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Worker in British embassy Found Strangled in Lebanon

Beirut - Fady Samaha

A British embassy worker was found strangled on a highway north of the Lebanese capital on Saturday. The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau identified the victim as Rebecca Dykes. Her corpse was found dumped on the Metn highway north of Beirut. Dykes, 30, had been working at the embassy since January. According to her social media profiles, she was employedRead more

UK to pay 1m Pound Sterling to support Egypt's new, existing

Cairo - MENA

The UK is committed to paying 1 million Pound Sterling over three years from 2017 to 2020 to support the new and existing projects in Egypt. In a press statement, the British embassy said the subsidy shows Britain's confidence in Egypt's projects. Last week, UK Ambassador to Egypt John Casson spoke at the RiseUp Summit 2016 about the importance ofRead more

British embassy flies flags at half mast to mourn church bombing victims

Cairo - Arab Today

The British Embassy in Cairo lowered flags at half mast to mourn the victims of Sunday's bombing inside the Boutrosiya Church next to St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya. British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack which left 25 people dead and 49 wounded. The terror attack comes as part of malicious plots toRead more

British embassy: We are in contact with Egyptian authorities after church blast

Cairo - Arab Today

The British Embassy in Cairo on Sunday said that it maintains contacts with the Egyptian authorities over the terrorist bombing that targeted the Boutrosiya Church in Abbasiya earlier in the day, killing at least 25 people and wounding 35 others. On its Facebook site, the embassy added that anybody who is worried about any Briton in Cairo can contact theRead more

Princess Hussa applauds pluralism

Riyadh - Arab Today

Princess Hussa Bint Salman was the guest of honor at a reception hosted by Mrs. Huda Mujarkech Collis, the wife of Simon Collis, British ambassador to the Kingdom, in celebration of his performing the Haj pilgrimage this year. The event was attended by a number of wives of ambassadors and doyennes of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Riyadh, as wellRead more