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Thursday, 16 February 2017

UN Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres arrives in Egypt, delivers speech at Cairo University

Responding to Trump, UN secretary-general says “no plan ‘B’” to two-state solutionduring visit to Cairo: The Israeli-Palestine conflict dominated United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ statements during a speech at Cairo University last night and his meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Reuters reports. Guterres stressed that “there is no plan B other than the two-state solution” to what he called “the mother of all conflicts,” in response to US President Donald Trump shifting his stance on peace in the Middle East by saying he would be open to “one and two state” solutions. Guterres also Israel-Palestine and other regional security issues with El Sisi, according to Ahram Gate.

Arab-US military alliance in the works? Meanwhile, the Trump administration is reportedly looking to have its “Arab allies” including KSA, the UAE, Egypt and Jordan “form a military alliance that would share intelligence with Israel to help counter their mutual foe, Iran,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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