The Arab Republic of Egypt strongly condemns Colombia’s decision to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, reaffirming its categorical rejection of this move, which Egypt considers a flagrant violation of international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutions.
PM chairs weekly Cabinet meeting, commends outcomes of president’s Asian tour
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at the government headquarters in the New Administrative Capital to discuss key national issues and government priorities.
At the outset, PM Madbouly commended the outcomes of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s recent Asian tour to the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia, highlighting its role in diversifying Egypt’s international partnerships, strengthening its presence in Asia and expanding economic and trade co-operation.
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s top data centre
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s biggest data centre on Wednesday, part of a series of attacks appearing to target Moscow’s ambitions to develop Russian artificial intelligence capabilities on a par with those from the US and China.
The strike on the Balakovo data centre, owned by Sberbank, the country’s largest bank and technology company, followed three attacks in the past week on data centres owned by Russian technology group Yandex.
Netanyahu: No new Iran attack before Israel election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel’s October 27 election but also warned Tehran and its proxies against striking Israel.
“It is not convenient for us, it’s no good,” Netanyahu said in an interview on Israel’s Army Radio, when asked about the possibility of a preemptive strike and allegations by his political rivals that he was seeking a military confrontation ahead of the election.
