President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will award the Collar of the Nile, Egypt’s highest state honour, to U.S. President Donald Trump for what the Egyptian presidency described as his “vital contributions to selling peace, resolving conflicts, and his pivotal position in ending the conflict in Gaza,” the presidency’s spokesperson said at present.
The announcement comes as Sharm El-Sheikh prepares to host over 30 heads of state and prime ministers for the Summit for Peace, co-chaired by Al-Sisi and Trump. The Pink Sea metropolis has as soon as once more turn out to be a focus for worldwide diplomacy, following the Gaza ceasefire that took impact on Friday after 4 days of intense negotiations between Israeli and Hamas delegations.
The Collar of the Nile, generally known as the Order of the Nile, is Egypt’s most prestigious ornament, symbolizing the unity of Higher and Decrease Egypt by way of the life-giving Nile River. Made of gold and adorned with Pharaonic motifs and valuable stones, it’s historically awarded by presidential decree to heads of state and figures whose efforts have provided distinctive service to Egypt or humanity.
Previous recipients include Nobel laureates Ahmed Zewail, Mohamed ElBaradei, and author Naguib Mahfouz, in addition to coronary heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub and late President Anwar El-Sadat.
On the worldwide entrance, honourees have included Queen Elizabeth II, King Hussein of Jordan, Emperor Haile Selassie, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who acquired the honour in June 2023.
Trump’s award, the Egyptian Presidency says, is available in recognition of his position in brokering the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, mediated by Egypt and Qatar in Sharm El-Sheikh. The 20-point roadmap features a complete ceasefire, the discharge of captives, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, adopted by Gaza’s reconstruction and the institution of a transitional governance authority below worldwide supervision.