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Egypt says deported German national is jihadist militant

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 10:38:41 +0100

German prosecutors said on Friday they were looking into allegations that a German national arrested and then deported by Egypt is a jihadist militant.

Germany confirms two nationals killed in Egypt knife attack

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:39:19 +0200

Berlin on Saturday said two women who were killed after being stabbed in an Egyptian beach resort were German nationals, confirming earlier reports.

Two Germans reportedly killed in 'cowardly' Egypt knife attack

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 05:08:40 +0200

Two foreign women were killed on Friday and four others were wounded when an assailant stabbed them at an Egyptian Red Sea beach resort, officials said.

Airlines stop flying over Sinai after Russia crash

Sun, 01 Nov 2015 12:03:19 +0100

Air France and Lufthansa said on Saturday that they will stop flying over Egypt's Sinai peninsula after a Russian passenger plane went down in the area with the loss of all 224 people on board.

Egypt calls in Germans to fix pharaoh's beard

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:36:33 +0100

It was the stuff of nightmares for workers at Cairo's Egyptian Museum when they broke the beard off Tutankhamun's death mask while changing a light bulb. One rushed repair job and over 13 months later, German specialists have been asked to step in and lend a hand.

Germany being 'used' by Egypt says jailed journo

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:26:25 +0200

Jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour arrived back in Qatar on Tuesday, blaming his controversial two-day detention in Germany on pressure from the Egyptian government.

Al-Jazeera journalist released from custody

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:46:17 +0200

Al-Jazeera reported on Monday afternoon that their journalist Ahmed Mansour, held in custody in Berlin since Saturday, has been released without charge.

Germany arrests Egyptian journalist

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:07:32 +0200

Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour said he was arrested on Saturday at a Berlin airport, after Germany acted on an international arrest warrant issued by his native country Egypt.

Merkel welcomes Egypt's Sisi amid protests

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:40:20 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday criticised Egypt's use of the death penalty but pledged closer economic ties with its partner in the fight against Islamic extremism, during a protest-marred visit by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Rights groups critical of Egypt president's visit

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:27:39 +0200

Five prominent rights groups on Monday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press for an end to human rights abuses in Egypt when she meets President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi this week.

Experts: Steinmeier's Egypt visit was 'wrong'

Tue, 05 May 2015 20:18:22 +0200

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's visit to Egypt on Monday - his first since Abdel Fatah el-Sisi came to power in a 2013 coup - has been condemned as "sad" and "wrong" by experts.

Egypt court says Germans stole artifacts

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:34:00 +0100

An Egyptian court has convicted three Germans of stealing samples from the Great Pyramid of Giza in a ruling that could affect a trial back home.

Germans return 'stolen' parts of Great Pyramid

Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:25:00 +0200

Fragments of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which were allegedly stolen by German archaeologists last year, have been returned to Egypt from Germany. But the case against those who allegedly took the samples is continuing.

Air Berlin cancels flights to Sharm el-Sheikh

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:00:00 +0200

Germany's second-biggest airline, Air Berlin, on Monday said it has cancelled flights this month to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort on the Red Sea because of deteriorating security for foreign tourists.

Germany to 'sell Egypt two more subs'

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:16:00 +0100

EXCLUSIVE: Germany is “weeks away” from signing a contract with Egypt to provide the troubled Middle Eastern country with two more submarines in a multi-million euro deal, a defence source told the The Local.

German journalists attacked in Cairo

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:15:00 +0100

Two journalists and a driver working for German public television were attacked by a crowd in Cairo on Friday as they covered a car bomb that struck the police headquarters in the Egyptian capital, the broadcaster said.

German writer safe after Egyptian disappearance

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 09:38:00 +0100

A German-Egyptian writer who was feared kidnapped in Cairo after receiving death threats from Islamic extremists has been found safe and well.

German journalist 'kidnapped' in Egypt

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:22:00 +0100

The German government has called on Egypt to help find a German journalist who has disappeared - feared kidnapped - in Cairo after receiving death threats from Islamic extremists.

Attic 'mummy' mystery solved - it was plastic

Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:37:00 +0200

The mystery of a supposedly ancient mummy found in a German attic by a ten-year-old boy has been solved – it is made from plastic but the skull is real.

Germany and Qatar condemn Egypt violence

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:10:00 +0200

Germany's foreign minister and his Qatari counterpart on Saturday condemned the spiralling violence in Egypt, urging political dialogue to avoid further bloodshed.