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Egyptian FM attends funeral ceremony of former S.Korean president

Date: 2015-11-23 07:11:34 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:14 - ID:3785117

CAIRO, Nov 23 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry took part in the funeral ceremony of former South Korean president Kim-Young Sam. Shoukry, who is currently on a three-day visit to ....

Egyptian FM expects S. Korea's bigger role in counter-terror

Date: 2015-11-23 06:24:00 GMT - south korea - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:10 - ID:3784913

SEOUL, Nov 23 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said late Sunday South Korea can play a bigger role in fighting terrorism although it faces relatively less threats, Yonhap news agency reported. "This has to be a global war against ....

Sisi meets US Congress leaders

Date: 2015-11-22 15:18:39 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:82 - ID:3781685

CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Sunday with several members of US Congress. Sisi held two separate meetings with the chairman of the foreign relations committee of the US Senate and then with the chairman of the House ....

Relations with Cyprus witnessed development after Sisi took office in 2014

Date: 2015-11-22 10:00:28 GMT - Cyprus - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:3778213

NICOSIA, Nov 22 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Cyprus Hussein Tantawy Mubarak hailed the deep-rooted relations between the two counties in all fields, especially after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi took office in 2014. In a meeting with ....

Egypt welcomes efforts to re-unite Cyprus - diplomat

Date: 2015-11-22 08:31:11 GMT - Cyprus - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:21 - ID:3777749

NICOSIA, Nov 22 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Hussein Tantawi expressed on Sunday Egypt's welcome of all efforts aiming at re-uniting Cyprus for the sake of the Cypriot people. The ambassador, during a meeting with representatives of Egyptian ....

Egypt's assistant foreign minister winds up Algeria visit

Date: 2015-11-21 17:32:26 GMT - Algeria - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:90 - ID:3775886

ALGIERS, Nov 21 (MENA) - Egypt's assistant foreign minister for consular affairs Hisham el Naqeeb left Algeria on Saturday, winding up a three-day visit. Neqeeb discussed with officials in the Arab country all consular issues between the two ....

FM heads for S.Korea

Date: 2015-11-21 12:53:53 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:3774074

CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left here Saturday for South Korea on the first leg of a week-long Asian tour that will also take him to Japan. Shoukry's visit to Seoul is meant to promote bilateral ties at the political, ....

Paris attacks: David Cameron to meet Francois Hollande

Date: 2015-11-21 12:00:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:3773894

LONDON, Nov 21 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday to discuss the fight against terror, the BBC reported Saturday. They will discuss how to co-operate in counter-terrorism ....

Putin to meet with Iran’s president - Kremlin

Date: 2015-11-21 11:27:14 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:52 - ID:3773666

MOSCOW, Nov 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Irani Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Tehran on November 23, Tass news ....

French president supports Lebanon in face of repercussions of Syria crisis

Date: 2015-11-21 10:57:08 GMT - Lebanon - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:45 - ID:3773486

BEIRUT, Nov 21 (MENA) - Prime Minister Tammam Salam received Saturday a congratulation letter from the French President Francois Hollande on the occasion of the Independence Day. In the letter, Hollande reiterated his country’s support for ....