germany
German think-tank Friedrich Naumann to reopen Cairo office: German FM
Egypt
May 29, 2016
German think-tank Friedrich Naumann to reopen Cairo office: German FM
The German foreign minister has announced that German think-tank Friedrich Naumann will likely return its Middle East operations office to…
Germany resumes direct flights to Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt
May 11, 2016
Germany resumes direct flights to Sharm El-Sheikh
The German Ministry of Transport issued a decision to lift the ban imposed since November 2015 on the transportation of…
Egypt hosts discussions in Berlin on laws to tackle trade in looted antiquities
Egypt
May 6, 2016
Egypt hosts discussions in Berlin on laws to tackle trade in looted antiquities
The Egyptian Embassy in Berlin has hosted a meeting of diplomats and experts from 17 Arab, Asian, African and Latin…
Energy units lift Siemens’ profit well above forecasts
Business
May 4, 2016
Energy units lift Siemens’ profit well above forecasts
German industrial group Siemens beat expectations for second-quarter profit as it accelerated a cost-cutting programme and lifted its savings target…
German tour operator suspends flights to Egypt upon disputes with minister
Business
April 26, 2016
German tour operator suspends flights to Egypt upon disputes with minister
Germany’s fourth-biggest tour operator, FTI, has suspended its trips to Egypt upon a disagreement between its officials and Egyptian Tourism…
South Sinai governor reports ‘breakthrough’ in return of German tourists
Egypt
April 8, 2016
South Sinai governor reports ‘breakthrough’ in return of German tourists
The governor of South Sinai, Khaled Fouda, has announced an apparent breakthrough that could see the return of German tourists…
Tourism crisis is ‘short-term’: minister
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Tourism crisis is ‘short-term’: minister
The crisis faced by Egypt’s tourism sector since the crash of a Russian airplane in Sinai last October is “short-term”,…
As crunch votes loom, Merkel says migrant plans gaining traction
World
March 8, 2016
As crunch votes loom, Merkel says migrant plans gaining traction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday things were moving in the right direction after the EU agreed a draft…
German delegation to check security measures at Hurghada airport
Egypt
March 6, 2016
German delegation to check security measures at Hurghada airport
Germany's Transport Ministry is to send a transport security delegation to Hurghada International Airport this month to inspect measures taken…
German summer bookings for Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia drop 40 percent
Business
March 3, 2016
German summer bookings for Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia drop 40 percent
German travellers' bookings for summer holidays in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey have dropped around 40 percent compared with a year…