The Takeaway: US ties with Egypt loom large again

Picking up the pieces in Gaza; the uneasy, uncertain peace between Israel and Hamas; PLO and Hamas still can’t find common ground; Russia on the diplomatic sidelines; desert kingdom looks to build forest; and more!  
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets staff members of the US Embassy in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on May 26, 2021. Blinken met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on a Mideast tour to shore up an Egypt-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. - ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Hot take: Blinken, Sisi catch up on regional issues … and human rights

 

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