An Italian court convicted three Egyptian security officials in absentia for the 2016 kidnapping of student Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found days after his disappearance in Cairo. The officials were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt for his first visit in a decade, calling for a new Middle East security framework and urging regional nations to oppose external interference. The visit comes as China seeks to expand its role in the region amid the US-Iran conflict.
The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Banque Misr's UAE branches, cutting the major Egyptian bank from the global financial system as part of escalating economic pressure on Iran six months into the conflict. Iran condemned the move as 'state terrorism.'
China's Huawei Technologies has submitted a proposal to the Egyptian government to build AI data centers for military, surveillance, and public sector applications. The move has drawn alarm in Washington, where officials are working to assemble a counter-offer.
US envoy Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt, seeking to advance President Trump's Gaza peace plan that Israel has rejected. Kushner is expected to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu next.
Pakistani officials report a potential 'major breakthrough' in US-Iran talks over Iran's nuclear program, with Trump saying new negotiations could resume within days. Pakistan's army chief traveled to Tehran to facilitate discussions.
President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran less than two hours before his 8pm deadline, following last-minute mediation by Pakistan. The agreement includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and suspending US bombing operations.
Pakistan has presented a 45-day ceasefire proposal to end the Iran war, though Iran has indicated reluctance to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as part of a temporary truce. Multiple mediators including Turkey and Egypt are involved.
Regional mediators are pushing a two-phase ceasefire deal starting with a 45-day truce between the US and Iran, as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the conflict. Both Iran and the US have received the draft proposal.
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt met in Islamabad to prepare diplomatic groundwork for de-escalation between the US and Iran, as Pakistan positions itself as a potential mediator in the month-long conflict.
