More diplomacy at the World Government Summit in Dubai: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Tunisian Prime Minister Naglaa Boudin and Islamic Development Bank President Mohamed Al Jasser to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues and Egypt’s economic future, Ittihadiya said yesterday.

CIT Minister Talaat drums up tech FDI: CIT Minister Amr Talaat met separately with the heads of Emirati retail conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) and regional ride hailing giant Careem at the Dubai summit to discuss upping the two firms’ local investments, according to a ministry statement. Talaat’s meeting with MAF focused on potentially expanding its Cairo outsourcing center under an agreement signed in December. In his meeting with Careem, Talaat spoke about ways to increase the business volume of the company’s Egypt-based engineering center.

Egypt joins call for Lebanon to elect new leadership or risk being ostracized: Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Yasser Alawi joined counterparts from the KSA, Qatar, the US, and France to pressure Lebanon to end its political stalemate and elect a new government, AFP reports citing a joint statement. “Failing to elect a new president means all ties with Lebanon will be reconsidered,” the five diplomats reportedly said after meeting with caretaker prime minister Nijab Mikati on Monday, promising “real support” once a new administration is in place. Lebanon has for months been without a president after Michel Aoun’s mandate elapsed. The current caretaker government has limited ability to address the country’s worsening financial crisis.