The US has contributed $4 billion in humanitarian aide to those affected by the Syrian violence since 2011.
The US has contributed $4 billion in humanitarian aide to those affected by the Syrian violence since 2011.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said preparatory work should be done ahead of lifting sanctions so investment can start to flow as soon as the measures are removed.
The blast targeted a bus carrying conscripts in the Nile Delta province of Beheira.
Tammam Salam said in a news conference that security forces who used force against protesters will be held accountable and that the right to demonstrate is protected by the constitution.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Robert Douglas Semple was kidnapped 18 months ago in Yemen.
Major-General Abdulrahman bin Saad Al Shahrani was visiting troops deployed "on the front lines along the southern region.
Move marks big thaw in West relations with Tehran.
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the United States' "illogical attitude" towards Iran meant the time was not ripe for a similar move with Washington.