President El-Sisi Meets President Afwerki in Riyadh

Today in Riyadh, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said President El-Sisi confirmed Egypt’s commitment to promoting relations between the two countries, notably with regard to coordinating on regional security issues and solidifying cooperation and joint projects with Eritrea in an array of fields.

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Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks with his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser for political affairs Yemane Gebreab

Egypt’s FM Holds Talks with His Eritrean Counterpart

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks on Thursday with his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser for political affairs Yemane Gebreab on means of promoting bilateral ties as well as the progress realized so far in Egyptian-Eritrean projects. The Eritrean officials underlined the importance of furthering bilateral ties in various domains, Egyptian Foreign Ministry […]

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Egypt, Eritrea Foreign Ministers Discuss Egyptian Fishermen’s Release

BY SAMI HEGAZI | DAILY NEWS EGYPT Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, held a telephone meeting with his Eritrean counterpart, Osman Saleh, to discuss the release of Egyptian fishermen detained in Eritrea. During the conversation, Shoukry confirmed Egypt’s interest in releasing the detained fishermen as soon as possible, in recognition of the relations […]

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U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. BY ROBBIE GRAMER | FOREIGN POLICY Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia as the Trump administration attempts to mediate a dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the East African country’s construction of […]

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Receiving ‘Marching Orders’ is Anathema to the Eritrean DNA

BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) In a recent article, “A Request: More Honesty, Less Nonsense”, I discussed the issue of the fabrication of information, pointing out how things like “fake news”, misinformation, and disinformation have become increasingly salient and problematic issues within societies around the world. The central focus of the article was on how during […]

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