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Assistant FM meets UN envoy on Libyan crisis

Date: 2016-03-19 19:37:50 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:90 - ID:4544993

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister for Neighboring Countries' Affairs Osama el Magdoub met on Saturday with UN special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler to discuss the latest developments in the North African country. The UN envoy ....

Foreign Ministry highlights role in Taba restoration

Date: 2016-03-19 19:14:55 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:86 - ID:4544973

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Saturday highlighted on its Facebook page the role of the Egyptian diplomacy in restoring Taba from Israel through international arbitration. "Egypt accepted an international arbitration ....

Int'l cooperation minister to co-chair Egyptian-Saudi council meeting in Riyadh

Date: 2016-03-19 18:27:50 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:84 - ID:4544541

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) – International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr and Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim al Assaf will co-chair the 5th meeting of the Egyptian-Saudi Coordination Council due in Riyadh on Sunday. She said that agreements will be ....

Egypt parliament speaker attends more meetings in Zambia

Date: 2016-03-19 18:16:49 GMT - Zambia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:82 - ID:4544261

LUSAKA, March 19 (MENA) – House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal participated on Saturday in a meeting of Arab parliament speakers in Zambia on the sidelines of an international parliamentary conference, said Egyptian Ambassador in Lusaka ....

Italy FM says satisfied over cooperation with Egypt on Regeni's murder probe

Date: 2016-03-19 17:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:80 - ID:4544465

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Saturday expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing cooperation with Egypt on the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni. The top Italian diplomat made the comments in a phone ....

Presidency mourns Egyptian pilgrims killed in car accident in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2016-03-19 17:44:40 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:79 - ID:4544253

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) – The presidency mourned on Saturday the Egyptian pilgrims killed in a road accident between Mecca and Medina cities of Saudi Arabia. In a press release, the presidency also offered condolences to the families of the ....

Egypt PM thanks Saudi authorities over Egyptian bus accident efforts

Date: 2016-03-19 17:42:08 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:78 - ID:4544245

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has thanked the Saudi authorities for the efforts exerted to address a traffic accident that left scores of Egyptian pilgrims dead and injured in the Kingdom. The action reflects profound and ....

Saudi embassy to offer visas for families of Egyptians killed in accident

Date: 2016-03-19 17:40:44 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:77 - ID:4544241

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Saudi Ambassador in Cairo Ahmad Qattan said the Saudi embassy is ready to offer visas to members of the families of Egyptian pilgrims who were killed and injured in a traffic accident on Saturday in the Kingdom. The ....

Egyptian FM, Slovakian counterpart hail depth of joint ties, 3 last Cairo

Date: 2016-03-19 17:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:73 - ID:4543265

The Slovakian top diplomat said that he probed with Shoukry international issues of common interest, including conditions in the Middle East and the migration issue. Asked about the report issued by the European Parliament (EP) concerning Egypt, ....

Egyptian FM, Slovakian counterpart hail depth of joint ties, Cairo 2

Date: 2016-03-19 17:30:40 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:72 - ID:4543381

Asked about conditions in Libya, the threatens that might face the government in the form of assassination attempts and military intervention by the western countries, Shoukry said that there was optimism after signing the Skhirat agreement and ....