France's Macron to meet with Egypt's Sisi in Cairo

Brussels: French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday, Macron's office told reporters.

Macron is travelling to Jordan and Egypt a day after visiting Israel, where he said that the US-led coalition of dozens of countries fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria should include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.

More details to follow...