Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

The Saudi secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) resigned on Oct. 31 for health reasons, according to a statement from the organization.

Iyad Madani, 70, had held the post since 2014. A statement by the IOC said Saudi Arabia had nominated Yusuf al-Othaimeen, a former minister of social affairs, as his replacement, Reuters reported. 

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (c) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (r) and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (l), following their joint media conference in Cairo, Tuesday. This was the fourth trilateral summit by Egyptian, Greek and Cypriot leaders with talks focusing on cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture and tourism.

Before leaving for China via Vietnam on Friday evening, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held crucial talks with visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

France signed several deals worth about 2 billion euros ($2.26 billion) with Egypt during a visit by French President Francois Hollande to Cairo, the French president's office said on April 18, as reported by Reuters. 

The deals included a satellite communications contract agreed upon following discussions between the two presidents and their defense ministries, the Elysee said. 

Egyptian police fired tear gas at dozens of protesters in Cairo on April 15 who rallied against a controversial deal to hand two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, a security official said.

A police official said officers fired tear gas and made arrests at one of the protests in the Cairo neighborhood of Mohandessin.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman agreed to set up a $16-billion investment fund on April 9 and settled a long-standing maritime dispute as the monarch continued his rare visit to the country.
 

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on March 23 swore in 10 new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, as Egypt struggles to revive an economy battered by falling tourism revenues and foreign investments.

Egyptians on Jan. 25 marked the fifth anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak amid tight security and a warning from the new regime that demonstrations will not be tolerated.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu criticized the government's foreign policy on Egypt, referring to state news reports calling Egypt's new parliament "illicit." 

This is what President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said about the recent execution of 47 convicts by Saudi Arabia: "47 people have been sentenced to death. Turkey does not have the death sentence, but the executions in Saudi Arabia are an internal legal matter. In Egypt, nearly 1,000 death sentences were handed out. Hey world: Why are you not talking about that?