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Egyptian president leaves Abu Dhabi winding up two-day official visit

Date: 2016-12-03 08:58:41 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:15 - ID:6074309

ABU DHABI, Dec 3 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left here on Saturday winding up a two-day official visit to UAE, WAM News Agency reported. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Commander of UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammad Bin ....

President Sisi attends military parade during UAE National Day celebrations

Date: 2016-12-02 19:29:31 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:78 - ID:6073061

ABU DHABI, Dec 2 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday attended an artistic ceremony and a military parade organized by the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi to mark the country's 45th National Day. A number of heads of state ....

Egypt, Mauritania discuss promoting bilateral cooperation

Date: 2016-12-02 17:19:36 GMT - Mauritania - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:67 - ID:6072369

NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Mauritania Maged Nafie discussed Friday with Mauritanian Prime Minister Yahya Ould Hademine Egyptian-Mauritanian relations, particularly after the historic visit of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould ....

Egypt's affirms pivotal role of multilateral trading system

Date: 2016-12-02 15:33:24 GMT - Switzerland - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:57 - ID:6071605

GENEVA, Dec 2 (MENA) - Egypt's permanent envoy to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international organizations in Geneva Amr Ramadan affirmed the pivotal role played by WTO to boost the multilateral world trade ....

Diplomat: Egypt keen on attending charity events in Jordan

Date: 2016-12-02 15:26:31 GMT - Jordan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:56 - ID:6071741

AMMAN, Dec 2 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Jordan Tarek Adel asserted on Friday that Egypt has been keen on attending all charity events held in Jordan as they help provide an ideal opportunity to promote Egyptian products and industries. He ....

FM witnesses handover of four objects of smuggled antiquities at Egyptian Embassy in Washington

Date: 2016-12-02 13:56:18 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:48 - ID:6071157

CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry took part in a reception hosted by the Egyptian Embassy in Washington on the occasion of handover of four ancient Egyptian artifacts smuggled into the United States, spokesman for the Foreign ....

Sisi performs Friday prayers at Sheikh Zayed Mosque

Date: 2016-12-02 12:50:59 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:41 - ID:6070641

ABU DHABI, Dec 2 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi visited on Friday the tomb of late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahyan. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan welcomed Sisi upon his arrival at the ....

Shoukry meets US Congress leaders in Washington

Date: 2016-12-02 11:44:46 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:40 - ID:6070357

CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held intensive talks with US Congress leaders on the second day of his visit to Washington, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Ahmed Abu Zeid said on Friday that the talks tackled ....

German tourism in Egypt to increase in winter - amb.

Date: 2016-12-02 10:49:15 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:6069833

BERLIN, Dec 2 (MENA) - German tourism in Egypt is expected to increase from December to April, the Egyptian ambassador to Germany said, noting that there are 110 confirmed flights to Egypt in the coming period. During a press conference on the ....

New Moroccan Ambassador arrives in Cairo

Date: 2016-12-02 08:32:36 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:15 - ID:6069181

CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – New Moroccan Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed el Tazi arrived in Cairo from Casablanca on Friday to take office succeeding Ambassador Ahmed el Alami whose tenure of duty ended. Tazi is due to present his credentials within the ....