Egypt has voiced its “opposition to any measures that would undermine Somalisovereignty,” a day after landlocked Ethiopia inked an MoU with Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland to use one of its ports in a bid to gain access to the sea. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry called on Wednesday for refraining from unilateral measures that could threaten the national security of neighboring countries, a Foreign Ministry statement said.President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had a phone call on Tuesday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, where he confirmed “Egypt’s firm position to stand by Somalia and support its security and stability”.

El Sisi discusses Gaza war with US Congress: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed theimportance of a ceasefire in Gaza, the safety of civilians, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the strip during his meeting with a delegation from the US Congress yesterday, according to an Ittihadeya statement. El Sisi also spoke on the phone with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about the situation in Gaza.

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