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Chevening scholarships start receiving applications in Egypt from Aug. 7 till Nov. 7: UK amb.
Date: 2017-08-07 15:46:46 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:47 - ID:6933856
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The British High Commission announced Monday that the UK’s Chevening Scholarship scheme started to accept applications from promising Egyptian youths wishing to study in the UK. In a statement, UK embassy in Cairo stated ....
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New book tackling 'Egypt-Hungary relations' published
Date: 2017-08-07 15:26:43 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:59 - ID:6934275
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) – A new book titled “Egypt-Hungary relations (1947-1970): Abdel Nasser in western eyes” was published by the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO). In the book, the author said that Egypt and Hungary had witnessed ....
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Iftaa Observatory condemns attack on Saint Philip's Catholic Church in Nigeria
Date: 2017-08-07 15:02:57 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:56 - ID:6934221
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Dar Al Ifta's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory condemned Monday the violent attack on Saint Philip's Catholic Church in Anambra state in southeast Nigeria that took place on Sunday. Twelve people were killed and others wounded in ....
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Egyptian official calls for further measures against Israeli settlements
Date: 2017-08-07 14:48:22 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:54 - ID:6934163
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Former assistant foreign minister Mokhlis Qotb said that the United Nations ought to take further measures aimed at ending the Israeli settlements in the occupied west bank. Qotb added that the Israeli practices seek to ....
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Presidential decree appointing ambassadors at Foreign Ministry HQs
Date: 2017-08-06 17:21:35 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:66 - ID:6933068
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday issued a presidential decree appointing a number of ambassadors at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry. The list included Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations ....
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US greets Egypt over new Suez Canal anniversary
Date: 2017-08-06 16:42:25 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:64 - ID:6933010
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – The US Embassy in Cairo greeted on Sunday Egypt over the second anniversary of launching the new Suez Canal. Posting on its Facebook page, the embassy greeted “…Egypt on the second anniversary of the expansion of the Suez ....
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Egypt's Islamophobia observatory condemns Minnesota mosque attack
Date: 2017-08-06 15:26:47 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:6932879
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Islamophobia observatory of Dar A-Iftaa of Egypt has condemned a blast that hit a mosque in Minnesota of the United States. "The act comes as part of a rise in Islamophobia in the US and an increase in hate crimes and ....
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July 23 Revolution 'milestone' in Egypt’s modern history
Date: 2017-08-04 13:19:31 GMT - China - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:28 - ID:6929982
BEIJING, Aug 4 (MENA) – The July 23 Revolution represents a "milestone" in Egypt’s modern history, not only at the internal level, but also at the regional and international levels, Egyptian Ambassador to China Osama el Magdoub said on ....
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Egypt: UNSC shoulders responsibility for correcting wrong concepts about sanctions
Date: 2017-08-04 11:07:14 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:22 - ID:6929887
CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Egypt has reaffirmed that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) shoulders the responsibility for correcting wrong concepts surrounding the connotation of sanctions. Addressing the UNSC session on improving the UN ....
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Egypt stresses importance of upgrading UN sanctions, making them more effective
Date: 2017-08-04 10:07:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:19 - ID:6929784
CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Egypt has underscored the importance of enhancing the effectiveness of UN sanctions. This came during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session, chaired by Egypt, on improving the UN sanctions regime. Assistant ....