Date of source: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Egyptian authorities denied media reports claiming that a state of emergency had been declared in North Sinai hospitals in anticipation of receiving wounded Palestinians. Instead, they said that the elevated degree of readiness was due to the Eid al-Fitr [ʿĪd al-Fiṭr]...
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2021
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stressed that Egypt is prepared to support Libya, as he met with military officials after Friday Prayer in Mushīr Ṭanṭāwī Mosque. He said that he has asked the Egyptian government to arrange the travel of Egyptian workers to Libya and compile lists of information...
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2021
On Saturday, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī welcomed Shaykh Muḥammad Bin Zāyid Āl Nahiyān, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2021
Dr. Ṣalāḥ Harīdī, an architecture professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Alexandria University, and head of the winning team in the competition to revive al-Nūrī Mosque complex in Mosul, expressed understanding of the criticism faced by the team.
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2021
During the last weeks of March, we witnessed a new development in the attempted thawing of relations between Egypt and Turkey. Ayman Nour [Ayman Nūr], head of “al-Sharq” television network, announced that he had met with representatives of the Turkish government to discuss “toning down” criticism...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
On Sunday, Tunisian President Qays Saʿīd ended his three-day trip to Egypt, his first visit to Cairo since he was elected president in October 2019. At a joint press conference with Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, Saʿīd condemned any encroachments on Egyptian national security,...
Date of source: Friday, March 19, 2021
Maḥmūd ʿAbbās, President of Palestine, praised the great efforts made by Egypt under the leadership of President ʿAbd al-Fatāḥ al-Sīsī, for the success of the National Dialogue meetings in Cairo. He stressed that Egypt will always support the rights of Palestinians to freedom and independence.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2021
During his visit to Ramallah, Chief of the Egyptian Intelligence Agency Major General ʿAbbās Kāmil has relayed a message from Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to his Palestinian counterpart Maḥmūd ʿAbbās. Major General ʿAbbās Kāmil conveyed Egypt’s insistence that a just solution to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The last three years have seen a deterioration in relations between Egypt and Qatar ever since Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Manama cut diplomatic, trade, and economic ties with Doha and closed the borders with it.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sāmiḥ Shukrī signed the “al-ʿUlā Statement” in which Arab Gulf states restored relations with Qatar during the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) 41st Summit in al-ʿUlā, Saudi Arabia.