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Egypt’s El-Sisi, Jordan king stress ‘unity’ of positions on Gaza: Egypt presidency

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (File/AFP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (File/AFP)
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Updated 12 February 2025

Egypt’s El-Sisi, Jordan king stress ‘unity’ of positions on Gaza: Egypt presidency

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. (File/AFP)
  • Leaders affirmed the “unity of the Egyptian and Jordanian positions,” on the reconstruction of Gaza Strip, “without displacing the Palestinian people”: Statement

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II stressed Wednesday the “unity” of their countries’ positions on Gaza, a day after US President Donald Trump held talks with the Jordanian monarch in Washington.
“The two leaders affirmed the unity of the Egyptian and Jordanian positions,” on the reconstruction of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, “without displacing the Palestinian people from their land,” a statement from the Egyptian presidency read.
Another statement from the Jordanian royal court said that the two leaders stressed their “shared position” rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians.
Both statements also referred to their willingness to “cooperate” with Trump to achieve “just and lasting peace” in the Middle East.
Egypt and Jordan have been at the forefront of a fierce Arab pushback against a Trump plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to the two countries.
Trump’s remarks have been coupled with a suggestion that he could “conceivably” halt aid to both countries if they refuse to take in Palestinians.
After his talks with Trump in Washington on Tuesday, King Abdullah II said that his country remains “steadfast” in its position against the forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
“This is the unified Arab position,” Abdullah wrote on social media.
Egypt announced this week that it would host a summit of Arab nations later this month. It also said it would present a “comprehensive vision” for Gaza’s reconstruction in a way that ensures Palestinians remain on their land.
Egypt and Jordan, both key US allies, are heavily reliant on foreign aid and the US is considered one of their top donors.


Britain removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister

Britain removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister
Updated 07 November 2025

Britain removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister

Britain removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister

LONDON: Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Friday, after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday.
Britain said in the same statement that it was also lifting sanctions on Syria’s interior minister Anas Khattab.
Both men had formerly been subject to financial sanctions targeted at Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.