Blinken discusses Mideast tensions with Egypt leader

US Secretary of State discusses ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in a meeting with Sisi in Cairo.

CAIRO - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

Blinken also "noted the importance of unified international support for holding elections in Libya, and underscored the importance of the Framework Political Agreement to the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people", Price said in a statement.