Egypt-US relations
Qandil denies reports US will drop US$1 bn in debt
Business
September 4, 2012
Qandil denies reports US will drop US$1 bn in debt
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil denied on Tuesday reports that the US would drop US$1 billion from the country’s debt load.…
US delegation arrives in Cairo Tuesday to discuss aid package
Business
August 27, 2012
US delegation arrives in Cairo Tuesday to discuss aid package
The US is resuming negotiations with the Egyptian government regarding an economic aid package to help Egypt overcome the…
US delegation to visit Egypt late August, push for IMF loan
Egypt
August 26, 2012
US delegation to visit Egypt late August, push for IMF loan
A delegation of senior US economic officials will visit Cairo 27-30 August to meet with senior Egyptian officials as well…
Normalizing relations with Iran is Egypt’s choice, says Washington
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Normalizing relations with Iran is Egypt’s choice, says Washington
The normalization of relations with Iran is a sovereign decision for Egypt to make, said US State Department spokesperson…
Morsy to visit the US in September
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Morsy to visit the US in September
— President Mohamed Morsy will visit the United States on 23 September, making his first trip there since taking power…
US ‘concerned’ about media freedom in Egypt
Egypt
August 16, 2012
US ‘concerned’ about media freedom in Egypt
The United States said on Thursday it was "very concerned" about freedom of the press in Egypt after authorities moved…
Egypt demands release of last Egyptian in Guantanamo
Egypt
August 2, 2012
Egypt demands release of last Egyptian in Guantanamo
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has demanded that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton order the release Tariq al-Sawah,…
Panetta praises Morsy for democracy resolve
Egypt
July 31, 2012
Panetta praises Morsy for democracy resolve
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday he was convinced Egypt's new Islamist president was committed to democratic…
US hits out at Europe, Egypt over religious freedoms
Egypt
July 30, 2012
US hits out at Europe, Egypt over religious freedoms
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday accused Egypt, China and European nations of harming religious freedom, citing a rising…
Leon Panetta to visit Cairo Tuesday
Egypt
July 28, 2012
Leon Panetta to visit Cairo Tuesday
President Mohamed Morsy will receive US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Cairo on Tuesday. Panetta's visit will last few hours,…