Trump announces plans to visit Egypt ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump (R) and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh on May 21. (AFP)
Updated 21 May 2017
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Trump announces plans to visit Egypt ‘very soon’

RIYADH: US President Donald Trump told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday during talks in the Saudi capital that he would soon visit Egypt.

“We will absolutely be putting that on the list very soon,” Trump said at the beginning of bilateral talks with El-Sisi, hours before the US president is scheduled to address an Arab Islamic American summit.

Trump praised US relations with Egypt, describing the talks with El-Sisi as “very very important.”

“We’ve really been through a lot together positively,” he said.

Trump said that “safety seems to be very strong” in Egypt, which has seen deadly bombings and attacks on Christian Copts and security forces in past months.

Responding through an interpreter, El-Sisi said: “Egypt is secure and stable and is going very well with the cooperation of the United States.

“You are a unique personality that is capable of doing the impossible,” El-Sisi said, addressing Trump.

“I agree!,” the billionaire president responded as everyone laughed.


Palestinian deputy president discusses Gaza with Egyptian officials

Updated 04 January 2026
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Palestinian deputy president discusses Gaza with Egyptian officials

  • The discussion also centered on strategies for maintaining stability in the Palestinian territories

LONDON: Hussein Al-Sheikh, the deputy president of the Palestinian Authority, discussed security and diplomatic issues during separate meetings in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati and Hassan Rashad, the Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service.

Al-Sheikh briefed Egyptian officials on the latest developments regarding the Palestinian issue, in the presence of Major General Majed Faraj, the head of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service.

The discussion on Sunday also centered on strategies for maintaining stability in the Palestinian territories and progressing to the second phase of US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza, as reported by the Wafa news agency.

Officials also aimed to improve coordination and consultation to tackle the challenges facing Palestine and the wider region.

Al-Sheikh is poised to become the Palestinian president in the event of a power vacuum in the Palestinian Authority, currently led by 90-year-old Mahmoud Abbas.