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  "id": 13350465,
  "title": "Egypt president El-Sisi accorded state welcoming ceremony at Istana Negara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/egypt-president-el-sisi-accorded-state-welcoming-ceremony-at-istana-13350465",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T06:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/10/egypt-president-el-sisi-accorded-state-welcoming-ceremony-at-istana-negara/238572"
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  "summary": "Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a state welcoming ceremony at Istana Negara on his first state visit to Malaysia since assuming office in 2014, at the invitation of King Sultan Ibrahim. The ceremony, attended by Malaysian leaders including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and various ministers, began with the national anthems of both countries being played and a 21-gun salute. El-Sisi inspected a guard of honour from the Malaysian Armed Forces before receiving a royal token of appreciation and attending a state banquet hosted by Sultan Ibrahim. Malaysia and Egypt have had diplomatic relations since 1959, with Egypt being Malaysia's seventh largest trading partner in Africa in 2025, with total trade valued at RM3.49 billion (US$870 million) from January to August 2026.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia, Egypt to hold bilateral talks today as El-Sisi makes first state visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/malaysia-egypt-to-hold-bilateral-talks-today-as-el-sisi-makes-first",
        "published": "2026-10-10T01:37:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Egypt President El-Sisi Accorded State Welcoming Ceremony At Istana Negara",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/world-egypt-president-el-sisi-accorded-state-welcoming-ceremony-at",
        "published": "2026-10-10T03:02:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Egypt President El-Sisi accorded state welcome at Istana Negara",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/egypt-president-el-sisi-accorded-state-welcome-at-istana-negara",
        "published": "2026-10-10T04:27:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "PM, Egypt president hold talks on elevating ties to Strategic Partnership",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/pm-egypt-president-hold-talks-on-elevating-ties-to-strategic",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Egyptian president accorded state welcoming ceremony at Istana Negara",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/egyptian-president-accorded-state-welcoming-ceremony-at-istana-negara",
        "published": "2026-10-10T07:29:55.000Z"
      }
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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."
}