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A Diplomatic Clash between Egypt and Cyprus Posted by on Jan 3, 2013 in Arabic Language

Ahlan wa Sahlan 2013!! We are already two days in the new year!! Time really flies. I hope you had time to work on your New Year Resolutions! The important thing is that you strive to meet your goals and work hard on keeping your resolutions!! I know I will be working hard to keep mine, even though I will have numerous incentives to cheat on some of them. I am positive that I will stay focused on the resolutions that concern the Arabic blog!!

In this post, I would like to share a small news briefing on a recent diplomatic clash between Egypt and Cyprus. I picked up on this story from the website of a local newspaper in Beirut called Al Diyar. After presenting this news briefing, I will pose some questions for you to answer. Like a previous post on the limited career opportunities for women in Saudi Arabia, this post is also an exercise that allows you to reflect on the material you have read. I will provide the answers at the end of this post. Please, do not scroll down till you have formulated your own answers.

قبرص تعتذر بعد حادثة مع السفيرة المصرية

قدمت قبرص اعتذارا رسميا الى مصر بعد حادثة جرت في مطار لارنكا الدولي بين عنصر في جهاز امن المطار والسفيرة المصرية في نيقوسيا. وقالت وزارة الخارجية في بيان انها “تقدم اعتذارا علنيا وتأسف بكل صدق من طريقة معاملة السفيرة التي لا تعكس مبدأ احترام الاشخاص والممثلين الدبلوماسيين”، من دون توضيح ظروف الحادثة. وجرت الحادثة في 29 كانون الاول الماضي عندما كانت السفيرة منحة محروس باخوم ترافق اقارب لها الى المطار.

وافادت وسائل اعلام محلية ان باخوم اوقفت في المطار بعد اشكال مع عناصر الامن الذين طلبوا منها نزع حذائيها لمرافقة زوجها واولادها الى بوابة صالة السفر. وتابعت المصادر نفسها ان السفيرة استاءت من طريقة مخاطبة عتاصر الامن لها واساءة معاملتها، مشيرة الى انه خلال المشادة تعرضت شرطية لصفعة. واكدت الوزارة ان الرئيس القبرصي ديمتريس خريستوفياس امر بفتح تحقيق سريع حول الحادثة التي قد تؤثر على العلاقات بين البلدين

ورفضت السفارة المصرية في نيقوسيا التعليق على الحادثة

Questions:

1) Where did the incident take place and who were the parties involved in this incident?

2) When did this incident take place?

3) What were the details of the incident?

4) What did the Cypriot President ask to be done regarding the matter?

 

 

Answers:

1) حادثة جرت في مطار لارنكا الدولي بين عنصر في جهاز امن المطار والسفيرة المصرية في نيقوسيا

In Larnaca’s International Airport between members of airport security and the Egyptian ambassador in Nicosia.

2)جرت الحادثة في 29 كانون الاول الماضي

The incident took place last December 29th

3) باخوم اوقفت في المطار بعد اشكال مع عناصر الامن الذين طلبوا منها نزع حذائيها لمرافقة زوجها واولادها الى بوابة صالة السفر

Bakhoum was stopped in the airport after a conflict with members of the security team who had asked her to take off her shoes to escort her husband and children to the travel gate.

4)امر بفتح تحقيق سريع حول الحادثة التي قد تؤثر على العلاقات بين البلدين

He ordered opening an investigation in the matter that could affect the relations between the two countries.

 Have a great day!

نهاركم سعيد


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About the Author: jesa

Salam everyone! Born as an American to two originally Arab parents, I have been raised and have spent most of my life in Beirut, Lebanon. I have lived my good times and my bad times in Beirut. I was but a young child when I had to learn to share my toys and food with others as we hid from bombs and fighting during the Lebanese Civil War. I feel my connection to Arabic as both a language and culture is severing and so it is with you, my readers and fellow Arabic lovers, and through you that I wish to reestablish this connection by creating one for you.