Shoukry attends inauguration ceremony of Turkish president: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was in Ankara yesterday attending the inauguration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who won another term in office last week following a closely-fought election, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said on Twitter.

Times are changing: President El Sisi and Erdogan agreed to “immediately start elevating diplomatic relations … and exchanging ambassadors” following the Turkish president’s reelection. In an interview with Asharq Business (watch, runtime: 10:27) the following day, the Turkish charge d’affaires in Cairo said that he expects the two presidents to hold their first ever face-to-face talks soon.

US first lady in Egypt:First Lady Jill Biden spent her weekend in Egypt where she metwith President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and First Lady Entissar El Sisi, visited Al Azhar Mosque and the Pyramids, and met children studying at the El Sewedy International Applied Technical School.

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