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UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler talks to the media after his address to the 33rd Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

Shoukry, Kobler Agree on Need to Preserve Libya’s Sovereignty

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jun 16, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry and UN Special Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler have said that any solution to the current political crisis in Libya should emanate from national efforts in order to preserve the country’s sovereignty and independence....

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Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, in this file photo dated September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Sudanese FM: No Country will Force us to Act against Egypt’s Interests

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jun 5, 2017 | Interviews

Cairo – Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ibrahim Ghandour underlined the “very special and strategic ties” with Egypt, despite some tensions that surfaced lately between the two countries. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in Cairo on Sunday, Ghandour...

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Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry listens during a press conference after heading a Security Council meeting on terrorism at UN headquarters, May 11, 2016. (AP)

Egypt, Sudan Hold Talks to Defuse Tensions

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jun 4, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi emphasized the importance of the historical ties with Sudan, stressing the need to continue on strengthening and developing them. He made his remarks during a meeting with the Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour,...

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Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U., in this file photo dated September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Sudanese FM Heads to Cairo to End Tension

by Scott Shane and Benjamin Weiser | Jun 2, 2017 | Middle East

Khartoum, Cairo – Cairo will host meetings of the Sudanese Egyptian Political Consultations Committee headed by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour to discuss bilateral ties and coordination in mutual interest cases. Meetings –...

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Foreign Affairs Ministers Sameh Shoukry and Mohammed al-Safadi with PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat during a joint news conference on Sunday (Reuters)

Tripartite Meeting in Jordan to Resume Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Amman– Jordan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed al-Safadi reiterated his country’s firm stance toward the Arab Peace Initiative and the need to end the conflict in the Occupied Palestinian territories. The Jordanian minister also stressed Amman’s rejection to move...