Egyptian ambassador to AU diminishes possibility of visa- free Africa
The passport would allow for visa-free travel between African states
Ahmed Abbas
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Ahmed Abbas is a journalist at DNE’s politics section. He previously worked as Egypt based reporter for Correspondents.org, and interned as a broadcast journalist at Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin. Abbas is a fellow of Salzburg Academy of Media and Global Change. He holds a Master’s Degree of Journalism and New Media from Jordan Media Institute. He was awarded by the ICFJ for best public service reporting in 2013, and by the German foreign office for best feature in 2014.
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Africa is coming back to Israel: Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister held a summit with seven African leaders in Uganda, along with representatives from 50 Israeli companies
Egypt has reservations about dealing with the current Turkish regime
The Egyptian people have chosen their leaders in democratic elections, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson commenting on Erdogan’s declarations about Egypt on Tuesday
John Lethbridge finishes collecting all human remains from MS804 crash site
The remains will be moved to a forensic department in Cairo for DNA analysis
US and Russia discuss possibility of increased cooperation in Syria
“The discussion was about the options for settling the Syrian conflict, including the possibility of Russian-US cooperation in the fight against terrorist groups active in Syria,” the Russian statement read
Examination of MS804’s CVR shows no damage of memory chips
The test results were satisfactory after replacing the mentioned components, which enabled the committee to read the CVR’s output.
Turkey apologises to Russia for bringing down Su-24 last year
Erdoğan wrote a letter to his Russian counterpart expressing sorrow over the incident, but said Turkey will not compensate for the incident
Paris prosecutor opens manslaughter inquiry into EgyptAir crash
Manslaughter is only an initial description, based on the data revealed so far, until the analysis of the two black boxes is complete, says Egypt’s prosecution
Turkey agreement will not eliminate naval blockade on Gaza: Netanyahu
Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to normalize relations after six years of tension
Haftar leaves Egypt, arrives in Russia to seek support against militias
The leader of the Libyan National Army visited Cairo for consultation, says Tobruk parliament member
Brexit is huge event with economic impact: Shoukry
EGX dropped by 5.5% on Sunday, closing at 6,851.6 points after Brexit
Iraqi forces announce complete victory in Fallujah
The announcement comes after Iraqi forces defeated the remaining strongholds of Islamic State
First Mistral warship arrived in Alexandria
Egyptian Navy commander Osama Rabea will attend a receiving ceremony for the warship
Investigators of Egyptair flight MS804 to repair black boxes within hours
The memory units were extracted from both devices in the civil aviation labs. More tests are being carried out before the data extraction.
Egypt leads meeting of African representatives at the UN
Mali’s stability is one of Egypt’s main foreign policy goals, says Amr Aboulatta
Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson denies reports about maritime demarcation with Palestine
Palestinian official said earlier that Palestine started to define its economic borders after becoming a member in the UN
Iraqi army tightens its control over Fallujah except for ‘some pockets’: Iraqi PM
The Iraqi army began a military operation on 23 May that aims to reclaim the city from Islamic State control
EgyptAir flight MS804 investigation committee receives black boxes for analysis
There are currently no guarantees about what may have brought the aircraft down, says expert
France‘s special envoy for Middle East peace arrives in Cairo for talks
Vimont will hold meetings with Egyptian officials and the Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
UN Security Council allows for ships off Libyan coast to be inspected for arms control
UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said that the country of 6 million is host to 20 million weapons or weapon parts
Army radar images prove EgyptAir MS804 swerved and changed direction before crashing
Manufacturers of the flight data recorder said that the black boxes will continue to emit signals 24 June
Hillary Clinton criticised US allies for letting citizens fund extremist organisations
US local media reported that Omar Mateen visited Pulse, the gay nightclub he attacked, several times in the last three years
Islamic State claims responsibility for Orlando attack
In a video blog, the father of Omar Mateen said he did not know that his son had a “grudge in his heart”
Shoukry, Kerry discuss efforts to revive peace process
Earlier this month, Egypt participated in a French-led conference aimed at bringing Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table
Forces allied with Libyan GNA restore Sirte port
IS members are now besieged inside a 5km area. Foreign governments estimate that there are 5,000 IS militia inside the city
Egyptian Embassy in Damascus delivers aid to Syrian town of Douma
This is the first humanitarian aid that Egypt deliverd “but it won’t be the last”, says embassy’s chargé d’affaires
Hilary Clinton announces she has garnered enough delegates to be the Democratic nominee
Bernie Sanders says he will not give up and tells his supporters in California that he still has hope for next Tuesday’s primary in the District of Columbia
EgyptAir flight makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan due to false alarm
The aeroplane was evacuated and moved to a safe zone at the airport for further inspection
Jordan arrests suspect of Al Baqa’a attack
The perpetrator is probably a lone wolf and investigations are still ongoing, says government spokesperson
Iraqi army discovers mass grave near Falluja amid preparations to break through city
IS is losing more locations in Syria as both the SDF and the Syrian army advance