The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Cairo late on Friday, state television reported, for a symbolic visit underlining the strong support the ageing monarch is showing for new President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
Abdullah landed in Cairo on his way home from Morocco, and is the first foreign leader to visit Sisi since he took office less than two weeks ago. It is the 90-year-old king’s first visit to Cairo since the 2011 revolt that ousted autocrat President Hosni Mubarak, a key ally of Saudi Arabia and the United States.
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His delegation included the Saudi ministers of foreign affairs and finance as well as security officials and former intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Al Arabiya television reported. |
