The Latest | Egypt appeals for more aid deliveries by land to Gaza as Israel warns of Rafah push
Egyptโs top diplomat has appealed for an urgent increase in aid going into Gaza by land, even as a ship loaded with some 200 tons of food was on its way to the enclave, where hundreds of thousands have been driven to the brink of starvation.
China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza
Chinaโs top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing, saying his country would work with โour brothers and sistersโ in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza as soon as possible.
US: Human rights will be 'central' to relations with Egypt
WASHINGTON โ The Biden administration on Tuesday told Egypt that human rights will be โcentralโ to its policy in dealing with the key Arab state and major American partner in the Middle East. It was not immediately clear how the new emphasis on human rights would manifest itself. The Trump administration had largely given Egypt's leadership a pass on human rights. AdโThe secretary raised concerns over human rights, which he emphasized would be central to the U.S.-Egypt bilateral relationship, and Egyptโs potential procurement of Su-35 fighter aircraft from Russia,โ State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. However, rights groups accused authorities of targeting families of activists and rights defenders living abroad, in an apparent attempt to intimidate critics.
Greece, Egypt seeks Biden role in East Mediterranean dispute
Greece and Egypt are at odds with Turkey in a volatile maritime boundary dispute in the eastern Mediterranean over rights to search for and exploit natural gas deposits. The dispute between Greece and Turkey triggered a major military buildup over the summer that raised concerns of military confrontation. In August, Greece and Egypt signed a maritime deal demarcating the two countriesโ maritime boundaries and setting out respective exclusive economic zones for the exploitation of resources such as oil and gas drilling. The agreement, which remains partial, angered Turkey, which has accused Greece of trying to grab an unfair share of resources in the eastern Mediterranean. Greece, Cyprus and Egypt widely criticized the deal between Ankara and Tripoli, saying it infringed on their economic rights.