Palestine
The Spokesman for the Presidency said President El-Sisi welcomed King Abdullah II in Cairo. The President lauded the robust brotherly relations between Egypt and Jordan and the advanced level they have reached across various areas.
Stemming from Egypt’s historical responsibility, the Egyptian government and people stress their perpetual support of the Palestinian cause, which they regard as the central cause of the Arab nation.
Minister Shoukry affirmed Egypt's deep concern regarding the developments in the occupied territories, adding that Egypt is closely following all developments on the Palestinian and Israeli arenas, Abou Zeid added.
"Egypt is the guarantor of the Palestinian cause," he added.
Egypt offered its sincere condolences to Palestine, Thursday for the casualties of Jabalia refugee camp fire that left scores of persons killed and injured.
Palestinian Minister of National Economy Khaled Essaili discussed with the Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine Ihab Suliman, mechanisms for strengthening economic and trade relations between the two countries.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed in a phone call Thursday preparations for COP 27.
Cairo also urged the major world powers, and peace partners to bear the responsibility of stopping the violence and to take urgent action to calm the situation for resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla revealed that Egypt has developed its gas infrastructure, and will coordinate with the Palestinians in Gaza to develop their gas fields, Dostor newspaper reported on Monday.
Abbas’ comments were voiced in a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on the forty-ninth anniversary of the victories of the Sixth of October War.
Egypt condemned on September 26, 2022, the repeated, escalating violations of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, carried out by Jewish extremist elements in full view of the Israeli occupation forces.
The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli forces shot the 58-year-old victim in the head that led to a critical injury and caused his death.
The Arab League General Secretariat expressed its rejection and surprise at what appeared to be a German campaign of bullying against Palestine and its President Mahmoud Abbas after his use of the term "Holocaust" to express Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people.
President Sisi pointed out that Egypt deployed diligent and concentrated efforts to contain the situation.
Egypt is exerting its efforts to release Palestinian prisoner Khalil Al-Awawda, who was on a hunger strike inside an Israeli prison, and transfer him to receive treatment, a security official told Egypt Today.
The Egyptian Authorities confirmed Monday that Rafah Border Crossing is still open in both directions for the entry of passengers, and aid to Gaza Strip.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held a joint press conference Sunday following the meeting with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Speaking during a joint press conference with Biden, Abbas added that today's meeting represents a perfect opportunity to discuss ways of boosting bilateral ties between the two countries.
The government also revoked the citizenship of a Palestinian man because he had acquired the Egyptian nationality by fraud and based on false statements.
The Royal Diwan of Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden would attend on July 16 a summit encompassing the heads of state of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, as well as Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.
