Egypt Stands Firm on Arab Security and Gaza Ceasefire: Sisi to CIA Director
The leaders reviewed counterterrorism cooperation and regional crises, including a push to stabilize the Gaza ceasefire and secure humanitarian aid, officials said.
- On Sunday, CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo to review high-level security coordination and key Middle Eastern and African crises.
- General Intelligence Service Chief Hassan Rashad joined the discussions, which addressed wars in Sudan and the Gaza Strip, plus 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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On Sunday, September 20, CIA director John Ratcliffe met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in Cairo, while Washington feared a "rapid escalation" of the Middle East war, in the midst of renewed fighting between the Huthis rebels on one side and the Yemeni government and its main support, Saudi Arabia, on the other. On the same day, Donald Trump claimed that the Houthis had agreed not to attack the United States. Follow our direct.
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.
The meeting, confirmed by the Egyptian presidency, was also attended by the head of Egyptian intelligence services, Hasan Rashad, and addressed the open fronts in Iran, Gaza and Sudan, as well as attacks on Gulf countries and threats to maritime security.
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