{"id":549402,"date":"2022-09-15T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/09\/15\/egypt-qatar-ink-mous-on-investment-ports-and-social-affairs-a-roundup-of-other-news-on-the-diplomatic-front\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T04:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:00:11","slug":"egypt-qatar-ink-mous-on-investment-ports-and-social-affairs-a-roundup-of-other-news-on-the-diplomatic-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/09\/15\/egypt-qatar-ink-mous-on-investment-ports-and-social-affairs-a-roundup-of-other-news-on-the-diplomatic-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt, Qatar ink MoUs on investment, ports and \u201csocial affairs\u201d + a roundup of other news on the diplomatic front"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-05\"><\/a> <strong>El Sisi\u2019s visit to Qatar bears fruit, with details to come: <\/strong>An agreement between the good folks at the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SFE) and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) was among three MoUs signed by Egypt and Qatar during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s visit to Doha yesterday, Ittihadiya said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Egy.Pres.Spokesman\/posts\/pfbid02YUTh2KcnyhwiSv6ECR6u4pSYqYoVtqEEz8Tv2kF4iLD5kSdq8z5K5V7VaH8szbLCl\">a statement<\/a>. The two sides also signed an agreement to cooperate on ports and another \u201cin the field of social affairs,\u201d it said, without providing further details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>El Sisi\u2019s primary mission: Line up investment.<\/strong> Investment was top of the agenda for the president as he headed to Doha for the first time since the two countries normalized ties last year. Qatar has joined with the UAE and Saudi Arabia and pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c734fc23-c0c0-4322-bf5d-ce3c400e707a\">invest USD 5 bn<\/a> here to help shield us from the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Unlike the other two Gulf monarchies, the Qataris are yet to act: The two governments have reportedly been in talks for weeks over potential investments from <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/86e5c98f-26ec-4505-a0c3-3f85a5264bc8\">Qatari firms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/16d8e297-b643-4497-9e65-4ad4fef63817\">the QIA<\/a> but nothing has yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment was indeed part of the conversation between El Sisi and Qatari Emir <\/strong><strong>Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday<\/strong>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qna.org.qa\/en\/News-Area\/News\/2022-09\/14\/0026-hh-the-amir,-egyptian-president-hold-official-talks-session\">a statement<\/a> from the emir\u2019s office. It also noted that the two discussed transport and social affairs, but didn\u2019t provide any further information. El Sisi also held meetings with Qatari business leaders yesterday, talking up investment prospects in Egypt\u2019s agriculture, commercial, real estate and industrial sectors, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qna.org.qa\/en\/News-Area\/News\/2022-09\/14\/0033-egyptian-president-calls-qatari-businessmen-to-invest-in-his-country\">Qatar News Agency<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An olive branch:<\/strong> Egypt has released Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al Nagdy who had been held in pretrial detention since August 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/egypt-frees-detained-al-jazeera-journalist-al-jazeera-2022-09-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> reported, citing statements by Al Nagdy\u2019s lawyer to Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The visit was everywhere on the airwaves last night<\/strong>, though the talking heads didn\u2019t add much to what we already know transpired at the meetings: Masaa DMC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i4Pq46bYSBs\">watch, runtime: 2:56<\/a>), Ala Mas\u2019ouleety (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zByhKS1fTlU\">watch, runtime: 3:35<\/a>), Yahduth Fi Masr (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2CajiqsCiUE\">watch, runtime: 2:58<\/a>) and Al Hayah Al Youm (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fqwoODfm23c\">watch, runtime: 5:39<\/a>) all covered the story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The news got ink from the international press:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-09-14\/el-sisi-in-qatar-eyes-new-investment-for-egypt-s-ailing-economy?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/egypt-qatar-sign-agreements-boost-cooperation-during-state-visit-2022-09-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/qatar-egypt-sign-memoranda-of-understanding-as-sisi-visits-01663161008?refsec=topics_afp-news\">AFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>US TO CONTINUES CUT TO MILITARY AID-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The US State Department has decided to offer Egypt USD 170 mn in conditional mil<\/strong><strong>itary <\/strong><strong>aid<\/strong>, the same amount as 2021 after it withheld USD 130 mn due to human rights concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-withhold-130-mln-military-aid-egypt-over-human-rights-official-2022-09-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/14\/us\/politics\/egypt-military-aid-biden.html?searchResultPosition=1\">New York Times<\/a> reported last night. Though several Democratic lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2022\/9\/US-lawmakers.pdf\">were calling (pdf)<\/a> on the Biden administration to suspend the entire USD 300 mn in conditional aid, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reportedly decided to provide USD 75 mn because of the government\u2019s progress releasing political detainees. Another USD 95 mn will be transferred for counterterrorism and border security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EGYPT SIDES WITH IRAN AS WEST DEMANDS ANSWERS ON URANIUM TRACES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt refused to endorse a non-binding statement by major Western powers pressuring <\/strong><strong>Iran<\/strong> to provide an explanation on why traces of enriched uranium were found at previously undeclared sites in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/two-thirds-iaea-board-backs-western-statement-pressuring-iran-2022-09-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Two-thirds of the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency backed the statement put forward by the US, UK, France and Germany; while Egypt and 11 others didn\u2019t give their support. Among them: Brazil, South Africa, Argentina and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EGYPT IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE SCO-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt has officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization:<\/strong> The Foreign Ministry signed a MoU to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a dialogue member ahead of its annual summit in Uzbekistan, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MFAEgypt\/posts\/pfbid02V3v95sWXCnjoD51SF21nMN9Uuhi1NG7LNadczLxpU7jb2zKs23a18AskoaSpVgjZl\">ministry statement<\/a>. Egypt, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, were approved to become dialogue partners last year and have now acceded to the SCO, giving them a seat at the table at this week\u2019s summit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uh, the SC-what?<\/strong> Founded in 1996, the SCO was originally designed to increase cooperation between Russia, China and the former USSR states in Eurasia but has expanded to include other regional powers such as India, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are the first Arab states to become SCO members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does this get us?<\/strong> A seat at the table. Egypt will now be able to attend meetings of member states and working groups, though we won\u2019t have much input into decision-making.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s not the only new international alliance we\u2019re trying to get involved with:<\/strong> Egypt <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/21ab2964-2247-49c5-9382-21eb9d2a5620\">reportedly wants to become a member of the BRICS<\/a> (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) group of emerging economies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Sisi\u2019s visit to Qatar bears fruit, with details to come: An agreement between the good folks at the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SFE) and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) was among three MoUs signed by Egypt and Qatar during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s visit to Doha yesterday, Ittihadiya said in a statement. 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