Egypt president warns of ‘escalation’ after port strike

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Thursday that the Middle East conflict was facing a serious escalation, after a drone struck a US-owned gas tanker in an Egyptian port.According to his spokesman, during a call to Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, al-Sisi “stressed the need for Egypt, Spain, Europe and the international community to work together to halt this escalation.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Egyptian Prime Minister…