Egypt steps up contacts to avert regional chaos amid escalation

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdel-Aati, has continued intensive consultations with regional and international counterparts with the chief aim of de-escalating tensions and supporting security and stability across the region.

Iran hits Israel with missile waves, dismisses Trump’s talks as ‘fake news’

Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after US President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic’s power plants and other energy infrastructure because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials.