Beblawi Cabinet

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi after the opening of the 72nd UN General Assembly session in New York on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 21 he hoped to visit Cairo soon, praising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a meeting in Saudi Arabia and declaring that "safety seems to be very strong" in Egypt.

Speaking through a translator, Sisi described Trump as "a unique personality that is capable of doing the impossible."

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Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has declared a 3-month state of emergency after Coptic churches came under attack in two cities. At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 injured, according to reports.

Aleksandar Vucic has sent a telegram of condolences to Egypt's president and prime minister, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Sherif Ismail.

U.S. President Donald Trump set human rights scandals aside to welcome Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House on April 3, the first such visit from an Egyptian president in almost a decade.

Greeting Sisi warmly in the Oval Office, Trump heaped praise on the former general's leadership as he sought to mend ties strained by crackdowns, revolution and counter-revolution.

According to information of the Israeli Haaretz newspaper, on February 2016 a secret meeting was held in Aqaba near the Red Sea between the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Egyptian President Abdel el-Sisi, the King of Jordan Abdullah and the US Secretary of State John Kerry.

The Saudi secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) resigned on Oct. 31 for health reasons, according to a statement from the organization.

Iyad Madani, 70, had held the post since 2014. A statement by the IOC said Saudi Arabia had nominated Yusuf al-Othaimeen, a former minister of social affairs, as his replacement, Reuters reported. 

During the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Istanbul, I twice gave a standing ovation to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's opening speech as the host of the event. 

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on March 23 swore in 10 new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, as Egypt struggles to revive an economy battered by falling tourism revenues and foreign investments.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi highlighted in a phone conversation yesterday that the fight against terrorists should continue not only in Syria but also in Libya and Yemen, the Kremlin said in a statement.