President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with the leader of the Libyan national army Khalifa Haftar, during the mini-summit on security in the attendance of the Prime Minister of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during the Palermo conference.
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Sisi says Egypt ready to ‘mobilise forces’ if Arab Gulf states face threat
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that his country is ready to defend the Arab Gulf states against any possible danger or “direct threat.”
Patrons of Peace and Conflict
In Northeast Africa today, Middle Eastern states vie for influence, and African governments accede—with conditions
EU calls for closer Egypt ties, human rights dialogue
The European Parliament (EP) has called for enhanced Egypt-EU cooperation, and a “political dialogue based on shared values, and respect for human rights” in its 12th inter-parliamentary meeting with Egypt’s parliament, according to an EP press statement.
FM heads to Sudan to attend High Joint Committee
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, will head on Tuesday, Oct.23 to Khartoum, Sudan, to preside over the Egyptian delegation in the preparatory ministerial meeting of the High Joint Committee between Egypt and Sudan.
The EU-Sisi deal shows Egyptian lives don’t matter in Brussels
Eight years ago, a photo of the brutalised body of Khaled Said, a young man from the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, went viral on social media. Said had been beaten to death by local police, who alleged that he had died from asphyxiation after stuffing a bag of hashish …
Booking your winter-sun getaway? Remember, Egypt is still a police state
Summer is officially over. The chill autumn winds are blowing, the kids have gone back to school, traffic on the morning commute has returned to its soul-crushing normality, and you’re beginning to remember just how much you hate your life.
Egyptian, Austrian, EU Leaders Discuss Mediterranean Region Problems
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Sisi met with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and European Council President Donald Tusk on Sunday in order to discuss boosting cooperation between Cairo and Brussels, Sisi’s administration said in a press release obtained by Sputnik.
EU leaders to seek ‘in-depth cooperation’ with Egypt on migration
European leaders agreed to enter talks with Egypt in a bid to reduce the number of migrants entering the European Union from Africa. The move raised eyebrows among human rights campaigners because of Egypt’s many well-documented abuses.
Egypt slams EU allegations of human rights violations
Egypt’s United Nations representative Alaa Youssef rejected the European Union’s (EU) recent allegations of Egypt’s human rights breaches.