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AL official, Qatar envoy confer on boosting joint Arab action

Date: 2024-08-21 14:10:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:10838579

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Assistant Secretary General for International Political Affairs Khaled bin Mohamed Manzalawi met Wednesday with Qatar’s envoy to the AL Tareq al-Ansari to discuss means of boosting joint Arab action. The ....

Egypt, other friendly states support Lebanon in agriculture infrastructure: min.

Date: 2024-08-21 14:10:27 GMT - Lebanon - Economy - SN:33 - ID:10838288

BEIRUT, Aug 21 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan said Wednesday Egypt and other friendly countries support Beirut in rebuilding agricultural infrastructure and other economic sectors. The Lebanese minister added in an ....

FM briefs UN chief on Egypt efforts to end Gaza war, prevent escalation in Mideast

Date: 2024-08-21 13:38:12 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10838365

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke over the phone with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Wednesday and posted him on Egyptian efforts to defuse the hazardous escalation in the Middle East and prevent an expansion of the ....

FM to Australian counterpart: Continuation of Gaza Strip crisis behind mounting regional tensions

Date: 2024-08-21 13:20:19 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:31 - ID:10838419

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty on Wednesday emphasized that the continuation of the Gaza Strip crisis is the main reason behind mounting tensions and confrontations in the ....

Head of State Lawsuits Authority takes constitutional oath before president Sisi

Date: 2024-08-21 13:19:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:10838423

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Head of the State Lawsuits Authority Abdel Razzaq Mahmoud Shoaib Wednesday has taken the constitutional oath before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The president awarded First-Class Order of the Republic to former head of ....

Jordan, US FMs discuss updates on Gaza exchange deal, ceasefire

Date: 2024-08-21 13:18:09 GMT - Jordan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:29 - ID:10838127

AMMAN, August 21 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday regarding efforts by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to broker a prisoner exchange deal that could establish a lasting ceasefire in ....

Wazir, Japan amb. discuss implementation of joint projects

Date: 2024-08-21 11:47:21 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:28 - ID:10838071

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Industry and Transport Minister Kamel el-Wazir met Wednesday with Japanese Ambassador in Cairo Oka Hiroshi to discuss means of boosting future cooperation between the two countries. The meeting focused on the ....

Al Azhar Grand Imam calls for countering alien cultures

Date: 2024-08-21 11:45:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:10838076

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has emphasized the need to counter the foreign cultural and artistic trends which invaded Islamic societies and affected them badly. El Tayyeb said that these alien cultural habits made ....

Egypt condoles with Pakistan for victims of bus crash in Iran

Date: 2024-08-21 11:43:46 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:26 - ID:10838266

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Egypt condoles with the government and people of Pakistan for the victims of a bus crash in Iran, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on X platform Wednesday. A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims had overturned in ....

AL underscores importance of int'l, regional cooperation to counter natural disasters

Date: 2024-08-21 10:50:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:10838068

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) assistant secretary general for economic affairs Aly bin Ibrahim al-Maliki has stressed the importance of regional and international cooperation to confront natural disasters. Speaking during the second ....