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Egypt's envoy to UN responds to human rights chief’s report on Egypt

Date: 2018-03-08 14:33:09 GMT - Switzerland - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:46 - ID:7284625

GENEVA, March 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Envoy to the United Nations Alaa Youssef responded to the annual report and oral update presented by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday's session on human rights in Geneva, saying that he is ....

German president's wife visits Egyptian embassy on occasion of International Women's Day

Date: 2018-03-08 14:19:38 GMT - Germany - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:45 - ID:7284792

BERLIN, March 8 (MENA) - The wife of German president Elke Büdenbender paid a visit Thursday to the HQs of the Egyptian Embassy here. She was welcomed by Egypt's Ambassador to Germany Badr Abdel Atti and his wife Naglaa Abdel Atti who organized ....

Official: Egypt keen to participate in 6th Review of UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Date: 2018-03-07 22:53:09 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:96 - ID:7283860

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) – Egypt is keen to take part effectively in the Sixth Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which will be conducted in June in New York, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Affairs and ....

Shoukry probes bilateral relations, regional developments with UAE state minister

Date: 2018-03-07 21:51:06 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:92 - ID:7283827

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday probed Egyptian-Emirati relations and the latest Arab and regional developments with Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The meeting came on the ....

Foreign Ministry strongly deplores UN rights chief’s report on Egypt

Date: 2018-03-07 21:21:56 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:91 - ID:7283791

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA ) – The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly denounced false allegations, included in a report on Egypt by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The fabricated incidents stated ....

Bahraini PM praises Egypt's role in maintaining Arab national security

Date: 2018-03-07 17:11:25 GMT - Bahrain - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:79 - ID:7283379

MANAMA, March 7 (MENA) - Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa praised on Wednesday the role played by Egypt in maintaining Arab national security. This came during an exclusive interview with a visiting delegation of Al-Ahram ....

Shoukry stresses Egypt's keenness on removing obstacles hindering ties with Sudan

Date: 2018-03-07 15:55:56 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:74 - ID:7283337

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed Egypt's keenness on removing obstacles hindering its relations with Sudan. He pointed out to the depth of historic ties binding the two nations. These remarks came during ....

PM meets BDEAC president over mutual cooperation

Date: 2018-03-07 15:49:30 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:70 - ID:7283188

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail stressed on Wednesday the government's keenness on achieving development in Africa. During a meeting with visiting President of the Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC) Fortunato ....

Egypt, Poland seek boosting relations: Egypt amb

Date: 2018-03-07 14:29:32 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:62 - ID:7283132

CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Poland Hossam el Qawesh had talks in Warsaw on Wednesday with a delegation of the Polish parliament under the leadership of Killion Munyama, the member of the Friendship Group at the ....

Belarus envoy thanks South Sinai governor

Date: 2018-03-07 14:11:18 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:59 - ID:7283018

TOR, March 7 (MENA) - Belarus Ambassador in Cairo Sergei Rachkov sent on Wednesday a message to the Governor of South Sinai Khaled Fouda and the governorate's officials thanking them for the good organization of a cordial match between the youth of ....