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Abul-Gheit: Response to Trump's decision is to recognize Palestine, with Quds as capital .. 2 last Cairo

Date: 2017-12-09 21:03:56 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:62 - ID:7132562

The Arab League chief termed the decision taken by the US administration on December 6 to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move the country's embassy as unacceptable, reprehensible and can not be justified. "The decision is ....

Abul-Gheit: Response to Trump's decision is to recognize Palestine, with Quds as capital

Date: 2017-12-09 20:21:10 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:60 - ID:7132522

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit said Saturday a practical response to the unjust decision taken by US President Donald Trump on Jerusalem should be the recognition of an independent Palestinian state with ....

Arab FMs start urgent meeting on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-09 20:15:48 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:7132492

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) – An urgent meeting at the level of Arab foreign ministers, led b Djibouti and attended by Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abou Gheit, kicked off on Saturday at the AL headquarters in Cairo to discuss the latest developments ....

Arab Peace Initiative committee holds urgent meeting

Date: 2017-12-09 18:40:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:7132408

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - The Arab Peace Initiative committee held on Saturday an urgent meeting at the level of foreign ministers at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo to discuss the latest developments in Palestine after Washington recognized ....

Palestine FM urges urgent Arab summit on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-09 18:12:44 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:53 - ID:7132337

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki on Saturday called for holding an urgent Arab summit, hoping a ministerial meeting of the Arab League, to be held in Cairo later in the day, would approve the step. Addressing a ....

Egypt, Jordan FMs meet on Jerusalem developments

Date: 2017-12-09 17:53:58 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:50 - ID:7132312

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday met Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman al-Safadi ahead of an emergency meeting of the Arab League on the latest developments in the Palestinian cause. Spokesman for the ....

COMESA Council: Africa Forum helps increase Egypt's products to Africa

Date: 2017-12-09 13:21:59 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:31 - ID:7131821

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Chief of the COMESA Business Council Amany Asfour said holding COMESA conference in Egypt would give a strong impetus to Egyptian products in African market. In statements to Nile TV on the fringe of Africa ....

Investment minister: WB praises improvement in investment climate of Egypt

Date: 2017-12-09 12:54:06 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:30 - ID:7131822

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 9 (MENA) - Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr said the World Bank has praised the investment climate in Egypt at all fronts. In statements during her participation in a forum on management and ....

Foreign Ministry deplores attack on UN mission in Congo

Date: 2017-12-09 12:33:25 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:26 - ID:7131700

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned with the strongest words an attack that targeted the UN peacekeeping mission in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which left 15 peacekeepers dead and 53 others ....

Egypt underlines importance of human rights

Date: 2017-12-09 11:08:16 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:22 - ID:7131651

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Egypt on Saturday underlined the importance of establishing human rights and warned against the destructive consequences of terrorism on enjoying these rights. The remarks were made in a released statement by the Egyptian ....