IN DIPLOMACY:

Efforts to restart peace talks between Israel and Palestine were on the agenda for Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in a phone call with UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland, according to a ministry statement.

Egypt was re-elected as the rapporteur of the UN’s Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations yesterday, where Egypt called on the UN and African Union to work together more closely on peacekeeping activities, according to a cabinet statement.

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