Beblawi Cabinet

President Xi Jinping welcomed Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Beijing on Wednesday, as the Chinese capital hosts a number of Arab dignitaries for a forum it hopes will deepen ties with the region.

Several Arab leaders are this week visiting Beijing, which is seeking to present a "common voice" on the conflict between Israel and Hamas and improve cooperation.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Alekandar Vucic spoke by phone with Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday to discuss the current challenges faced by Serbia.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi begins his third term this week buoyed by massive fresh financing, but experts say the road out of economic crisis will still be long and arduous.

Sisi won December's presidential election with 89.6 percent of the vote, standing against three unknowns.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed satisfaction with the upgrade of European Union relations with Egypt to a Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership, according to government sources commenting on the meeting, in Cairo, with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday.

Athens has described forthcoming EU support for Egypt with a generous €7.4 billion package to manage migration as "vital" for the wider region.

A meeting between representatives of Greek infrastructure investors Copelouzos Group, key players in the Greek-Egypt power interconnection initiative, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi took place on Monday in Cairo, Egypt.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis voiced his growing concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and tension on the Lebanon-Israel border to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, during a phone conversation on Wednesday to congratulate him on his re-election.

Egypt has been coming under "conflicting pressures" as the war in Gaza unfolds, both from Israel, the US, the EU, Hamas, and its public, all while looking at a potential economic crisis at home, leading to a difficult balancing act for Egypt.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss strengthening of bilateral cooperation and convey Serbia's gratitude for Egypt's consistency and unchanged position on the Kosovo-Metohija issue.

CAIRO - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic began an official visit to Egypt on Monday with a meeting with the country's Minister of Defence and Military Production Gen Mohamed Zaki.