Egyptian media quoted the head of the Suez Canal Authority as saying: The number of ships passing through daily has dropped to about 35, compared to 75 or 80 before the crisis escalated.
Reuters: Egyptian Foreign Minister discussed with US envoy Witkoff intensifying pressure to reach a truce in the Gaza Strip before the envoy's visit to Israel.
Egyptian Prime Minister: We remind you that the Rafah crossing consists of two sides: one Egyptian and the other Israeli-controlled.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister says Cairo is training hundreds of Palestinian security forces to deploy in Gaza and remove Hamas, declaring: “We have a clear plan for security and governance in Gaza after the ceasefire.”
4 day agoEarlier today, military cargo aircraft of the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and for the first time Egypt, airdropped 52 pallets of humanitarian aid, including food, water, and other supplies, to residents in both the Northern and Southern Gaza Strip. The airdrops were coordinated with the Israel Defense Force and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), with the Israeli army stating that the drops are part of a “series of actions aimed at improving the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip.”
Sisi: Our positions on the war in Gaza are clear, rejecting displacement.
Egyptian President: We were keen to participate positively in stopping the Gaza war and allowing aid into the country.
The Houthis threaten Egypt: We will not allow Egyptian ships to pass through Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea – until Egypt opens the Rafah crossing and allows humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We support the positions of countries that reject the proposal to transfer Palestinians to the so-called humanitarian city and their position rejecting the displacement of Palestinians.
1 week agoEgyptian Interior Ministry forces conducted a raid in Giza, resulting in the deaths of two Hasm Movement militants and one civilian, and injuring a police officer
2 week agoStatement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese Republic, and the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding developments in Syria: Support for Syria's security, unity, stability, and sovereignty, and rejection of all foreign interference in its affairs. Welcoming the agreement reached to end the crisis in As-Suwayda Governorate
Renewed fire at Ramses Central in Cairo
3 week agoConfirmed: A major internet disruption has been registered in Egypt; network data show national connectivity at 62% of ordinary levels amid reports of a fire at Ramses Exchange, a key telecoms datacenter
Ethiopian PM announces the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Says its completion proves it is not a threat to Egypt or Sudan but rather an opportunity for cooperation
1 month agoHaftar in Egypt again - This is the second meeting between Al-Sisi and Haftar in six months. Reviving this high-level contact earlier this year came after three years of hiatus. Cairo's main concerns are the situation in Sudan, especially the border triangle between the three countries, the growing normalization between Ankara and Benghazi, and the regional implications of that rapprochement
Egyptian sources told Al-Hadath: Mediators asked the US for a plan to allow aid into Gaza in July.
1 month agoMultiple U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-46 Aerial-Refueling Tankers are currently heading towards the Middle East, with a number currently orbiting just outside of Egyptian Airspace, possibly waiting to ferry fighters back to bases in Europe and the United States or ferrying aircraft back that were evacuated due to the missile threat posed by Iran
Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We reject any violation of the UN Charter and international law and stress the need to respect the sovereignty of states.
Amid the escalating tensions in West Asia, visit of Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to Delhi has been postponed
1 month agoEgypt's FM Abdelatty held calls with Iran's FM Araghchi and US Presidential envoy Witkoff to halt military escalation, Per Egypt Foreign Ministry. Egypt stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire, a return to diplomacy, and said "there are no military solutions" to the crisis
Egyptian media: Cairo forms a crisis committee to address the repercussions of military operations between Iran and Israel.
Egyptian Ministry of Aviation: Egyptian airspace is safe
EgyptAir canceled its flight to Beirut Airport.
1 month agoThe Rapid Support Forces militia announced the completion of its control over the Sudanese part of the border triangle linking Sudan, Libya, and Egypt at Jabal al-Uwaynat. This comes a week after Hemeti accused Egypt of sending military aid to the Sudanese army.
Irish citizens are among more than 200 activists who have been detained by Egyptian authorities after arriving in Cairo ahead of a protest march to the Gaza border
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have expanded their control over the border triangle with Libya and Egypt, after the Sudanese army announced its withdrawal from the "strategic area" on Wednesday
1 month agoEgypt has announced it will deny the North African Sumoud Convoy and the Global March to Gaza access to the border area near Rafah
The Sudanese army says the Rapid Support Forces attacked border points between Sudan, Egypt, and Libya.
Egypt and Turkey foreign ministers discuss Libya situation
Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria on Libya: Support for the efforts of the 5+5 Committee to consolidate the existing ceasefire and ensure the withdrawal of foreign forces, foreign fighters, and mercenaries within a specified period.
