Egypt brokers a second ceasefire agreement between rival Syrian factions

Egypt has brokered a second ceasefire agreement between rival Syrian opposition factions, Xinhua reports, citing MENA. The agreement, which the factions signed in Cairo yesterday, comes two weeks after Egypt managed to mediate a similar reconciliation between armed groups in Syria. Under the agreement, “rival groups will join anti-terror activities in Syria as well as work to reach a peaceful political settlement to the Syrian crisis.”

Palestinian peacemaking endeavors continue: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Sunday with the UN’s special envoy to the Middle East Nikolay Mladenov to discuss Palestinian reconciliation talks,according to a Foreign Ministry statement.