Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Manama yesterday to resume talks on Qatar with his Saudi, Emirati, and Bahraini counterparts, according to AMAY. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had said last week that Egypt was not willing to back down on its demands.

Shoukry is also due in Khartoum in the coming day or two to discuss the ban on Egyptian agricultural imports. We see a potential hiccup coming up though, as we heard that Egyptian security forces have also reportedly arrested and will deport 100 undocumented Sudanese nationals from the disputed city of Shalateen where they had been illegally working and living, security forces tell AMAY.