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Egypt’s growth opportunities in the wake of slow global economic prospects
Substantial progress on the reform measures is required to address structural weaknesses, says UN
African troops deploy to Gambian border as pressure mounts for President Jammeh to step down
African forces are preparing to enter Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh refused to step down. Jammeh has ignored a midnight deadline to leave office and honor the results of a December election.
Knesset summons Egypt’s ambassador to Israel over UN resolution: Israeli media
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry cannot verify authenticity of Israeli media reports, says media office
Egypt’s UN voting considered both a foreign policy success and diplomatic failure
The Foreign Affairs Ministry’s justification for why Egypt did not proceed with its resolution in the UN security council is fragile and irrational, says analyst
Countries urge Egypt to clarify postponement of UN draft resolution on Israeli settlements
Egypt postponed the vote on a draft resolution aimed at halting Israeli settlement construction after President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi spoke to US president-elect Donald Trump
MPs demand dismissal of Egypt’s permanent representative to UN
Ramadan said he was not informed of the recent visit by a parliamentary delegation but found out coincidentally two days prior to their arrival
Cyprus peace talks open in Swiss resort
Rival leaders from divided Cyprus are meeting for UN-backed peace talks in Switzerland.
Egyptian ambassador wins seat in UN International Law Commission
Last week, Egypt also won a seat on the Human Rights Council
Russia pushed out while Egypt wins a seat on UN human rights council despite violations
Egypt wins membership among other countries that are also accused of severe human rights violations
Arab League, African Union, UN Support Mission in Libya release joint statement on Libyan crisis meeting
A peaceful resolution of the situation should be led by a Libyan leadership to empower the country to carry out its democratic transition, the joint statement read
UN must be reformed: Foreign Affairs Minister
The UN has clearly fallen short of its creditable aim towards safeguarding international peace and security, says Shoukry
Arab League to host tripartite meeting over Libyan crisis
The meeting will bring together representatives from the African Union, the United Nations and the Arab League
Egypt welcomes temporary ceasefire in Yemen, hopes for enhanced negotiations
A UN-brokered 72-hour truce came into effect for humanitarian aid access
Al-Sisi defends Egypt’s voting for Russian-backed UN resolution, denies tensions with Gulf
The president also discredited reports about Egypt supporting Ethiopian opposition groups
UN special rapporteur slams Egypt’s crackdown on civil society
The crackdown on civil society is a systematic attack and an attempt to silence the voices in Egypt, says Kiai
Egypt welcomes selection of Guterres as UN secretary general
Egypt believes voting should be done by all UN member states
IAEA general conference adopts Egypt-initiated resolution
The resolution involves the application of safeguards over nuclear activities
Egypt continues bilateral talks in New York
Shoukry meets with counterparts from Ireland, South Sudan during UN general assembly
Does Al-Sisi see himself as the saviour of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?
While reviving the peace talks has its importance, the president hardly ever misses a chance to mention his initiative
Sisi meets with US national security council
The meeting inter alia tackled efforts to fight terrorism and regulate religious discourse
Egypt advocates for funding, technology transfer in UN climate meeting
The situation in Egypt is more complicated than simply seeking funding or new technology, says researcher
Egyptian media blackout on rallies opposing Al-Sisi in New York
Ignoring one side of the story is not efficient nor professional, says media trainer
Al-Sisi’s speech was good, some items needed rearrangement: professor
Egypt’s call for Israel to push forward the peace initiative is linked with its own interests
Does Al-Sisi click more with Trump or Clinton?
Several US academics and activists called on Trump and Clinton not to meet Al-Sisi, but the meetings were held anyway
Al-Sisi holds bilateral meetings with Ban Ki-moon, other officials
The president tackled several topics during his meetings, particularly the political turmoil in several Arab countries
UNGA71: country leaders ‘formally’ recognise refugees, migrants rights
The New York declaration lacks details on some implementation mechanisms, says researcher
Egypt contributes to solving refugee crisis: Al-Sisi
The Egyptian president addressed the UN general assembly at the summit for migrants and refugees
UN envoy to Libya praises Egypt’s efforts to reach political solutions in Libya
Kobler held meetings during his visit to Egypt to discuss Libya’s current challenges
Al-Sisi arrives in New York, welcomed by supporters
Al-Sisi arrives in New York to participate in high-level UN week
Al-Sisi heads to New York for UN general assembly
Three challenges lie ahead of this year’s assembly, says UN secretary general