That’s a wrap on Al Nahyan’s time in Egypt: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan left Egypt yesterday, wrapping up a two-day visit, where he met with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, according to an Ittihadeya statement. The visit came “within the framework of strengthening ties between the two nations and affirming the importance of continuous consultation and mutual coordination to serve the interests of the two brotherly peoples and enhance security and stability in the region.”

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AND- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam landed in Egypt yesterday for his first visit since taking office. Salam met with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and other cabinet members to discuss the situations in Lebanon and Gaza, according to an Ittihadeya statement. Salam noted the Lebanese government’s plan to strengthen cooperation with Arab countries, particularly Egypt, highlighting the upcoming Egypt-Lebanon Higher Joint Committee session taking place in Cairo later this year.

PLUS- Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul to discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, according to a ministry statement. Abdelatty called on Germany — one of Israel’s most supportive allies and its second largest supplier of weapons, behind only the US — to pressure Israel into removing entry restrictions of humanitarian aid going into the besieged strip. The minister’s comments follow several UN bodies declaring last weekend that a famine is taking place in Gaza for the first time.

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