Egypt, Kuwait Agree on Bolstering Cooperation, Supporting Collective Arab Work

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Cairo on Tuesday. (Egyptian presidency)
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Cairo on Tuesday. (Egyptian presidency)
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Egypt, Kuwait Agree on Bolstering Cooperation, Supporting Collective Arab Work

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Cairo on Tuesday. (Egyptian presidency)
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Cairo on Tuesday. (Egyptian presidency)

Egypt and Kuwait agreed on Tuesday on the need to work together to bolster bilateral cooperation between their countries and support collective Arab work.

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on his first official visit to the country since ascending the throne in December.

He was received at the airport by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. They later held bilateral talks at the presidential palace in Cairo. Expanded talks between delegations from both countries then followed.

The meetings tackled bilateral relations between Egypt and Kuwait, stressing their determination to boost trade and investment ties.

Sisi and Sheikh Mishal underscored the need to reach an immediate lasting ceasefire in Gaza. They stressed the need to deliver aid to the Palestinian people.

They expressed their rejection of Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza, warning against their expansion into Rafah. Such a step will lead to dire humanitarian consequences, they added.

They warned of the danger of Israel’s practices that may lead to the spillover of the conflict, which would threaten regional and international security and stability.

They urged the international community to work towards resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the implementation of the two-state solution. They also underlined the right of the Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland.

On Libya, they emphasized the need to respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity and rejected all forms of foreign interference in its internal affairs. They called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces, fighters and mercenaries from Libya within a specified timeframe and the dismantling of militias and unification of military and security institutions.

On Sudan, Sisi and Sheikh Mishal stressed the inevitability of reaching an immediate and sustainable ceasefire to the conflict. They rejected foreign interference in support of any of the warring parties, adding that any real political solution must be based on a strictly Sudanese vision that is formed by the Sudanese people themselves, not foreign dictates and pressure.

Moroever, Kuwait stressed its full support to Egypt’s water security, saying it is indivisible from Arab water security. Sheikh Mishal categorically rejected any violation of Egypt’s right to the waters of the Nile River.



Saudi-Iraqi Cooperation Thwarts Drug Smuggling Operation

 The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA
The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA
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Saudi-Iraqi Cooperation Thwarts Drug Smuggling Operation

 The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA
The drug shipment was intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency. SPA

Iraq's security forces have seized an estimated 1.1 ton of captagon pills hidden inside a truck that entered Iraq from Syria via Türkiye, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

The drug shipment, the largest ever seized in Iraq, was tracked and intercepted with the assistance of "important information" provided by Saudi's drug enforcement agency, the Interior Ministry spokesperson Brigadier Muqdad Meri said in a televised statement.

Saudi Arabia said it contributed to thwarting an attempt to smuggle seven million amphetamine pills into Iraq, according to a statement by ministry security spokesman Colonel Talal bin Abdul Mohsen bin Shalhoub.
Through proactive security monitoring of criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control provided intelligence to its Iraqi counterpart, leading to the interception of the illicit shipment. The drugs were concealed within a consignment of children's toys and ironing boards.
Shalhoub praised the close cooperation between Saudi and Iraqi authorities in combating drug smuggling.

He reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to tracking and dismantling criminal operations involved in narcotics production and trafficking, in collaboration with counterpart agencies in brotherly and friendly countries.