International Conference

Government adopts intellectual approach to confront ISIS

Baghdad - Emirates Voice

The “Third International Conference Against Fighting ISIS Propaganda” kicked off in Baghdad on Wednesday, less than a week after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced the military defeat of ISIS in Iraq. Over 120 international experts and advisors, representing 42 countries, are taking part in the conference, which would witness ten 10 discussion sessions on how to counter ISISRead more

HH the Emir Participates in 17th GCC Consultative Meeting

Riyadh - Emirates Voice

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated along with Their Majesties and Highnesses Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and heads of delegations in the 17th Consultative Meeting held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on Sunday morning. The meeting was attended by Their Excellencies members of the official delegation accompanying HH the Emir.TheRead more

First int'l conference on renewing religious discourse kicks off

Cairo - Arab Today

The first international conference on the renewal of religious discourse which is organized by Al Azhar opened here on Wednesday. The conference was inaugurated by Azhar Undersecretary Dr. Abbas Shoman representing Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb. In his speech at the opening session; Al Azhar University President Dr. Ahmed Hosni said that the conference is aimedRead more

Pope Tawadros meets Patriarch of Antioch and all the East

Cairo - Arab Today

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met Thursday with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai. This came on the sidelines of the participation of the Maronite patriarch in the international conference organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim Council of Elders under the rubric of "Freedom and citizenship". The event wrapped up on Wednesday. Source: MENARead more

Azhar imam urges cooperation among people

Cairo - Arab Today

Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb, the head of the Muslim Council of Elders, urged cooperation among people of different religions to disseminate religious values and principles of cooperation that renounce violence and promote citizenship. Addressing the opening session the International Conference on "Freedom and Citizenship: Diversity and Integration", Tayyeb exhorted religious institutions in the East and West to confront theRead more

Beltone Financial to organze int'l conf. Monday to promote for foreign investment in Egypt

Cairo - MENA

Beltone Financial Company will organize on Monday an international conference in cooperation with Auerbach Grayson, specialized in services and financial researches, to promote for foreign investment in Egypt. More than 50 investment funds and regional and international financial institutions will attend the conference. In a statement Sunday, obtained by MENA, the company said that the conference, which will be heldRead more

Egypt supports France efforts to revive Mideast peace talks

Paris - Arab Today

Egypt has been supportive of all efforts exerted by friendly France to launch an initiative to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the foreign minister said Sunday. Sameh Shoukry thanked Paris for hosting an international conference - in which he was speaking - with the aim to reach a real and final settlement to the decades' long Palestinian-IsraeliRead more

Mauritanian FM leaves Nouakchott for Paris to attend peace conf.

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih left Nouakchott en route to Paris to participate in the international conference called for by France to revive the Palestinian-Israeli Middle East peace talks. The minister is accompanied by head of European affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry Abdulkader Ould Mohamed and others. Source: MENARead more

Shoukry leads Egypt delegation to peace conf. in Paris

Cairo - Arab Today

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will lead Egypt's delegation to an international conference called for by France to revive the Middle East peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The conference is set to kick off in the French capital Sunday. Shoukry will deliver Egypt's speech at the conference, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid on Saturday, adding that theRead more

Egypt hosts intl conf. in March to review its sustainable development strategy

Cairo - Arab Today

Planning Minister Ashraf el Arabi said that an international conference will be held in Cairo in March to review progress made so far in implementing the country's sustainable development strategy "Egypt Vision 2030". The minister, in a press conference on Tuesday, said that the Planning Ministry will cooperate with DHL company to acquaint the world with "Egypt Vision 2030". TheRead more