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Egyptian President Sisi to visit Washington for Trump meeting, may meet with Netanyahu - report

Subjects to be discussed at the meeting include the relations between Egypt and Israel in the aftermath of the war in Gaza.

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi gives a televised statement on the attack in North Sinai, in Cairo, Egypt November 24, 2017
QATAR’S EMIR Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Doha in April. Egypt, along with Qatar and the US, has been central to recent efforts on reaching a ceasefire and hostage release, says the writer.

Egypt activates 24/7 operations room ahead of Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza summit

Egypt has finalized preparations to host the “Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement,” aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, with over 20 leaders set to join US President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Sisi.

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IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 12, 2025.

Hamas may use hostages as shields to stop IDF Gaza City invasion, expert warns

As Egypt and Qatar step up pressure on Hamas in hostage talks, expert Lt.-Col.  (Res.) Alon Eviatar says the group remains unmoved, using threats to stall IDF action in Gaza City.

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President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.

Egypt's Sisi: Israel commiting 'genocide', warns history will judge nations over Gaza

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also rejected claims that Egypt is complicit in the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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Biden holds phone calls with Egyptian, Qatari officials over Gaza ceasefire talks

Biden urged Sisi and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whom he spoke to separately, to exert all efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

APRIL 29, 2024ByREUTERS
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks during the National Action Network Convention from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2024.

Winning with 89.6% of the vote, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sworn in for third term

Sisi, a former intelligence general, rose to power in 2013 after deposing of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi, Egypt's only freely elected president.

APRIL 2, 2024ByREUTERS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speaks while meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.

Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third term as president with 89.6% of vote

Some voters said the eruption of conflict in Gaza had encouraged them to vote for Sisi, who has long presented himself as a bulwark of stability in a volatile region.

DECEMBER 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in Cairo, Egypt on September 14, 2023.

Egyptian President Sisi seeks third term, elections begin

International election observers and human rights organizations have levied harsh criticism against Sisi’s government during his presidency.

DECEMBER 11, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A person carries a picture of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the first day of the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, December 10, 2023.

Egypt president says future Palestinian state could be demilitarized

A political resolution requires a Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with east Jerusalem as its capital, has remained out of reach, Sisi insisted.

NOVEMBER 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attends Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November, 11, 2023.

Prominent Egyptian activist, Sisi critic jailed for six months

Kassem was convicted of libel and slander against a former cabinet minister and verbally assaulting officers at a police station after he was detained, said his lawyer, Nasser Amin.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Hisham Kassem, a former newspaper publisher and political activist, speaks during an interview with Reuters TV at his family's cemetery, which is planned to be demolished, across The City of the Dead, where a new construction project is underway on the Salah Salem road, in the capital city of Cairo

Hisham Kassem detained: A chilling signal for Egypt's 2024 elections

Leading democracy advocate and publisher Hisham Kassem is arrested in Cairo, raising concerns about the stifling of political opposition in Egypt

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023ByMINA NADER/THE MEDIA LINE
A general view of the outside of the Cairo Economic Court in Cairo suburb of Maadi, Egypt, September 2, 2023.

Egypt's Sisi offers condolences for IDF soldiers killed by Egyptian cop

Netanyahu thanked Sisi for his remarks, as well as his commitment to a joint investigation of the attack.

JUNE 6, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli soldiers and rescue forces seen at Mount Harif military base in the southern Negev desert, close to the border with Egypt, on June 3, 2023.

Egypt's Sisi discusses nuclear plant, grains trade with Russian officials

Construction by Russia's state-owned energy corporation Rosatom of Egypt's first nuclear plant at El Dabaa is expected to take until at least 2030.

MARCH 19, 2023ByREUTERS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Blinken reaffirms two-state solution ahead of Israeli-Palestinian visit

Blinken heads later on Monday to Jerusalem, where he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByREUTERS
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Al-Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt January 30, 2023.