
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Israeli ambassador meets with Foreign Ministry
Israeli Ambassador to Egypt, Yaakov Amitai, on Tuesday visited the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and met with Taher Farahat, the ministry’s…
FM sources call Israeli embassy shipments ‘routine’ procedure
Egypt
March 21, 2012
FM sources call Israeli embassy shipments ‘routine’ procedure
Shipping the contents of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo back to Israel was a “routine” measure and does not mean…
Parliament demands expulsion of Israeli ambassador
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Parliament demands expulsion of Israeli ambassador
In an evening session Monday, the People’s Assembly demanded the deportation of the Israeli ambassador, Yaakov Amitai, and the withdrawal…
Weapon seized from Israeli diplomat in Cairo airport
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Weapon seized from Israeli diplomat in Cairo airport
A security official at Cairo airport on Monday said that Air Sinai allowed a diplomat accompanying the Israeli ambassador to…
Israeli ambassador returns to Cairo from vacation
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Israeli ambassador returns to Cairo from vacation
Israel’s new Ambassador to Egypt Yaakov Amitai arrived to the Cairo airport on Monday after a weekend vacation in his…
Israeli ambassador requests car sniffed for bombs
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Israeli ambassador requests car sniffed for bombs
Israeli Ambassador to Cairo Yaakov Amitai refused on Sunday to leave Cairo International Airport’s VIP arrival hall before having his…