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Sunday, 4 December 2022

El Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah discuss Palestine amid rising tensions

Sisi + King Abdullah discuss Palestine as Israel bombs Gaza: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed the situation in Palestine during talks in Cairo on Saturday, according to Egyptian and Jordanian readouts. Neither presidencies disclosed details of the conversations.

Tensions are rising in Gaza + the West Bank: Israel bombed several military targets in the besieged Gaza Strip in the early hours of this morning after Palestinian militants launched a missile into Israel, the Associated Press reported, citing a statement by the Israeli army. The exchange comes amid mounting tension in the West Bank caused by constant Israeli raids.

When in Rome: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attended the opening of the Rome Med forum hosted by the Italian government on Friday, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Shoukry also led a session at the forum on Egypt’s foreign policy, touching on the loss and damage fund agreed at COP27, food and energy security issues, and Egyptian ambitions to become a regional energy hub.

Shoukry held bilateral talks with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday, according to a separate statement. He also met with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Alvaro Lario, where they reviewed the fund’s role in advancing our Nexus of Water, Food and Energy (NWFE) program, according to a third statement.

Egypt and Nigeria to work together on tech infrastructure: Communications Minister Amr Talaat inked a five-year MoU with his Nigerian counterpart Isa Ali Ibrahim on Friday to cooperate on all things CIT, including broadband connectivity, end-user devices, software development, institutional capacity building, and research and innovation. (Statement)

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