Egypt, Albania Agree on Importance of Supporting Stability in East Mediterranean

Sisi receives Rama and the accompanying delegation in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)
Sisi receives Rama and the accompanying delegation in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)
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Egypt, Albania Agree on Importance of Supporting Stability in East Mediterranean

Sisi receives Rama and the accompanying delegation in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)
Sisi receives Rama and the accompanying delegation in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)

Egypt and Albania have agreed on the importance of maintaining stability in the East Mediterranean region and respecting the sovereignty of countries.

They also stressed the need to coordinate efforts to confront terrorism and radical ideology.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Saturday Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss means of expanding bilateral cooperation.

According to presidential spokesman Bassam Rady, Sisi expressed his country’s pride in the friendship and historical ties with Albania, hoping to expand bilateral cooperation in various fields.

Both sides discussed means of developing bilateral ties in line with their historic relations and addressing aspects of economic cooperation. They tackled means to increase trade exchange and bolster mutual investments in various sectors, the spokesman added.

They discussed regional developments and agreed on the importance of maintaining stability in the eastern Mediterranean region, respecting the sovereignty and rights of states in terms of their natural resources on their lands and their exclusive economic zones, in accordance with the rules of international law and the principles of good neighborliness.

Rama commended Egypt’s experience in spreading moderate Islam and confronting religious intolerance and hatred.

He pointed to Sisi’s efforts to support the values of coexistence, tolerance and acceptance of the other.



Israel Carries Out Several Attacks in Southern Lebanon

A picture taken from the southern Lebanese region of Marjayoun, shows the destruction in Khiam on November 28, 2024, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (AFP)
A picture taken from the southern Lebanese region of Marjayoun, shows the destruction in Khiam on November 28, 2024, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (AFP)
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Israel Carries Out Several Attacks in Southern Lebanon

A picture taken from the southern Lebanese region of Marjayoun, shows the destruction in Khiam on November 28, 2024, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (AFP)
A picture taken from the southern Lebanese region of Marjayoun, shows the destruction in Khiam on November 28, 2024, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (AFP)

The Israeli army carried out several attacks in southern Lebanon on Friday, the third day of the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon’s state media said.

Artillery bombardment struck the villages of Markaba, Talusa and Khiyam while four Israeli tanks moved into the western part of Khiam, the report said, adding that an Israeli tank fired at a house in Nabatiyeh province.

Local media also reported that the Israeli army fired on civilians in the nearby village of Bint Jbeil. No casualties were immediately reported and The Associated Press was not immediately able to verify the claims.

Israel’s military said it struck an area in southern Lebanon where it detected movement of a Hezbollah rocket launcher on Friday.

In the statement on the airstrike, the military said it would “actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”

There was no immediate comment from the Lebanese army, which has accused Israel of breaking the ceasefire several times since it came into effect.