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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni at the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, July 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian FM Says Eliminating ISIS ‘Isn’t the End’

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo — Egypt warned against the dangers of achieving what Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry put as “an incomplete victory” over terrorist organizations in the region. Shoukry pointed out that eliminating ISIS is not the end, stressing the importance of...

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Sameh Shoukry at a press conference in Berlin in January 2016 (Axel Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Shoukry: Arab Quartet Rejects Any Compromise With Qatar

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jul 26, 2017 | Middle East

Brussels, Ankara- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry informed the European Union on Tuesday that the four Arab States that cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Qatar in June would not accept any compromise. After talks with EU’s foreign policy chief...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Jerusalem July 10, 2016 REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Egypt’s Foreign Minister in Surprise Visit to Israel

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on Sunday during the first visit of its kind to Tel Aviv in nine years, on reviving the stalled peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis. “It is no longer acceptable to claim that the status quo...

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Cairo Considers Turkish Statements “Futile”

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Feb 2, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Counsellor Ahmed Abu Zeid denied that his country is aware of Saudi mediation to restore relations between Cairo and Ankara. Abu Zeid told Asharq Al-Awsat yesterday that “we are not aware” of this matter and indicated...