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President El-Sisi affirmed that Egypt has navigated the past 15 years with steady and deliberate progress, overcoming global economic crises and other significant challenges. He noted that the country is incurring monthly losses of approximately 800 million dollars in Suez Canal revenues, attributed to the current regional developments.
The meeting was held in parallel to the US/UK attacks on the Yemeni Houthis, who announced their intention to resume attacks on Israeli ships after their deadline for Israel to allow the resumption of aid deliveries into Gaza expired. US President Donald Trump responded by US attacks that targeted various areas across the country.
They discussed Egypt's plan on reconstructing Gaza without displacing Palestinians and working towards the two-state solution.
The minister began a visit to Washington on Sunday.
As per the agreement, both sides will exchange educational curricula and scientific missions, cooperate in the fields of preserving and maintaining manuscripts, verifying books of Islamic and Arab heritage, and enhancing cooperation in the fields of spreading Islamic culture.
The UNHCR released a report last week highlighting that Egypt had become the largest host of Sudanese who "sought international protection" since the outbreak of war in mid-April 2023.
The US drone was downed during its "hostile missions" in the airspace of Al-Jawf governorate earlier today, bringing the total number of American aircraft shot down by the Houthis to 12
President El-Sisi affirmed Egypt's vision in this regard and presented its efforts aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon and reducing tension.
Al-Alimi is scheduled to address the forum, reviewing local development efforts, structural and financial pressures and challenges imposed by the Houthi war on the Yemeni people, the massive destruction it has caused to infrastructure and basic services, and the displacement of millions of Yemenis from their homes.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aty met Monday UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg.
The ministry expressed hope that the agreement would be the first step on the pathway of implementing UNSC resolution no. 2216.
Due to the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the Yemeni Houthis’ attacks against Israeli, UK and US ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israeli war against the Palestinians, Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues have sharply declined.
Cairo hosted Wednesday the Egyptian-Yemeni Strategic Dialogue Session between the foreign ministers of both countries.
Egypt is committed to providing all the necessary support for efforts aiming to reach a sustainable and all-inclusive political solution for the Yemeni crisis and to uphold Yemen's sovereignty, unity, independence, and territorial integrity, affirmed Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.
Meanwhile, the court handed down a life sentence to the second defendant, a 15-year prison sentence to the third defendant, and the fourth and fifth defendants were acquitted of all charges.
Both ministers emphasized the robust relations between the two countries and underscored the importance of ongoing consultations to bolster various aspects of bilateral cooperation in light of regional developments and their impacts on the interests of both nations, Abu Zeid added.
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior managed to arrest defendants, who are charged with killing a Yemeni man in Giza in less than 24 hours after the incident.
Egypt is concerned over the escalation of military operations in the Red Sea region and the air strikes that were directed to a number of areas inside Yemen.
Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea region on Friday.
Yemeni Houthis’ Military Spokesman Yahai Saree announced that the Hong Kong-flagged container ship "Maersk Gibraltar,“ which was heading to the Israeli, was attacked by drones in the Red Sea on Thursday.
