Politics and Diplomacy

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  • Saudi foreign minister postpones Pakistan visit

    Date: 2016-01-03 21:22:21 GMT - Pakistan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:94 - ID:4044669

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 (MENA) - An official visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir to Pakistan has been postponed, Geo News quoted a statement by the Pakistani Foreign Office as saying Sunday, hours before the Saudi minister was due to ....

  • Libya condemns attack on Saudi embassy, consulate in Iran

    Date: 2016-01-03 19:49:17 GMT - Libya - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:87 - ID:4043845

    TRIPOLI, Jan 3 (MENA) – Libya's foreign ministry on Sunday condemned the attack against the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad. In statements earlier in the day, the ministry blamed the Iranian authorities for the ....

  • FM to visit Germany in 2nd week of Jan

    Date: 2016-01-03 18:31:37 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:80 - ID:4043837

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Germany in the second week of January for talks with a number of German officials on promoting bilateral ties. Shoukry will also probe with them a number of regional and ....

  • Ministers of int'l coop., education, housing fly to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2016-01-03 18:27:39 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:79 - ID:4043861

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Egypt's ministers of international cooperation, education and housing left here on Sunday for Saudi Arabia to participate in the third meeting of the Saudi-Egyptian Coordinating Council due to kick off in Riyadh on ....

  • FM meets OIC chief

    Date: 2016-01-03 18:27:02 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:78 - ID:4043829

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Sunday with visiting Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad Madani. The meeting took up means of boosting cooperation between Egypt and the organization to face ....

  • Jordan, France discuss counter-terrorism efforts

    Date: 2016-01-02 15:07:50 GMT - Jordan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:57 - ID:4036677

    AMMAN, Jan 2 (MENA) - Jordanian Prime Minister and Defemse Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday met with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who is currently paying a visit to Jordan, to discuss international efforts to eliminate terrorist ....

  • Egypt receives UN Security Council seat for 2-year term

    Date: 2016-01-01 19:35:22 GMT - USA - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:76 - ID:4033969

    NEW YORK, Jan 1 (MENA) - Egypt received on Friday its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council after absence of 20 years. Egypt won a non-permanent member seat at the UNSC on Oct 15 for the 2016-2017 term after securing 179 votes out of the ....

  • Shoukry back home from Arabia

    Date: 2015-12-31 16:31:56 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:71 - ID:4028781

    RIYADH, Dec 31 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned to Cairo on Thursday, coming from Riyadh, wrapping up a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. During the visit, Shoukry met with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense ....

  • Egypt's FM, Saudi deputy CP probe latest regional developments

    Date: 2015-12-31 12:05:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:43 - ID:4026529

    RIYADH, Dec 31 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met here Thursday with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. The meeting took up joint cooperation in various fields as well as the ....

  • Ex-Yemeni FM Qirbi hails Egypt's regional influence

    Date: 2015-12-30 19:27:29 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:86 - ID:4023473

    CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - Yemen's former foreign minister Abu Bakr al Qirbi said his General People's Congress was looking forward to seeing a larger Egyptian role to bring to an end the war in his country. In statements to MENA, Qirbi called for an ....

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