Al-Sisi sends a message regarding the security of Saudi Arabia, its borders, and sea lanes
The Egyptian President stresses that the stability of Sudan, Libya and Gaza is part of Arab national security
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy that the security of Saudi Arabia and Egypt are interconnected, stressing the refusal to compromise the security of the Kingdom and the Red Sea, and emphasizing the importance of the stability of Sudan, Libya and Gaza to Arab national security.
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Sisi's statements came during the Police Academy's celebration of Graduates Day 2026 in New Cairo.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed on Thursday that the security of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Gulf states are interconnected, stressing that targeting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affects Arab and Egyptian national security, and that Egypt refuses to compromise the security of the Kingdom and its borders, as well as the security of the Red Sea and international sea lanes.
Al-Sisi said, “The geopolitical changes in the region are large and profound, and will have repercussions on the region,” adding that “Egypt and Saudi Arabia are the heart of the Arab and Islamic nations, and that any damage to either country will affect the other,” during the Police Academy’s celebration of Graduates Day for the year 2026, which was held at the academy’s headquarters in New Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.
The Egyptian President added that targeting Saudi Arabia “affects Arab and Egyptian national security,” stressing that “Egypt does not accept compromising the security of the Kingdom and its borders, and also rejects compromising the security of the Red Sea and international maritime lanes.”
Al-Sisi stressed that what matters to Egypt is “the Kingdom’s security, its stability, and the reduction of escalation.”
In a related context, Al-Sisi pointed out that there are risks on the southern and western borders of Egypt, explaining that his country has made efforts to avoid the outbreak of a conflict in Sudan.
He stressed that the stability of Sudan, Libya and the Gaza Strip is a requirement of Arab and Egyptian national security.
Regarding the Palestinian issue, Al-Sisi said that he stressed during his meetings and contacts with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, since 2014, that the establishment of a Palestinian state “will benefit everyone, and will lead to achieving lasting peace and stability in the region.”
Regarding internal affairs, the Egyptian President referred to the amount of work and achievements that have been achieved in Egypt since 2014, saying that they “could not have been completed in less than thirty years.”
Al-Sisi added that he would continue to work “until my last day in power,” according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency.
Open Questions
- What is the nature of the specific threats facing Egypt's southern and western borders?
