Blinken Arrives in Cairo for Start of Mideast Visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AP)
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Blinken Arrives in Cairo for Start of Mideast Visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in Egypt at the start of a Middle East trip on which he will look to notch down Israeli-Palestinian tensions after an eruption of violence.

Blinken will hold discuss the Israeli-Palestinian situation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, especially that Egypt plays a traditional role as a Middle East mediator for the Palestinians.

Blinken will travel Monday and Tuesday to Jerusalem and Ramallah after his stop in Cairo.

Blinken is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and call "broadly for steps to be taken to de-escalate tensions," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.

In Egypt, Blinken is also expected to discuss regional issues such as Libya and Sudan, the State Department said.



KSrelief Distributes 759 Food Baskets to Syrian Refugees in Beirut

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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KSrelief Distributes 759 Food Baskets to Syrian Refugees in Beirut

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 759 food baskets to Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon, benefiting 3,795 individuals.
The initiative is part of a food assistance project aimed at supporting the most vulnerable families in Lebanon, SPA reported.

This effort falls within the humanitarian and relief work carried out by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to assist refugees wherever they are located.