Egypt-Iran relations
First flight from Cairo to Tehran in 34 years takes off
Egypt
March 30, 2013
First flight from Cairo to Tehran in 34 years takes off
The first flight between Egypt and Iran left since the Iranian revolution 34 years ago left Cairo for Tehran Saturday…
Salafis protest Iranian diplomat’s visit to Al-Azhar University
Egypt
March 29, 2013
Salafis protest Iranian diplomat’s visit to Al-Azhar University
Dozens of Salafis staged a protest in front of Al-Azhar University in Nasr City in protest against the visit of…
Safwat Hegazy: Shia Islam is ‘blasphemy’
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Safwat Hegazy: Shia Islam is ‘blasphemy’
Salafi Preacher Safwat Hegazy said on Monday that Shia Islam “will never exist in Egypt,” reacting to the recent visit…
Salafis plan Tahrir demo to protest Iran, Shia relations
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Salafis plan Tahrir demo to protest Iran, Shia relations
Islamist movements and Salafi parties plan to organize a demonstration in Tahrir Square on 15 March to protest what they…
Salafi Dawah head hits out at Brotherhood over renewed Egypt-Iran ties
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Salafi Dawah head hits out at Brotherhood over renewed Egypt-Iran ties
Salafi Dawah deputy head Yasser Borhamy said that the normalization of relations between Egypt and Iran is one of the…
Ministry seeks tourism boost after Ahmadinejad visit
Business
February 25, 2013
Ministry seeks tourism boost after Ahmadinejad visit
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou is heading to Tehran, the government said on Sunday, as Cairo tries to halt sliding visitor…
Tourism minister to visit Iran in bid for tourism boost
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Tourism minister to visit Iran in bid for tourism boost
The tourism minister is visiting Iran Sunday, in an attempt to boost tourism and restore ties between the two countries…
Iran is a force that can’t be ignored, says FM
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Iran is a force that can’t be ignored, says FM
Iran is a “regional force that cannot be ignored,” but Egypt is committed to “non-intervention in any country’s domestic…
Al-Azhar in response to Iranian news agency: We have only one face
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Al-Azhar in response to Iranian news agency: We have only one face
In response to a report that the news conference held after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s meeting with Al-Azhar’s grand sheikh…