Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has kicked off a three-day visit to India to shore up relations with a historic ally, as Cairo grapples with a severe economic crisis and looks east for financial relief.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met CIA Director William Burns in Cairo on Monday to discuss security cooperation between the two countries and ways to strengthen it.

Italy’s chief diplomat held talks on Sunday with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and the conflict in neighbouring Libya, as well as sensitive bilateral issues.

North Korea has sold weapons to a number of countries in the Middle East over the decades, and analysts say Pyongyang remains a significant weapons supplier to regional countries – particularly Iran, non-state actors, and, at times, even US allies.

Egypt’s late appearance in Sudanese politics has baffled observers and activists alike. Sixteen months after the Sudan Army staged a widely condemned coup d’état on 25 October 2021, which removed the transitional Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, from power, Sudan’s northern neighbour, Egypt has proposed an initiative to reach a ‘quick …

Egypt is currently facing a severe economic crisis, as the Egyptian pound has lost half of its value since March of last year, and inflation has jumped to 24.4 percent according to official figures.

After more than half a year in the making, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi finally approved at the end of December a strategic program drawn up by the government that sets out the economic sectors from which the state plans to withdraw in the coming years, and those in which …

As the Egyptian economy falters, Sisi is turning to the Chinese government for support.

Israel is concerned about Egypt’s development of the Port of El-Arish in North Sinai, Quds Press has reported.

The Egyptian president is due to visit New Delhi at the end of January. The visit, which comes after the signing of a series of new partnerships between Egypt and India, could produce more new announcements.