President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi received Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Cairo on Thursday.
The Presidency spokesman Mohamed El‑Shenawy said President Sisi conveyed greetings to the Emir of Qatar Tamimbin Hamad Al‑Thani, and praised the progress in Egypt–Qatar relations. He expressed Egypt’s readiness to facilitate increased Qatari investments and build on the outcomes of the joint high committee to expand cooperation in political, trade and investment sectors.
PM meets Qatari counterpart to probe ways to boost ties
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli received Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al‑Thani at the government headquarters in New Alamein on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance bilateral co-operation and review issues of mutual interest.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the seventh session of the Egypt–Qatar joint high committee, with ministers and senior officials from both sides attending.
Egypt, Türkiye, Qatar condemn recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, killing civilians
Egypt, Türkiye and Qatar, acting in their capacity as mediating countries, strongly condemn the recent Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, which have resulted in the loss of civilian lives, including women and children.
In a joint statement, the three countries express deep concern over the continuing violations.
The mediators stress that the escalation of Israeli attacks undermines regional and international efforts at a critical juncture, as intensive efforts are under way to implement the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.
Egypt advances 3,000MW electricity interconnection project with Europe via Italy
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy is closely following progress by Emirati company K&K towards completing the final studies for the electricity interconnection project between Egypt and Europe via Italy, paving the way for implementation.
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr Mahmoud Esmat met on Thursday K&K Chairman Tag el-Din Moustafa Seif at the ministry’s headquarters in El Alamein to review developments in the project, which will use submarine cables to support the export of clean energy to European markets. The meeting was attended by the Ministry’s Legal Advisor, Counsellor Amgad Saeed.
Trump warns of economic consequences for any country supports Iran
US President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided “any type of lifeline to Iran” as the United States looks to resolve a war it began alongside Israel nearly six months ago.
Russian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine
Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a failure by Ukraine’s allies to replenish its stock of air defence missiles was costing lives.
The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programmes like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending.
