Sisi Exchanges Eid Al-Adha Congratulations with Leaders of Arab, Islamic Countries

 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
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Sisi Exchanges Eid Al-Adha Congratulations with Leaders of Arab, Islamic Countries

 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanged congratulations with the leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.

The President performed Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque, in the presence of Sheikh Al-Azhar, the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, General Mohamed Zaki, and a number of officials and army leaders.

Sisi spoke on phone with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and offered his greetings on the occasion of celebrating Eid Al-Adha. The President wished the brotherly Lebanese people progress and prosperity.

The Lebanese prime minister expressed his sincere appreciation for the President's greetings, asking God to bestow his blessings upon Egypt, its leadership and people.

The Egyptian President also spoke with the chair of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.

He offered his greetings on the occasion of celebrating Eid Al-Adha, wishing the government and people of Sudan progress and stability.

Sisi further exchanged Eid congratulations with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied, asking God to return this occasion on Tunisia and both the Arab and Islamic nations with good and blessings and to bestow safety and stability upon the Tunisian people.



Trump's Syria Announcement Surprised his Own Sanctions Officials

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
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Trump's Syria Announcement Surprised his Own Sanctions Officials

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

When President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision took many in the region by surprise.

It also caught some in his own administration off guard.

In Washington, senior officials at the State Department and Treasury Department scrambled to understand how to cancel the sanctions, many of which have been in place for decades, according to four US officials familiar with the matter.

The White House had issued no memorandum or directive to State or Treasury sanctions officials to prepare for the unwinding and didn’t alert them that the president’s announcement was imminent, one senior US official told Reuters.

After the announcement, officials were confused about exactly how the administration would unwind the layers of sanctions, which ones were being eased and when the White House wanted to begin the process.

By the time Trump met interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, officials at State and Treasury were still unsure how to proceed, the senior official said.

“Everyone is trying to figure out how to implement it,” said one US official in reference to the president’s announcement.