Egypt warns against Israeli escalation in Lebanon which threatens stability and risks a larger war in the region.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced plans to settle arrears with production companies and restore normal output by summer 2025.

A surge of Sudanese refugees in Egypt is straining resources as legal hurdles, xenophobia, and economic hardship continue to compound their struggles since fleeing Sudan’s conflict.

Egypt’s foreign minister has condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire to end the current crisis in the Red Sea.

Egypt’s Abu Simbel 2 docks in Sudan, delivering vital aid to support the millions affected by the ongoing conflict and recent floods.

Emergency services are on the scene as authorities work to determine the cause of the collision.

The Biden administration will provide Egypt with $1.3 billion in military assistance, including funding that Congress had tied to human rights improvements, a US State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. “This decision is important to advancing regional peace and Egypt’s specific and ongoing contributions to US national security priorities, particularly to finalize a cease-fire agreement for Gaza, bring the hostages home, surge humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in need, and help bring an enduring end to the Israel-Hamas conflict,” a State Department spokesperson told Anadolu. The spokesperson added that Egypt’s role in promoting a cease-fire in Sudan and facilitating humanitarian assistance was also critical to the decision. The decision comes despite persistent concerns from rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers over Egypt’s human rights record under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who came to power one year after a military coup against democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.  Out of the $1.3 billion in US military aid designated for Egypt, $320 million is tied to human rights related conditions. But for fiscal year 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken used a national security waiver to bypass conditions on $225 million of the $320 million. The remaining $95 million in conditional funding lacked a waiver and is subject to the statutory requirement that Egypt “is making clear and consistent progress in releasing political prisoners, providing detainees with due process, and preventing the harassment and intimidation of American citizens,” according to the State Department. However, Blinken informed Congress Wednesday that Egypt has met these conditions, allowing the release of the remaining funds.

Egypt confirmed that serious cease-fire talks regarding Gaza concluded in Doha, offering hope for ending the ongoing war.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan participated in the Arab League Council in Cairo, meeting with EU’s Josep Borrell and addressing the crisis in Gaza with regional counterparts.

Egypt’s Army Chief visited the border with Gaza as Netanyahu’s accusations of weapons smuggling strain Egypt-Israel relations.