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Lebanon welcomes Egyptian initiative to settle Libyan conflict

Date: 2020-06-11 09:39:46 GMT - Lebanon - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:16 - ID:8464998

BEIRUT, June 11 (MENA) - The Lebanese Foreign Ministry welcomed an Egyptian initiative launched to settle the Libyan conflict. In a statement on Thursday, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry lauded the Egyptian efforts exerted to reach a just and ....

Egyptians registered on Jordanian labor platform can start booking their flights

Date: 2020-06-11 06:18:21 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:3 - ID:8464847

AMMAN, June 11 (MENA) - The Egyptian embassy in Jordan said Egyptian workers in Jordan who registered at the platform of the Jordanian Ministry of Labor for returning home can start booking their flights at EgyptAir and Air Cairo companies. The ....

Egypt, UAE FMs condemn attacks targeting civilians in Libya

Date: 2020-06-10 20:51:40 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:69 - ID:8464749

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - The foreign ministers of Egypt and the UAE expressed on Wednesday their strong condemnation of attacks targeting innocent civilians in Libya, especially around Sirte city. Egypt's Sameh Shoukry and UAE's Abdullah ben Zayed ....

Egypt reiterates support of Palestinian cause

Date: 2020-06-10 19:11:37 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:8464604

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reiterated Wednesday Egypt's support of the Palestinian cause and its honest efforts aiming at breaking the current stalemate in peace talks in preparation for resuming negotiations on the basis ....

Foreign Ministry mourns death of amb. Afifi

Date: 2020-06-10 18:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:52 - ID:8464578

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday mourned the death of ambassador Nermin Afifi, who passed a way a day earlier. In a statement, the ministry offered its heart-felt condolences to the family of the late ....

Lebanon's stability is 'red line', says Egyptian ambassador

Date: 2020-06-10 17:05:17 GMT - Lebanon - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:42 - ID:8464206

BEIRUT, June 10 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador in Beirut Yasser Elwi stressed that Lebanon’s stability and unity are a red line, noting that they constitute stability in the Middle East and the Arab national security. In statements on the heels ....

FM assistant, Japanese official discuss fostering ties, confronting COVID-19

Date: 2020-06-10 17:02:43 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:39 - ID:8464369

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Assistant for Asian Affairs Hany Selim discussed in a phone call with Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Katsuhiko Takahashi means ....

Trump tells Sisi he welcomes Egyptian efforts for political settlement in Libya

Date: 2020-06-10 16:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:37 - ID:8464468

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his US counterpart Donald Trump exchanged in a phone call on Wednesday their viewpoints on the developments in the situation in Libya in light of the Cairo Declaration ....

Interior Ministry: 118 arrested for violating decision to halt construction works

Date: 2020-06-10 16:26:29 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:8464373

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – Security bodies have arrested 118 people for violating the government's decision to halt all construction works, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. This comes as part of large-scale campaigns launched ....

Egypt's new ambassador in Jakarta submits his credentials to Indonesian president

Date: 2020-06-10 16:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:34 - ID:8464364

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Newly appointed Egyptian ambassador in Jakarta Ashraf Sultan submitted on Wednesday his credentials to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. After the move, the new ....