A US congressional delegation was in town yesterday: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with a delegation of US lawmakers including senators Lindsey Graham and Robert Menendez for talks in Alamein yesterday, Ittihadiya said.

On the agenda: The president discussed bilateral economic and investment ties, and the role of US companies in developing Egypt’s infrastructure and increasing energy production. A number of regional and global issues were brought up, including Russia's war in Ukraine, the crises in Sudan, Libya, Syria and Palestine, and the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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