Egypt

By Yiannis Papadopoulos

It's a Wednesday afternoon when the white bus pulls up at Omonia Square in downtown Athens. First to step off are two policemen, followed by 30 passengers, most of whom soon disappear into the streets of the city. But one man stands on the sidewalk, hesitating.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has reacted strongly against U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry?s comments about the eventuality of coming to terms with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end the civil war there.

BELGRADE - This year, Belgrade will for the first time join world metropolises in marking the Irish national holiday, St. Patrick's Day, by turning the lights green on the Ada Bridge on Tuesday.

Around 70 million people across the world celebrate the Irish national holiday, and the list of buildings going green includes Rome's Colloseum, Sydney's Opera House and Egypt's pyramids.

Belgrade bridge "to go green" for Irish holiday

BELGRADE -- Belgrade will for the first time join world metropolises in marking the Irish holiday of St. Patrick "by turning the lights green on the Ada Bridge on Tuesday."

Iran nuclear talks entered a critical week March 16 with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart sitting down in Switzerland seeking an elusive breakthrough after 18 months of intense negotiations.
      

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades reiterated on Thursday that the Republic of Cyprus, since its founding, has strongly supported political and economic reforms in Egypt.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on March 13 urged business executives to invest in Egypt, praising the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for ?bold? economic reforms aimed at restoring investor confidence.

Turkey?s exports to Egypt increased by 3.1 percent in 2014, according to the Turkish-Egyptian Business Association.

?Turkey?s exports to Egypt last year amounted to some $3.398 billion, increasing from $3.2 billion in 2013,? Atilla Ataseven, the head of the association, told Anadolu Agency.

US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks Friday with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan on the stalled Middle East peace process, officials said.
      
Kerry was attending an investment conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh along with hundreds of prominent figures to jumpstart its economy.
      

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived March 13 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where he is to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).