BRIDGING THE GAP Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) greets Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz after he awarded him with the Nile Collar, Egypt’s highest decoration, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo. AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY’
BRIDGING THE GAP Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) greets Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz after he awarded him with the Nile Collar, Egypt’s highest decoration, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo. AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY’

CAIRO: Saudi King Salman on Friday (Saturday in Manila) announced plans to build a bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, in a lavish show of support for the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

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