Trucks entering Gaza via the Rafah crossing. AFP
The report focuses on Cairo's efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire/prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, reject Palestinian displacement, and implement a reconstruction plan for Gaza.
These efforts have earned Egypt considerable international praise, despite ongoing efforts by Israeli media to distort Egypt's position on the Gaza war.
The SIS monthly report analyzes approximately 968 reports and materials from international media outlets covering Egyptian foreign policy.
The largest share of coverage came from Arab countries (20 percent), Asia (19 percent), Europe (16 percent), the United States (12 percent), and Africa (five percent).
Meanwhile, media coverage from neighbouring nations accounted for 29 percent, showing a significant increase in attention.
Heightened Israeli media focus on Egypt's position on the Gaza genocide and its potential impact on Egypt-Israel relations, which threaten the 1979 Camp David Accords, is primarily driving this surge.
The report emphasized that Egypt's stance on the Israeli war on Gaza has remained the foremost issue in Egyptian foreign policy for the 17th consecutive month.
Alongside this, other critical foreign policy concerns emerged, including the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the crisis in Sudan, and Egypt's position on the Syrian conflict.
Moreover, several reports focused on Egypt's bilateral relations with various countries worldwide.
Regarding the overall tone of international media coverage of Egyptian foreign policy, the analysis revealed a trend toward objective and positive portrayals, with only a tiny fraction of the coverage being negative.
Of the 968 media materials analyzed, 561 were categorized as objective, accounting for approximately 58 percent of the total, while 225 materials (around 23 percent) were overtly positive.
The positive coverage largely stems from the international recognition of Egypt’s diplomatic efforts, particularly in cooperation with Qatar and the United States. This led to a ceasefire agreement and a 42-day truce on 19 January.
International recognition was also directed at Egypt for facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and for its staunch opposition to the displacement of Palestinians.
Moreover, Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan, which avoids displacing the native population, received widespread commendation.
Additionally, positive trends were observed in Egypt’s diplomatic relations with several countries.
However, negative coverage emerged in 182 materials (19 percent), including 98 from Israeli media outlets.
The Israeli media's ongoing campaigns to undermine Egypt’s position, echoed by some US and European outlets sympathetic to the Israeli perspective, largely reflect this negativity.
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