“Egyptians should be proud of the honourable stance of the Egyptian will and the Egyptian leadership, which succeeded in stopping the plan to displace Palestinians from their land,” Abdelatty said.
The remarks were delivered during the opening session of the conference, titled Egyptian Foreign Policy: 2025 Review, held at Al-Ahram headquarters.
The event was organized by the Al-Ahram Institution in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Center for Middle East Studies (NCMES).
The conference brought together senior officials, diplomats, researchers, and policy experts to assess Egypt’s foreign policy performance in 2025 and outline strategic priorities for 2026, against the backdrop of regional instability and shifting global power dynamics.
The forum aims to serve as a permanent institutional platform for evidence-based discussion of Egypt’s diplomatic engagement across its Arab, African, and international spheres, with a focus on national security, regional stability, and managing relations with major powers.
Proceedings opened with a documentary film reviewing Egypt’s main diplomatic initiatives over the past year.
In his opening remarks, Al-Ahram chairman, Dr Mohamed Fayez Farahat, said 2025 had been marked by “profound challenges,” arguing that an annual forum was needed to systematically evaluate Egypt’s foreign policy choices.
Farahat said Egypt had worked during the year to revitalize its core diplomatic circles, reinforce Arab coordination, maintain strategic balance with major powers, and expand engagement with emerging international actors. He also highlighted the growing importance of African diplomacy and the increasing strategic weight of the Eastern Mediterranean, where economic and energy considerations intersect with security concerns.
Ahmed Nagi Kamha, editor-in-chief of Al-Siyassa Al-Dawliya and Al-Democratia magazines, said the conference aligns with Al-Ahram’s broader institutional role, particularly as the organization marks its 150th anniversary.
He emphasized that the forum provides an annual opportunity to document and assess Egypt’s foreign policy engagement through structured discussions grounded in expertise and experience, highlighting Egypt’s sustained efforts to strengthen its presence and partnerships across the African continent in light of expanding security challenges and intensifying international competition.
Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The conference agenda is structured around several core policy tracks, including regional and Arab crises, African security and cooperation, relations with major global powers, economic diplomacy and trade tensions, as well as consular and expatriate affairs, including the modernization of consular services and the role of Egyptians abroad in national development.
Through this framework, Al-Ahram’s inaugural annual foreign policy conference aims to deepen evidence-based public discourse on Egypt’s foreign policy direction and to reinforce the role of policy analysis and research expertise in supporting national priorities amid heightened uncertainty and accelerating geopolitical change.
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