Overview

• Four-day program spans Cairo and Luxor, with an honor reception at Al‑Ittihadiya palace, bilateral talks with President Abdelfatah al‑Sisi, and an official lunch.
• The King will meet the speakers of Egypt’s lower and upper houses, Hanafy El‑Gabali and Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek, as well as Prime Minister Mostafá Madbuli and Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
• An España‑Egipto business forum in Cairo will spotlight opportunities for Spanish firms in desalination and water, renewables, transport and infrastructure, and defense.
• In Luxor, the royal couple will inaugurate the new night illumination of the Hatshepsut temple and visit the Valley of the Kings and the Luxor Museum, highlighting long‑standing Spanish archaeological work.
• The visit follows February’s Spain‑Egypt Strategic Partnership and unfolds as Rafah remains closed, regional frictions intensify, and human‑rights concerns shadow al‑Sisi’s rule.