Politics and Diplomacy

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  • FM to leave for Uganda Monday to prepare for Nile Basin summit

    Date: 2017-06-18 10:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:20 - ID:6859532

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will leave for Entebbe, Uganda, Monday to take part in a ministerial meeting of Nile Basin states slated for Wednesday. The ministerial meeting will be followed by a summit on Thursday. ....

  • Egypt FM to meet EBRD managing director Sunday

    Date: 2017-06-17 16:41:33 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:56 - ID:6858911

    CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will meet on Sunday with Managing Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Janet Heckman. The meeting will tackle ways to boost cooperation between Cairo and ....

  • Egypt will continue to play leading role in region - Iraqi vice president -- 3 last Cairo

    Date: 2017-06-17 15:46:51 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:52 - ID:6858786

    Iraqi vice president Allawi underlined of coordinating efforts between Egypt, Iraq and other regional states. "We will defeat terrorists and will not allow the division of the country on a sectarian basis," Allawi said. The Iraqi vice ....

  • Egypt will continue to play leading role in region - Iraqi vice president -- 2 Cairo

    Date: 2017-06-17 15:26:24 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:49 - ID:6858756

    Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said supporting Egypt's economy is a duty in order to buttress moderation and wisdom in the region. He added that there is an agreement to enhance economic cooperation with Egypt. Allawi said he will seek to ....

  • Egypt's election for membership at UNESCO intergovernmental committee reflects int'l support - envoy

    Date: 2017-06-16 07:31:35 GMT - France - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:8 - ID:6856979

    PARIS, June 16 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to France and Permanent Representative to UNESCO Ihab Badawi said electing Egypt to be a member of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural ....

  • Egypt rejects draft outcome of discussion by ILC's Committee on the Application of Standards

    Date: 2017-06-15 21:48:37 GMT - Switzerland - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:85 - ID:6856845

    GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) – Egypt on Thursday said it rejects the draft outcome of discussion by the International Labor Conference's Committee on the Application of Standards of the General Survey. In his comments Thursday, Minister of Manpower ....

  • FM receives Egypt's UNESCO candidate

    Date: 2017-06-15 16:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:65 - ID:6856594

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday met with Moushira Khattab, the former Egyptian minister of family and population and candidate for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and ....

  • Libyan PM arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2017-06-15 14:50:45 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:54 - ID:6856239

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al Thani arrived in Cairo on Thursday. During his visit, al Thani will discuss with Egyptian officials the latest political and security developments in Libya. (MENA) M I E/M A F ....

  • Egypt condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu

    Date: 2017-06-15 13:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:44 - ID:6856319

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - The Egyptian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack that hit Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Nineteen people were killed and 30 others wounded when a car bomb exploded outside a hotel and gunmen ....

  • FM meets with editors-in-chief of national papers, MENA 5 last Cairo

    Date: 2017-06-14 21:45:15 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:100 - ID:6855344

    The Egyptian top diplomat stressed that the western countries should bear their responsibility in the real fight on terror. Shoukry called for a comprehensive fight on terror, including terrorist groups, state terror funders and sponsors. ....

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