Tag: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
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Egypt and the USA sign President Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
Egypt and the United States have signed US President Donald Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, which includes the 20-points that Israel agreed to earlier last month. The signing ceremony has been attended by several world leaders including President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Premier Giorgia Meloni,…
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Strong words from the Arab Emergency Summit but no concrete results
Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted an emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha to discuss Israel’s recent attack on Doha targeting Hamas negotiators. The summit was organised jointly between the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The summit was opened by Qatar’s Emir who condemned Israel for its attack and accused it…
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European Parliament President visits Cairo and meets Egyptian President
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visited Cairo where she met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in his newly built Presidential palace. They discussed migration, asylum and Syria, but no further details were provided in their press statements. President Roberta Metsola commended Egypt’s efforts to bring “peace and stability” in the region and highlighted Europe’s and…
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Egypt and Eritrea back Somalia against Ethiopia
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Eritrea’s capital Asmara and concluded their summit with a public statement pledging that the will uphold and respect the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the nations in the region. The three nations, which all have disputes with…
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Egypt and Turkey sign new energy, trade and military deals
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday, signing new energy and trade deals with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan. Egypt also signed agreements for new military and drone purchases from Turkey and appealed to Turkey to mediate with Ethiopia in its dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam. Both Turkey and Egypt praised Somalia’s…
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Will the next Arab Spring be ignited by women?
The Arab Spring was ignited by a young male street vendor called Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia who burnt himself after the police harassed him and confiscated his items on the street. Bouazizi’s death had sparked the anger of many Arabs across the Arab world and many Arab dictators were toppled as a result. Egyptian President…
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Egyptian President Al-Sisi tells the Gazans to stay in Gaza
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has told Gazans that they should remain in Gaza for the sake of the Palestinian cause. The statement comes after pressure from the US on both Egypt and Israel to collaborate together on the opening of the Rafah Crossing. Egypt has long refused to open the Rafah Crossing fearing it…