Politics and Diplomacy

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  • FM says UN major development partner to Egypt

    Date: 2021-02-16 16:21:20 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:70 - ID:8802757

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has described the UN as a major development partner to Egypt given the ongoing joint projects which help achieve the sustainable development goals. Shoukry made the remarks on Tuesday during ....

  • Pakistan FM terms Egypt as important Islamic country

    Date: 2021-02-16 13:45:13 GMT - Pakistan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:51 - ID:8802606

    ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has termed Egypt as an important Islamic nation, which is considered a gateway to Africa. Egypt is an "important country of the Muslim ummah which is also known as ....

  • Egypt denounces rocket attacks on Iraq's Irbil

    Date: 2021-02-16 08:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:13 - ID:8801897

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Egypt has denounced Monday night's rocket attack on the Iraqi city of Irbil that killed an injured a number of people. In a released statement by the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, Egypt expressed its heartfelt condolences to ....

  • Egypt's re-election as rapporteur of UN peacekeeping committee reflects its active role: diplomat

    Date: 2021-02-15 23:39:16 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:91 - ID:8801573

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Egypt's permanent representative to the United Nations Mohamed Idris said Egypt's re-election as the Rapporteur of the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations reflects Cairo's active role in peacekeeping via its ....

  • Egypt offers condolence to DR Congo after ferryboat tragedy

    Date: 2021-02-15 23:24:54 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:89 - ID:8801582

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Egypt offered its condolences to the Democratic Republic of Congo after dozens of people were killed in a ferryboat disaster. “Egypt extends its deepest condolences to the families of the sunken boat’s victims and wishes ....

  • Iran calls on Japan, EU to persuade US to lift sanctions

    Date: 2021-02-15 21:36:42 GMT - Japan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:81 - ID:8801495

    TOKYO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Iran's foreign minister has said he hopes Japan and the European Union will persuade newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden to lift crippling economic sanctions imposed on Tehran by his predecessor Donald Trump. Mohammad ....

  • Sisi greets Serbian counterpart on National Day

    Date: 2021-02-15 16:56:12 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:8801019

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi sent on Monday a cable to his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić to offer greetings on the country's National Day. The Statehood Day is a holiday celebrated every February 15 in Serbia to ....

  • IGSD to hold training course for African municipal workers next month

    Date: 2021-02-15 16:09:55 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:8801031

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - The National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD) will hold the first training program for African municipal officials next month. The event will be held on March 2-6 on the impact of governance and ....

  • Egypt to participate in 7th conference of G5 Sahel's heads of state

    Date: 2021-02-15 16:08:56 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:54 - ID:8800875

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza will participate in the 7th conference of the Heads of State of the G5 Sahel, due to kick off later in the day in the Chadian capital N'Djamena. The two-day ....

  • Heikal meets Jordanian amb. in Cairo

    Date: 2021-02-15 14:57:53 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:45 - ID:8800967

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal held a meeting on Monday with newly-appointed Jordanian Ambassador in Cairo Amjad Adaileh to discuss media cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Heikal ....

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