Author: Athanasios Koutoupas

  • Greece expects tourism record for 2017

    Greece expects tourism record for 2017

    On the other side of Greece, in Tolo, a fishing village on the Peloponnese, Dimitris Skalidis is openly euphoric about the prospects for the three hotels that he runs. “We’re in the biggest tourism boom of decades,” he says. “We’re nearly fully booked and are already taking reservations for 2018.” Hotel manager Christos Pilatakis echoes…

  • Value of trade between Egypt, Greece drops to $1.3bn in 2016

    Value of trade between Egypt, Greece drops to $1.3bn in 2016

    Yiotis was addressing the third forum of the council which was hosted by the Egyptian Businessmen Association on Wednesday. He asserted that both sides work on promoting economic relations, hailing ties as deeply-rooted at the political and economic levels. Also, Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Basem Khalil lauded relations withGreece, saying that they reached an…

  • Dr. Mustafa Al Faqi, Director of BA

    Dr. Mustafa Al Faqi, Director of BA

    CV of Dr. Mustafa Al Faqi Dr. Mustafa Al Faqi is a prominent politician was born on November 14, 1944 in Beheira Governorate. Education History: – PH.D in Political Science, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS), 1977 – BA in Political Science, Faculty of Economic and Political Science, Cairo University, 1966.…

  • Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis

    Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis

    The discovery was made in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert. The area hosts a large necropolis for thousands of mummified ibis and baboon birds as well as other animals. It also includes tombs and a funerary building. “It’s the first human necropolis to be…