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AL, UN chief meet in Cairo

Date: 2017-02-16 12:32:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6533557

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit held a meeting on Thursday with UN chief Antonio Guterres to probe means of boosting bilateral cooperation. The talks tackled issues of mutual concern and the latest ....

PM starts meetings with new ministers Saturday

Date: 2017-02-16 12:26:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:6533909

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said on Thursday he will start from Saturday holding meetings with the new ministers. In statements, he said that the cabinet’s weekly meeting will be held on Wednesday in order to give the new ....

24 civilians killed in Turkish raid in northern Syria

Date: 2017-02-16 12:19:40 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:6533989

LONDON, Feb 16 (MENA) - Twenty four civilians were killed in a Turkish raid on Al Bab city in northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights Thursday. The Turkish bombing of Al Bab, the biggest Daesh stronghold in Aleppo, run ....

UN chief wraps up visit to Cairo

Date: 2017-02-16 12:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:6532369

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres left Cairo on Thursday winding a two-day visit during which he held talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Guterres also had talks with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Arab ....

US State Department warns citizens against travel to Lebanon

Date: 2017-02-16 11:25:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6533569

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - The US State Department warned Thursday US citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of ongoing safety and security concerns. The US Alhurra news channel quoted a statement by the US State Department as saying ....

Saudi intelligence threat to Egypt "based on false statements" - chief editor

Date: 2017-02-16 11:23:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:6533349

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Board Chairman of Dar Al Hilal Publishing House and Editor-in-Chief of Almussawar magazine Ghali Mohamed confirmed that the article published on Wednesday by the magazine claiming that the director of Saudi Arabia's General ....

Austrian amb. in Cairo hails Al Azhar's role in overcoming terrorism

Date: 2017-02-16 11:16:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:6533281

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Austrian Ambassador here Georg Stillfried stressed that overcoming terrorism and spreading true image about Islam has become the most important duty not only in the Islamic world but also in Europe. Al Azhar is the most ....

AL economic, social council kicks off at ministerial level

Date: 2017-02-16 11:07:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6533085

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – The meetings of the 99th round of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League, led by Algeria, kicked off on Thursday at the AL headquarters in Cairo. The meetings are attended by the Arab ministers of trade, industry ....

CAPMAS: 63.9% increase in cotton exports in 1st quarter of 2016-2107 agricultural year

Date: 2017-02-16 10:49:48 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:6533109

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) stated Thursday that Egyptian cotton exports in the period between September and November 2016 totaled 202,500 metric quintals compared to 123,600 metric ....

Social solidarity min. meets Sudanese delegation

Date: 2017-02-16 10:48:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:6533093

CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali held on Thursday a meeting with a Sudanese delegation to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation. The meeting was attended by the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo. Wali ....