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File: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, left, gives a joint statement with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, July 20, 2020. (Mohamad Torokman/Pool via AP)
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority met in Cairo Saturday, reaffirming that the resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict must be based on the two-state solution.
“The overriding goal that we seek is to reach a just solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with international decisions,” Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukri said in a statement at the meeting with Jordan’s Ayman al-Safadi and the Palestinian Authority’s Riyad al-Malki.
EU Parliament calls for restrictive measures against Egypt
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Following the approval of the resolution on âThe deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)â, the Socialists and Democrats reiterate their strong condemnation of the open and widespread human-rights violations currently taking place in Egypt and demand the release of Patrick Zaki, along with all those imprisoned for their opinions and for political reasons.
The S&D shadow rapporteur, Pierfrancesco Majorino
MEP
, stated: The European Parliament has sent a very clear message to Egypt about the deteriorating situation of human rights: the deterioration is blatant, widespread and calls into question the relationship between the EU and Egypt. The vote on the resolution today represents a severe condemnation of the repression that is taking place against civil society, of the harassment, mass arrests, torture and abuse of inmates, systema
Published date: 18 December 2020 09:14 UTC | Last update: 3 months 1 week ago
By undermining the Egyptians suffering from the authoritarian rule of Sisi, the French president has shown his colonial mentality is still strong
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, at the Elysee presidential palace on 7 December (AFP)
How fitting that as we mark a decade since the Arab uprisings, France lays out the red carpet for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, a man who since 2013 has made it his mission to crush every remnant of the revolutionary spirit that swept the country back then.
The state visit organised for the Egyptian ruler earlier this month has highlighted, once again, the French republic s lack of commitment to human rights.