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Egypt Foreign Minister Discusses Israel-Hamas Truce with Blinken

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
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Egypt Foreign Minister Discusses Israel-Hamas Truce with Blinken

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday to discuss obstacles threatening Israel's truce with Hamas and ways to reach a comprehensive ceasefire, Egypt's foreign ministry said.

During the phone call, Shoukry stressed the need to build on the truce while implementing the United Nations Security Council resolution issued on Nov. 15 which calls for humanitarian pauses that can allow aid into Gaza, the ministry said in a statement.

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France Declines to Comment on Algeria’s Anger over Recognition of Morocco’s Claim over Sahara

French President Emmanuel Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. (AFP file)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. (AFP file)
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France Declines to Comment on Algeria’s Anger over Recognition of Morocco’s Claim over Sahara

French President Emmanuel Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. (AFP file)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. (AFP file)

Paris declined to comment on Algeria’s “strong condemnation” of the French government’s decision to recognize Morocco’s claim over the Sahara.

The office of the French Foreign Ministry refused to respond to an AFP request for a comment on the Algeria’s stance.

It did say that further comments could impact the trip Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is set to make to France in late September or early October.

The visit has been postponed on numerous occasions over disagreements between the two countries.

France had explicitly expressed its constant and clear support for the autonomy rule proposal over the Sahara during Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne’s visit to Morocco in February, reported AFP.

The position has helped improve ties between Rabat and Paris.

On Thursday, the Algerian Foreign Ministry expressed “great regret and strong denunciation" about the French government's decision to recognize an autonomy plan for the Western Sahara region "within Moroccan sovereignty”.

Algeria was informed of the decision by France in recent days, an Algerian foreign ministry statement added.

The ministry also said Algeria would draw all the consequences from the decision and hold the French government alone completely responsible.