Internationally distinguished and one of Greece’s most renowned jewellery designers, Elena Syraka, will exhibit her collection of high aesthetic NOUR at El Hanager Arts Center in the Opera House Yard in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. The collection was presented for the first time in the Benaki Museum collection of Islamic art on 23 February, 2012. This [...]
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Cavafy’s Complete Works In Arabic
The translation of the complete works of Cavafy into Arabic by renowned poet and translator Refaat Sallam, was presented in an event of the Annex of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, in the the Cavafy Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. Through this event, the foundation launched a series of cultural activities for the Year of Constantine [...]
Greek Passengers in Alexandria Bus Crash
By Christina Flora A bus with 19 passengers, 16 of whom Greeks from the Diaspora in Alexandria, were involved in a bus accident on the morning of March 31 at the 55th kilometer of the Alexandria – Cairo route, on the way to the Egyptian capital. According to a statement issued by the Greek Foreign [...]
Key Finds at Egypt’s Heraklion
By Christina Flora A series of important archaeological findings has gradually been unearthed by the sunken submarine research in the Heraklion port located in ancient Egypt, the last years, according to announcements made at an international scientific conference at the University of Oxford. The coastal city on the delta of the Nile, called Heraklion by [...]
Greece and Egypt to Boost Bilateral Economic Relations
The Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade and the Greek Ambassador to Egypt, discussed the future of economic relations between Egypt and Greece and ways to increase trade and investment between the two countries. Minister Hatem Saleh and Ambassador Chris Lazaris met on Dec. 4, and discussed increasing the role of the Egypt-Greek Business Council [...]
Egypt Celebrates Greek Culture
The Greek Cultural Institute celebrated Egypt and Greece’s cultures with a cultural month in October, ending with a two-day tribute to Greek short films that were shown in Cairo and Alexandria. Egypt is widely known for its short film festivals and events, including among others, the Shnit film festival and the upcoming Goethe Institute short [...]
President Papoulias Meets Cairo’s Greeks
Greek President Karolos Papoulias met with delegates of the Greek Egyptian community of Cairo during an official luncheon organized at the Greek Embassy premises in the capital of the country. The delegation, headed the President of the Greek Community of Cairo, Christos Kavalis, informed the Greek President of all the issues concerning the community and [...]
Egypt’s Morsi Says Greek Investments to Increase to 5 bln USD
Greek investments in Egypt will increase to 5 billion U.S. dollars, official news agency MENA quoted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as saying at a press conference he held with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias on Thursday. At the joint conference, president Morsi said “official discussions between us were topped by boosting bilateral political and diplomatic [...]
Alexandria Aligned to the Rising Sun
According to a new research, the ancient city of Alexandria may have been built around a solar event occurring during Alexander the Great’s lifetime. Researchers used simulation software to plot the rise of the sun for the day he was born. They found that the “King’s Star” Regulus, located in the head of the constellation [...]
President Papoulias Visits Egypt
President of the Greek Republic, Karolos Papoulias, is expected to visit Egypt from October 18 to 20, accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense as well as other senior officials. This visit, is of special importance as it is the first one since the January 2011 revolution. The President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi [...]
