Jeddah: Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour won fresh support from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for his country’s fight against “terrorism” as he yesterday wound up a trip to Saudi Arabia, official news agency SPA said.
Abdullah, who was the first leader to welcome Mursi’s ouster, affirmed the kingdom’s support to Egypt against “terrorism, deviance, and sedition, and against whoever tries to interfere in Egypt’s internal affairs,” SPA quoted him as saying. Saudi Arabia had long seen Muslim Brotherhood as a threat and along with two other Gulf monarchies quickly pledged financial aid to Egypt’s new military-installed authorities. Mansour said he had come to Saudi Arabia to “thank” the monarch.
