{"id":634253,"date":"2018-01-10T04:02:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T04:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/01\/10\/el-sisis-meeting-with-eritreas-president-tops-coverage-of-egypt-in-the-international-press\/"},"modified":"2018-01-10T04:02:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T04:02:16","slug":"el-sisis-meeting-with-eritreas-president-tops-coverage-of-egypt-in-the-international-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/01\/10\/el-sisis-meeting-with-eritreas-president-tops-coverage-of-egypt-in-the-international-press\/","title":{"rendered":"El Sisi\u2019s meeting with Eritrea\u2019s president tops coverage of Egypt in the international press"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s meeting yesterday with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is topping coverage of Egypt<\/strong> in the international press this morning. Afwerki\u2019s visit comes against the backdrop of Egypt\u2019s rising tensions with Sudan and Ethiopia over territorial disputes and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the Associated Press notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

De-escalation in the \u201cCold War on the Nile\u201d:<\/strong> Among the interesting pieces we\u2019ve read on the issue is one by Giorgio Cafiero for Al-Monitor<\/a> where he says that the future of relations between Egypt and Sudan will depend largely on water issues, among the other lingering issues between the two countries. \u201cFailure to mend fences will ultimately make it increasingly difficult for the two to address major regional challenges facing both of them, such as extremism, fast population growth, climate change and transformation of industries. Yet if Cairo and Khartoum can pursue a diplomatic course of action, such cooperation could exemplify the ability of governments worldwide to overcome political tensions in pursuit of peace and good neighborly ties,\u201d Cafiero writes.<\/p>\n

Also worth a quick skim this morning:<\/p>\n