President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi arrived safely in New Delhi to participate in the 18th BRICS Summit.
Upon arrival at Palam Air Base, he was received by Sanjay Seth, India’s Minister of State for Defence; Air Commodore Vijay Rao, Commander of Palam Air Base; Suresh Kumar, Director of the West Asia and North Africa Department at India’s Ministry of External Affairs; Nisha Dhawal, an Indian protocol official; Egypt’s Ambassador to India Kamel Galal; and members of the Egyptian Embassy in New Delhi.
Egypt links Air Cairo flights with high‑speed rail network
Egypt’s Minister of Transport, Kamel El‑Wazir, and Minister of Civil Aviation, Sameh El‑Hefny, witnessed the signing of a co‑operation protocol between the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and Air Cairo to link the airline’s flights with services on the first line of Egypt’s high‑speed electric rail network, running from Sokhna to Alamein and Matrouh.
46,000 flee escalating Yemen fighting
At least 46,000 people have been displaced since the fighting resumed between Houthi militia and government forces in southwestern Yemen last week, the United Nations said Friday.
Houthis complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab
Yemen’s Houthis seized on Friday a key Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab strait, completing a push to take control of a waterway crucial to Saudi oil exports, a local government official and eyewitnesses told AFP.
Egypt, France probe agricultural investment opportunities
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, met on Friday with French officials to discuss expanding joint investments and co‑operation in Egypt’s agricultural sector. He underlined Cairo’s commitment to removing obstacles facing investors and creating a favourable environment for projects focused on innovation and digital transformation.
Egypt, Qatar discuss co-operation in disability services
Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity, Maya Morsy, held talks on Friday with the Director-General of the Doha International Centre for Special Needs (DICSN), Hala Al-Saeed, on ways to strengthen co-operation in disability services and benefit from the expertise and capabilities of specialised Egyptian civil society organisations and institutions.
Egypt keen to boost co-operation with Liberia, Türkiye
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co‑operation and Egyptians Abroad, Badr Abdelatty, held a phone call on Friday with Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral relations and to exchange views on regional issues of mutual interest.
BRICS leaders meet in New Delhi amid wars, divisions
Leaders of the BRICS nations will meet in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and US-China tensions test the group’s ability to act together.
Host India will seek to balance its ties with China and Russia against its growing partnerships with the United States and other Western powers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among the leaders expected to attend.
