We have a new ambassador in Qatar: Egypt’s new ambassador to Qatar, Amr El Sherbini (LinkedIn), presented his credentials to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamed Al Thani, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Tensions between the countries are thawing following the January agreement to end the GCC’s four-year blockade of Qatar and restore diplomatic ties.

Other items on the Diplo front:

  • President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed joint projects with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, Ittihadiya said in a statement. They focused on Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, Dabaa, and creating the Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal area.
  • An Israeli delegation headed by national security chief Eyal Holata landed in Cairo on Sunday for talks with intelligence chief Abbas Kamel about the Gaza ceasefire and other bilateral issues, according to Israeli news reports (here and here).
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