Tag: Egypt
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US President Joe Biden backs a ceasefire deal jointly mediated by Qatar and Egypt between Hamas and Israel
US President Joe Biden has claimed at the UNGA that the US is backing a ceasefire deal proposed to Hamas and Israel by Qatar and Egypt. The United States has also condemned Iran as a source of terror and war in the Middle East and emphasised that Iran should not get a nuclear weapon. Biden…
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Somalian, Egyptian, and Eritrean Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Egypt and Eritrea met on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly, however no conclusive statement was made by either any of them over the meeting. They discussed strategic cooperation and all three are allies with historic disputes against Ethiopia. Somalia is currently receiving Egyptian military…
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Eritrean troops move into Somalia as talks between Ethiopia and Somalia break down
Talks between Ethiopia and Somalia as brokered by Turkey have broken down and will not be rescheduled any time soon. Meanwhile, Eritrean forces have moved into Somalia to assist it against Ethiopian forces which have invaded southern Somalian airports to prevent the further influx of Egyptian forces into Somalia. Ethiopia and Eritrea fought against each…
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Somalia to send weapons to Ethiopian rebels as the US condemns Ethiopia’s actions against Somalia
The newly appointed US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer has condemned Ethiopia’s incursion into Somalia earlier this week, saying Somalia’s sovereignty should be respected. On the other hand, Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has stated that Somalia will be sending weapons and supplies to rebels in Ethiopia fighting the Ethiopian government.…
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Ethiopian forces take over airports in southern Somalia
Various reports have confirmed that the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) has taken over airports in southern Somalia in the Gedo region of the Jubaland and Hirshabelle states. Ethiopia has made this move to prevent the further airlifting of Egyptian army forces into Somalia. The reports can be read here and here. Meanwhile, the Ethiopian…
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Arab states gang up against Ethiopia at the Arab League summit
The Arab League has held a summit in Cairo where it issued a statement against Ethiopia’s support to Somaliland, a breakaway region from Somalia. This is not the first time that the Arab League has issued condemnations against Ethiopia for its support of Somaliland, condemnations, which Ethiopia rebuts by asserting that the Arab League should…
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The Ethiopian National Defense Force loses battles to separatists in the Amhara region
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) have lost several battles and up to 200 of their men captured or dead in clashes against Fano separatists in the Amhara region that borders with Sudan. The Ethiopian army has been battling separatist forces in the region since 2019. Clashes have increased last week with Egypt’s sabre-rattling against…
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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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Ethiopia and Egypt mount forces on Somalia’s border over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia is taking no chances with Egypt and is massing troops on its border with Somalia after Egypt announced that its army would deploy there to secure its national interests in the ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam. Ethiopia is nearing completion the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam that it started…
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No ceasefire for Gaza as Anthony Blinken mediates in Egypt
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken is in Egypt right now trying to come up with a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in talks with Egypt and Qatar. There is no ceasefire so far, but Anthony Blinken is speaking about an alleged successful “bridging” proposal that needs to be discussed further with the warring…
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President Biden says Israel’s retaliation was “over the top” and more humanitarian aid needs to enter Gaza
Yesterday, President Joe Biden said that more humanitarian aid needs to enter Gaza and that he is working on a sustained ceasefire. He also stated that Israel’s retaliation was “over the top” and that he had convinced Egyptian President Al-Sisi to open the Rafah crossing for humanitarian aid. According to the United Nations World Food…
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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…
