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Tunisian president meets German defense min.

Date: 2015-07-29 15:38:32 GMT - Tunisia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:83 - ID:3065461

TUNIS, July 29 (MENA) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi met on Wednesday with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. They discussed ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism. Following ....

Iran, France talk of 'new era' in ties after nuclear deal

Date: 2015-07-29 15:03:28 GMT - Iran - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:73 - ID:3065249

TEHRAN, July 29 (MENA) - France sought to relaunch diplomatic ties with Iran in the hope of boosting business in the country, following a key nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers reached earlier this month. French Foreign Minister Laurent ....

Chinese top legislator meets Turkish president

Date: 2015-07-29 14:31:27 GMT - China - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:67 - ID:3064681

BEIJING, July 29 (MENA) - Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang met here on Wednesday afternoon with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Xinhua News Agency. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's ....

Hollande to attend inauguration ceremony of New Suez Canal

Date: 2015-07-29 13:15:12 GMT - France - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:57 - ID:3063841

PARIS, July 29 (MENA) - French President François Hollande will visit Egypt on August 6 to attend the inauguration of the New Suez Canal. This will be Hollande's first visit to Egypt since he took office, a source with the Élysée Palace said on ....

Mauritanian, Omani FMs hold talks in Nouakchott

Date: 2015-07-29 12:13:24 GMT - Mauritania - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:49 - ID:3063725

NOUAKCHOTT, July 29 (MENA) - Mauritanian Foreign Minister Fatma Vall bint Soueinae held here on Wednesday talks with her Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah. The discussion took up issues of common interest including means of promoting ....

Chinese FM to visit Singapore, Malaysia

Date: 2015-07-29 11:53:54 GMT - China - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:47 - ID:3063141

BEIJING, July 29 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Singapore and Malaysia in early August, and attend foreign ministers' meetings on east Asian cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei announced on Wednesday in ....

Chinese culture minister attends Canal inauguration

Date: 2015-07-29 11:20:17 GMT - China - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:40 - ID:3063193

BEIJING, July 29 (MENA) - Chinese Culture Minister Luo Shugang will attend the inauguration ceremony of the New Suez Canal on August 6. He will be a representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping upon an invitation from Egyptian President Abdel ....

Ukraine's ambassador says New Suez Canal to benefit world

Date: 2015-07-29 08:20:08 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:18 - ID:3061713

CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Ukraine's Ambassador in Cairo Hennadiy Latte has said that the New Suez Canal will be an important pathway to transport Ukrainian exports. Ukraine and all world countries will benefit from the New Suez Canal, Latte said in ....

Egypt, Tunisia to boost cooperation in combating terror

Date: 2015-07-29 07:22:02 GMT - Tunisia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:11 - ID:3061233

TUNIS, July 29 (MENA) - Egypt and Tunisia seek to foster cooperation in combating terror, the Egyptian ambassador in Tunis said late Tuesday. During a ceremony at the Egyptian embassy marking the 63rd anniversary of the July revolution, ....

Iran to benefit from European investments after lifting sanctions - Mogherini

Date: 2015-07-28 15:02:35 GMT - Iran - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:72 - ID:3058329

TEHRAN, July 28 (MENA) - EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday said Iran will benefit from European investments in various fields, in conjunction with implementing the nuclear deal and after lifting sanctions, Sky News Arabia ....