Author: Steven Sahiounie

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s goal to maintain the current calm in the eastern Mediterranean and resolve disagreements between riparian countries in the region for the benefit of its peoples. This came during President El-Sisi’s open remarks at the joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday. During the press conference, President El-Sisi affirmed his aspiration for further regional cooperation to leverage the region’s natural resources for the prosperity of all its people. The Egyptian president said he was delighted to undertake his first visit to Turkey, stressing that the visit constitutes the beginning of…

Russia intends to deepen cooperation with China, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). “We are set to deepen cooperation that is beneficial to both our countries, as well as to the region and the world as a whole,” she said. Zakharova pointed out that over the past two years, Russian-Chinese trade turnover has reached a new high. Comprehensive investment cooperation has intensified, cultural and humanitarian contacts are developing, while “ties between regions are becoming stronger.” The countries pay special attention to the development of strategic projects in…

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Tuesday with Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. They discussed strengthening cooperation between the UAE and the African Development Bank Group, focusing on enhancing coordination to achieve shared goals and promote sustainable development across Africa for the prosperity of its people. Sheikh Mohamed reaffirmed the UAE’s commitment to deepening economic and investment ties in Africa to foster mutual growth. He emphasized the crucial role of financial institutions in this effort. Adesina expressed gratitude for the UAE’s continued support in advancing Africa’s…

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Monday reiterated Egypt’s unequivocal rejection of Israeli control over the Philadelphi Corridor, also known as the Salah El-Din axis, stating that such control is unacceptable. Foreign Minister Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s long-standing rejection of Israeli control over the Rafah crossing during a meeting with Egyptian editors-in-chief on Monday in Cairo. He reiterated that Egypt will not accept any alternative arrangements other than the Egyptian-Palestinian crossing between Gaza and Egypt. “Egypt insists on operating the Rafah crossing from the other side under Palestinian supervision and demands a return to the situation as it was before 7 October,”…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has submitted a letter of resignation, Verkhovna Rada speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said. “The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received a statement from Ukrainian Foreign Minister D.I. Kuleba on his resignation. The statement will be considered at one of the upcoming plenary sessions,” he wrote on Facebook (prohibited in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist). Stefanchuk also published a photo of Kuleba’s letter where he asks to resign without specifying any reasons for his decision. The document is dated September 4. Earlier, Verkhovna Rada member Alexey Goncharenko (listed as terrorist…

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli statements about the Gaza-Egyptian border and said the Kingdom stood with Cairo on the issue. A Saudi foreign ministry statement issued late on Tuesday denounced Israeli ambitions on the Philadelphi corridor, in southern Gaza bordering Egypt, as well as “the absurd attempts to justify the continuous Israeli violations of international laws and norms.” The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants to keep troops in the corridor for the foreseeable future. “The Philadelphi Corridor — or to put it more correctly, the southern closing point (of Gaza) — must be in our hands.…

The arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not be able to limit Russian President Vladimir Putin’s contacts with interested countries, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “This whole story with the ICC <…> cannot and will not be a limitation in the development of Russia’s relations with partner states that are interested in developing bilateral relations and covering international contacts,” he said. “The global majority has a much broader vision of the prospects for international cooperation than the blinkers of the ICC,” he added. According to Peskov, the authorities see “great interest in the country [Russia]…

Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PlO) Hussein al-Sheikh met today with the British Consul-General, Diane Corner. During the meeting, Al-Sheikh briefed the Consul General on the latest developments, including the unprecedented escalations and violations committed by Israeli forces and colonists throughout the West Bank and the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. They also discussed developments and measures in Britain aimed at ending the war and humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, and stopping violations in the West Bank. In turn, the British Consul affirmed her country’s support for the political track that guarantees calm…

​Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday afternoon, marking his first visit to Turkey since assuming office in 2014. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed El-Sisi at Esenboğa Airport. Upon arrival, both leaders met briefly at the airport’s Hall of Honor before travelling together to the Turkish Presidential Complex in the same official vehicle. An official reception ceremony was held for El-Sisi upon his arrival at the complex. El-Sisi’s “historic visit to Turkey,” comes at the invitation of Erdogan, ushers in a new phase in the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, both bilaterally and at the…

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi is expected to pay his fifth visit to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) on Wednesday. The international agency’s chief earlier described the situation around the nuclear facility as serious, saying that his goal was to assist in preventing a nuclear disaster. Grossi’s first visit to ZNPP took place on September 1, 2022 and resulted in establishing a permanent IAEA mission there. The team of experts is rotated on a regular basis. Grossi departed on his fifth visit to Energodar, the satellite city of the ZNPP, on the evening of September…