Abdulatif Confirms Region 'Swarming with Conflicts... No Alternative to Dialogue'

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty affirmed that “the region is rife with numerous conflicts,” and that “there is no alternative to political solutions, dialogue, and diplomacy, and no military solutions to these conflicts.”

Speaking during the “Stability in the Middle East Region” session on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) ministerial meeting, which took place on Monday and Tuesday with Arab participation, he stated that the situation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip is “catastrophic,” compounded by the restrictions imposed by Israel on the entry of aid into Gaza and the violence perpetrated by settlers in the West Bank.

He pointed out that “food security is a fundamental pillar for achieving international peace and stability, but there are repercussions of conflicts, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and disruptions in global supply chains on food prices, imposing increasing burdens on developing countries.”

During a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot, Abdelatty praised the progress made in elevating bilateral relations to a strategic partnership in 2025, which was clearly evident during the first round of dialogue and the growing cooperation in political, military, economic, and cultural fields.

He reiterated his country’s support for efforts aimed at restoring security and stability in Yemen, and for supporting political and diplomatic tracks aimed at resolving the crisis, in a manner that responds to the aspirations of the Yemeni people and contributes to consolidating the truce and preserving the resources of the Yemeni state.

Meanwhile, amid significant public and media interest, political, party, and parliamentary forces welcomed the decision by the Cairo Criminal Court of First Instance to list 35 entities and 36 individuals affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood on the lists of terrorist entities and terrorists for a period of five years. This list included entities previously designated, along with various Islamic institutions, associations, and councils in European countries.

Minister of Endowments Osama Al-Azhar stated that “the phenomenon of terrorism, at its core, reflects a psychological disorder seeking an intellectual cover, whether through religious texts or philosophical ideas, to legitimize destructive acts.”

In an article published in English in the *Egypt Gazette*, he added that “extremist groups have established many dangerous principles to ensure the maximum implementation of the concept of loyalty and disavowal (al-wala’ wa al-bara’).”

He clarified that “some extremist groups order new recruits to kill their parents, insult the nation, and attack scientific authority, in order to prove their loyalty and disavowal to these deviant takfiri currents.” He added, “The nation, in their view, is nothing but a handful of dust, while their true homeland is solely the homeland of faith.”

On the military front, Minister of Defense and Military Production, Field Marshal Ashraf Riyad, stated during his inspection of development and capacity-building efforts at one of the air force bases, and during a meeting with several air force pilots, that “the General Command of the Armed Forces is keen to provide all advanced training systems to enhance the preparation and qualification of pilots, as well as engineering and technical personnel, to ensure they are at the highest levels of readiness to secure Egyptian airspace under all circumstances.”