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GCC welcomes Egypt, Qatar, US joint statement on Gaza

Date: 2024-08-09 19:26:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:51 - ID:10822562

RIYADH, Aug 9 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassim Al-Budaiwi, welcomed on Friday all the substances of the joint statement issued by the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and the United States on the importance of ending ....

Israeli strike kills senior Hamas leader in south Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-09 19:25:20 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10822665

BEIRUT, Aug 9 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on a car killed a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon on Friday evening, the Lebanese news agency reported. The strike, on the southern edges of the Lebanese port city of Sidon killed Samer Mahmoud ....

Jordan announces support for Egypt- Qatar-US statement on Gaza

Date: 2024-08-09 18:15:54 GMT - Jordan - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:49 - ID:10822632

AMMAN, Aug 9 (MENA) - Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi emphasized Friday the significance of the joint statement released by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, US President Joe Biden, ....

Egypt's Shaban reaches final of Olympic Modern Pentathlon

Date: 2024-08-09 18:07:18 GMT - France - Sports - SN:48 - ID:10822625

PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Mohanad Shaban has qualified for the modern pentathlon final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. He placed ninth in the second semifinal group with 1,497 points to join his teammate Ahmed Elgendy, who qualified for the ....

Egypt, Bolivia mull boosting economic cooperation

Date: 2024-08-09 18:01:34 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:47 - ID:10822619

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in La Paz Hatem Al Nashar met Friday with Huascar Ajata, Bolivia’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in economic, commercial, and investment ....

Mufti, Sri Lanka's FM discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2024-08-09 17:41:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:10822524

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam discussed in a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry ways of fostering cooperation between Dar al Iftaa and Sri Lanka in training Muftis and countering extremism. In a statement ....

Sisi calls for maintaining regional security, de-escalating tensions

Date: 2024-08-09 17:15:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:10822575

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi emphasized the importance of maintaining regional security and stability by de-escalating tensions both in the Palestinian territories and regionally, citing the dangers of falling into a vicious ....

Interior Ministry uncovers circumstances of video filmed at mosque in Dakahlia

Date: 2024-08-09 17:03:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:10822523

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - Security bodies of the Interior Ministry have managed to reveal the circumstances of a video circulated on Facebook showing four students were fooling around at a mosque in Daqahlia governorate. In a statement released ....

Egypt's Elgendy delighted for breaking Olympic Modern Pentathlon record

Date: 2024-08-09 17:02:51 GMT - France - Sports - SN:43 - ID:10822518

PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - Egyptian athlete Ahmed Elgendy expressed his delight after breaking the Olympic Modern Pentathlon record, scoring 1,516 points in the first semifinal group and advancing to the final of the Modern Pentathlon at the 2024 Paris ....

Injury forces weightlifter Abu Kahla to withdraw from Olympics

Date: 2024-08-09 16:47:57 GMT - France - Sports - SN:42 - ID:10822519

PARIS, Aug 9 (MENA) - Egyptian weightlifter Karim Ibrahim Abu Kahla was forced to withdraw from the 89kg men's event final after suffering an injury. Abu Kahla sustained a right-shoulder injury during his second snatch attempt. (MENA) M S H/ ....