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Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egypt’s new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday with major changes in the defense, foreign ministry and economy portfolios as the country faces mounting public discontent and conflicts in neighboring nations. Mohamed Maait, Egypt’s finance minister since 2018, was replaced by his deputy Ahmed Kouchouk, a former World Bank economist who played a major role in implementing a reform …

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Hamas still to give response on Gaza truce plan, says Qatar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas still to give response on Gaza truce plan, says Qatar

Hindustan Times  

Hamas has not given its response on a tabled plan for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza and an exchange of hostages and prisoners, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday. Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari speaks during a weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha, Qatar, June 4, 2024 "Mediators have not yet received a …

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Egypt and China deepen cooperation during el-Sissi's visit to Beijing
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Egypt and China deepen cooperation during el-Sissi's visit to Beijing

The Independent  

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Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
9 months ago

Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas

Associated Press  

CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel. He said an “immediate, sustained cease-fire” with the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas was urgently …

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Blinken says Israeli assault on Rafah would be a ‘mistake’ and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
9 months ago

Blinken says Israeli assault on Rafah would be a ‘mistake’ and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, center, heads to a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on March 21, 2024.. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Thursday that a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of …

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What we know about Israel's plans to launch a ground invasion of Rafah
10 months, 1 week ago

What we know about Israel's plans to launch a ground invasion of Rafah

ABC  

Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza's southern city Rafah where more than a million Palestinians have fled since the start of the war. Rafah is the city Israel told Palestinians to move towards back in October as it issued a warning its military would soon invade northern areas, including Gaza City. Gaza health authorities say more than 28,000 …

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Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s neighbors and key mediators warned Saturday of disaster and repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where Israel says remaining Hamas strongholds are located — along with over half the besieged territory’s population. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said any Israeli ground offensive on Rafah would have “disastrous …

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Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming there
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming there

LA Times  

Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a residential building In Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 44 Palestinians — including more than a dozen children — in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday, hours after Israel’s prime minister said he had asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds …

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U.N. urges reversal of funding pause for Palestinian agency, vows to punish staffers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

U.N. urges reversal of funding pause for Palestinian agency, vows to punish staffers

The Hindu  

U.N. officials implored countries to reconsider a pause in funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinians on Sunday, vowing to punish anyone involved in Hamas’ attack on Israel and warning that aid for some two million people in Gaza was at stake. “We used to say Israel was launching a war of famine against us in parallel to its war …

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Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with counterparts from Egypt, Maldives, Angola & Belarus in Uganda
11 months ago

Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with counterparts from Egypt, Maldives, Angola & Belarus in Uganda

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Egypt, the Maldives, Angola and Belarus during which he discussed with them issues of mutual interests and expanding cooperation in the multilateral fora. Jaishankar, who arrived in the Ugandan capital city of Kampala to represent India at the two-day summit of the Non-Aligned …

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Greece to join US-led coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthis
1 year ago

Greece to join US-led coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthis

Al Jazeera  

The maritime alliance wants to counter threats that the Yemeni rebel group says are a response to Israeli ‘crimes’ in Gaza. Greece will send a warship to support a United States-led naval coalition in the Red Sea, becoming the latest country to join the alliance to counter threats from Yemen’s Houthis. ‘Will not stand idly by’ Despite the Western show …

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UAE's Sultan Al Jaber takes helm as COP28 President, inaugurates climate talks with gavel handover from Egypt
1 year ago

UAE's Sultan Al Jaber takes helm as COP28 President, inaugurates climate talks with gavel handover from Egypt

Firstpost  

UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change Sultan Al Jaber has officially opened the COP28 climate talks and assumed the role of COP28 President in the formal passing of the gavel from his predecessor COP27 President Sameh Shoukry UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, Sultan Al Jaber, has officially opened the COP28 climate talks and assumed the role of COP28 President …

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World leaders attend Cairo peace summit to ‘de-escalate’ Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

World leaders attend Cairo peace summit to ‘de-escalate’ Israel-Hamas war

Al Jazeera  

Leaders and top officials from more than a dozen countries have gathered in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for a conference to discuss ways to “de-escalate” the Israel-Hamas war amid growing fears of a wider Middle East conflict. In his opening remarks, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited leaders to come to an agreement for a road map to end the …

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Israel Hamas War News Gaza Strip WHO United Nations Egypt US Secretary of State Antony Blinken PM Benjamin Netanyahu Top Updates
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel Hamas War News Gaza Strip WHO United Nations Egypt US Secretary of State Antony Blinken PM Benjamin Netanyahu Top Updates

ABP News  

The Gaza Strip faces an escalating humanitarian crisis as water, power, and medical supplies approach exhaustion, and dwindling food provisions strain hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders reported a shortage of painkillers and medical personnel treating the wounded in the north, with wounded individuals screaming in pain, the report mentioned. Israel's top domestic security …

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Why reopening Egypt-Gaza Rafah crossing is crucial amid Israeli bombing
1 year, 2 months ago

Why reopening Egypt-Gaza Rafah crossing is crucial amid Israeli bombing

Al Jazeera  

Egypt has said Palestinians need to remain on their own land – but it is trying to facilitate humanitarian aid. Efforts to open the Rafah crossing have so far not yielded any results, with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry saying Israel has yet to allow the opening of the crossing, which connects Gaza to Egypt. The Rafah crossing, located in …

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EAM Jaishankar meets Cyprus counterpart ahead of UNGA meet
1 year, 3 months ago

EAM Jaishankar meets Cyprus counterpart ahead of UNGA meet

Firstpost  

According to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs, EAM Jaishankar is in New York leading the Indian delegation to the UNGA session where he will address the UNGA on September 26 On the eve of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met privately with his counterpart from Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos. …

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Syria’s FM visits Egypt in step toward restoring ties
1 year, 8 months ago

Syria’s FM visits Egypt in step toward restoring ties

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Syria’s chief diplomat was in Egypt on Saturday in a step toward normalizing ties between the two countries. Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad met with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry for talks that addressed ties between the two countries along with other regional and international topics, according to Ahmed Abu Zaid, a spokesperson for the Egyptian foreign ministry. It’s been …

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Top Egypt, Turkey diplomats hold first Cairo talks in a decade
1 year, 9 months ago

Top Egypt, Turkey diplomats hold first Cairo talks in a decade

Al Jazeera  

Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu say diplomatic relations to be upgraded to ambassador level ‘as soon as possible’. Egypt’s foreign minister has said talks with Turkey on the possibility of restoring ties to the ambassadorial level would happen at “the appropriate time” during the first visit to Cairo by Turkey’s top diplomat since relations ruptured a …

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Turkey’s Cavusoglu to visit Egypt in first such trip in a decade
1 year, 9 months ago

Turkey’s Cavusoglu to visit Egypt in first such trip in a decade

Al Jazeera  

Foreign ministers Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sameh Shoukry will discuss all aspects of bilateral ties, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, will visit Egypt on Saturday after an invitation by his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry – the first such trip in more than a decade. For its part, the Egyptian foreign ministry said Cavusoglu’s visit “inaugurates path for restoring normal relations between …

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Amid thaw, Egypt’s FM in quake-hit Turkey to show solidarity
1 year, 9 months ago

Amid thaw, Egypt’s FM in quake-hit Turkey to show solidarity

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, in the first high-level visit from Egypt since relations between Ankara and Cairo started to improve after years of friction. Sameh Shoukry traveled to the southern Turkish city of Mersin from Syria -- part of a two-legged trip seeking to convey Egypt’s …

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Egypt’s top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria’s Assad
1 year, 9 months ago

Egypt’s top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria’s Assad

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Egypt’s foreign minister Monday met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus and promised to deliver more aid to the quake-hit country. Sameh Shoukry is Egypt’s most senior official to visit Syria since 2011, a day after Cairo’s parliament speaker, Hanafy el-Gebaly, and a delegation of top Arab lawmakers visited Assad in a push to end Syria’s …

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Egypt foreign minister visits Syria for first time since 2011
1 year, 9 months ago

Egypt foreign minister visits Syria for first time since 2011

Al Jazeera  

Sameh Shoukry also visited Turkey, both visits signalling warming ties between the countries. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has visited Damascus in what is the first trip by a top Egyptian envoy to Syria since its civil war began in 2011 and another sign of possible warming ties between President Bashar al-Assad and Arab states. Earlier, following the earthquake, the …

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Syria’s Assad meets senior Arab lawmakers in Damascus
1 year, 9 months ago

Syria’s Assad meets senior Arab lawmakers in Damascus

Al Jazeera  

Delegation of Arab parliamentarians meets Bashar al-Assad in latest sign of warming ties after more than a decade of isolation in the region. A delegation of senior Arab parliamentarians has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in another sign of thawing ties after more than a decade of isolation over the conflict in Syria. Syria was largely isolated …

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Chief diplomats boycott Libya-hosted Arab League meeting
1 year, 11 months ago

Chief diplomats boycott Libya-hosted Arab League meeting

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A handful of top Arab diplomats met Sunday in the Libyan capital in a gathering boycotted by powerful foreign ministers who argued that the mandate of the Tripoli-based government has ended. Among those boycotting the gathering was Egypt, which questioned the legitimacy of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah’s government after Libya’s east-based parliament appointed a rival premier last …

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