The diplomats, part of Qatar’s protocol team, were on their way to Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of a high-level summit marking a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the officials said.
Cairo: Three Qatari diplomats were killed in a car accident on Saturday while travelling to Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian health officials said.
According to the officials, two other diplomats were injured when their vehicle overturned about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the city.
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The diplomats, part of Qatar’s protocol team, were on their way to Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of a high-level summit marking a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media.
Qatar has been a key mediator in the ceasefire negotiations, working alongside Egypt and the United States. Turkey also joined the talks earlier this month in Sharm el-Sheikh, which concluded with an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The upcoming summit in Sharm el-Sheikh will be co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and US President Donald Trump, the Egyptian presidency confirmed in a statement.
More than two dozen world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, are expected to attend the gathering, the statement added.
Published: 12 Oct 2025, 06:48 am IST
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