Greek Defence Minister to Egypt President: We Support 30 June
The Greek defence minister has said his country backs Egypt and supports the outcome of the 30 June protests that…
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‘We Want Good Candidates’ in Egypt’s Presidential Polls: EU’s…
Ahead of her visit to Cairo this week to meet with Egyptian officials, the European Union's foreign affairs chief…
EU’s Ashton to Visit Egypt Ahead of Presidential Elections
European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton is expected to visit Egypt this Wednesday, ahead of the…
Egypt’s Fahmy, EU’s Ashton Discuss Ethiopia Dam
Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Nabil Fahmy spoke with EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton regarding the…
EU’s Ashton Criticises Collective Death Sentence in Egypt
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has voiced alarm at the death sentences handed out to more…
Egypt Charter Opens Road for Sisi But Youths Alienated
The approval of Egypt's constitution bolsters the powerful army chief but a large number of youths who helped…
Ashton Voices Support to Egyptians ahead of Constitutional Referendum
European Union (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton issued a statement Sunday, two days ahead of Egypt's…
EU Urges Egypt to Review Sentences for 2011 Uprising Figures
The European Union urged Egypt to reconsider jail sentences handed down to three leading figures of the…
Egypt to Get $122 mln from EU
The European Union (EU) has agreed to provide Egypt 90 million euros (over $122 million) in financial assistance.…
EU’s Ashton Concerned about New Egyptian Protest Law
The European Union has voiced alarm over "the reported use of force, arrests and disproportionate sentences"…
Egypt, EU Agree on €90 mln Grant
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Cooperation Ziad Baha El-Din and Catherine Ashton, the…
Morsi Says He Was Kidnapped Before Being Removed by Army
Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Wednesday he was kidnapped by the Republican Guard and then held…
Cairo Court Sets Nov. 4th Trial Date for Ousted Morsi
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will go on trial on Nov. 4 on charges of incitement to the killing of…
Ashton: EU Will Continue to Support Egyptian People
Catherine Ashton – the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice…
EU’s Ashton Discusses Egypt Transitional Phase with Sisi
Egypt's Defence Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Thursday with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine…
Egypt Army Chief Calls for Quick Transition to Election
Egypt's army chief called on Tuesday for a quick transition to elections in order to restore stability to the…
European Parliament Passes Resolution on Egypt
The European Parliament voted on a non-legislative draft resolution concerned with the Egyptian situation…
Ashton: EU Wants Egypt to Succeed
The EU still stands by the people of Egypt, affirmed High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs…
EU to Suspend Export of Military Equipment to Egypt
EU member states have announced they will suspend the export of military equipment to Egypt following a violent…
EU Wants Immediate Probe of Alleged Syria Chemical Attack
The European Union called for a "thorough and immediate" investigation of an alleged chemical attack in Syria after…
Ashton Asks EU to Discuss ‘Appropriate Measures’ on Egypt
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday she had asked EU governments to discuss…
EU Calls for Restraint from Egyptian Authorities
The European Union said on Wednesday reports that protesters had been killed in a security force crackdown were…
Egypt’s Military Takes Rigid Security Measures to Keep Morsi’s Whereabouts Secret
Egypt is taking extreme measures to keep Mohammed Morsi hidden. It says dignitaries are helicoptered to the…
Losing Leverage in Egypt
After the weekend’s horrific violence in Egypt, Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel…
Baroness Ashton’s Low-Key Approach Gets Her All The Way To Morsi’s Secret Location
What is Catherine Ashton for? She couldn’t even tell us what Mohamed Morsi said to her. Or even if she called him…
African Union Delegation Visits Morsi
A delegation from the African Union visited deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. It was headed by the former…
Ashton: It Will Be Difficult to Return Morsi to Power
The newspaper Al-Hayat reported that the Foreign Minister of the European Union Catherine Ashton said to a…
Unrest in Egypt: Closed Tunnels Could Ruin Hamas
The smuggling tunnels in Sinai are essential for the economy of the Gaza Strip. But since the unrest broke out in…
Egypt’s Elbaradei: Stopping Violence Is the Key
The acting vice presient of Egypt, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said that his main priority at this time is bringing the…
European Union to continue Egypt mediation: Ashton
The European Union will continue its efforts to mediate an end to the crisis in Egypt, foreign policy chief…
EU: Egypt’s Morsi Is in Good Health, Has Access to Media
Egypt's rulers allowed an EU envoy to meet deposed President Mohamed Morsi, the first time an outsider was given…
French FM Calls on Egypt to Release Mohamed Morsi
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called on Egyptian authorities to release ousted President Mohamed Morsi. "I…
Egypt’s Warring Factions Resist Compromise
Europe's top diplomat shuttled between Egypt's rulers and the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday in a mission to pull the…
EU Urges Egypt Rulers to End Stand-off with Brotherhood
Europe's top diplomat pressed Egypt's rulers on Monday to step back from a growing confrontation with the Muslim…
Turkey’s Erdogan Slams EU for Stance on Egypt Bloodshed
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi, lashed out…
EU’s Ashton Deplores Deaths in Egypt, Urges Halt to Violence
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton "deeply deplores" deaths during demonstrations in Egypt and…
Where Is Morsi? Absence of Egypt’s Detained Ex-President Attracts Scrutiny
Mohamed Morsi’s last public act as President was a brief — by his long-winded standards — 30-minute address on…
EU’s Ashton Meets Egyptian Interim Leaders, Urges Morsi’s Release
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday met with interim leaders of Egypt and urged…
Senior Egypt Brotherhood Figures To Meet EU’s Ashton
Senior figures from ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood will meet EU foreign policy chief…
EU’s Ashton Seeks Consensus In Egypt On Economy And Reform
The European Union's foreign policy chief met Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday to encourage the country's…