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Syrian FM: Cairo has desire to enhance relations with Damascus

Date: 2017-08-17 13:57:40 GMT - Syria - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:6949247

DAMASCUS, Aug 17 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al Moallem received Thursday a delegation from the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce that will participate in the 59th Damascus International Fair, headed by Chairman ....

UN Secretary General appoints Horst Köhler of Germany personal envoy for Western Sahara

Date: 2017-08-17 13:41:36 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:54 - ID:6949352

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Thursday the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara. A statement by the UN media center in ....

Sisi arrives in Chad on last leg of African tour

Date: 2017-08-17 10:57:54 GMT - Chad - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:31 - ID:6948960

N'DJAMENA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived in Chad on Thursday on the last leg of his four-day African tour. Chadian President Idriss Deby and several top-notch statesmen received Sisi upon his arrival. On Monday, ....

Support Egypt coalition highlights importance of municipalities' role in political life

Date: 2017-08-17 10:20:42 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:22 - ID:6948723

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Secretary General of 'Support Egypt' coalition Taher Abu Zeid underlined the importance of municipalities' role in the Egyptian political life in the coming stage. In press statements on Thursday, Abu Zeid stressed ....

Sisi wraps up visit to Gabon, heads for Chad

Date: 2017-08-17 08:43:31 GMT - Gabon - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:17 - ID:6948658

LIBREVILLE, Aug 17 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left the Gabonese capital on Thursday heading for Chad. Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said Gabonese President Ali Bongo saw Sisi off at the Libreville International ....

Britain seeks more cooperation with Al Azhar -- ambassador

Date: 2017-08-16 20:12:34 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:78 - ID:6948252

CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - UK Ambassador to Egypt John Casson said on Wednesday his country seeks more cooperation with Al Ahzar. "Working together to build bridges between UK universities & Al Azhar University, and new PhD scholarships," Casson said ....

Ali Hassan: Coop. bet. MENA, Xinhua “example to follow”

Date: 2017-08-16 16:40:53 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:63 - ID:6947963

CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) – The fruitful and constructive cooperation between the Middle East News Agency (MENA) and China's state news agency (Xinhua) is a model for media cooperation between Egypt and China, Board Chairman and Editor in Chief Ali ....

Sierra Leone appreciates Sisi's phone call with its president: Egyptian Ambassador

Date: 2017-08-16 16:38:32 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:62 - ID:6948024

ِِِِِCAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Freetown Maher Al Mahdi said that the Sierra Leonean side expressed his appreciation and happiness over Egypt's keenness on following the conditions in Sierra Leone after the floods. In a ....

Egyptian amb. in Juba receives 9th humanitarian aid consignment

Date: 2017-08-16 16:18:09 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:57 - ID:6947962

CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Juba Ayman Mokhtar received the ninth shipment of the Egyptian humanitarian aid offered to South Sudan. This comes within the framework of the airlift between Egypt and South Sudan launched upon ....

FMs of Egypt, Palestine, Jordan to meet Saturday in Cairo

Date: 2017-08-16 16:10:25 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:6947964

CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The mechanism of the Egyptian-Palestinian-Jordanian coordination will hold Saturday a meeting in Cairo at the level of foreign ministers. The meeting, to be held at Tahrir Palace, will be followed by a press conference. ....