Mon, 2021-07-12 19:56 CAIRO: Egypt strongly reaffirmed its position during the UN Security Council session on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations, a top diplomat said. Mohammed Idris, Egypt’s permanent representative to the UN, stated that Cairo held the Security Council accountable … read more
Mon, 2021-07-12 19:40 LONDON: France said the European Union had reached a consensus to sanction Lebanese leaders to pressure them to form a stable government, the French foreign minister said on Monday. “Lebanon has been in self-destruct mode for several … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1626105480005580000 Mon, 2021-07-12 19:21 CAIRO: The Egyptian parliament on Monday approved harsher penalties for sexual harassment and related crimes and upgraded them to felony offenses, aiming to curb sex-related assaults in a nation where women have long … read more
Sun, 2021-07-11 19:15 LONDON: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in Brussels on Sunday for the first time since Israel’s new cross-party coalition took office last month. Shoukry said “urgent action was needed to resolve … read more
Sun, 2021-07-11 16:15 RIYADH: Yemen’s foreign minister condemned on Sunday the Houthi militia’s continued “intransigence and rejection” of a proposed peace initiative for Yemen. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak warned that the continued escalation and military aggression by the Iran-backed Houthis, … read more