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Ambassador Herro Mustafa Garg sworn in as new US Amb. to Egypt

Date: 2023-11-08 10:50:37 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:25 - ID:10432124

CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Ambassador Herro Mustafa Garg has been sworn in as the new US Ambassador to Egypt. The newly-appointed ambassador will assume her mission "during a significant moment in the strategic bilateral Egypt-US relationship & advance ....

Kabbag, Mashat probe with UN agencies envoys in Egypt Gaza aid efforts

Date: 2023-11-08 09:56:59 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:20 - ID:10431899

CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Nivine Kabbag commended the position of the political leadership on the crisis in Gaza in order to protect the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. She as well hailed the ....

Labor min. opens 14th Kuwaiti week in Cairo

Date: 2023-11-07 22:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:98 - ID:10431377

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – Minister of Labor Hassan Shehata on Tuesday inaugurated the 14th Kuwaiti Week in Egypt. The opening ceremony was attended by the ministers of finance and trade and industry, Kuwaiti ambassador in Cairo Ghanem Saqer al Ghanem ....

19 more injured Palestinians arrive in Egypt for treatment: Health ministry

Date: 2023-11-07 21:29:31 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:94 - ID:10431424

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Population announced Tuesday that an additional group of 19 wounded Palestinians arrived from Gaza to receive treatment in Egypt. The 19 cases have undergone medical check-up and accurate ....

President Sisi stresses need for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Date: 2023-11-07 19:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:85 - ID:10431347

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi underlined the need of intensifying efforts to earnestly pursue an immediate ceasefire to protect the civilians in the Gaza Strip and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid without obstacles. ....

FM receives phone calls from his Cypriot, Norwegian, Irish counterparts

Date: 2023-11-07 17:13:23 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:61 - ID:10431016

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received phone calls from his Cypriot, Norwegian, and Irish counterparts Constantinos Kombos, Espen Barth Eide, and Micheál Martin respectively. Shoukry's phone calls with his three ....

Sisi, Bosnia's presidency member discuss developments in Gaza over phone

Date: 2023-11-07 17:07:32 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:60 - ID:10431013

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday discussed in a phone call with Denis Bećirović, a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the latest developments in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. In this regard, the two ....

Egyptian Doctors Syndicate describes situation in Gaza as tragic

Date: 2023-11-07 17:05:28 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:59 - ID:10430928

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – Head of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate Osama Abdel Hay said that the situation in the Gaza Strip is truly tragic due to the ruthless Israeli aggression and the brutal bombardment of houses and hospitals and slaughtering of ....

Sisi calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza to protect civilians

Date: 2023-11-07 14:07:21 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:45 - ID:10430639

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid supplies to the enclave. This came during Sisi’s meeting with ....

Dar al Ifta urges sending more relief supplies to Gazans in line with state's laws

Date: 2023-11-07 11:56:22 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:33 - ID:10430249

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) – Egypt’s Dar al Ifta has called for helping the people of Gaza who are encircled by the Israeli occupation troops for nearly one month. In a statement Tuesday, it urged effective humanitarian volunteering work to send more ....