President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call on Thursday from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss bilateral relations and key regional and international developments.

ASEAN urges open straits as US-Iran war looms

A joint communique issued at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering in Manila also repeated calls for self-restraint in a Middle East conflict that has carried economic ripple effects throughout the region.

Trump: Iran faces ‘major military punishment’ over Houthi attacks

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it would be held responsible if the Houthis in Yemen continue to target Saudi shipping, after the terror group fired on two Saudi tankers overnight.