The Latest | Egypt appeals for more aid deliveries by land to Gaza as Israel warns of Rafah push
Egyptโs top diplomat has appealed for an urgent increase in aid going into Gaza by land, even as a ship loaded with some 200 tons of food was on its way to the enclave, where hundreds of thousands have been driven to the brink of starvation.
China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza
Chinaโs top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing, saying his country would work with โour brothers and sistersโ in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza as soon as possible.
Family: Egypt activist very, very thin after hunger strike
The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they were allowed to see him for the first time in nearly a month and that he is โvery, very thinโ after ending a hunger strike that prompted widespread concern for his health.
US: Human rights will be 'central' to relations with Egypt
WASHINGTON โ The Biden administration on Tuesday told Egypt that human rights will be โcentralโ to its policy in dealing with the key Arab state and major American partner in the Middle East. It was not immediately clear how the new emphasis on human rights would manifest itself. The Trump administration had largely given Egypt's leadership a pass on human rights. AdโThe secretary raised concerns over human rights, which he emphasized would be central to the U.S.-Egypt bilateral relationship, and Egyptโs potential procurement of Su-35 fighter aircraft from Russia,โ State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. However, rights groups accused authorities of targeting families of activists and rights defenders living abroad, in an apparent attempt to intimidate critics.
Egypt's president in Greece on 1st visit since maritime deal
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, left, and his Egyptian counterpart President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi review the Greek Presidential guard before their meeting in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The Egyptian President is on a two-day official visit in Greece. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi was holding talks with the Greek president and prime minister in the morning, while Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will sit down with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in the evening. In August, Greece and Egypt signed a maritime deal demarcating the two countriesโ maritime boundaries and setting out respective exclusive economic zones for the exploitation of resources such as oil and gas drilling. Greece, Cyprus and Egypt widely criticized the deal between Ankara and Tripoli, saying it infringed on their economic rights.