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UK foreign secretary announces 3 packages of support to Egypt in economy, education, entrepreneurship

Date: 2017-02-25 20:46:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:75 - ID:6587925

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson described his meeting Saturday with Egyptian President Abdel Fatttah El Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry as positive, stressing that Britain has been a friend of Egypt's for a long ....

Egypt, UNHRC organizes seminar on family role in supporting disabled

Date: 2017-02-25 13:15:37 GMT - Switzerland - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:49 - ID:6585493

GENEVA, Feb 25 (MENA) – The Egyptian mission at the United Nations organized in tandem with the United Nations Human Rights Council a seminar on the role of family in protecting and supporting handicapped people. The seminar falls within the ....

Erekat commends Egypt's efforts to realize Palestinian reconciliation

Date: 2017-02-25 11:39:02 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:39 - ID:6584801

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) – Palestinian chief negotiator Sa'eb Erekat hailed the strenuous efforts exerted by Egypt to realize Palestinian national reconciliation and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In press statements ....

Johnson's visit to Egypt is 1st by British foreign secretary since 2014 - amb

Date: 2017-02-25 11:15:18 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:37 - ID:6584697

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson said the visit by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to Egypt on Saturday is the first by a British foreign secretary since 2014. On Twitter, Casson said upon Johnson's arrival ....

Egypt key player in Mideast region, says Merkel

Date: 2017-02-25 11:12:45 GMT - Germany - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:36 - ID:6584685

BERLIN, Feb 25 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Egypt is a pivotal country in the Middle East and plays a key role in maintaining regional stability. Egypt has for long maintained peace with Israel, Merkel said in a speech ....

British foreign secretary to meet Sisi in Egypt later Saturday

Date: 2017-02-25 10:39:00 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:29 - ID:6584337

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will meet later Saturday with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during his visit to Egypt. In his first visit to Egypt as Foreign Secretary, Johnson ....

Egypt mulls over establishing parliamentary friendship association, business council with Tanzania

Date: 2017-02-24 18:32:38 GMT - Tanzania - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:66 - ID:6582229

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Tanzania Yasser el Shawaf said on Friday that he is mulling over establishing an Egyptian-Tanzanian parliamentary friendship association. In statements to MENA in Tanzania, Shawaf added that he ....

Merkel in Egypt in March for talks with president Sisi

Date: 2017-02-24 16:39:15 GMT - Germany - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:6581589

BERLIN, Feb 24 (MENA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a visit to Egypt on March 2 for talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Friday. Merkel will be accompanied by a high-level economic ....

Shouky meets UK, US counterparts this week

Date: 2017-02-24 13:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:43 - ID:6580777

CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to hold a series of talks this week with his British and American counterparts. On Saturday, Shoukry will meet with his British counterpart Boris Johnson in Cairo to discuss ....

FM heads for Washington Sunday

Date: 2017-02-24 11:04:04 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:31 - ID:6579981

CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will embark on a two-day key visit to Washington on Sunday. During his visit, Shoukry will hold talks with a host of US senior officials, including US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ....