Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi suddenly dismissed Major General Abbas Kamel from the General Intelligence Service today, Wednesday, and issued a decision appointing him as an advisor and general coordinator of the security services and a special envoy to the president, an honorary position without powers.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia warned against brinkmanship policies, and stressed the need to stop the widening circle of conflict in the region, and to begin steps to cease fire in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and to address the worsening humanitarian conditions.