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Egypt says it shares \u2018identical\u2019 views with Saudi Arabia on Yemen, Sudan<\/h1>\n

Comments come amid widening differences between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, once close partners.<\/em><\/p>\n

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FILE – Sudan’s military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, center, is greeted by troops as he arrives at the Republican Palace, recently recaptured from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, in Khartoum, Sudan, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Egypt says it\u2019s aligned with Saudi Arabia on the conflicts in Yemen and Sudan at a time of heightened regional instability and a growing rivalry with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n

During talks in Cairo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stressed on Monday their countries\u2019 \u201cidentical\u201d positions on \u201creaching peaceful solutions to the region\u2019s crises\u201d, an Egyptian presidency statement said.<\/p>\n

Solutions must \u201cpreserve the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of states\u201d, it said, singling out Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n

The meeting comes against a backdrop of widening differences between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, once close partners in regional politics.<\/p>\n

In Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have long supported rival factions within the fragmented, internationally recognised government, which is largely bound by opposition to the Iran-backed Houthis.<\/p>\n

Tensions escalated in December when the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) captured two strategic provinces, angering Riyadh.<\/p>\n

\u200dA \u200ddelegation led by \u2060STC leader \u200bAidarous al-Zubaidi \u200dwill travel to Saudi Arabia, two \u200dunnamed sources told \u2060Reuters news agency on Monday. The visit comes days after the STC \u200bwelcomed \u200ca call for dialogue by Saudi Arabia to \u200cend the \u200crecent military \u2060escalation.<\/p>\n

El-Sisi welcomed Saudi Arabia\u2019s proposal to host an \u201cinclusive conference\u201d for southern Yemeni groups, while Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for de-escalation and a Yemeni-led political settlement.<\/p>\n

Regional sensitivities<\/h2>\n

Sudan is another point of friction, where Egypt and Saudi Arabia back the country\u2019s de facto leader while the UAE has been accused of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n

Competition has also extended to the Horn of Africa, a strategically vital region along key global shipping routes.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia has sought to bolster ties with Somalia\u2019s federal government, while the UAE has cultivated close relations with Ethiopia and Somaliland, a self-declared republic that broke away from Somalia in 1991.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s recent move to recognise Somaliland, welcomed by some in Abu Dhabi but condemned by Riyadh, has further heightened regional sensitivities.<\/p>\n

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