Biden, Egyptian President Discuss Food Security and Energy in Jeddah

President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP
President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Biden, Egyptian President Discuss Food Security and Energy in Jeddah

President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP
President Joe Biden meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP

US President Joe Biden met with Egypt’s president in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in 2021.

Biden was heard thanking President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for Egypt's role in a ceasefire to Israel’s war with Hamas last year in the Gaza Strip, an acknowledgement of Cairo's role in the region.

“Looking forward to working with you on a whole range of issues,” Biden was heard also telling Sisi.

Sisi discussed food security and disruptions to energy supplies with Biden as they met for the first time on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Jeddah, the Egyptian presidency said.

The two leaders also addressed ways to revive a Palestinian peace process, and Egypt's efforts to secure a legally binding agreement over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a statement from the presidency said.

Cairo has been seeking a deal for years over the GERD, which Egypt says could put at risk its scarce water supplies. The dam is under construction on Ethiopia's Blue Nile and Ethiopia started filling the reservoir behind the dam two years ago.



OIC Condemns Statements by Israeli Officials on Imposing Sovereignty Over West Bank

OIC Condemns Statements by Israeli Officials on Imposing Sovereignty Over West Bank
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OIC Condemns Statements by Israeli Officials on Imposing Sovereignty Over West Bank

OIC Condemns Statements by Israeli Officials on Imposing Sovereignty Over West Bank

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the statements by officials in the Israeli occupation government calling for annexing and imposing the alleged Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.

 

It is considered a flagrant violation of the resolutions of international legitimacy and international law, and an attempt to undermine international efforts geared toward a two-state solution, SPA reported.

The OIC warned of the dangerousness of such statements and continued incitement pursued by the Israeli occupation's leaders and extremist settlers against the Palestinian people as well as their land and sanctities.

It reiterated its call for the international community to recognize the State of Palestine, endorse its full membership at the United Nations, and take the required measures to end occupation and illegal settlement of the occupied Palestinian territories pursuant to the relevant UN resolutions and the advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice.