Egypt’s President Says Looks Forward to Deepening Ties with Russia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters file photo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters file photo
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Egypt’s President Says Looks Forward to Deepening Ties with Russia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters file photo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters file photo

Egypt has expressed a desire to deepen ties with Moscow at all levels, to build on the current projects that they cooperate in implementing in Egypt, foremost of which are the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant and the Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal Axis.

This statement was made during a phone conversation on Saturday between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, to review the current developments in Libya.

Sisi told Putin that Egypt is continuing its efforts to facilitate “the current transitional phase and activate the free will of the Libyan people in choosing their leaders and representatives,” presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said.

Egypt's president and his Russian counterpart agreed to “intensify joint efforts and coordination between Egypt and Russia to resolve the Libyan crisis,” the presidency added.

Russia and Egypt agreed to “counter and undermine armed militias and terrorist organizations and put an end to illegitimate foreign meddling in Libyan affairs,” the statement read.



Netanyahu Says Israel Is Establishing a New Security Corridor across Gaza

An internally displaced Palestinian walks at the site of a UN clinic following an Israeli airstrike, in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 02 April 2025. (EPA)
An internally displaced Palestinian walks at the site of a UN clinic following an Israeli airstrike, in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 02 April 2025. (EPA)
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Netanyahu Says Israel Is Establishing a New Security Corridor across Gaza

An internally displaced Palestinian walks at the site of a UN clinic following an Israeli airstrike, in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 02 April 2025. (EPA)
An internally displaced Palestinian walks at the site of a UN clinic following an Israeli airstrike, in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 02 April 2025. (EPA)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Wednesday, he described it as the Morag corridor, using the name of a Jewish settlement that once stood between Rafah and Khan Younis, suggesting it would run between the two southern cities.

His comments came as Palestinian officials at hospitals inside Gaza said Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday had killed more than 40 people, nearly a dozen of them children.

The Israeli government has long maintained a buffer zone just inside Gaza along its security fence and has greatly expanded since the war against Hamas began in 2023. Israel says the buffer zone is needed for its security, while Palestinians view it as a land grab that further shrinks the narrow coastal territory, home to around 2 million people.