Congrats to the Egyptian King
@MoSalah
๐ on receiving his third
#GoldenBoot
and first Playmaker Award in the
@premierleague
! Unbelievable performance and magical goals by Mo this season.
Best of luck to Mo and the Reds
@LFC
in the Champions League final ๐ค
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
International Paragliding Competition will be held at the most spectacular region of Gilgit Baltistan from 28th September to 1st October, 2019.
Approximately 72 paragliders from 36 countries will participate.
#BeautifulPakistan
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@EY_UKI
๐ 85% of adults interested in the
#PL
๐ฑ Home to most
#FPL
managers outside of UK
๐ง Inspired by a national icon
Egypt typifies the growth in global popularity of the Premier League, referenced in
@EY_UKI
's report
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Delighted to be returning to Cairo in September, as Ambassador, succeeding Sir Geoffrey Adams. Cairo will be a homecoming for me; it was my first posting, 23 years ago. For now, improving Arabic is my main concernโฆ
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
I am honoured to have presented my credentials yesterday as UK Ambassador to Egypt, to His Excellency President Abdelfattah al-Sisi.ย
#UK
-
#Egypt
relations are strong.ย My team and I will work for an even stronger partnership.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
PM
@Theresa_May
has hosted Afghanistan's President
@AshrafGhani
at Downing Street. They discussed the ongoing peace effort, the UK's support for Afghanistan's development and looked forward to the England-Afghanistan
#CWC19
match tomorrow.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
So yesterday I made it to fifty years. Half a century! Thanks to friends for lovely wishes of ุนูุจุงู ูกู ู ุณูุฉ. And thanks to
@Reiver45
- aka my dad - for a lovely pen from
@WigAndPens
. At last I feel like a grown-up (nearly).
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
"I had the pleasure of meeting the British ambassador, Gareth Bayley, at his residence discuss the development of Egyptian football for the younger generation and to explore opportunities for building connections between Egyptians and the Premier League."
@GarethBayleyUK
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Tonight we welcome our visiting Minister, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad
@tariqahmadbt
, with a
#Suhoor
in his honour at the Embassy.
To all our friends - from government and business, civil society and the media -
#RamadanKareem
. Itโs always great to see you.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Today I am lucky enough to celebrate Motherโs Day with my mother by my side visiting beautiful Egypt. Happy Motherโs Day to all mothers out there! Thank you for everything you do for us.๐
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Royal visit over, I start my last week in Pakistan. After nearly 4 years, it will be quite a wrench. Iโll post a few old photos of my time here over the coming days - starting with this from 2016. I keep coming back to Badshahi Mosque and never fail to be inspired.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited
@TheBrooke
Hospital for Animals in Cairo this morning. Accompanied by the Hospitalโs President, The Duchess saw the work done to improve the welfare of Egyptโs working horses and donkeys
#RoyalVisitEgypt
@ClarenceHouse
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Today, I am delighted to announce that The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit
#Egypt
in November, to strengthen old ties and forge new ones, and to demonstrate the depth of our friendship ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐ฌ
@AlsisiOfficial
@MfaEgypt
@ClarenceHouse
#RoyalVisitEgypt
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
My deepest condolences to Egypt and especially to the families and friends of those who lost loved ones in the fire at Abu Sefein Church today. Best wishes for the swift recovery of those who were injured. ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐ฌ #ูููุณุฉ_ุฃุจู_ุณูููู
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
It is with the deepest sadness that I and my team at the Embassy send our condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
She gave 70 years of the most committed, dedicated service to Britain and the Commonwealth. We will cherish her memory.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Well done
@KhaledElEnany6
and his incredible team.
#Luxor
tonight saw re-opening of the 3,400 yr-old Avenue of Sphinxes. A privilege to be here - and Iโm sure, when they see the pictures, increasing numbers of ๐ฌ๐งtourists will think so too.
#Egypt
#SphinxAvenueLuxor
Congratulations to my dear friend Dr.
@KhaledElEnany6
, and a round of applause to everyone who worked on todayโs spectacular event. Watching the grand opening of
#TheSphinxAvenue
in our beautiful
#Luxor
has left us all in awe at this city-wide museum.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Their Royal Highnessesโ upcoming visit to Egypt is the first since 2006, 15 years ago.They will be welcomed by
@AlsisiOfficial
and the First Lady, discussing UK-Egypt cooperation on climate change, religious tolerance and bilateral ties
#Countdown_Begins
@ClarenceHouse
@UKinEgypt
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
An excellent meeting this morning between His Royal Highness and His Excellency President
@AlsisiOfficial
. Major focus on working together on the climate crisis, ahead of
#COP27
.
#RoyalVisitEgypt
@ClarenceHouse
#ุงูุฒูุงุฑุฉ_ุงูู ูููุฉ_ุฅูู_ู ุตุฑ
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Honoured to attend the inauguration of Sir Magdy Yacoub as first Chancellor of the British University in Egypt. My thought to the audience was simple: โBe Like Sir Magdyโ. An inspiring hero for
#Egypt
and the
#UK
.
@bue_official
@UKinEgypt
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Today I also met with Vice Admiral Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa, Commander of the Egyptian Navy. With Africaโs largest navy, Egypt is an important partner on shared interests such as regional security. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฌ
#ุงุณููุฏุฑูุฉ #ุงูุฅุณููุฏุฑูุฉ
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
On the way back to Cairo, I stopped in for a tour of the Vitabiotics factory. It is a brilliant UK company, a great example of UK investment in Alexandria & Egypt, bringing
#multivitamins
and other innovative products to the Egyptian market. Great to see UK-Egypt trade flourish.
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Wishing Coptic Christians in Egypt and across the world a very merry Christmas! ๐
ุฃุชู ูู ูุฌู ูุน ุงูุฃูุจุงุท ุงูู ุตุฑููู ู ุจุงูุฎุงุฑุฌ ุนูุฏ ู ููุงุฏ ู ุฌูุฏ!
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Great meeting today with Hassan Abdallah, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt.
Covered lots of ground, including sustainable green finance ๐ต, and new opportunities in technical cooperation between the Bank of England and the CBE.
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Take-off! Your Royal Highnesses, Thank You for visiting Egypt. Egypt, thank you for your wonderful welcome for Their Royal Highnesses. ๐ช๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ง
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Fantastic to meet with the next generation of Egyptโs parliamentarians from the youth coordination committee.
An inspiring conversation with Mohamed Farid, Ghada Ali, Tarek El-Kholy and Mahmoud Turky.
The future is in good hands.
@khouly85
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
An incredible night at the British Embassy, celebrating Her Majesty The Queenโs Platinum Jubilee.
We join millions of others, in the UK and around the world, in marking this unique moment in our national history.
Thank you again, to our sponsors and guests.
#PlatinumJubilee
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
A wonderful evening at the Zawya Cinema short film festival. Films were both moving and inspiring.
Even better to get there by Cairoโs famously efficient metro.
Last time I rode the metro was 20 years ago!
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
An important speech from
@AlsisiOfficial
yesterday at
#COP26
. Climate finance for the developing world essential if we are to keep 1.5 degrees alive. We are at a historic turning point, but ๐ฌ๐ง and ๐ช๐ฌ working in partnership to ensure we meet the Paris Agreement goals
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
ูู ุณูุฉ ูุฃูู ู ุตุฑ ูุงูุฃู ุฉ ุงูุงุณูุงู ูุฉ ุจุฎูุฑ ุจู ูุงุณุจุฉ ุงูู ููุฏ ุงููุจูู ุงูุดุฑูู.
Wishing all Egyptian families and the entire Muslim community a happy and blessed Mawlid Al-Nabi. Hope you are enjoying the delicious treats!
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
And so the final days for โฆ
@AmbJWHong
โฉ in
#Egypt
. We are going to miss you. A stellar diplomat, a snappy dresser, a saxophonist who can pull off the Egyptian National Anthem on prime time TV, and above all a great friend. ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง#ู ุตุฑ
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Gareth Bayley, British Amb to Egypt ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ฌ
Honoured to be present today at President Sisiโs review of the
@Alstom
stand at
#TransMEA
.
#UK
-built monorail trains between the New Capital and
#Cairo
and Giza and 6 October will keep
#Egypt
moving - clean, green, and efficient
@UKEF
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