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Any suggestion to force Gaza people from their land, "unacceptable", UN High Commissioner

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 - 10:32 GMT

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday that “any suggestion of forcing Gaza people from their land is completely unacceptable”.

FM Abdelatty reviews Egypt's human rights report at HRC in Geneva

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 - 05:31 GMT

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Chairman of the Permanent Supreme Committee for Human Rights, Badr Abdelatty headed on Tuesday the delegation participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session of human rights in Egypt at the International Human Rights Council [HRC] in Geneva.

EgyptAir flight changes its course, land in Geneva to save passenger life

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 06:30 GMT

EgyptAir announced, Thursday, that out of the company’s concern for the safety of its customers, it has changed the course of its B777/300 flight No. MS985, with 309 passengers on board,

Egyptian Expats in Geneva Display Civic Duty in 2024 Presidential Polls

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 02:30 GMT

Voters took care to bring their children along, emphasizing the importance of participating in the electoral process.

Representing 67 states: Egypt demands UN action on human rights pertaining to water

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 - 12:40 GMT

Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva Ahmed Gamal El Din delivered a joint statement representing 67 states at the 50th session of the Council for Human Rights (UNCHR).

Memory of the day: Tutankhamun's tomb is opened to the public in 1939

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 - 01:52 GMT

In the following lines, ET reviews the most important world events that took place on November 15.

Memory of the day: Traveler Jean Palma reaches peak of Alps in 1786

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 - 12:48 GMT

On August 8 , many important events took place.

Egyptian Publishers Association condemns joint-statement submitted at UN’s Human Rights Council on Egypt’s governmental policies

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 - 04:22 GMT

The Egyptian Publishers Association considered the statement a blatant and unacceptable interference in Egypt's internal affairs, adding that it promotes false allegations that are not based on any facts or evidence.

Egypt welcomes new Libyan executive authority

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 - 06:37 GMT

In a run-off vote in Geneva, the Libyan representatives have elected Mohamed Menfi as the head of the Libyan Presidential Council of a new interim government and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as a prime minister.

Egypt welcomes new Libyan executive authority

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 - 06:37 GMT

In a run-off vote in Geneva, the Libyan representatives have elected Mohamed Menfi as the head of the Libyan Presidential Council of a new interim government and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as a prime minister.

Egypt welcomes permanent ceasefire agreement between Libyan conflicting parties

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 03:16 GMT

Hafez expressed Egypt's support and aspiration to continue the political efforts exerted by the UN envoy to Libya to achieve the main goal.

UN envoy: Libya needs to end foreign interference

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 - 11:15 GMT

In a press conference Wednesday, the UN envoy cited agreements to open air and land routes in the country, to work to ease inflammatory rhetoric in Libyan media and to help kick-start Libya’s vital oil industry, as talks in Geneva continued this week under William's mediation.

Libyan crisis: a new round of "security track" talks in Geneva

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 - 09:52 GMT

The committee represents the two parties of the Libyan conflict.

Egypt receives presidency of the African Group

Tue, 12 May 2020 - 09:53 GMT

Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) ambassador Alaa Youssef said Tuesday that Egypt has received the presidency of the African Group.

Egypt’s human rights delegation takes part in 43rd Session of HRC

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 - 03:41 GMT

Egypt’s participation would last until March 14, said head of the National Society for Rights and Freedoms Walid Farouk in the statement.

Awqaf min. leaves for Geneva to attend conf. on protecting youths from extremism

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 - 09:50 GMT

The conference is due to be held on February 18-19.

China virus death toll passes 1,600, WHO warns

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 - 07:03 GMT

Tedros Adhanom, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has warned it was "impossible" to predict how the outbreak would develop.

Egypt made huge progress in promoting human rights, empowering women: prof.

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 - 12:55 GMT

Abu Bakr referred to the fact that Egyptian women hold eight ministerial portfolios, representing around 25 percent of the Council of Ministers.

Remarks on Egypt’s human rights report 'not hostile': official

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 - 07:51 GMT

Concerning the remarks of some countries on the human rights situation in Egypt, Fayek said that some of the comments were positive.

Egypt ensures decent lives for 5M refugees, asylum seekers: Min.

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 - 02:46 GMT

Egypt has registered 250,000 refugees from 55 different nationalities

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