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Khattab gets 13 votes in 3rd round of UNESCO election
Date: 2017-10-11 17:44:00 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:95 - ID:7034959
PARIS, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt's candidate for the UNESCO director-general post Moshira Khattab has secured 13 votes in the third round of election which was held Wednesday at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Khattab came third in the ballot after ....
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Al Azhar probes enhancing coop. with Red Cross
Date: 2017-10-11 15:48:38 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:86 - ID:7034770
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb received Wednesday the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Ronald Ofteringer, currently visiting Egypt. The two sides discussed means of promoting joint ....
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Egypt keen to provide girls' potentials for better future: foreign ministry
Date: 2017-10-11 15:37:25 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:85 - ID:7034715
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt is keen to provide the appropriate environment to unleash the potentials of Egyptian girls for a better future for them and for Egypt, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. "On Int girl child day, Egypt is ....
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Mufti to Canadian Ambassador: Egypt enjoys stability
Date: 2017-10-11 11:40:21 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:53 - ID:7034146
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam asserted that Egypt enjoys stability in light of keenness of all State institutions and their leaders to proceed with plans to achieve progress and development. The Mufti's remarks were made ....
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Egypt is willing to take part in Syria talks in Astana -- Ambassador
Date: 2017-10-11 10:55:40 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:42 - ID:7033976
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt is willing to take part in Syria talks in Astana, said Egyptian Ambassador here Mohamed el Badry on Wednesday. The Russian news agency Sputnik quoted him as explaining that Egypt is willing to participate in the ....
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Egyptian embassy in Berlin hosts celebration to mark October War Victory anniv.
Date: 2017-10-11 07:53:57 GMT - Germany - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:16 - ID:7033568
BERLIN, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Defense office at the Egyptian embassy in Berlin hosted on Tuesday a celebration to mark the 44th anniversary of the October War Victory. A galaxy of officials at the German Defense Ministry, ambassadors of several ....
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Russian ambassador: Egyptian delegation to be welcomed at WFY in Sochi
Date: 2017-10-11 07:46:07 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:14 - ID:7033584
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador in Cairo Sergei Kiribchenko said the Egyptian delegation will be warmly welcomed by the organizing committee of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFY), to be held in Sochi on October 14 to ....
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Foreign ministry says efforts intensified to support Khattab in UNESCO election
Date: 2017-10-10 19:24:53 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:70 - ID:7033314
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has been holding talks with foreign ministers of UNESCO Executive Board state members over the last 24 hours to support Egypt's candidate for the post of UNESCO chief, the foreign ministry said ....
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Sisi, German min. discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2017-10-10 17:53:05 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:54 - ID:7032942
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday Germany's Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller, currently visiting Cairo. The meeting was attended by Egyptian Minister of Investment and ....
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Khattab gets 12 votes in 2nd round of UNESCO election
Date: 2017-10-10 17:01:12 GMT - France - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:60 - ID:7033084
PARIS, Oct 10 (MENA) - Egypt's candidate for the UNESCO director-general post Moshira Khattab has secured 12 votes in the second round of election, which was held Tuesday at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Khattab came third in the ballot after ....