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  • Egypt, Canada discuss boosting bilateral relations

    Egypt, Canada discuss boosting bilateral relations

    Date: 2019-03-20 23:34:45 GMT - Canada - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7858377

    Egypt’s ambassador in Ottawa Ahmed Abu Zeid met Wednesday with Speaker of the Senate of Canada George Furey on means of boosting bilateral relations and cooperation. He conveyed greetings of Egypt’s House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal ....

  • Pompeo arrives in Israel to discuss regional issues

    Pompeo arrives in Israel to discuss regional issues

    Date: 2019-03-20 23:33:17 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:7858376

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel Wednesday as part of a Middle East tour that began in Kuwait. He is set to discuss "the Iranian threat, energy and regional issues," said Haaretz newspaper. The visit, which comes 21 days ....

  • AL chief meets Spanish FM in Madrid

    AL chief meets Spanish FM in Madrid

    Date: 2019-03-20 23:28:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7858374

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit reviewed on Wednesday means of boosting Arab-Spanish relations with Spain's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell. They also discussed the latest developments across the Middle East, Arab League Spokesman ....

  • Saudi ambassador lauds historical ties with Egypt

    Saudi ambassador lauds historical ties with Egypt

    Date: 2019-03-20 21:58:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7858359

    Saudi Ambassador in Cairo Osama al- Nugali stressed on Wednesday the deeply-rooted ties between Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The kingdom hosts 2.5 million Egyptian expats, forming the largest Egyptian community abroad, while Egypt hosts ....

  • Cairo: Shoukry's statements on Syria's Arab League return taken out of context

    Cairo: Shoukry's statements on Syria's Arab League return taken out of context

    Date: 2019-03-20 20:50:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7858333

    Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s statements on Syria’s return to the Arab League have been taken out of context. Hafez’s remarks were made in response to journalists’ questions ....

  • Interior Ministry honors mothers, wives of martyrs

    Interior Ministry honors mothers, wives of martyrs

    Date: 2019-03-20 19:15:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7858245

    The Interior Ministry held a ceremony Wednesday to honor the mothers and wives of police martyrs within the framework of Egypt's celebration with Mother's Day, observed on March 21. The ministry honored a number of families of police martyrs as ....

  • Cabinet okays presidential bill to pardon prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day

    Cabinet okays presidential bill to pardon prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day

    Date: 2019-03-20 19:02:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:7858159

    The cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft presidential decree pardoning a number of prisoners on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day which will be celebrated on April 25, 2019. The move was taken during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister ....

  • Press institutions back constitutional amendments

    Press institutions back constitutional amendments

    Date: 2019-03-20 18:38:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7858141

    Head of Egypt's National Press Authority (NPA) Karam Gabr stressed his support for newly-proposed constitutional amendments approved by two-thirds majority of parliament. Gabr as well as several board of directors and editors-in-chief expressed ....

  • Sisi orders maintaining efforts of developing public business companies

    Sisi orders maintaining efforts of developing public business companies

    Date: 2019-03-20 18:36:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7858080

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ordered proceeding with efforts of developing the companies of the public business sector in accordance to the set timetables, given the sector's importance in achieving the comprehensive development process. The ....

  • Sharjah ruler to inaugurate IGCF2019 Wednesday

    Sharjah ruler to inaugurate IGCF2019 Wednesday

    Date: 2019-03-19 09:34:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7855254

    Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, will open the eighth edition of the International Government Communication Forum, IGCF, at the Sharjah Expo Centre, on Wednesday, under the title of "Behavioural ....

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