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Environment minister says int'l framework for biodiversity in place

Date: 2024-08-19 19:15:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:10835877

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said Monday that the trajectory of biodiversity has become better with a clear plan of action now outlined and an international framework now set. Fouad was speaking during a roundtable ....

USAID says supporting Egyptian heritage is US priority

Date: 2024-08-19 19:13:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:10835307

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Sean Jones, director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Cairo, praised the partnership between his country and Egypt in the tourism and cultural heritage sector. Jones said on Monday in ....

Palestinians killed, wounded in Israeli raids on Gaza, Khan Yunis

Date: 2024-08-19 19:12:07 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:10835666

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - Nine Palestinians were martyred Monday, as a result of Israeli occupation forces' targeting of citizens west Khan Yunis city and other parts of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted medical sources as ....

Egypt insists on full Israeli withdrawal from Rafah Crossing, Philadelphi Corridor

Date: 2024-08-19 19:06:10 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:60 - ID:10835909

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Egypt insists that the Israeli forces must fully pull out of Rafah Crossing and the Philadelphi Corridor, a high-level source said Monday. The source also categorically denied Israeli media reports alleging that Egypt had ....

Egypt, Qatar play crucial role in reaching Gaza ceasefire agreement: Blinken

Date: 2024-08-19 19:04:11 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10835908

GAZA CITY, Aug 19 (MENA) - Egypt and Qatar play a crucial role in reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement, affirmed US State Secretary Antony Blinken. Blinken, who is currently on a visit to Tel Aviv, announced that he will pay a visit to Egypt and ....

FM hails steady growth of trade relations with Saudi Arabia

Date: 2024-08-19 18:59:16 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:10835879

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said Egypt is ready to provide the Egyptian-Saudi Business Council with all forms of support to stimulate trade and investment cooperation between ....

National dialogue refers recommendations on pretrial detention to President Sisi

Date: 2024-08-19 18:52:05 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:57 - ID:10835876

CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Board of Trustees of the National Dialogue has referred to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi recommendations issued by the human rights and general freedoms committee on pretrial detention. In a statement Monday, the ....

Blinken underlines need of reaching Gaza ceasefire agreement

Date: 2024-08-19 18:26:19 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:10835875

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken affirmed during his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv the pressing need to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement. The US abides by efforts aiming to defusing tensions ....

Guterres: 2023 deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel in Gaza, Sudan, other places

Date: 2024-08-19 18:11:47 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:55 - ID:10835609

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday 2023 was the deadliest year on record for humanitarian personnel. In a speech on World Humanitarian Day, the UN secretary-general said: “In Gaza, in Sudan, and in many ....

UNICEF warns of rising levels of malnutrition, food insecurity in Yemen

Date: 2024-08-19 18:09:47 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:10835881

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Monday of rising levels of malnutrition reaching critical levels and food insecurity in some areas controlled by the Yemeni government, specifically on the West ....