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US allocates additional grant of $16.5 mln to support Egypt's education, agribusiness
Date: 2019-09-15 17:13:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:8105178
The United States has allocated an additional $16.5 million to support joint US-Egypt priorities in basic education and agribusiness. In a statement released on Sunday, the US Embassy in Cairo said the grant comes as part of two aid agreements ....
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AL chief meets Brazilian agriculture min.
Date: 2019-09-15 17:09:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8105173
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met on Sunday with Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply Tereza Cristina, who is currently on a visit to Egypt. During the meeting at the AL headquarters in Cairo, Abul Gheit ....
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UK minister arrives in Cairo for talks on bilateral ties
Date: 2019-09-15 16:05:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:8105101
Minister of State at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Andrew Murrison started a visit to Egypt Sunday for talks on bilateral relations. During his visit, Murrison is scheduled to meet with Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and senior officials ....
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Trump says he doesn't believe Israel is spying on US
Date: 2019-09-14 00:25:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:8102771
US President Donald Trump has said he does not believe the Israeli government is spying on the United States, The Hill reported. His remarks came after a news report said US officials thought Israel had placed surveillance devices around ....
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Egypt chairs meeting of UN agencies' executive councils
Date: 2019-09-14 00:21:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:8102769
Egyptian Ambassador to Italy, its permanent representative to the United Nations Agencies in Rome and the current president of the World Food Program (WFP) Hesham Badr on Friday chaired a joint meeting of the UN's Rome-based agencies. The meeting ....
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UN 'regrets' impact US Court ruling on asylum seekers
Date: 2019-09-14 00:19:57 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:4 - ID:8102768
The UN warned Friday that a US Supreme Court ruling allowing US President Donald Trump's administration to implement significant asylum restrictions could have dire implications on people in urgent need of protection. "We regret the impact that ....
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Abul Gheit mourns AL special envoy for Libya
Date: 2019-09-14 00:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8102767
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit mourned on Friday his Special Envoy for Libya Ambassador Salah el din al-Jamali, who died on Friday after a battle with illness at a hospital in Tunis. Abul Gheit offered his deep condolences to ....
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UAE military says six troops killed in 'collision of military vehicles'
Date: 2019-09-14 00:17:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8102766
The United Arab Emirates military said on Friday that six of its troops were killed in a "collision of military vehicles," according to Emirates News Agency (WAM). No further information about the location of the accident was given. ....
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Pakistani PM vows not to disappoint Kashmiris in UNGA
Date: 2019-09-14 00:16:26 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:1 - ID:8102765
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that he will act as Kashmir's ambassador before the world and will not disappoint them during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) later this month. Khan addressed a Kashmir ....
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Egypt, US launch strategic dialogue to enhance joint cooperation in energy field
Date: 2019-09-12 23:25:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:8101685
Egypt and the US launched on Thursday a strategic dialogue on energy with the aim of facilitating close cooperation between the government and the private sector in the energy field in each of the two countries. The move was made in the presence ....