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A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on October 25, 2015 shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C) and Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri (3-R) meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir (3-L) and other officials in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. AFP Photo/HO/ Mohammed Samaha/Egyptian Presidency)
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Egyptian FM Sameh Shokri at his office in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry building in Cairo, Egypt, on October 20, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Egypt FM: Arab League close to forming joint military force
Asmara, Eritrea, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Arab League is moving closer to forming a joint Arab military force to deal with the conflicts raging in the region, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri has said. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of a state visit to...Caption:
Egyptian FM Sameh Shokri at his office in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry building in Cairo, Egypt, on October 20, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Egypt FM: Qatar must support our national security
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri has placed the responsibility for reconciliation between Doha and Cairo squarely on Qatar’s shoulders—saying “the ball is not in Egypt’s court.” His comments come soon after the signing of an...Caption:
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri listens to his Venezuelan counterpart Elías Jaua during their meeting at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Egypt calls for global anti-terror strategy
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri called for a global strategy to fight terrorism ahead of a regional meeting on combatting extremism set to be held in Jeddah on Thursday. The Jeddah meeting, which will be attended by representatives from a...Caption:
A general view of the 142nd Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting at the League’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on September 7, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)