Egypt Prepares to Include #ArmenianGenocide Resolution in Agenda

November 19, 2016 By administrator

Egyptian Parliament (Photo: AFP)

CAIRO, Egypt (Armenpress)—The Parliament of Egypt is preparing to include the resolution on condemning the Armenian Genocide by Ottoman Turkey in its agenda.

Head of the Armenian National Committee of Egypt Armen Mazlumyan said that Egyptian MP Mustafa Pakri mentioned the inclusion of the resolution during a meeting with a European delegation.

“Mustafa Pakri briefed the members of the delegation on the stance of the Egyptian Parliament regarding the Armenian Genocide, affirming that they are preparing to present the resolution on condemning the massacres by Turkey to voting. He confirmed that it is a “shame stigma” for Turkey and all other governments must also condemn that inhumane massacre” said Mazlumyan.

Pakri said they initiated a petition and 337 lawmakers approved the initiative on recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide – expressing confidence that the voting will be done in favor of the resolution. The Egyptian lawmaker also condemned the stance of Arab states regarding the Armenian Genocide, mentioning that until now only Lebanon has recognized it.

Egypt overturns death sentence for ex-President Mohammed Morsi

November 15, 2016 By administrator

Egypt has overturned the death penalty for an Islamist president who played a key role in a mass prison break-out, The Sun reports.

Mohammed Morsi was condemned to death for his part in the 2011 revolution and ousted from his role.

The former leader of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood movement rose to presidency following the revolution, but was removed a year later by the military after street protests against his rule.

The former president had been sentenced to life in prison for terror offences and awaits sentencing for other charges.

But Egypt’s highest court has now overturned the ruling.

The Sun. Egypt overturns death sentence for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi for his role in a mass prison break-out

Mustafa Bakri said that Egypt would soon recognize #ArmenianGenocide

November 6, 2016 By administrator

soon-to-recognize-genoce Mustafa Bakri, Egyptian MP bringing the motion of recognition of the genocide in his country, received Saturday, November 5th in Cairo a delegation from the CCAF Chrédo and came with European and Swiss French elected, inter alia, to learn about his initiative.

This defender of human rights and democracy in Egypt, El-director Aosboa newspaper, expressed his conviction that the resolution would be passed soon. 337 of 596 members of Parliament have indeed already signed this text that recognizes the business of extermination of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. “We must recognize this genocide in the name of historical truth has he said, on behalf of the dignity of victims and their descendants and demand of the Turkish state not only recognition, but repairs. It is as important to him that the Arab States and the Muslim world in general condemns this crime against humanity still too little known. “If Egypt recognizes the Genocide, it will need an alliance with Lebanon, which has the same approach to convince others to do the same Arab countries,” said Mustafa Bakri, concluding, “If 337 MPs signed this text, it is not to keep it in a drawer. “

Besides the delegation of Chrédo, were present at the Patrick Karam meeting, Vice President of the Regional Council, Philippe Kaltenbach and Bernard Fournier senators PS and LR, Gerard Bapt MP PS, György Hölvényi MEP EPP, William Frei, former Swiss Minister for Relations with the European Parliament and co-chair of CCAF Ara Toranian and Sona Attamian the Armenian Diocese of France. The video of this meeting will be broadcast starting Thursday on Armenews.com.

Cyprus, Egypt to build gas pipeline

August 31, 2016 By administrator

cyprus-egypt-pipline Cyprus and Egypt have announced they’re aiming to build a natural gas pipeline between the two Mediterranean countries. Talks on the project will be sped up, but the pipeline will not be operational before 2020.

Cyprus and Egypt signed a deal in Nicosia Wednesday paving the way for detailed negotiations on a pipeline to export natural gas from Cyprus to its energy-starved neighbor.

“It’s one of a series of legal arrangements, which will further support the sale of Cypriot natural gas to buyers in Egypt, provide certainty to investors and complement relevant commercial discussions now underway,” a joint statement said.

Natural gas reservoirs have been discovered below the seabed south of Cyprus, with exploitation not expected to start before 2018.

Lucrative business

Cyprus’ Energy Minister, Georgios Lakkotrypis, said given the planned start of exploitation, the aim was to get the new pipeline operational sometime between 2020 and 2022.

Nicosia has been eager to secure alternative ways to exploit its offshore reserves after confirmed finds so far were insufficient to make a liquefied natural gas plant on the island’s southern coast financially viable. By contrast, Egypt already has the option of turning the raw material into LNG, which can be transported over long distances far better.

Egypt is expected to use the gas imports primarily for domestic consumption, but in part also for re-exporting.

Since its first offshore gas find back in 2011, Cyprus has held a series of exploration licensing rounds, hoping to discover new deposits. In the latest round, US giant ExxonMobil with Qatar Petroleum are among a total of eight major energy players bidding to look for offshore oil and gas.

hg/sri (AFP, dpa)

Source: DW.com

Ambassador: Egypt Parliament is seriously discussing Armenian Genocide recognition

August 2, 2016 By administrator

concedering armenian genocide YEREVAN. – The Parliament of Egypt is seriously discussing the issue of the Armenian Genocide recognition, the Ambassador of Egypt to Armenian Tarek Maati told Armenian News – NEWS.am.

In his words, currently the Government of Egypt has not yet taken a decision regarding this issue. “But the Egyptian Parliament, which has very wide authorities according to our new Constitution, is discussing this issue seriously. We’ll see in the coming days what will be the decision. As an Ambassador of Egypt to Armenia, I wish all the best to your country,” Ambassador Maati added

Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri urged the parliament and government of the country to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Together with 336 deputies he called on the parliament to approve the draft resolution in favor of recognizing the Genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman government in 1915.

Egyptian MPs urge parliament and government to recognize Armenian Genocide

July 26, 2016 By administrator

Egypt armenian genocide

Egyptian MP Mostafa Bakri has called on parliament and ‎the government to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

He and 336 MPs have called on parliament ‎to approve a draft resolution in favour of ‎recognizing the death of 1.5 ‎million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman state in 1915 as a “genocide”, AhramOnline reported.‎

‎Independent MP Bakri calls for a special session on ‎the issue because the crime “should be ‎condemned by all world parliaments.”

“New historical evidence has ‎exposed the slaughter of 1.5 million ‎Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks ‎between 1915 and 1922,” Bakri said.

Bakri concluded that while “the Ottomans ‎committed the 1915 massacre, the Erdogan regime is now moving to commit ‎another crime against his political ‎opponents and minorities that seek ‎independence.”

MP Talaat Khalil supports Bakri’s ‎draft resolution and believes that perpetrators ‎must admit their crimes and apologize.

“But it is clear that the arrogant Erdogan ‎regime will never admit that this massacre ‎[took place] because he believes himself to be a new ‎Ottoman sultan,” Khalil told reporters, adding that Egypt has always been a shelter for the ‎Armenians since the 1915 massacre.

Egypt sentences ex-President Morsi to life in espionage trial

June 18, 2016 By administrator

morci-sentance An Egyptian court Saturday, June 18 sentenced former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison in an espionage trial in which six of his co-defendants were handed death penalties, AFP reports.

The court acquitted Morsi of charges of having supplied Qatar with classified documents but sentenced him to life for leading an unlawful organisation, his lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud told AFP.

The ousted president was also convicted of having “stolen secret documents concerning state security” and handed another 15-year jail term, the lawyer added.

Qatar was a main backer of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood movement while he was in power between 2012 and July 2013, when the military overthrew and detained him, AFP says.

Morsi has been sentenced to death in a separate trial for his alleged role in prison breaks and attacks on police stations during the 2011 uprising that overthrew veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak.

He has also received a life sentence and a 20-year jail term in two other trials.

On Saturday the court confirmed death sentences against six defendants, including three journalists tried in absentia who allegedly helped relay secret documents to Qatar.

The journalists have been identified as Ibrahim Mohamed Hilal and Jordanian citizen Alaa Omar Mohamed Sablan, both of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera channel.

The third has been named as Asmaa Mohamed al-Khatib, a female reporter with pro-Muslim Brotherhood news outlet Rassd, AFP says.

The death sentences had been sent to the mufti — Egypt’s official interpreter of Islamic law — as Egyptian law requires his opinion on death sentences although his opinion is not binding.

The verdicts can be appealed.

AFP. Egypt’s Morsi sentenced to life in espionage trial

Yanni to broadcast Egypt concert from pyramids

December 24, 2015 By administrator

Yanni, the prolific New Age composer known for extravagant live performances, plans a busy 2016 that includes a broadcast of a concert at the ancient pyramids at Giza.
The Greek-born, US-based keyboardist announced that “Yanni: The Dream Concert — Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt,” will air on US public broadcaster PBS in March, Al-Arabiya reports.

Yanni played his first-ever concert in Egypt in October, bringing an orchestra and an accompanying light show to the pyramids.
The showcase of the ancient wonder could offer a publicity boon for Egypt as it struggles to ease overseas tourists’ safety concerns.
At the same time, a number of Egyptians complained on social media that Yanni’s two shows were too expensive for them.
The concert film will be Yanni’s 12th for PBS. The first, and most famous, was a concert by Yanni at the Acropolis in his native Greece recorded in 1993.
Yanni on January 29 will also release a new album, “Sensuous Chill,” which his label said would include a track with a touch of bhangra, the energetic dance music with roots in Punjab.
Yanni plans a tour across North America for the album, starting on February 2 in Sarasota, Florida.
Yanni, whose real name is Yiannis Chryssomallis, is one of the defining artists in New Age, the genre that brings a spiritual dimension to instrumental electronic music that often has classical form as well as global influences.Yanni, the prolific New Age composer known for extravagant live performances, plans a busy 2016 that includes a broadcast of a concert at the ancient pyramids at Giza.
The Greek-born, U.S.-based keyboardist announced that “Yanni: The Dream Concert — Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt,” will air on US public broadcaster PBS in March.
Yanni played his first-ever concert in Egypt in October, bringing an orchestra and an accompanying light show to the pyramids.
The showcase of the ancient wonder could offer a publicity boon for Egypt as it struggles to ease overseas tourists’ safety concerns.
At the same time, a number of Egyptians complained on social media that Yanni’s two shows were too expensive for them.
The concert film will be Yanni’s 12th for PBS. The first, and most famous, was a concert by Yanni at the Acropolis in his native Greece recorded in 1993.
Yanni on January 29 will also release a new album, “Sensuous Chill,” which his label said would include a track with a touch of bhangra, the energetic dance music with roots in Punjab.
Yanni plans a tour across North America for the album, starting on February 2 in Sarasota, Florida.
Yanni, whose real name is Yiannis Chryssomallis, is one of the defining artists in New Age, the genre that brings a spiritual dimension to instrumental electronic music that often has classical form as well as global influences.

Egypt Interested in Replacing Turkish Goods on Russian Market

November 29, 2015 By administrator

Cairo asked Moscow to provide it with a list of goods recently prohibited or restricted for import to Russia from Turkey to replace them Egyptian goods, Egypt’s Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade said in a statement Sunday.

CAIRO (Sputnik) – According to the statement, the issue was discussed by Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Trade Tarek Kabil and his Russian counterpart, Denis Manturov, at a meeting in the United Arab Emirates.

“Egypt is interested to meet the needs of the Russian market in goods, especially those that came from Turkey, in light of Russia’s decision to limit the Turkish imports to the Russian market in fruit and vegetables to 66 percent, as well as in clothing and leather,” the statement said.

Relations between Russia and Turkey escalated after the downing of a Russian Su-24 Fence in Syrian airspace by the Turkish Air Force on Tuesday.

On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to boost national security and introduce economic measures against Turkey, including restrictions in labor, travel and trade spheres.

These Two Countries Get 75% of US Military Aid

November 11, 2015 By administrator

Israel and Egypt received roughly 75% of the $5.9 billion the United States handed out in foreign military aid last year, according to the government’s 2015 Foreign Assistance report.

Israel, the United States’ top ally in the Middle East, received $3.1 billion, while Egypt received $1.3 billion, the report says.

The United States dedicated 64% of its foreign military spending to countries in the Middle East, with Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon also among the top 10 recipients.

Colombia led the Americas with $29 million, enough for ninth overall on the list. Africa accounted for 23% of all US foreign military financing last year.
The top five recipients of foreign military financing in 2014, according to the report:
1. Israel: $3.1 billion
2. Egypt: $1.3 billion
3. Iraq: $300 million
3. Jordan: $300 million
5. Pakistan: $280 million
The $5.9 billion for military funding represents 17% of the roughly $35 billion the United States spent on foreign aid in 2014, according to the report.

source: sputniknews.com