Eastern Mediterranean
The earthquake struck at 9:13 PM local time, near Cyprus and Turkey, and around 710 km away from Cairo, as per NRIAG data
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the importance of advancing ties.
The ministry also expressed readiness to provide any help needed to deal with the consequences of the natural disaster.
After 2 years of being held virtually, the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean will be held in hybrid modality this year from 10 to 13 October 2022.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi had met Tuesday with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades before the ninth Tripartite Summit with the Greek prime minister kicked off in Athens.
The second round was held in Ankara on September 7-8.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received Sunday in Al Itihadiyah Palace Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Williams Burns.
The two leaders tackled military and economic relations, besides the latest developments of joint cooperation regarding the ongoing investigations into the case of the Italian student, Giulio Regeni.
“Exploration will begin as soon as the process is completed,” he was quoted as saying.
Egypt affirms supporting the rights and sovereignty of Cyprus concerning its resources in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, within the framework of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Egyptian foreign ministry sa
Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla said that Egypt and the EU signed a MoU on cooperation and strategic partnership in the domain of energy.
American University in Cairo held workshop included experts and academics from Egypt, Cyprus and Greece to discuss ways of cooperation.