President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reiterated the importance of preserving state institutions, strengthening public confidence in security agencies and maintaining Egypt’s strategic balance in foreign policy, warning that undermining national institutions can lead to state collapse and severe regional instability.

Speaking during the session entitled “National and Citizen Security” on the third day of the Egypt Forum 2026, the president recalled the events of January 2011, including attacks on police stations and prisons that led to the escape of 33,000 inmates.

Media Centre highlights Egypt’s integrated efforts to strengthen water security

The Cabinet Media Centre has published an infographic outlining Egypt’s integrated efforts to address its annual water deficit of 23.20 billion cubic metres through non-conventional water sources, infrastructure modernisation and improved resource management.

The government’s strategy prioritises seawater desalination, agricultural drainage water treatment, irrigation modernisation, wastewater reuse, and the expansion of drinking water and sanitation services.

Egypt rejects Libyan parl’t ratification of maritime agreement with Türkiye

The Arab Republic of Egypt expresses its unequivocal rejection of the ratification by the Libyan House of Representatives of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2019 between the former Government of National Accord in Libya, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj, and the Republic of Türkiye on the delimitation of maritime jurisdictional zones in the Mediterranean Sea.

In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, Egypt reaffirms its position that the aforementioned MoU is null and void and has no legal effect.

Nigeria reports Ebola case as outbreak reaches W. Africa

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade, becoming ‌the fourth African country and the most populous yet to be affected by an outbreak that health officials have described as the fastest-spreading on record.

The Ebola species behind the outbreak kills about half of those infected and has no approved treatment or vaccine.

‘Russia willing to join Ukraine peace talks in November’

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin told US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that Moscow ‌is willing in principle to resume talks next month with Ukraine and the US on ending the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.

No such talks have taken place since February.