Biden and Egyptian President Sisi discuss the ceasefire in Gaza, the conflict between Israel and Palestine
U.S. President Biden thanked Egypt for its “successful diplomacy” and coordination with the United States to reach a ceasefire to end Israel’s 11-day military attack on the Gaza Strip and rocket shooting against Israel.
The White House said in a statement on Monday that Biden discussed reconstruction efforts after the deadly attack on the besieged Palestinian territories during a phone call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi.
“The leaders of the two countries have discussed the urgent need to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need in Gaza and support reconstruction efforts in a way that benefits the people there rather than Hamas,” statement read.
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24th May 2021
What happened: So far the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding, with no violence emanating from Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect early Friday morning.
Following the success in arranging the ceasefire, Egypt is leading a regional diplomatic effort to ensure the calm is maintained.
On Friday Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Ashkenazi described it as “important conversation” writing on twitter: “I thanked him for Egypt’s effort and commitment to achieve peace and stability in the area. I emphasised to him that any future arrangement would have to include guarantees regarding security issues and policy principles. Especially restoring peace and stability to the residents of southern Israel, stopping Hamas’ armament and Israel’s commitment to returning Israeli citizens illegally held by the terrorist organisation. We agreed to meet
Erdogan “Saddened” to See Egypt in Solidarity with Greece
Credit: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that it “saddens him” to see Egypt in solidarity with Greece.
“You know our attitude towards the Egyptian people is very, very positive, that is, there is a historical relationship between the Egyptian people and the Turkish nation,” he told reporters after attending Friday prayers at an Istanbul mosque.
” width=”1080″>“That is why we are in an effort to regain our historical union with the Egyptian people, not as hostile brothers, but as friends,” he continued.
Erdoğan: It saddens me to see Egyptians in solidarity with Greeks
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that it “saddens him to see Egyptians in solidarity with Greek people.”
“You know our attitude towards the Egyptian people is very, very positive, that is, there is a historical relationship between the Egyptian people and the Turkish nation,” he said.
“That is why we are in an effort to regain our historical union with the Egyptian people, not as hostile brothers, but as friends,” he continued.
“As I said before, it saddens us to see the Egyptian people forced to side with the Greek people,” Erdoğan said, adding: “It makes us sad to see that Egyptians are in solidarity with Greeks.”
April 2021
Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile river broke down 6 April. Cairo same day denounced Ethiopia’s “lack of political will to negotiate in good faith”, while Khartoum vowed to “consider all possible options to protect its security”, denouncing Addis Ababa’s rejection of its proposal for quadripartite mediation by AU, EU, UN and U.S. to break deadlock in AU-led negotiations. Ethiopia’s water minister Seleshi Bekele 7 April said Addis Ababa would proceed with second filling of dam during forthcoming rainy season bet