The Economic Times Sushma Swaraj's Egypt visit an opportunity to review bilateral ties: Ambassador Sanjay Bhattacharyya The two-day visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Egypt will provide an opportunity to review bilateral relations between the two nations and will also promote various aspects of mutual interest, including fighting terrorism, India's Ambassador to Egypt has said. "The visit of the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is the first to Egypt. She is coming for a standalone visit in view of the very close relations that we have had over a very long period of time and our our desire and commitment is to take this relationship to a higher level to build a new partnership," Ambassador Sanjay Bhattacharyya told PTI in an interview. Ambassador Bhattacharyya said the upcoming visit of the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Cairo will provide an opportunity to review the entire gamut of the bilateral and multilateral relations and to exchange views with the Egyptian leadership covering whole range of issues of mutual interest. Read more: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sushma-swarajs-egypt-visit-an-opportunity-to-review-bilateral-ties-ambassador-sanjay-bhattacharyya/articleshow/48608485.cms Israel National News Egypt Closes the Rafah Crossing After Four Days Egyptian authorities on Friday closed the Rafah crossing with Gaza, after it had been open for four days to allow emergency cases through. Iyam al-Bazem, spokesperson for the Gazan Ministry of Interior, told the Ma'an news agency that 2,579 humanitarian cases left Gaza while 3,178 people entered the coastal territory. Egypt prevented 146 Palestinians from leaving Gaza, he added. Some 17,000 Palestinians need to urgently leave the territory, either for medical treatment or to continue their studies abroad, al-Bazem told Ma'an. Egypt did not indicate when the crossing would next be opened. Read more: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/199770#.VdgTiPmqqko
