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03.09.26 - 05:21
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Xi In Rare Egypt Visit Blasts ′External Interference′ In Mideast, As Iran War Drags On (ZeroHedge)
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Xi In Rare Egypt Visit Blasts 'External Interference' In Mideast, As Iran War Drags On
Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare trip to the Cairo told his Egyptian counterpart on Wednesday that "external interference" in the Middle East should be opposed, Chinese state media reported.
Talks in the Egyptian capital between Xi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi were a first in a decade. Interestingly, Xi at one point pledged Beijing was willing to help protect maritime shipping - though it's anything but clear what specifics would look like, or what bodies of water he had in mind.
via Reuters
"China stands ready to work with countries in the region to safeguard the security of international shipping lanes, advance development cooperation… and eliminate the breeding grounds for conflict," Xi said as quoted in Xinhua.
Ironically the 'offer' comes months after President Trump urged international powers to do just that, but which was met by resounding silence, even ...
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29.08.26 - 03:45
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First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over ′Iran Ties′ (ZeroHedge)
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First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over 'Iran Ties'
The US Treasury Department on Friday unveiled its first 'secondary' Iran sanctions related to Trump's 'Economic D-Day' against Iran, on Friday naming an Egyptian bank in the UAE.
Ironically both of these latter countries are close American allies, and this comes at a moment the White House has failed to confirm whether the US will actually go after China for the same trade violations.
Via britannica.com
The UAE branches of Egypt's Banque Misr are being newly sanctioned over their business dealings with Iran, cutting off the branches' access to US financial institutions and forbidding transactions in US dollar.
"Treasury promised to sever every economic lifeline Tehran has left and finally end the threat of the Iranian regime," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement given to FT.
"We also warned that Iran's enablers cannot continue to enjoy access to the US ...
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26.08.26 - 11:42
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Huawei Pitches Egypt on Building AI Data Centers (Bloomberg)
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China's Huawei Technologies has sent a proposal to the Egyptian government to build AI data centers for military, surveillance and other public sector use. Tom Mackenzie reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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