Egypt's Sisi seeks support from Saudi Arabia amidst economic challenges and geopolitical shifts.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is travelling to Saudi Arabia to seek financial inflows to ease pressure on its currency and bolster a faltering economy. Saudi Arabia has long provided financial support to Egypt but recently signalled it would no longer provide such backing without strings attached. The trip also comes amid a major diplomatic realignment in the region, with moves by Saudi Arabia and Egypt to ease tensions with Syria, Iran and Turkey.