Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah stressed, during a phone call on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, the importance of intensifying regional and international efforts to de-escalate tensions, prevent the conflict from widening and support political and diplomatic tracks aimed at restoring regional security and stability. The call came as part of ongoing consultations and coordination between the two brotherly countries on issues of mutual concern. The two ministers exchanged views on the rapidly evolving regional developments and underscored the importance of maintaining close coordination and consultations in the coming period to support efforts aimed at containing tensions and preserving the region’s security and stability. Source link

President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Saturday, according to four people familiar with the matter and a regional source. Prince Mohammed bin Salman reinforced Saudi Arabia’s desire for de-escalation during the call and raised concerns about plans for potential strikes on Iran, multiple people familiar with the matter said. Officials from mediating nations, including Qatar and Pakistan, have been urgently working to stave off a new escalation in the conflict, fielding calls with officials from Iran and the United States, including Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, according to three people familiar with the matter. An immediate goal has been to work out an arrangement between Iran and Oman to allow commercial traffic to resume flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. CNN previously reported that the US was planning fresh strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, citing two officials familiar with the plans. “We will be...

Beijing —  A top Chinese medical university is investigating the death of a young girl in an experimental gene-editing trial conducted by a leading expert at its affiliated hospital that has raised serious concerns about ethics in China’s booming biomedical industry. Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine said it has established a working group to “conduct a comprehensive investigation” into the clinical trial carried out last year in Xinhua Hospital and a related scientific paper. The announcement came days after US-based Science magazine and science accountability publication Retraction Watch released a joint report detailing the botched clinical trial that was partially funded by the girl’s parents, who say they paid $860,000 for the development of the treatment. The girl’s parents told the outlets that doctors didn’t warn them that their daughter could die and had hoped the treatment would correct a gene defect behind developmental delays they worried would affect her...

Israeli strikes on Gaza left a huge crater at a hospital less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump announced Hamas and Israel had agreed to advance a ceasefire plan, local authorities said. Gaza’s health ministry said the attack destroyed vital medical supplies. “When medicines are bombed … illness becomes a weapon of war,” Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, the ministry’s director general, said in a statement. The strike demolished two medical warehouses at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and damaged two others, the health ministry said. The director general added a nearby displacement camp was leveled and civilian tents suffered extensive damage. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment. Footage from the scene shows people sifting through the large cavity, attempting to salvage medical supplies like IV fluids, breathing tubes, surgical masks and cotton balls buried amid the debris. “Destroying a medical warehouse while Gaza’s health system...

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has warned of the upcoming weather conditions and the continuation of high temperatures. This coincides with the arrival of the Indian Seasonal Low—nicknamed the “Summer Monster”—which significantly increases humidity levels, thereby heightening the sensation of heat. The EMA announced the weather forecast for August 2026, predicting extremely hot conditions during the day across most regions, and hot, humid weather along the northern coast. At night and during early morning hours, the weather will remain moderately warm and humid. Humidity levels will continue to rise, making temperatures feel 2 to 4 degrees Celsius hotter than the actual shaded readings. Weather maps warn of fog formation between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM on select roads connecting to and from northern parts of the country, passing through Greater Cairo, the Canal Cities, Central Sinai, and Northern Upper Egypt, with fog potentially turning dense at times on certain routes....