US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday at the start of a regional tour to push for a much awaited Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
In closed-door talks also attended by Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas
Kamel, Sisi and Blinken discussed "joint efforts to reach a ceasefire and
hostage-prisoner exchange" deal, according to a statement from the presidency.
Egypt, the first Arab state to recognize Israel and sign a peace treaty
with it in 1979, has along with the US and Qatar been engaged in mediation
efforts between Hamas and Israel that have repeatedly floundered.
A Hamas delegation in Cairo has discussed with Egyptian mediators the possibility of an end to the war in Gaza
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan
Tunisian exports to Libya reached 245.2 million dinars ($78.5M) in 2024, Libyan Express reported. Mechanical/electrical industries led
Egypt’s recent joint military exercises with China—the first of their kind—raised eyebrows across the global defense community.
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