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750,000 Egyptians applied for US green-card lottery in 2016
Egypt
October 12, 2016
750,000 Egyptians applied for US green-card lottery in 2016
Some 750,000 Egyptians have applied for entry to the United States through the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program in 2016,…
US embassy invests US$45 mn in training Egyptian students
Egypt
October 29, 2015
US embassy invests US$45 mn in training Egyptian students
The US Embassy will invest US$45 million in supporting small-and medium-sized enterprises in Egypt as well as training students on…
Egypt, US resume joint production of Abrams tanks
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Egypt, US resume joint production of Abrams tanks
The United States Embassy in Cairo announced that the United States and Egypt will resume the joint production of M1A1…
USAID-funded wastewater plants open in Assiut
Egypt
October 5, 2015
USAID-funded wastewater plants open in Assiut
Egypt inaugurated on Sunday three wastewater plants in the Upper Egyptian province of Assiut, the US embassy in Cairo said…
US navy commander meets Egyptian counterpart during Alexandria visit
Egypt
July 14, 2015
US navy commander meets Egyptian counterpart during Alexandria visit
The United States’ Chief of Naval Operations Jonathan Greenert visited Egypt on from between July 11 and 13th, when he met…
Trial of 23 protesters over US embassy clashes resumes
Egypt
April 2, 2015
Trial of 23 protesters over US embassy clashes resumes
The Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata resumed on Thursday the trial of 23 defendants over clashes…
Court upholds 5-year sentence against preacher for bible burning
Egypt
March 22, 2015
Court upholds 5-year sentence against preacher for bible burning
The Court of Cassation on Sunday upheld a five-year prison sentence against a preacher over charges of burning a copy…
US Embassy in Cairo will not shut down: spokesman
Egypt
December 10, 2014
US Embassy in Cairo will not shut down: spokesman
The US Embassy in Cairo confirmed it does not plan to change working hours at the embassy and will continue…
US embassy urges alert among Egypt-based citizens following Jihadi threat
Egypt
October 28, 2014
US embassy urges alert among Egypt-based citizens following Jihadi threat
The United States’ embassy in Cairo warned US citizens on Monday to practice more caution following what it said was…
New US ambassador to take office late September
Egypt
September 1, 2014
New US ambassador to take office late September
The new United States ambassador to Cairo, Robert Stephen Beecroft, will arrive in Egypt late September, succeeding Anne Patterson who…