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Libya's foreign ministry said its joint consular committee with Egypt had resumed work after an eight-year hiatus on Wednesday. The committee held its 13th session in the Egyptian capital Cairo on May 4-5, the ministry said in a statement. During the discussion, it was discussed to facilitate the processing of visas for citizens of the two countries, simplify entry procedures and abolish entry fees. Among the most important topics on the agenda were also the aspects of joint co-operation in the…

Somalia's foreign minister meets with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a senior delegation from Somalia on Monday as part of their current visit to Cairo. The Somali delegation included the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mohamed Abdirizak and Hassan Moallem Khalif, the Prime Minister of the…

Why Somalia is important to Egypt in the Nile Dam CAIRO - Political relations are changing rapidly in the Middle East and Africa - including relations between Egypt and Somalia, which appear to have cooled with the neutral Somali stance on the crisis in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). On March 8, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the new Somali ambassador…

CAIRO — On Dec. 6, a high-ranking Egyptian diplomatic delegation headed by Egyptian Assistant Worldwide Minister for African Affairs Sherif Issa visited Mogadishu at a time when Egypt has been taking steps to boost its presence in Africa.