Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed that Egypt has the right to defend the capabilities and interests of its people, and that Egypt takes strong standings and takes into account all considerations and relations.

Egypt is counting on Arab nations to pressure Ethiopia to halt its “unilateral practices” over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said yesterday.

Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, in the first high-level visit from Egypt since relations between Ankara and Cairo started to improve after years of friction.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has arrived in Damascus in what is the first visit by a top Egyptian envoy to Syria since its civil war began in 2011 and another sign of possible warming ties between President Bashar al-Assad and Arab states.

Egypt said Saturday that six Egyptian nationals held in an irregular detention center in western Libya had been released, Anadolu reports.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has said that Ethiopia obstructs efforts to reach a legally binding framework for the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias signed a maritime search and rescue agreement in Cairo on Tuesday.

Egypt backs Saudi Arabia’s decision to cut oil production as part of the OPEC+ group, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced yesterday.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi called for advancing bilateral cooperation to wider horizons in the next period, especially in light of the distinct and historical relations between the two countries.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have stressed the importance of the strategic partnership between their countries, believing it is the main pillar of security and stability in the Middle East.