Politics and Diplomacy
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Egypt FM chairs meeting with aides on foreign policy
Date: 2016-01-06 16:15:15 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:89 - ID:4064425
CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed with his aides different challenges for the Egyptian foreign policy. The foreign ministry's approach in the new year was also viewed by the minister during the meeting, said ministry ....
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Egypt says concerned over North Korea's claimed hydrogen bomb test
Date: 2016-01-06 15:59:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:88 - ID:4064377
CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Egypt has voiced concern over a hydrogen bomb test reportedly conducted by North Korea. The foreign ministry's spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said the test poses a new threat for the nuclear non-proliferation. "It also weakens ....
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Essebsi meets European delegation
Date: 2016-01-06 15:32:01 GMT - Tunisia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:80 - ID:4064177
TUNIS, Jan 6 (MENA) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi met on Wednesday with members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. They discussed cooperation between Tunisia and the European Union, as well as the latest ....
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Eritrea condemns attacks on Saudi embassy, consulate in Iran
Date: 2016-01-06 15:25:57 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:79 - ID:4064197
CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) – Eritrea on Wednesday condemned attacks against the Saudi embassy and consulate in Tehran and Mashhad in Iran. The Eritrean ministry of foreign affairs said that this stance was adopted to stress the brotherly relations ....
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Egypt keen on promoting ties with Cyprus - Sisi
Date: 2016-01-06 15:19:26 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:76 - ID:4063729
CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Egypt is keen on promoting ties with Cyprus in the various fields and launching joint projects which contribute to activating the agreement reached during the last three-way summit between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece, affirmed ....
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Saudi king receives credentials of Egypt ambassador
Date: 2016-01-06 12:17:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:48 - ID:4061737
RIYADH, Jan 6 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received on Wednesday the credentials of Egypt's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Nasser Hamdy. The Saudi king also received credentials of a number of other ambassadors from Iraq, Somalia, ....
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Xi invites Sisi to attend G20 summit in Hangu
Date: 2016-01-06 08:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:16 - ID:4059705
CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Ming said Wednesday that he extended an invitation by President Xi Jinping to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi to visit China. During his visit to Egypt, Zhang ....
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FM meets Chinese official over Xi's planned visit to Egypt
Date: 2016-01-05 19:04:48 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:119 - ID:4058089
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Tuesday with China's visiting Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Ming to prepare for the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Egypt on January 20-22. China attaches ....
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Iraqi president welcomes Sisi's invitation to visit Cairo
Date: 2016-01-05 18:41:40 GMT - Iraq - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:117 - ID:4057597
BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Baghdad Ahmed Darwish on Tuesday said Iraqi President Fuad Masum welcomed an invitation from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to visit Cairo. Darwish told MENA that Masum promised to meet the invitation ....
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Mohamed Kazem appointed assistant FM for dialogue culture, coexistence, communication among peoples
Date: 2016-01-05 17:00:37 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:107 - ID:4057193
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) – Ambassador Mohammed Kazem has been appointed as assistant foreign minister for dialogue culture, coexistence, and communication among peoples, a new post created by the Foreign Ministry. Kazem, who was Egypt’s former ....