Qatar, Bahamas ink air services agreeme nt + discuss boosting transport ties: Qatari Transport Minister Jassim Al Sulaiti and Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister Isaac Chester Cooper have inked an air services agreement between the two countries, according to a statement. The agreement aims to expand airspace access for the national carrier and increase its global destination network. The ceremony followed high-level talks on strengthening bilateral cooperation in transport, civil aviation, marine navigation, and ports.

Egypt, China talk Belt and Road + boosting trade ties: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with a high-level Chinese delegation for economic ties and political talks in Cairo yesterday, Ittihadiya said in a statement. The two sides discussed Egypt’s position in Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, with the Chinese delegation expressing their interest in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) as a strategic route linking East to West, according to the readout. Trade ties, industry localization, and climate action, as well as undisclosed regional issues, were also discussed.

FYI- The delegation is being led by Li Xi, one of the most senior figures in the Chinese Communist Party. Li serves on the party’s seven-member Standing Committee, its most powerful decision-making body.

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