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US President Joe Biden called Me El Sisi on Thursday last week. AFP
US President Joe Biden called Me El Sisi on Thursday last week. AFP
Biden calls Egypt's El Sisi for first time to discuss Palestine-Israel crisis
Pair discuss efforts to bring 11 days of fighting to close