Trump upbeat after speaking to Egypt leader on Gaza, Yemen

US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke by phone about the situation in the Gaza Strip and Red Sea shipping, which is threatened by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Egyptian president's office reported this on Tuesday, according to Reuters, and Trump also confirmed the contact.

Trump upbeat after speaking to Egypt leader on Gaza, Yemen

Mr Trump in February proposed the mass displacement of war-ravaged Gaza’s population. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Madame Afaf v. Donald Trump? Egypt's Passive Diplomacy Can Be Key To Middle East Peace

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Trump Discusses Gaza, Yemen Strikes in Call With Egypt’s Sisi

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described his phone conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as positive, discussing key issues including the Gaza conflict and US military operations in Yemen. “My telephone call with President El-Sisi, of Egypt, went very well,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He stated that the two leaders talked about the “tremendous military progress” made by the United States in its strikes ag…

U.S. President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation this Tuesday with his Egyptian pair, Abdelfatá al Sisi, in which they addressed "possible solutions" to the conflict in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attacks of October 7 and the subsequent Israeli military offensive, which already left more than 50,500 dead.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump discussed mediation efforts to restore calm in the region, which will affect…More...