Category Politics & Governance

Minister of Social Solidarity and Vice President of the Egyptian Red Crescent Maya Morsy affirmed the Egyptian Red Crescent’s (ERC) readiness and talent to deliver extra assist to these in want within the war-torn Gaza Strip, in coordination with related Egyptian our bodies.

Morsy made her remarks in an announcement on Friday 17/1/2025 as she was following up on the efforts of ERC Operations Room, which works across the clock to coordinate the supply of humanitarian assist to the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.

“Ever since the onset of the Israeli war on Gaza, the ‘Red Crescent’ – with all its cadres and logistics centers – has been working in Gaza, in constant coordination with all partners and local and international bodies, to deliver aid into the Gaza Strip,” the minister mentioned.

The European Commission has acknowledged that its mission to supervise the Rafah border crossing will dispatch a crew to Cairo subsequent week to assist within the implementation of the lately agreed upon ceasefire between Israel and Hamas within the Gaza Strip.

The European Union (EU) has introduced that it’s reviewing its plans to redeploy its monitoring mission to the Rafah border crossing.

The EU has made it clear that any such deployment would require the total settlement of each Israel and Palestine.

The Rafah crossing has been closed to civilians since May, when Israeli forces took management of the town.

Despite latest ceasefire efforts, the events have but to agree on the phrases for reopening the crossing.

The draft ceasefire settlement contains provisions for the each day entry of a whole lot of help vehicles into Gaza.

Previously, the EU pledged €120 million in humanitarian help to deal with Gaza’s pressing wants.

BUDAPEST, Jan 16 (MENA) – The hostage and ceasefire settlement in Gaza is excellent information, as it is going to deliver the prospect of a peaceable life for the folks of a war-torn area of the world nearer, and may have a really optimistic impression on international safety, wrote the Hungarian Foreign Minister on his social media account.

“We express our respect and appreciation to the American, Egyptian and Qatari diplomats who have been involved in the mediation. The fact that dozens of hostages have been living separated from their families for more than 15 months is unacceptable, and we call on all parties to the agreement to implement all stages of the agreement in full. This will finally pave the way for the return to their families of the hostages of Hungarian nationality who are still in captivity”, Péter Szijjártó concluded his message.

Representatives of the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, elevating the hopes for the tip to the brutal battle in Gaza, and a closure to the 15 month ordeal for Israeli hostages, in response to Hungary Today. (MENA)

The White House introduced on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi mentioned in a telephone name the present state of affairs within the Gaza Strip, together with the negotiations on a ceasefire and the discharge of hostages.

It added that throughout the name, the US President praised Egypt’s function as a mediator within the negotiations between Israel and Hamas all through the method.

Biden burdened that this deal wouldn’t have been potential with out Egypt’s basic function within the Middle East and its dedication to utilizing diplomacy for battle decision.

The two leaders additionally burdened the pressing have to implement an settlement to supply rapid reduction to the folks of Gaza by rising the humanitarian help supplied by the ceasefire, along with the return of the hostages to their households.

The Egyptian presidency stated that Sisi burdened throughout his name with Biden the “necessity of reaching an immediate ceasefire agreement” to be able to put an finish to the intense humanitarian struggling of the residents of Gaza.

Sisi known as for bringing in humanitarian help with out restrictions or obstacles, to assist carry an finish to the increasing scope of battle inside the area.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects temperatures to proceed to rise in most components by values ​​starting from three to 4 levels Celsius on Tuesday.

Tuesday will probably be heat in the course of the day over many of the nation, together with South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt.

The climate will stay very chilly at night time and within the early morning throughout the nation, whereas climate maps dominated out the potential for rainfall for the following seven days.

The EMA warned of dense fog within the morning within the northern components of the nation and even in northern Upper Egypt on some agricultural and specific roads and people near water our bodies.

It suggested drivers to watch out whereas driving, go away protected distances between automobiles, decelerate, open the home windows barely to forestall the buildup of water vapor, cease driving instantly within the occasion of zero visibility and park the automotive away from the primary street.

Temperatures anticipated on Tuesday:

• Matrouh: 21C
• Alexandria: 22C
• Hurghada: 23C
• Cairo: 24C
• Sharm el-Sheikh 25C
• Luxor: 26C
• Aswan: 28C

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

The spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, denied rumors in regards to the closure of the Egyptian embassy in Syria.

“We have a chargé d’affaires at the embassy, ​​the embassy has not closed, and it plays important roles in helping our Syrian brothers, such as with delivering Egyptian aid to Syria,” he pressured.

During a Sunday phone-in with Egyptian TV host Lamis al-Hadidi on her present “Last Word” (Kalema Akhera), Khallaf assured that Egypt will proceed to observe the tremendous political developments in Syria.

Egypt is eager to ensure that Syria doesn’t pose a risk to the international locations of the area or turn into an incubator for terrorism, he added.

The ambassador defined that Egypt’s place in Syria is predicated round 4 key factors:

• Preserving the unity and integrity of Syrian territory,
• Supporting Syrian nationwide establishments to allow them to carry out their position in serving the folks
• Adopting a complete political course of with Syrian possession that features all elements of the folks with out exclusion
• Ensuring that the political course of displays the non secular and sectarian variety in Syria