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Sultan Qaboos Receives Sisi on His First Visit to Oman

Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi (Oman News Agency)
Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi (Oman News Agency)
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Sultan Qaboos Receives Sisi on His First Visit to Oman

Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi (Oman News Agency)
Sultan Qaboos bin Said and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi (Oman News Agency)

Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman, received at Muscat, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who started his first state visit to Oman on Sunday.

In a rare public appearance, Sultan Qaboos greeted his guest at Muscat Gate when his motorcade arrived from the airport. The Sultan accompanied Sisi in a procession surrounded by cavalry to the gate of the al-Alam Palace.

Sisi's visit to Oman comes as part of a Gulf tour that also includes United Arab of Emirates (UAE) and will last for three days.

The Omani Sultan held talks with the Egyptian president, in which they reviewed bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields that serve both countries' common interests, according to the Oman News Agency (ONA).

Upon their arrival, Sisi and his accompanying delegation were received at the Royal Airport by Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, and Ambassador of Egypt and members of the Egyptian Embassy in Muscat.

A statement issued by the Royal Court said that the visit of the Egyptian president is an extension of the established relations between the Sultanate and Egypt, and reflects the keenness of both leaderships to support common interests in various fields.

Egyptian television said on its website that Sisi discussed recent Arab, regional and international developments.

Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah said that Oman views Egypt as the supporter of the Arab nation, and it is currently the platform that brings together the Arab nation.

Speaking to Oman News Agency, the minister stated that this is the President's first visit to Oman, describing it as a happy occasion during which he will exchange views with Sultan Qaboos, and means to enhance cooperation between the Sultanate and Egypt in all fields.

He pointed out that the Sultanate and Egypt are in constant coordination on recent developments, adding that a new platform is being discussed to deal with the remnants of the problems in the region.

The Minister indicated that the future of Arab solidarity is based on new principles that deal with different global paths.

On his agenda, Sisi will hold a session with businessmen in the Sultanate to enhance economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Trade between the Sultanate of Oman and Egypt reached $300 million last year.

Cairo seeks to boost its economic cooperation with Oman and attract more investments as Oman's investments in Egypt amount to $77 million.

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Italy Arrests 7 Accused of Raising Millions for Hamas

Palestinian Hamas members secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Palestinian Hamas members secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
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Italy Arrests 7 Accused of Raising Millions for Hamas

Palestinian Hamas members secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Palestinian Hamas members secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Italian police said Saturday that they have arrested seven people suspected of raising millions of euros for Palestinian group Hamas.

Police also issued international arrests for two others outside the country, said AFP.

Three associations, officially supporting Palestinian civilians but allegedly serving as a front for funding Hamas, are implicated in the investigation, said a police statement.

The nine individuals are accused of having financed approximately seven million euros ($8 million) to "associations based in Gaza, the Palestinian territories, or Israel, owned, controlled, or linked to Hamas."

While the official objective of the three associations was to collect donations "for humanitarian purposes for the Palestinian people," more than 71 percent was earmarked for the direct financing of Hamas" or entities affiliated with the movement, according to police.

Some of the money went to "family members implicated in terrorist attacks," the statement said.

Among those arrested was Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, according to media reports.

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi posted on X that the operation "lifted the veil on behavior and activities which, pretending to be initiatives in favor of the Palestinian population, concealed support for and participation in terrorist organizations."

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Türkiye Holds Military Funeral for Libyan Officers Killed in Plane Crash

The Libyan national flag flies at half-mast in Tripoli on December 24, 2025, after the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides died in a plane crash in Türkiye. (AFP)
The Libyan national flag flies at half-mast in Tripoli on December 24, 2025, after the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides died in a plane crash in Türkiye. (AFP)
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Türkiye Holds Military Funeral for Libyan Officers Killed in Plane Crash

The Libyan national flag flies at half-mast in Tripoli on December 24, 2025, after the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides died in a plane crash in Türkiye. (AFP)
The Libyan national flag flies at half-mast in Tripoli on December 24, 2025, after the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides died in a plane crash in Türkiye. (AFP)

Türkiye held a military funeral ceremony Saturday morning for five Libyan officers, including western Libya’s military chief, who died in a plane crash earlier this week.

The private jet with Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, four other military officers and three crew members crashed on Tuesday after taking off from Ankara, Türkiye’s capital, killing everyone on board. Libyan officials said the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction on the plane.

Al-Hadad was the top military commander in western Libya and played a crucial role in the ongoing, UN-brokered efforts to unify Libya’s military.

The high-level Libyan delegation was on its way back to Tripoli, Libya’s capital, after holding defense talks in Ankara aimed at boosting military cooperation between the two countries.

Saturday's ceremony was held at 8:00 a.m. local time at the Murted Airfield base, near Ankara, and attended by the Turkish military chief and the defense minister. The five caskets, each wrapped in a Libyan national flag, were then loaded onto a plane to be returned to their home country.

Türkiye’s military chief, Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, was also on the plane headed to Libya, state-run news agency TRT reported.

The bodies recovered from the crash site were kept at the Ankara Forensic Medicine Institute for identification. Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc told reporters their DNA was compared to family members who joined a 22-person delegation that arrived from Libya after the crash.

Tunc also said Germany was asked to help examine the jet's black boxes as an impartial third party.

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Syrian Foreign Ministry: Talks with SDF Have Not Yielded Tangible Results

SDF fighters are seen at a military parade in Qamishli. (Reuters file)
SDF fighters are seen at a military parade in Qamishli. (Reuters file)
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Syrian Foreign Ministry: Talks with SDF Have Not Yielded Tangible Results

SDF fighters are seen at a military parade in Qamishli. (Reuters file)
SDF fighters are seen at a military parade in Qamishli. (Reuters file)

A source from the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the talks with the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over their integration into state institutions “have not yielded tangible results.”

Discussions about merging the northeastern institutions into the state remain “hypothetical statements without execution,” it told Syria’s state news agency SANA.

Repeated assertions over Syria’s unity are being contradicted by the reality on the ground in the northeast, where the Kurds hold sway and where administrative, security and military institutions continue to be run separately from the state, it added.

The situation “consolidates the division” instead of addressing it, it warned.

It noted that despite the SDF’s continued highlighting of its dialogue with the Syrian state, these discussions have not led to tangible results.

It seems that the SDF is using this approach to absorb the political pressure on it, said the source. The truth is that there is little actual will to move from discussion to application of the March 10 agreement.

This raises doubts over the SDF’s commitment to the deal, it stressed.

Talk about rapprochement between the state and SDF remains meaningless if the agreement is not implemented on the ground within a specific timeframe, the source remarked.

Furthermore, the continued deployment of armed formations on the ground that are not affiliated with the Syrian army are evidence that progress is not being made.

The persistence of the situation undermines Syria’s sovereignty and hampers efforts to restore stability, it warned.