Daily brief
Egypt and the United Arab Emirates backed the formation of a national committee for Gaza and an international force to operate in the territory, as their foreign ministers met in Cairo.
The European Union welcomed the reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza (ongoing coverage).
Egypt and Saudi Arabia stressed the need to contain regional tensions during a phone call between their foreign ministers.
Egypt's parliament withdrew proposed amendments to the Traffic Law pending a comprehensive rewrite.
Egypt's Higher Education Minister traveled to France for a bilateral event.