Even before the conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s first tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week, the new US administration took steps in the right direction.
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On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan to fully reoccupy Gaza, claiming that was the only way to achieve his goals of destroying Hamas and freeing Israeli prisoners.
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Despite the horror and bloodshed that Israel’s Army has continued to inflict on the Palestinians in Gaza on a daily basis since breaching the ceasefire agreement on 18 March, there are signs that the extremist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is losing ground and credibility on both the domestic and international levels.
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A better experienced US diplomat should have explained to Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff that he was not cutting a real estate deal, bargaining and twisting arms to make a profit.
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Friday, 8 December, was a very sad day for humanity: once again the US decided to use its veto power at the UN Security Council to block a resolution tabled by the United Arab Emirates, and seconded by 97 nations, demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to end the insane, unprecedented intentional daily killing of Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli army.
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Refugees continue to flood to neighbouring countries, including South Sudan, which has its own refugee problem and can hardly handle the situation, particularly in terms of resources. Egypt, meanwhile, topped the list of countries receiving the Sudanese people, confirming further the close historic ties between the two countries.
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The issue of illegal migration was high on the agenda of recent meetings held between President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and European officials in Cairo and Paris.
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There is no doubt that the Egyptian economy is going through some challenging times.
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The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) at Sharm El-Sheikh drew to a close on Friday.
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Obviously, the new regime in Kabul will be eager to obtain international recognition, but will the international community buy its narratives?
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