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Egypt Stresses ‘Pressing’ Need to Revive Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. (AFP)
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. (AFP)
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Egypt Stresses ‘Pressing’ Need to Revive Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. (AFP)
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. (AFP)

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Tuesday the pressing need to resume negotiations between Palestine and Israel.

Meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide in Cairo, Sisi said that Egypt is keen to implement the two-state solution, Arab peace initiative and international resolutions.

Presidency spokesperson Bassam Rady announced Sisi and Soreide exchanged views on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories in light of Norway's historic role in negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis, which led to the signing of the Oslo Agreement in 1993.

The minister hailed the role played by Egypt in this regard and Cairo's efforts to restore stability and contain the repercussions of crises in the region.

“Egypt plays an important role both in the Middle East and Africa. It is engaged in international efforts to address global challenges. Norway is working closely with the country to stabilize the situation in Gaza,” Soreide concluded.

She also stressed her country's aspiration to increase economic cooperation between the two states, especially in light of the comprehensive economic reform program implemented by the Egyptian government, reiterating Norway's commitment to be Cairo’s partner in development.

Soreide pointed out that Norwegian companies are interested in working in Egypt and enhancing triangular cooperation between Egypt and Norway in Africa in light of the joint interests in supporting the development of the continent.

The minister later met with Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit where she discussed with him ways to strengthen Arab-Norwegian cooperation and a number of issues of common interest.

Aboul Gheit’s spokesman Ambassador Mahmoud Afifi announced that the meeting witnessed an exchange of views on the latest developments in the Middle East.

Soreide was particularly interested in identifying the secretary-general's view on the current situation in the Palestinian cause and the prospects of a just and lasting settlement on the basis of the two-state solution.

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Tunisians Vote in Election, with Main Rival to Saied in Prison

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
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Tunisians Vote in Election, with Main Rival to Saied in Prison

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisians began voting on Sunday in an election in which President Kais Saied is seeking a second term, with his main rival suddenly jailed last month and the other candidate heading a minor political party.
Sunday's election pits Saied against two rivals: his former ally turned critic, Chaab Party leader Zouhair Maghzaoui, and Ayachi Zammel, who had been seen as posing a big threat to Saied until he was jailed last month.
Senior figures from the biggest parties, which largely oppose Saied, have been imprisoned on various charges over the past year and those parties have not publicly backed any of the three candidates on Sunday's ballot. Other opponents have been barred from running.
Polls close at 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) and results are expected in the next two days. Political tensions have risen since an electoral commission named by Saied disqualified three prominent candidates last month, amid protests by opposition and civil society groups. Lawmakers loyal to Saied then approved a law last week stripping the administrative court of authority over election disputes. This Court is widely seen as the country's last independent judicial body, after Saied dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council and dismissed dozens of judges in 2022.
Saied, elected in 2019, seized most powers in 2021 when he dissolved the elected parliament and rewrote the constitution, a move the opposition described as a coup.