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Latest in Tag: summit
US extends âlateâ invitation to Egypt for African summit
Invitation comes after Egypt reinstated to the African Union

Al-Sisi in first international visit to Algeria
Talks with Algerian counterpart expected before visit to Equatorial Guinea

FM concludes first overseas trip
Shoukry met with several Arabic and African counterparts on sidelines of visit to Saudi Arabia for the OIC’s 41st session

First IPOs summit sheds light on companiesâ listings in stock market
In 2013, a total of nine companies were listed amounting to EGP 0.2bn
Fact-checking journalism gains momentum
AFP – The facts are the focus as part of a trend in journalism spreading from the United States to many places around the world. Journalists have always faced up to facts, but a new wave of fact-checking journalism has gained prominence in the past decade to counter misleading or outrageous claims of political figures. …

EU-Africa: Whatâs in the relationship?
The EU also carried out eight civilian missions â to Guinea Bissau, South Sudan and Niger among others.

Fahmy speaks at International Conference for the Prevention of Genocide
Foreign minister encourages âmaximum efforts to avoid sectarian conflictâ

Fahmy to represent Egypt in fourth EU-African Summit
Egyptian foreign minister expected to meet EU high representative during his visit to Brussels

Arab summit kicks off with calls to arm Syria rebels
The head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Jarba, repeated calls on the international community to supply rebels with âsophisticated weaponsâ.

Syrian conflict takes centre stage at Arab summit
The dispute which broke out in the runup to the summit pits Qatar against Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Egypt ‘surprised’ by exclusion from US-Africa summit
 AFP – Egypt said on Wednesday it was “very surprised” by a decision by its longtime US ally to exclude it from a high-profile African summit being convened by President Barack Obama. Egypt joins international pariahs Sudan and Zimbabwe in the short list of African countries not among the 47 invited to the August get-together. US officials said …

EU summit tackling economic crisis but marking political time
On the agenda of the summit is the strengthening of Europe’s economic and monetary union

Fahmy meets Kuwaiti media delegation
Meeting discussed next week’s Arab-African summit in Kuwait: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Merkel says wants answers from Obama on web snooping
Merkel said Germans wanted to know if their online data was being sniffed out by the US National Security Agency (NSA).

Morsi flies to Ethiopia
President to take part in African summit after meeting Qatari Prime Minister

El-Haddad: Ministerial meeting on Syria âsoonâ
Meeting to revive Morsiâs quartet initiative involving Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran

Qatar Foreign Minister criticises Egyptian media
Qatari Foreign Minister says Egyptian media tries to set the public against his country, denies attempts to rent pyramids and Suez Canal

Morsi holds talks with Gul over Palestine, Syria
Palestinian factions to meet in Egypt next week for discussions

Ending the violence in Syria: lots of talk but little action
While regional and world powers develop separate plans to solve the crisis, violence continues

Russia asserts Pacific power at APEC summit
Kremlin hoping for major economic gains by playing a regional role

Morsy addresses the Arab League
Egyptian president says itâs âtime for changeâ in Syria

Morsy a catalyst for a new global political system?
The current international political system is the result of dominant power relations between the biggest nations and also the smaller ones. The way the UN is managed, global trade is conducted, and security issues are settled are all created by man, as is the UN veto system. Therefore, they are not everlasting, unquestionable formalities and …

In what direction are Egyptian-Iranian relations heading?
Iran needs Egypt in its confrontation with the west. At the very least it needs it to be neutral.

Is Morsy pivoting eastwards?
Last week was quite eventful for our illustrious president. From his visit to China to his presence in the Non- Aligned Movementâs (NAM) summit, Morsyâs political clout has been progressively expanding as he strives to reinvigorate the image of Egypt, the leader of the Arab world. Since his ascent to power, Morsy has confidently taken …

Aleppo clashes intensify, NAM summit condemns Al-Assad
Increased offensives within Syria, defections and mounting regional pressure

Iranian nuclear programme comes under microscope as NAM wraps up
Ban Ki-moon makes use of his visit to Tehran, discusses the Iranian nuclear programme with Iranian officials
Morsyâs âbalancedâ foreign policy
By Alya Essam As Mohamed Morsy commences his three-day trip to China, which will be followed by a five-hour visit to Tehran, the president comes to introduce himself to world wide leaders, striving to hint at new approaches with countries that Mubarak had cut back relations with. âInternational relations between all states are open and …
Opinion pages kept busy with 24 August protests and Morsyâs visit to Iran
As three days passed after the 24 August anti-Morsy protests were organised, columnists have continued to analyse the repercussions of the demonstrations. Some writers condemned the entire notion, while highlighting angles and reasons of failure, others praised the move describing it as one of the first successful trials of democracy and one of the most …

Iran and Egypt: New Friends?
One who follows Iranian movements in Egypt will know that Iran is very desperate to have positive diplomatic relations with Egypt

Ghozlan decries prospects of restoring Egyptian-Iranian relations
âSyrian blood is not cheap,â says the Muslim Brotherhood spokesman