Sisi tells Trump he 'deserves Nobel Peace Prize'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call that he "deserves the Nobel Peace Prize" for bringing about a deal to end the war in Gaza.

He invited Trump to "participate in the celebration to be held in Egypt to mark the conclusion of the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip", the first phase of which has been signed during talks in Egypt.

The statement from Sisi's office said the president "stressed the need to move forward toward implementing the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip in all its stages".

US envoy Witkoff says Trump to travel to Egypt next week

US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal.

"The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week," Witkoff said in a meeting with Sisi, a video of which was released by the Egyptian presidency.