(MENAFN) As part of his three day trip to Egypt, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is scheduled to meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia has supported Mr El Sisi with huge financial backing. It is likely to have given Egypt billions of dollars in grants and soft loans in addition to free shipments of fuel worth tens of millions of dollars.
Riyadh counts Cairo among its Arab allies. Egypt supports the kingdom in a war against Yemen, aimed at regaining power to Saudi ally, resigned Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, also, Egypt joined a trade and diplomatic boycott of Qatar last year.
An Egyptian government source said on Thursday that Prince Mohammed's choice of Egypt for his maiden overseas trip as crown prince "reaffirms Saudi-Egyptian cooperation at the highest level".
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