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Sisi starts week-long tour to Asia

Date: 2015-08-29 17:45:10 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:90 - ID:3248569

CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi left here late on Saturday heading for Singapore, starting a week-long Asian tour that will take him also to China and Indonesia. Sisi's visit to Singapore, the first visit by an Egyptian ....

UN official: NPT agreement face serious challenges if Middle East nuclear arms not handled

Date: 2015-08-29 16:35:53 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:73 - ID:3247653

CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Kim Won-Soo warned that the nuclear disarmament issue in the Middle East should be seriously deliberated or else the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) would face serious ....

Egypt's FM receives Yemeni counterpart

Date: 2015-08-29 15:03:44 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:63 - ID:3247185

CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday received his Yemeni counterpart Riyadh Yassin, who is currently visiting Cairo. The two minister discuss recent developments in Yemen and the crisis there. The meeting ....

Sisi due in Singapore Sunday

Date: 2015-08-29 11:07:08 GMT - Singapore - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:41 - ID:3245849

SINGAPORE, Aug 29 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will arrive here Sunday on a visit to Singapore as part of an Asian tour that will also take him to China and Indonesia. A reception will be held for Sisi at the presidential palace in ....

Singapore media focuses on upcoming Sisi visit

Date: 2015-08-29 10:46:13 GMT - Singapore - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:3245773

SINGAPORE, Aug 29 (MENA) - The media in Singapore has spoken highly of an upcoming visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the country and called it important. The Straits Times newspaper said Saturday that it is the first time an ....

Egypt irrigation minister says to visit sewage water treatment plant in Singapore

Date: 2015-08-29 09:43:59 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:26 - ID:3245081

CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Egypt's Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said that he will visit sewage and agriculture water treatment plant in Singapore to get acquainted with the latest technological methods in water treatment there. ....

Turkish chargé d'affaires arrives in Cairo

Date: 2015-08-28 21:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:82 - ID:3243865

CAIRO, Aug 28 (MENA) - New Turkish Chargé d'affaires Ali Reda Gunay arrived in Cairo on Friday to begin his duties officially. Sources at the Cairo International Airport said the diplomat arrived on board a Turkish Airlines plane. Officials of ....

FM meets DRC's deputy foreign minister Saturday

Date: 2015-08-28 15:09:00 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:55 - ID:3242269

CAIRO, Aug 28 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will receive on Saturday visiting deputy foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Frank Malila. The meeting is expected to focus on means of boosting bilateral ties, as well as ....

AL Economic, Social Council to discuss preparations for next Arab summit in Morocco

Date: 2015-08-27 18:28:22 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:99 - ID:3238261

CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Economic and Social Council of the Arab League will discuss in its coming session the preparations for the 27th Arab summit, to be hosted by Morocco in March 2016. The Arab council will hold on next Thursday its 96th ....

Sisi's visit to Russia 'major step' on path of Egyptian-Russian ties - amabssador

Date: 2015-08-27 12:55:25 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:57 - ID:3235965

MOSCOW, Aug 27 (MENA) - The current visit of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Russia is considered a major step on the path of the Egyptian-Russian ties, said Russian Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Kerbachenko. Four meetings were held ....