Saleh Salem

"I am confident that the pollution flowing into the sea from Gaza will negatively affect neighbouring countries," al-Raqab said.

Although the FinCEN notice is not yet a full US Office of Foreign Assets Control designation, it has alarmed officials in Egypt and the UAE.

The Egyptian effort comes as a regional and an international consensus builds on the need for ending significant rifts in Libya.

Egyptians working in the UAE sent $3.6 billion in remittances back home in the fiscal year 2024/2025, according to the Egyptian government.

Egyptian anger at the construction or the expansion of Israeli military sites in Gaza near the Sinai border comes at a time of major tension with Israel.

Egyptian diplomatic efforts is also rooted in Cairo's fears of the toll renewed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea would take on the Egyptian economy.

On 19 July, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty described his country's water security as an "existential issue".

This speeding up of coordination is driven by the belief in both Cairo and Ankara that the region is changing quickly.

The meeting between Egypt's foreign minister and his American counterpart took place only two days before he spoke by phone with the Lebanese prime minister.

The new logistics corridor, maritime transport experts say, reduces time and costs and, consequently, affects the overall prices of goods arriving in the Gulf.