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Egypt-Syria relations

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (R) arrive for a press conference at the foreign ministry headquarters in Damascus on February 27, 2023. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
February 27, 2023, 12:56 pm
Egypt’s FM visits Syria for 1st time in decade, as isolation of Assad regime weakens
After devastating earthquake, Sameh Shoukry is greeted by his counterpart at Damascus airport, as Arab outreach increases to government long shunned over civil war
By AFP
This picture taken on September 11, 2018, shows a general view of a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers at the organization's headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
December 26, 2018, 9:42 am
Arab League said likely to readmit Syria in 2019 amid Assad diplomatic flurry
US pressuring Cairo and Riyadh not to hold a vote, but even rivals of Iran-backed regime are reportedly seeking to improve ties as Syrian civil war winds down
By Michael Bachner
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit (L) meets with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in Cairo on February 16, 2017. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP)
February 18, 2017, 4:12 pm
Egyptian MPs call for Syria’s return to Arab League
Committee on Arab affairs also seeks Damascus invite to upcoming summit in Jordan, despite Amman refusal
By ToI Staff
An Egyptian Air Force fighter jet (screen capture: YouTube)
November 27, 2016, 10:41 pm
Egypt denies military presence in Syria
Cairo refutes reports it deployed air force unit to support Bashar Assad in battle against jihadists
By AP
In this July 22, 2015, file photo, provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobh, left, stand at attention at the Air Defense Academy in Alexandria, Egypt. (Mohammed Samaha/Egyptian Presidency via AP, File)
October 21, 2016, 11:33 am
War on jihadist groups leaves Cairo caught between Sunni allies, Shiite powers
Its economy depends on Saudi Arabia, but its single-minded campaign against Islamic State pushes Egypt closer to Russia, Assad and Iran
By Hamza Hendawi
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaking to Russian media outlets RT, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Channel 1, Russia 24, RIA Novosti and NTV channel, September 15, 2015. (Screenshot: RT)
September 16, 2015, 1:31 pm
Assad blames Europe for refugees flowing out of Syria
Syrian leader accuses West of crying for migrants while ‘aiming gun’ at them; says he won’t step down under pressure
By Raoul Wootliff
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)
September 13, 2015, 12:55 pm
Egypt said to renew diplomatic relations with Assad
Shared enemies Islamic State, Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey drive Cairo, Damascus closer together
By ToI Staff
This undated image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition group, on Monday, June 30, 2014, shows fighters from Islamic State during a parade in Raqqa, Syria (photo credit: AP)
October 6, 2014, 2:08 am
Egypt arrests four suspected of recruiting for IS
Men reportedly confess to sending young fighters to join Islamic State in Syria
By AP
Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during a meeting with foreign media in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, August 3. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
August 29, 2013, 5:09 pm
Egypt opposes punitive strike on Syria
Interim military government in Cairo says UN inspectors should complete their investigation into alleged chemical weapons use
By AP
Illustrative photo of a chemical weapons stockpile (photo credit: CC BY-jenspie3/Flickr)
From the WebAugust 28, 2013, 6:01 pm
Syria’s chemical weapons program was built to counter Israel
Reuters: Damascus’s chemical weapons program started as a counter to Israel’s reported nuclear capabilities
A frame from a video allegedly showing Syrian rebels and dead captives (photo credit: video capture YouTube)
July 28, 2013, 6:15 pm
Syrian opposition condemns soldier killings
Syrian National Council says groups outside main rebel coalition committed massacre of captured army soldiers
Egyptian Salafis shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad as one waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a rally after the Friday prayers at Amr Ibn Al As mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, June 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
July 20, 2013, 6:10 pm
New Egyptian government to reevaluate Syria, Iran ties
Foreign minister rejects Islamists’ calls for Jihad, but stresses his country still supports overthrowing Assad regime
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF
Egyptian Salafis shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad as one waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a rally after the Friday prayers at Amr Ibn Al As mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, June 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
July 15, 2013, 10:19 am
Syrian refugees in Egypt swept up in turmoil
Tens of thousands of Syrians, once welcomed by former president Morsi, face a shifting reality
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and MARIAM RIZK
Syrian President Bashar Assad during an interview broadcast on al-Manar television on Thursday, May 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/al-Manar television)
July 11, 2013, 5:56 pm
Assad applauds fall of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Embattled Syrian leader accuses Morsi’s ousted party and other Islamist groups of using religion ‘as a mask’
By Albert Aji
Supporters of Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a rally, in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The green card with Arabic reads, "stay where you are." (photo credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
July 4, 2013, 1:43 am
Assad hails fall of ‘political Islam’ in Egypt
The ‘lies’ of the Muslim Brotherhood have been exposed, says Syria’s embattled president
By Zeina Karam
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