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FM stresses importance of concerting int’l efforts against coronavirus
Date: 2021-04-17 16:11:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:8914499
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed Saturday the importance of concerting the international efforts for fighting the coronavirus pandemic and providing its vaccine. Shoukry’s remarks came during his participation in a senior-level political ....
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US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan likely to return to stateside bases
Date: 2021-04-17 11:55:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:8913961
The Pentagon said that most if not all US forces who will be withdrawn from Afghanistan will likely be returning to stateside bases. "We have a robust capability in the Central Command area of operations as it is," Pentagon chief spokesman John ....
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Coronavirus: 72 new cases reported in Afghanistan in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-17 11:52:48 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:8913956
The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 72 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,124 samples tested in the past 24 hours, Tolo News reported. The ministry also reported 10 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. No ....
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Biden says 'premature' to know if Iran talks will succeed
Date: 2021-04-17 11:19:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:8913877
US President Joe Biden said it was too early to know whether indirect talks underway with Iran would succeed in reviving a nuclear accord, Al Arabiya News website reported. Biden said the United States does "not think that it's at all helpful" ....
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Egypt to join JP Morgan’s EM bonds index in 6 months, says minister
Date: 2021-04-17 11:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8913873
Egypt is expected to join the JP Morgan’s emerging-market government bonds index within a period of six months, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said on Saturday. The inclusion would give Egypt a 1.78% weighting in the index at a total of 24 ....
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Minister: 16 new Egyptian facilities endorsed free of bird flu
Date: 2021-04-17 11:16:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8913868
Agriculture Minister el Sayed el Qusair said the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has officially endorsed 16 additional Egyptian facilities as free of the avian flu, bringing the total of the facilities announced free of bird flu to ....
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Egypt briefs UN Security Council on developments of African Great Lakes
Date: 2021-04-14 20:51:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8910295
Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York Mohamed Edris has briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in the African Great Lakes. The Foreign Ministry detailed in a statement on Wednesday that Edris reviewed ....
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Sisi directs officials to upgrade, widen 6th October Bridge, roads below it
Date: 2021-04-14 20:51:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8910293
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday directed the officials concerned to swiftly start the implementation phase of a plan to upgrade and widen the 6th October Bridge as long as possible, given that the bridge is a key axis linking the east of ....
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FM: Egypt to continue endeavors to reach comprehensive political settlement in Libya
Date: 2021-04-14 20:49:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:8910291
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Wednesday Egypt will continue endeavors to activate various paths of the Libyan file until reaching a comprehensive political settlement. This settlement should be achieved in a way that preserves Libya's ....
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PM follows up progress of "Decent Life" rural development initiative
Date: 2021-04-14 20:48:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8910290
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Wednesday chaired a meeting to follow up the results of the 1st phase of the "Decent Life" initiative endorsed by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to improve the quality of life in rural areas. The 1st phase ....