Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was in Saudi Arabia Sunday and will visit Russia Tuesday, in his first trips to both countries since winning a landslide election victory in May. Sisi flew to Jeddah for talks with King Abdullah, and the official Saudi SPA news agency said he was welcomed on arrival by Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. Riyadh has been a key supporter of Egypt's new authorities installed since Egypt's military, then headed by Sisi, overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July last year.
08-17-2014, 08:31 AM
Egypt's Sisi in Saudi ahead of Russia trip
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was in Saudi Arabia Sunday and will visit Russia Tuesday, in his first trips to both countries since winning a landslide election victory in May. Sisi flew to Jeddah for talks with King Abdullah, and the official Saudi SPA news agency said he was welcomed on arrival by Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. Riyadh has been a key supporter of Egypt's new authorities installed since Egypt's military, then headed by Sisi, overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July last year.
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