CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Egypt on Sunday to fulfill President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on his first public commute abroad since he turned into crown prince remaining yr and purged the kingdom's political and economic elite.
His arrival was once showed by means of airport sources and the pinnacle of his private place of job.
The Saudi prince will head for Britain on March 7 following his three-day consult with to Cairo after which the United States, Riyadh's closest Western best friend, later in the month.
Also on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to as Sisi to talk about with him "regional issues" and "ways of combating terrorism", a remark from the Egyptian presidency mentioned.
Egypt and Saudi have reinforced ties since Sisi took energy after ousting the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013.
Cairo supports Riyadh in its battle towards Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, and remaining yr joined a Saudi-led boycott of Gulf state Qatar and agreed at hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi in spite of popular grievance at house.
The day earlier than Prince Mohammed's consult with to Cairo, Egypt's best courtroom dismissed all exceptional legal challenges to a deal moving two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
The plan to cede the islands to Riyadh, which has given billions of dollars in aid to Egypt, was once introduced in 2016 and turned into mired in political protests and courtroom challenges.
The Saudi prince is predicted to signal a variety of agreements, Saudi state television mentioned with out giving additional details.
The consult with also comes 3 weeks ahead of an election the place general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeks a 2d time period and as Egyptian forces battle to overwhelm Islamic State militants in the Sinai Peninsula.
Sisi is assured a win in a vote the place rights teams and critics say Egyptian government have locked up warring parties or forced them to halt election campaigns.
As Egypt tries to keep a lid on any inner unrest, it has sided firmly with Saudi Arabia on key foreign coverage issues together with the face-off between the Sunni kingdom and its Shi'ite arch-foe Iran.
Egypt eagerly joined the trade and diplomatic boycott of Qatar, whose govt and media it accuses of supported the now banned Muslim Brotherhood, loads of whose individuals Cairo has imprisoned and sentenced to death.
His arrival was once showed by means of airport sources and the pinnacle of his private place of job.
The Saudi prince will head for Britain on March 7 following his three-day consult with to Cairo after which the United States, Riyadh's closest Western best friend, later in the month.
Also on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump referred to as Sisi to talk about with him "regional issues" and "ways of combating terrorism", a remark from the Egyptian presidency mentioned.
Egypt and Saudi have reinforced ties since Sisi took energy after ousting the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013.
Cairo supports Riyadh in its battle towards Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, and remaining yr joined a Saudi-led boycott of Gulf state Qatar and agreed at hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi in spite of popular grievance at house.
The day earlier than Prince Mohammed's consult with to Cairo, Egypt's best courtroom dismissed all exceptional legal challenges to a deal moving two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
The plan to cede the islands to Riyadh, which has given billions of dollars in aid to Egypt, was once introduced in 2016 and turned into mired in political protests and courtroom challenges.
The Saudi prince is predicted to signal a variety of agreements, Saudi state television mentioned with out giving additional details.
The consult with also comes 3 weeks ahead of an election the place general-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeks a 2d time period and as Egyptian forces battle to overwhelm Islamic State militants in the Sinai Peninsula.
Sisi is assured a win in a vote the place rights teams and critics say Egyptian government have locked up warring parties or forced them to halt election campaigns.
As Egypt tries to keep a lid on any inner unrest, it has sided firmly with Saudi Arabia on key foreign coverage issues together with the face-off between the Sunni kingdom and its Shi'ite arch-foe Iran.
Egypt eagerly joined the trade and diplomatic boycott of Qatar, whose govt and media it accuses of supported the now banned Muslim Brotherhood, loads of whose individuals Cairo has imprisoned and sentenced to death.
Saudi crown prince lands in Egypt on first public trip
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