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Egypt hopeful on Gaza talks, waiting for response, foreign minister says

Egypt hopeful on Gaza talks, waiting for response, foreign minister says

EGYPT is hopeful about a proposal for a truce and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip but is waiting for a final response on the plan from Israel and Hamas, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. A Hamas delegation left the Egyptian capital Cairo late on Monday to consult with the group's leadership on the latest, tweaked proposal and was expected to report back within two days, two Egyptian security sources said. Egypt, alarmed by the prospect of an Israeli ground operation in Rafah where more than one million people took shelter near its border, has made a renewed…
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Egypt, Israeli foreign minister meet

Egypt, Israeli foreign minister meet

EGYPT’S Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has met his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in Brussels, for the first time since Israel's new cross-party coalition took office last month. Shoukry stressed "the need to resolve the current stalemate between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, leading to just and comprehensive peace negotiations," Egypt's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Twitter.
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Egypt and Greece sign agreement on exclusive economic zone

Egypt and Greece sign agreement on exclusive economic zone

MAHMOUD MOURAD EGYPT and Greece have signed an agreement designating an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean between the two countries, an area containing promising oil and gas reserves, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. Shoukry made the announcement at a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Cairo. "This agreement allows both countries to move forward in maximizing the utilization of the resources available in the exclusive economic zone, especially promising oil and gas reserves," Shoukry said. In Greece, diplomats said the deal effectively nullified an accord between Turkey and the internationally recognised government of…
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