Egypt Today's world news brief

CAIRO – 24 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.

Housing min. named acting prime minister

Endorsed Thursday by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Thursday, Minister of Housing

Mostafa Madbouly

is named as acting prime minister.


Egypt's Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly talks at Egypt Mega Projects MEED Conference in Cairo, Egypt, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Syrian opposition to form delegation to take part in U.N. talks

Syrian opposition

will form a 50-member delegation to participate in U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva.


UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (L) arrives for a meeting during Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/ Fabrice Coffrini/Pool

Lebanon PM meets separately with Jumblatt, US ambassador

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al Hariri met on Thursday with top Lebanese Druze politician

Walid Jumblatt

.


FILE PHOTO - Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt (centre L) and Saad al-Hariri (centre R) look on during the 36th presidential election session at the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Russia hopes for constructive cooperation with Zimbabwe

Russia

hopes to continue constructive cooperation with Zimbabwe under the new authorities.


Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a news briefing in Moscow, Russia, in this file photo dated October 6, 2015 - Reuters

U.S. asks Venezuela for access to detained

Citgo

executives

Washington has asked the government of leftist Nicolas Maduro for access to Venezuelan-American executives of U.S.-based refiner Citgo detained in Caracas this week.


File Picture: People fuel their cars at a Citgo gas station in Kearny, New Jersey September 24, 2014. V. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Qatari PM: Arab Quartet interferes in our internal affairs

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh

Abdullah bin Nasser

bin Khalifa Al-Thani said on Wednesday that the Arab Quartet’s boycott is unacceptable because it affects Qatar’s internal affairs.


Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, March 19, 2015 - Twitter