Egyptian president’s visit to Ankara receives wide media coverage in Arab world
ISTANBUL: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s official visit to Trkiye received wide coverage in the media of the Arab world. ?
Showing great interest in the visit, the press and media outlets from the Arab world covered the issues discussed by al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and highlighted the two leaders’ joint emphasis on the cessation of Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip.?
Al-Gomhuria and Al-Ahram, Egypt’s state-owned newspapers, were among the media outlets that highlighted the visit.
The Egyptian daily al-Yawm al-Sabi described the visit as ‘historic.”?
The official news agencies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported al-Sisi’s visit to Ankara as breaking news.?
The official news agencies of Kuwait and Oman carried the Egyptian president’s visit to Trkiye in their headlines.
Saudi Arabia’s Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper also gave coverage of al-Sisi’s visit. The newspaper published an interview with Trkiye’s Ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu Sen.
Kuwait’s
Al Rai and Al-Anba newspapers, UAE’s Al Khaleej newspaper, and Qatar’s Al Jazeera broadcaster also covered the visit. ?
Egyptian President al-Sisi paid an official visit to Trkiye on Sept. 4 at the invitation of Turkish President Erdogan.
Erdogan had visited Egypt in February and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had paid a separate visit to the country in August. Al-Sisi’s visit to Trkiye marks the first of its kind since the Egyptian president took office.
*Writing by Serdar Dincel
Source: Anadolu Agency