Egypt in July 2026: the most important developments in politics
Egypt's politics in July 2026 were shaped by the war between the United States and Iran and its spread across the region. Throughout the month Egypt condemned Iranian attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, later adding Oman, and it condemned attacks on Saudi, Qatari and Kuwaiti tankers. Its foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, urged a revival of US-Iran talks and, on July 23, adherence to the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. On July 29 President Donald Trump said he would hit Iran hard after an attack and had been briefed on an incident involving an Egyptian tanker. At home, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated a new Strategic Command headquarters on July 4, attended a state crisis response review on July 7 and ordered crisis simulations twice a year. On July 5 Egypt ruled out popular normalization with Israel without a just peace and a Palestinian state, a position el-Sisi repeated on July 7.
Gaza remained a steady focus. Egypt sent aid convoys throughout the month, the 245th on July 29, and on July 28 a Hamas delegation traveled to Cairo for ceasefire talks. Egypt welcomed bans on imports from Israeli settlements adopted by Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland, and it condemned an Israeli incursion on a UNRWA training center. It also joined seven other countries in condemning incursions at the Al-Aqsa compound.
On other fronts, Egypt strengthened defense cooperation with Turkey, and its defense minister visited Ankara. On July 30 el-Sisi and Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah discussed Libya's stability, and Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called for a timeline on energy cooperation with Libya. Egypt criticized Ethiopia's unilateral management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and with Eritrea rejected unlawful attempts to secure Red Sea access. On July 27 el-Sisi ratified a law expanding the mandate of the Future of Egypt Authority, a military-linked economic body.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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