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Fattah el-Sisi's foreign policies in the short term. The first is his fight against the Muslim Brotherhood as well as extremist groups based in the Sinai, and the second is an unprecedented economic dependence on Saudi Arabia. The two factors are linked, due to a convergence of interests between the
tation of both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, seeking and building new relations, particularly with China and Russia. This much was clear in Field Marshal Al-Sisi's visit to Moscow, and that of Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz to a number of East Asian countries, including China. The writer is executive di
Fattah el-Sisi's foreign policies in the short term. The first is his fight against the Muslim Brotherhood as well as extremist groups based in the Sinai, and the second is an unprecedented economic dependence on Saudi Arabia. The two factors are linked, due to a convergence of interests between the
tation of both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, seeking and building new relations, particularly with China and Russia. This much was clear in Field Marshal Al-Sisi's visit to Moscow, and that of Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz to a number of East Asian countries, including China. The writer is executive di
ead and the military looking complacent. Morsy pounced on the opportunity, ordering both a shakeup of the armed forces and an all-out offensive in Sinai, pounding supposed militant strongholds with missiles and helicopter gunships -- the first use of such hardware since the 1973 war with Israel. Bu
eaders also connived in the shakeup. In spite of the announcement, SCAF remains an institution with considerable authority over military matters. Al-Sisi is well known to American military and political officials, and has had numerous dealings with Israeli authorities E FTA_R1_00298256 EFTA01883837
Entities connected to both Sinai and Al-Sisi

George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Barack Obama
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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United States
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Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Lebanon
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Bill Clinton
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Cairo
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Tehran
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Jerusalem
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Fatah
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Middle East
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Marc Rich
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Yemen
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Mahmoud Abbas
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West Bank
LOCATIONthe West Bank
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Riyadh
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