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Egypt, Greece Say they Share Same Interests in East Med

The Egyptian President and the Greek Prime Minister during their press conference in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)
The Egyptian President and the Greek Prime Minister during their press conference in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)
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Egypt, Greece Say they Share Same Interests in East Med

The Egyptian President and the Greek Prime Minister during their press conference in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)
The Egyptian President and the Greek Prime Minister during their press conference in Cairo. (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt and Greece have stressed that they have similar interests East of the Mediterranean, as they expressed willingness on boosting ties under the framework of the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Cyprus.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met on Monday with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in the presence of high-ranking Egyptian officials including Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla and Intelligence chief Major General Abbas Kamel.

Sisi and Mitsotakis affirmed that the East Med Gas Forum is essential within the framework of the consistency of the two countries’ interests in the eastern Mediterranean region.

The two sides agreed that the forum would open new horizons for cooperation and investments in energy and gas among the region’s countries.

Sisi affirmed Egypt’s keenness to enhance the mechanisms of political, military, commercial and energy cooperation with Greece.

The president also expressed willingness to boost trilateral cooperation among Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus to meet their joint interests and goals in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Mitsotakis affirmed Greece’s appreciation of the firm relations with Egypt, saying they represent a model of constructive cooperation among Mediterranean countries.

He asserted that Greece would remain a supporter of Egypt in the European Union.

“I have reassured the prime minister about Egypt’s position on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, which is based on the necessity for all nations to respect international law and the UN charter," Sisi said.

"I emphasized our solidarity with Greece against any practices that could amount to a breach of its sovereignty.”

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Kurdish Fighters Leave Northern City in Syria as Part of Deal with Central Government

A first contingent of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters leave Aleppo, headed for SDF-controlled northeastern Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, 04 April 2025. (EPA)
A first contingent of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters leave Aleppo, headed for SDF-controlled northeastern Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, 04 April 2025. (EPA)
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Kurdish Fighters Leave Northern City in Syria as Part of Deal with Central Government

A first contingent of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters leave Aleppo, headed for SDF-controlled northeastern Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, 04 April 2025. (EPA)
A first contingent of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters leave Aleppo, headed for SDF-controlled northeastern Syria, in Aleppo, Syria, 04 April 2025. (EPA)

Scores of US-backed Kurdish fighters left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo Friday as part of a deal with the central government in Damascus, which is expanding its authority in the country.

The fighters left the predominantly Kurdish northern neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and Achrafieh, which had been under the control of Kurdish fighters in Aleppo over the past decade.

The deal is a boost to an agreement reached last month between Syria’s interim government and the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast. The deal could eventually lead to the merger of the main US-backed force in Syria into the Syrian army.

The withdrawal of fighters from the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) came a day after dozens of prisoners from both sides were freed in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city.

Syria’s state news agency, SANA, reported that government forces were deployed along the road that SDF fighters will use to move between Aleppo and areas east of the Euphrates River, where the Kurdish-led force controls nearly a quarter of Syria.

Sheikh Maksoud and Achrafieh had been under SDF control since 2015 and remained so even when forces of ousted President Bashar al-Assad captured Aleppo in late 2016. The two neighborhoods remained under SDF control when forces loyal to current interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa captured the city in November, and days later captured the capital, Damascus, removing Assad from power.

After being marginalized for decades under the rule of the Assad family rule, the deal signed last month promises Syria’s Kurds “constitutional rights,” including using and teaching their language, which were banned for decades.

Hundreds of thousands of Kurds, who were displaced during Syria’s nearly 14-year civil war, will return to their homes. Thousands of Kurds living in Syria who have been deprived of nationality for decades under Assad will be given the right of citizenship, according to the agreement.

Kurds made up 10% of the country’s prewar population of 23 million. Kurdish leaders say they don’t want full autonomy with their own government and parliament. They want decentralization and room to run their day-to day-affairs.