Politics and Diplomacy

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  • Sudan FM leaves Khartoum for Cairo

    Date: 2016-01-08 19:00:53 GMT - Sudan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:97 - ID:4076013

    KHARTOUM, Jan 8 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour left Khartoum on Friday for Cairo, leading a high profile delegation on a two-day visit to Egypt. During his visit, Ghandour will have talks with Foreign Minister Sameh Skoukry on ....

  • Egypt's consul in Paris greets community members on Christmas

    Date: 2016-01-08 18:10:43 GMT - France - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:92 - ID:4075901

    PARIS, Jan 8 (MENA) – Egypt's Consul in Paris Serinad Gamil has greeted the Coptic Christians of the Egyptian community in France on the occasion of the Christmas. "This feast carries a message of love and peace to the whole world," she said, ....

  • Global-PRNewswire 2

    Date: 2016-01-08 14:48:47 GMT - USA - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:67 - ID:4075021

    Fayez Al Kandari Released From Guantanamo WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fayez Al Kandari was released from Guantanamo today to the custody of the Government of Kuwait who transported him today to his home country of Kuwait. After a ....

  • Foreign ministry verifies reports about Egyptians' kidnap, arrest in Libya

    Date: 2016-01-08 13:57:24 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:61 - ID:4074481

    CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it is currently verifying media reports about the kidnapping and arrest of some Egyptian youth in Libya. Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said Egyptian ....

  • Putin, Renzi discuss Syrian crisis, Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions

    Date: 2016-01-08 12:19:34 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:45 - ID:4073581

    MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone talk with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, discussing current tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as steps to coordinate the fight against international terrorism ....

  • Hammond arrives in Tokyo for talks on security coop., N. Korea nuclear test

    Date: 2016-01-08 10:03:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:33 - ID:4073109

    LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived in Tokyo on Friday for talks on deepening security and defense partnership between the UK and Japan. North Korea’s recent nuclear test, which has prompted widespread international ....

  • Moscow welcomes Saudi stance on Russian regional role

    Date: 2016-01-08 09:49:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:31 - ID:4072481

    RIYADH, Jan 8 (MENA) – Russia welcomed statements by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir who described Russia's role in the region as a peace maker. According to the Saudi Al-Jazeera newspaper, Jubeir's remarks on the keenness of the Saudi ....

  • Egypt, Sudan FMs to meet in Cairo Saturday

    Date: 2016-01-07 18:30:42 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:84 - ID:4070953

    CAIRO, Jan 7 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Skoukry will meet with his visiting Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour on Saturday. The ministers will discuss preparations for the Higher Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Committee meeting, said ....

  • Egypt's UN envoy to hold press conf. on country's accomplishments

    Date: 2016-01-07 14:40:10 GMT - Switzerland - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:69 - ID:4069573

    GENEVA, Jan 7 (MENA) – Egypt's delegate to the United Nations in Geneva Amr Ramadan will hold a press conference on January 14 to review Egypt's economic and security accomplishments achieved since President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assumed ....

  • Foreign Ministry brings Egyptian family stranded in Yemen back home

    Date: 2016-01-07 13:54:24 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:63 - ID:4069421

    CAIRO, Jan 7 (MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry helped an Egyptian family stranded in war-torn Taiz, Yemen's third largest city, return home safely. The man, identified as Nady Gerges, was brought home along his wife and son on Wednesday ....

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