{
  "id": 12322977,
  "title": "Egyptian president to make state visit to Korea this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/egyptian-president-to-make-state-visit-to-korea-this-week",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261006/egyptian-president-to-make-state-visit-to-korea-this-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is set to embark on a state visit to South Korea this week. He will hold a summit with President Lee Jae Myung to discuss economic and international matters, according to Lee's office. At Lee's invitation, El-Sisi is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday and meet with Lee on Thursday during a three-day stay. The summit aims to hold in-depth discussions on various topics, including trade, investment, infrastructure, supply chains, people-to-people exchanges, the regional political situation, and international issues. This will mark El-Sisi's first visit to South Korea since 2016, as the two leaders last met in November during Lee's visit to Egypt. Lee's office expressed the hope that El-Sisi's state visit would serve as an important opportunity to develop Korea-Egypt ties into a strategic partnership and further strengthen cooperation between Egypt, South Korea, Africa, and the Middle East.",
  "summary": "Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will make a state visit to Korea this week and hold a summit with President Lee Jae Myung on economic and international issues, Lee's office said Tuesday. At Lee's invitation, El-Sisi will arrive in Korea on Wednesday and meet with Lee Thursday during a three-day stay, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing. \"Through the summit,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Egyptian president to make state visit to S. Korea this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/egyptian-president-to-make-state-visit-to-s-korea-this-week",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:34:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Egyptian president to make state visit to Korea this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/egyptian-president-to-make-state-visit-to-korea-this-week-12326569",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Egyptian President to Arrive Wednesday for State Visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/egyptian-president-to-arrive-wednesday-for-state-visit",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:57:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}