US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, state media said today, days after the White House said it would deal with the king, not his heir, Reuters reported.
Egypt s Sisi to attend GCC summit in Riyadh
Gulf Cooperation Council member states attend the 37th Leaders Summit at Al-Sakhir Palace in Manama, Bahrain on December 6, 2016 [Stringer - Anadolu Agency] December 29, 2020 at 3:45 pm
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council s 41st summit that will be held in Riyadh on 5 January, on an invitation from Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the German news agency
DPA reported citing an anonymous source.
The source considered Al-Sisi s participation in the summit to be a sign that the disagreeing parties will reach a rapprochement and end their disagreements, adding that the summit s attendees will include Qatar s Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.
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