Egypt Today's world news brief

CAIRO – 21 November 2017: Egypt Today brings you the latest top-of-the-hour news from around the world over the past 24 hours in this round-up.
Middle East
Fifth trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece, Egypt launched
The fifth trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt has been launched on Tuesday with the participation of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.


Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus November 21, 2017 - REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Palestinian factions kick off reconciliation talks Tuesday in Cairo
Palestinian factions kicked off a two-day dialogue session on Tuesday in Cairo. This is the first step in the intra-Palestinian reconciliation that has been successfully conducted under Egyptian auspices.


Hamas and Fatah delegations after reaching a reconciliation deal in Cairo, ending a decade long division, November, 2017 - Egypt Today/Essam el-Shamy

Iran declares 'victory' over IS
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday declared "final victory" over the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria as the proclaimed “caliphate” is taking its last few breaths.


Iraqi pro-government forces celebrate in Rawa on November 18, 2017 after capturing the last town held by the Islamic State group in the country - AFP

The Iranian president said that Iran had a key role in the eradication of the Islamic State fighters, as Iran has sent thousands of "volunteers" to fight IS on the ground in Syria and Iraq.
Qatar urges Arab quartet to allow citizens to attend 2022 World Cup

Qatar has urged the four boycotting countries to allow their citizens to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to be held in Qatar; calling on them to separate politics from sports.


Qatar 2022 logo - CC via Wikimedia

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Africa
Ex-VP Mnangagwa will be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president
Former Zimbabwean Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as temporary president on Wednesday or Thursday, following the resignation of Robert Mugabe, Reuters cited ZANU-PF legal secretary Patrick Chinamasa as saying.
Zimbabwe's parliament has received a motion to impeach President Robert Mugabe after the army seized power last week, Speaker Jacob Mudenda said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.


Zimbabwe VP Mnangagwa listens as Mugabe delivers his state of the nation address to the country's parliament in Harare - REUTERS

30 people killed in attack on cattle herders in Nigeria
Unknown attackers killed more than 30 cattle herders in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report.
The incident was earlier preceded by a suicide bombing that killed at least 50 people in the eastern part of Adamawa, police say.


Blood stains are pictured at the site of a suicide bomber attack in Mubi in Adamawa state - REUTERS

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Europe
Britain to detail Brexit bill as EU moves talks forward

British Prime Minister Theresa May will only preview details on how Britain’s divorce from the European Union is willing to pay the EU when the bloc gives a commitment to moving talks forward, according to a plan by her most pro-Brexit ministers.


Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond visit an engineering training facility in the West Midlands, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

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Asia
Putin meets Assad ahead of Syria talks with Turkey, Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Sochi, Russia ahead of talks on Wednesday with the presence of Turkish and Iranian leaders aimed at rebooting the peace process in Syria.


Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia November 20, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS