Shoukry holds talks with Jordan foreign minister on Jerusalem unrest
IN DIPLOMACY: Shoukry holds talks with Jordan foreign minister on Jerusalem unrest: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi yesterday condemned attacks on Palestinian worshippers by Israeli extremists in Jerusalem and called on Israel to restore calm, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Jerusalem has witnessed several nights of clashes between protesters and police, sparked by police setting up barricades outside the Damascus Gate and a far-right Israeli group staged an anti-Arab rally.
Egypt’s role in resolving the ongoing crisis in Yemen topped the agenda for Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths during a meeting in Cairo yesterday, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.