Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 30

CAIRO -- Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday approved the establishment of a unit at the cabinet's headquarters to facilitate the country's cooperation with BRICS countries, the cabinet said in a statement.

The unit, which is located in the northern coastal city of New Alamein, "will be responsible for any work related to promoting cooperation with the BRICS group," the statement read. (Egypt-B