Sisi: Partnership with Saudi Arabia Is Strategic, Constructive

Sisi receives Advisor at the Royal Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)
Sisi receives Advisor at the Royal Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)
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Sisi: Partnership with Saudi Arabia Is Strategic, Constructive

Sisi receives Advisor at the Royal Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)
Sisi receives Advisor at the Royal Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi underscored on Monday the strength and depth of the historic relations between his country and Saudi Arabia.

Sisi received in Cairo Advisor at the Royal Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh.

The president stressed that the partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt was strategic and constructive on all levels, citing cooperation between their government agencies and private sectors.

Al-Sheikh relayed to Sisi the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

In a statement, Sisi said that relations between Riyadh and Cairo are constantly developing and yielding positive and fruitful results in terms of development, the economy, investment and recreation.

The Saudi and Egyptian leaderships and governments are always seeking more communication, consultations, coordination and cooperation to strengthen the bonds of friendship between their countries and peoples and overcome any challenges that may arise, he went on to say.

He added that both sides were eager to expand their partnership and speed up the achievement of common goals.



Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide," and that establishing a Palestinian State is the only way to ensure peace in the region.
"It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide", he said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha.
The Emir emphasized that there can be no peace in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Qatari Emir also condemned Israeli air strikes and military operations "against the brotherly Lebanese Republic".
Israel launched an assault a year ago on the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns. 
This week, Israel launched a ground incursion in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been firing into Israel in what it says is solidarity with the Palestinians.