Cairo, Doha Discuss Joint Relations, Regional Issues

Egyptian Ambassador to Qatar, Amr Sherbini meets with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al Muraikhi in Doha. (Sherbini’s twitter account)
Egyptian Ambassador to Qatar, Amr Sherbini meets with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al Muraikhi in Doha. (Sherbini’s twitter account)
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Cairo, Doha Discuss Joint Relations, Regional Issues

Egyptian Ambassador to Qatar, Amr Sherbini meets with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al Muraikhi in Doha. (Sherbini’s twitter account)
Egyptian Ambassador to Qatar, Amr Sherbini meets with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al Muraikhi in Doha. (Sherbini’s twitter account)

Cairo and Doha held talks on bilateral relation and regional issues as part of efforts to bolster Egyptian-Qatari ties.

Egyptian Ambassador to Qatar, Amr Sherbini met on Sunday with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Soltan bin Saad Al Muraikhi.

They tackled means to bolster bilateral ties, as well as regional and international issues of common interest.

An Egyptian foreign ministry statement said Al Muraikhi welcomed Sherbini’s appointment as Egypt’s new ambassador to Doha.

He hailed the ongoing development of relations between their countries after they mended ties following a diplomatic and economic rift that lasted four years.

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain mended ties with Qatar earlier this year by signing the AlUla Declaration.

Since then, Egyptian and Qatari foreign ministers have exchanged visits and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi held bilateral talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Baghdad in August.

The Egyptian foreign ministry highlighted the rapprochement with Qatar, hoping cooperation can be further bolstered in the future.



Hezbollah ‘Can’t Be Allowed to Keep Lebanon Captive,’ Says US as it Slaps it with New Sanctions

Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
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Hezbollah ‘Can’t Be Allowed to Keep Lebanon Captive,’ Says US as it Slaps it with New Sanctions

Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)

The United States issued on Friday fresh sanctions designating a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that supports Hezbollah’s finance team, which oversees commercial projects and oil smuggling networks that generate revenue for Hezbollah.

Such evasion networks bolster Iran and Hezbollah, undermining Lebanon, said the State Department. “As part of today’s action, the United States is designating five individuals and three associated companies, including family members and close associates of prominent Hezbollah officials.”

“This action supports the whole-of-government policy of maximum pressure on Iran and its terrorist proxies, like Hezbollah,” it added.

“The United States is committed to supporting Lebanon by exposing and disrupting funding schemes for Hezbollah’s terrorist activities and Iran’s destabilizing influence in the region,” it said.

“Hezbollah cannot be allowed to keep Lebanon captive. The United States will continue using tools at its disposal until this terrorist group no longer threatens the Lebanese people,” it vowed.