Egypt Stands Firm on Arab Security and Gaza Ceasefire: Sisi to CIA Director
- On Sunday, September 20, 2026, CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo to review high-level security coordination and developments across the Middle East and Africa.
- General Intelligence Service Chief Hassan Rashad joined the discussions, which addressed wars in Sudan and the Gaza Strip, as well as efforts to safeguard international navigation amid the Iranian crisis.
- Rising violence has disrupted marine traffic, pushing global oil prices past $100 a barrel, while officials urged secure navigation through Bab al-Mandab after Houthi forces seized the Yemeni coast.
- Sisi stressed "the paramount importance of settling regional crises through political and diplomatic tracks" and urged implementing the second phase of President Donald Trump's plan to stabilize the Gaza ceasefire.
- Ratcliffe's visit follows meetings between Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the Egyptian leader reaffirmed support for Sudan's territorial integrity and rejected any infringement on Somalia's sovereignty.
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Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed "the utmost importance of resolving regional crises through political and diplomatic means" while John Ratcliffe "welcomed Egypt's decisive role" in "peacefully resolving" regional conflicts.
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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, on Sunday, with the director of CIA John Ratcliffe, discussed developments in the situation in the region and the security of international navigation.
John Ratcliffe avoided offering details of the conversations, although it is known that the most complex point of agreement is the Strait of Ormuz, low with...
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